GCH Palacegarden Malachy (24 January 2008 – 24 November 2017), also known as Malachy, was a male
Pekingese
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who was named Best in Show at the
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
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in 2012 after reaching the Best in Show round in 2011. He was also the second ranked dog in the United States in 2011.
Show career
Malachy won his Best of Breed category for the first time in 2011. He went on to win the
Toy Group
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as well, qualifying for the Best in Show round. However he lost out on the Best in Show title to
Scottish Deerhound Foxcliffe Hickory Wind.
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Entering Westminster once more in 2012, he again won both his breed and the ]Toy Group
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(the runner up, an Affenpinscher
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History
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named Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, was also the 2011 runner-up for the Toy Group, but would become famous as the following year's Best in Show). A series of upsets in breed judging prevented a number of early favourites from joining Malachy in the later rounds. These eliminations included the Cocker Spaniel Casablanca's Thrilling Seduction, aka "Beckham", who was the number one dog in America during 2011. He went into the Best in Show round as the favorite for the title, with odds of 6–1.Twitter
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, where viewers felt that the other dogs in the Best in Show round were robbed. In addition, he was compared to a troll doll
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, a mop, a wookiee
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, and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from TV show ''Jersey Shore
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''.[ Malachy's grandson Wasabi won Best in Show at the 2021 Westminster Kennel Club dog show with David Fitzpatrick.
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See also
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References
External links
List of American Kennel Club Titles and Abbreviations for Championship Dogs
{{Westminster Best in Show
2008 animal births
Best in Show winners of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show