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Racing categories |
Details |
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Large Lurcher |
Lurchers dog or bitch 24" and over at the withers |
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Small Lurcher |
Lurchers dog or bitch 21" and over but under 24" at the withers |
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Under 21” |
Lurchers dog or bitch under 21" at the withers |
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Greyhounds |
Pure bred greyhounds dog or bitch |
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Whippets |
Kennel club registered Whippets dog or bitch |
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Deerhounds |
Kennel club registered Deerhounds dog or bitch |
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NB: Unregistered Whippets and Deerhounds may run in their corresponding height lurcher class |
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Veterans |
Open to dogs 6 years and over run in the same classes as above usually over three meetings during the season |
Sussex Longdog Association
Straight Racing
Entry
Dogs will be entered in the normal way and the names of owners and dogs will be
entered on the specific category entry form. Once all entries have been received
dogs will be drawn into groups A,B,C etc and entered on the group results sheet.
At the point of draw dogs will automatically receive a collar colour that they will
keep throughout the day.
The first set of races will be over 150m. Dogs will be judged over this distance but
they will run 250m. The results will be entered on the specific group result sheet at
the end of every race. The second set of races will be over 250m and the third
set over 350m. Hopefully giving the ‘sprinters’ and ‘stayers’ a chance to race
more equally.
When all the races have been completed the scores for individual dogs will be
added up and rosettes will be awarded to the six highest scoring dogs in each
category. Two dogs equal first = two red rosettes issued but no second,
then 3rd – 4th and so on.
League points will be awarded differently to the rosettes with all the highest scoring
dogs in each group scoring six points, the next highest scoring dogs scoring five
points (regardless of what colour rosette they have won) and so on down to one
point. It should now be apparent that from day one as long as we are achieving
more than one group in each category that more than one dog in each category will
be achieving maximum league points each week.
The original draw for groups will introduce the element of chance and sometimes the
fastest dogs in any category will be drawn together in the same group giving less
able dogs the opportunity to accrue top points in another group and sometimes the
top dogs will be spread more evenly across the groups allowing the second and third
fastest dogs in any category the chance to accumulate top points.
Points System
At the end of the season the six highest scoring members dogs in each class,
receive a trophy at the prize giving dinner.
The highest scoring dogs in each class will also receive a perpetual trophy to hold
Dogs will be entered in the normal way and the names of owners and dogs will be
entered on the specific category entry form. Once all entries have been received
dogs will be drawn into groups A,B,C etc and entered on the group results sheet.
At the point of draw dogs will automatically receive a collar colour that they will
keep throughout the day.
The first set of races will be over 150m. Dogs will be judged over this distance but
they will run 250m. The results will be entered on the specific group result sheet at
the end of every race. The second set of races will be over 250m and the third
set over 350m. Hopefully giving the ‘sprinters’ and ‘stayers’ a chance to race
more equally.
When all the races have been completed the scores for individual dogs will be
added up and rosettes will be awarded to the six highest scoring dogs in each
category. Two dogs equal first = two red rosettes issued but no second,
then 3rd – 4th and so on.
League points will be awarded differently to the rosettes with all the highest scoring
dogs in each group scoring six points, the next highest scoring dogs scoring five
points (regardless of what colour rosette they have won) and so on down to one
point. It should now be apparent that from day one as long as we are achieving
more than one group in each category that more than one dog in each category will
be achieving maximum league points each week.
The original draw for groups will introduce the element of chance and sometimes the
fastest dogs in any category will be drawn together in the same group giving less
able dogs the opportunity to accrue top points in another group and sometimes the
top dogs will be spread more evenly across the groups allowing the second and third
fastest dogs in any category the chance to accumulate top points.
Points System
At the end of the season the six highest scoring members dogs in each class,
receive a trophy at the prize giving dinner.
The highest scoring dogs in each class will also receive a perpetual trophy to hold
Straight racing takes place at the purpose built track at Broad Farm the
information below explains the racing format and categories. The see videos
of members dogs racing on the track below:
information below explains the racing format and categories. The see videos
of members dogs racing on the track below: