Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations, 2007
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Revocation.
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paragraphs: Definitions.
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paragraphs: Qualifications of greyhounds for racing.
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paragraphs: Conditions of entry.
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paragraphs: Racing procedure.
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paragraphs: Trap draw and procedures.
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paragraphs: Seeding.
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paragraphs: Reserves.
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paragraphs: Weight variations.
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paragraphs: Withdrawal of a greyhound.
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paragraphs: Declaration of “No Race”.
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paragraphs: Hurdle races.
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paragraphs: Division of stakes.
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paragraphs: Ownership.
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paragraphs: Guarding.
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paragraphs: Prize money, stakes, entry fees, etc.
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paragraphs: Determining the age of a greyhound.
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paragraphs: Fighting.
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paragraphs: Race cards.
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paragraphs: Classics, Feature Events and Sweepstakes.
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paragraphs: Track records.
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paragraphs: Appointment of officials.
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paragraphs: Duties of Racing Manager.
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paragraphs: Judge.
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paragraphs: Haredriver and Timekeeper.
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paragraphs: The duties and powers of a Control Steward.
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paragraphs: Powers of Stipendiary Stewards.
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paragraphs: Stewards of the meeting.
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paragraphs: Taking of samples.
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paragraphs: Investigations.
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paragraphs: Disputes, objections, appeals, etc.
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paragraphs: Bribes and corrupt practices.
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paragraphs: Greyhound race track executive.
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paragraphs: Betting disputes.
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paragraphs: Betting regulations.
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paragraphs: Miscellaneous provisions.
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paragraphs: Citation and commencement.
GREYHOUND INDUSTRY (RACING) REGULATIONS, 2007
Bord na gCon, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Sections 25 and 48 of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958), and also by subsection (3) of Section 5 of the said Act, hereby makes the following regulations, that is to say:—
Revocation.
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paragraphs: The Greyhound Race Track (Racing) Regulations, 1993 and subsequent amendments thereto are hereby revoked.
Definitions.
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paragraphs: In these regulations, the following words and expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—
“the Act” means the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958);
“the Board” means Bord na gCon, established under the Act.
“Control Committee” means the Control Committee established by the Board under the Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations, 2007;
“Control Appeal Committee” means the Control Appeal Committee established by the Board under the Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations, 2007;
“the I.C.C.” means the Irish Coursing Club.
“added money” means money contributed towards stakes, other than money contributed by the owners of greyhounds;
“advertised value” means the amount advertised to be given for a race by way of prize money;
“agent” means a person registered by the Irish Coursing Club to train and manage greyhounds for any one person only provided no fee is charged.
“arrears” means any sums unpaid in respect of entry fees, stakes or subscriptions;
“authorised officer” means a person appointed in writing by the Board to be an authorised officer for the purposes of the Act.
“control steward” means a steward appointed under permit from the Board to fulfil the duties of an authorised officer under the Act and the duties assigned under these regulations;
“cup” means any prize not given in money;
“disqualified greyhound” means a greyhound named in a disqualification order made under the Act or these regulations;
“feature event” means a race or sweepstake which has a total prize fund of at least €6,300 for a sprint event and a total prize fund of at least €10, 000 for all other events;
“fighting” means in the opinion of the majority of the Stewards acting and present the deliberate interference by a greyhound with one or more than one greyhound during a race or trial;
“graded race” means a race for which the competing dogs are selected by the racing manager in accordance with the rules of the grading system approved by the Board;
“greyhound” includes dog or bitch;
“match” means a race between two greyhounds the property of different owners and not trained by the same trainer;
“meeting” means a greyhound race meeting held at a licensed greyhound race track or at a greyhound race track operated by the Board;
“nominator” means any person other than the owner of a greyhound who nominates any greyhound entered for any race or any qualifying race or heat or for any match;
“open race” means a race open to all registered greyhounds;
“prohibited substance” means any substance which by its nature could affect the performance of a greyhound the origin of which on or in the tissues, body fluids or excreta of a greyhound could not be traced to normal and ordinary feeding. A finding of a prohibited substance means a finding of the substance itself or a metabolite of the substance or an isomer of the substance or an isomer of a metabolite.
“qualifying trial” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 3 of these regulations;
“race” means a competition on a greyhound race track licensed by the Board in which an object propelled by mechanical means is pursued by the greyhounds engaged in the competition and on the result of which a prize in money or money's worth is awarded to the winning and/or placed greyhounds;
“raced greyhound” means a greyhound which has at any time competed in a race;
“race track executive” means the licensee under the greyhound race track licence relating to a greyhound track;
“race track” means a greyhound race track licensed by the Board under the Act or a greyhound race track operated by the Board on which greyhound races are held for reward;
“reserve greyhound” means a greyhound held in reserve to replace a non-runner;
“stewards of the meeting” means the control steward and the stewards appointed by a race track executive, with the approval of the Board, to carry out such duties as may be assigned to them;
“stipendiary steward” means a steward appointed by the Board to supervise the conduct of greyhound racing and the performance of duties by duly authorised officials and stewards;
“suspended greyhound” means a greyhound suspended under these regulations for fighting or for any other reason;
“sweepstake” means an event in which the entry fees, subscriptions or other contributions of three or more owners go to the winner or placed greyhounds, whether or not a money or other prize is added;
“time of entry” means the time fixed for closing of entries.
“track” means the portion of the grounds measured or marked out for races or for any particular race;
“trial” means a test run on a greyhound race track licensed by the Board or at a greyhound race track operated by the Board in which an object propelled by mechanical means is pursued by the greyhounds taking part in the test;
“unraced greyhound” means a greyhound which has never competed in a race;
“warned-off” person means a person to whom an exclusion order under Section 47 of the Act applies;
Qualification of greyhounds for racing.
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paragraphs: (1) A greyhound under the age of thirteen calendar months shall not be eligible to run in any trial or race.
(2) A greyhound shall not be entered for or compete in any trial or race until:—
(a) it has been duly registered with the I.C.C., and
(b) its identity card has been completed and sealed.
(3) A greyhound shall not be eligible to run in any race unless it has run a qualifying trial within the prescribed qualifying time; in the case of flat races, hurdle trials shall not be taken into account.
(4) the Racing Manager shall not allow to start for a race other than an open race an unraced but qualified greyhound which has not had at least one qualifying trial on the track at which the said Racing Manager officiates.
(5) A qualifying trial shall be a test run on the flat or over hurdles on a licensed greyhound race track in which on the flat, the time recorded by the greyhound concerned is not more than 31.00 seconds for 525 yards or its equivalent over any other distance or in which over hurdles, the time so recorded is not more than 32.00 seconds for 525 yards or its equivalent over any other distance. Due allowance shall be made for the track allowances approved by the Board and the condition of the going. The qualifying times may be amended by a decision of the Board.
(6) Except for a trial involving a raced greyhound, there shall be a minimum of two greyhounds in a qualifying trial. Only greyhounds running first, second or third in such trial shall be deemed to have qualified.
(7) A raced greyhound qualified over 525 yards may qualify for the sprint distance by completing a solo trial over the sprint distance within the qualifying time and vice-versa.
(8) A weight variation trial shall be regarded as a qualifying trial provided the greyhound at least records the qualifying time for the distance over which it runs.
(9) A Racing Manager shall not allow to start for a sprint race any greyhound which has not qualified over a sprint distance. For the purpose of this Article, a sprint distance shall be any distance of not more than 440 yards.
(10) A Racing Manager shall not allow to start for any race of more than 440 yards any greyhound which has not qualified over a distance in excess of 440 yards.
(11) The Racing Manager shall not allow to compete in a race any unraced greyhound whose last qualifying trial was run more than forty-two days prior to the race and shall not permit to compete in a race any raced greyhound whose last previous performance was recorded more than forty two days prior to the race. This provision shall not apply to a greyhound listed as a runner or reserve for a particular race at a particular track where such race could not have been run for any reason provided the said greyhound races within 14 days of the postponed or abandoned race.
(12) A greyhound shall not be qualified to be entered for or to run in any trial, race or sweepstake:-
(a) if and so long as it is in the ownership or part ownership of a warned-off person or so long as such person has any interest in its winnings at race meetings,
(b) if and so long as it is in the kennel of or under the care and management of a warned-off person,
(c) in any case in which it is by these regulations or by the conditions of a race or sweepstake declared to be disqualified.
(13) If a disqualified greyhound be entered or run in any race or sweepstake, the control steward shall report the person or persons responsible to the Secretary of the Control Committee and not allow the greyhound to start for such race or sweepstake.
(14) An unraced greyhound shall not be allowed to trial more than once on the same day unless it fails to leave the traps after they open in the first trial.
Conditions of entry.
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paragraphs: (1) The following conditions shall be observed in respect of every greyhound race and shall form part of the conditions of entry therefor:—
(a) entries shall only be made and accepted which conform in all respects with these regulations and with any directions of the Control Committee or the Board;
(b) a greyhound under disqualification or suspension shall not be eligible for entry;
(c) should the entered greyhound run in a trial or race after the time of entry and before the date of the race for which he is entered, then the person who made the entry shall immediately inform the Racing Manager of the fact and of the name of the track upon which the greyhound ran such trial or race;
(d) entries shall be made on an entry form of an approved type signed either by the bona fide owner of the greyhound or his/her authorised agent (who shall be required to give his/her address) and such entry form shall be in the hands of the racing manager before the time of kennelling. Entries made by electronic communication or telephone shall be deemed equally binding and unless such entries are confirmed in writing within 48 hours of the time fixed for the closing of entries, the owner shall, at the discretion of the Board, forfeit all entry fees;
(e) the person making the entry shall state on the entry form or inform the race track executive where the greyhound may be inspected. By entering a greyhound to race or trial at a track licensed by the Board, the owner, trainer and/or agent of the greyhound consents to inspection of the greyhound by an authorised officer of the Board wherever the greyhound is kennelled;
(f) No alteration or addition shall be made in any entry form unless the stewards of the meeting are satisfied that there has been no fraud and that the greyhound's identity is clearly proved. If an owner, trainer or agent fails to give particulars as to a greyhound's performances, as required under Article 19(2) (h) of these regulations, or fails to give additional form between time of entry and the date on which the race is run, then that greyhound may, at the discretion of the Racing Manager, be excluded from competing in the race for which it was entered.
Racing procedure.
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paragraphs: (1) No person other than the racing manager, control steward, veterinary surgeon or other official having the care of the greyhounds, engaged in races shall be admitted to the kennels or kennel enclosure during racing without the prior permission of the control steward and any person refusing to leave such kennels or enclosure shall be reported to the stewards of the meeting.
(2) Unless otherwise directed by the control steward, every greyhound shall be paraded before going to the starting box.
(3) Every greyhound running in a race shall, as provided for by sub-article (1) of Article 23 of these regulations, wear a coloured sheet bearing a number corresponding with his number on the race card.
(4) Every greyhound shall run in a safety non-biting muzzle of a type approved by the Board.
(5) Every greyhound shall be in the starting box ready to start at the appointed time and the race shall normally start at the time advertised.
(6) Before the starter's bell is rung or his flag dropped, each greyhound shall be placed in its correct compartment in the starting box under the supervision of the control steward.
(7) If a greyhound turns before the control steward gives the starting signal, that greyhound will be taken out and righted. If, however, he turns again no further attention will be given to him. If a greyhound turns while the hare is in motion, the hare should not be stopped and the traps should be released.
(8) If the hare passes the traps and for any reason the traps do not operate then all greyhounds should be taken out and re-examined before they are put into the traps again.
(9) Every greyhound which has been placed in a starting box shall be deemed to have started provided the race is not declared a “No Race” under Article 11 of these regulations and provided the greyhound has not been dealt with as provided for under Article 10(2) of these regulations.
(10) A greyhound shall be deemed to come under starter's orders when it has been placed in the starting box, unless it has been dealt with as provided for under Article 10(2) of these regulations.
(11) In any case in which it is found necessary to re-run a race, the original draw shall stand, based on the runners declared after weigh-in for that race.
(12) At any meeting held at a greyhound race track:—
(a) the maximum distance of any race shall be 1,200 yards and the minimum distance shall be 230 yards;
(b) matches shall be sanctioned by the Board.
Trap draw and procedures.
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paragraphs: (1) The draw for trap places, at which the public may be present, shall be made at the time and place designated by the Racing Manager with the consent of the Board. Where there are five runners, trap 4 shall be vacant; where there are four runners traps 2 and 5 shall be vacant; where there are three runners traps 1, 3, 5 shall be vacant; where there are two runners traps, 1, 3, 5 and 6 shall be vacant.
(2) The starting box shall consist of a number of separate compartments, each holding one greyhound; the compartment on the inside next to the rails shall be the number 1 position in the draw and the other compartments shall be numbered accordingly.
(3) Draws for heats of classics, feature events and sweepstakes shall be made in public at such times as may be approved by the Board.
(4) The draw for trap numbers shall be conducted as follows:
(i) The first seeded Wide Runner drawn shall receive the highest trap number to be used in the race and the first unseeded runner drawn shall receive the lowest trap number to be used in the race. The draw shall continue with each successive seeded Wide Runner receiving the next highest trap number and each unseeded runner receiving the next lowest trap number.
(ii) Should the race feature seeded Middle Runner(s), they shall be set aside in the order drawn and then be allocated a trap number(s) in descending order from the starting positions that remain.
(5) The trap numbers in an International Race shall be allocated in accordance with the conditions of the race by the Racing Managers concerned.
Seeding.
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paragraphs: (1) A greyhound classified as a seeded Wide Runner in any race indicated on the race card and published programme by a ‘W’ against its name or against the trap number shall be a greyhound which in the opinion of the Racing Manager, in consultation with the Control Steward, is best suited to starting outside runners not so classified.
(2) A greyhound classified as a seeded Middle Runner in any race indicated on the race card and published programme by a ‘M’ against its name or against the trap number shall be a greyhound which in the opinion of the Racing Manager, in consultation with the Control Steward, is best suited to starting on the inside of Wide Runners and outside of unseeded runners.
(3) If the advertised particulars of a Race of Feature Event state that seeding classification under this regulation will apply, an owner, trainer or authorised agent, when making the entry for such a race or feature event, may request that the greyhound be classified as a Wide or Middle Runner for such race or feature event.
(4) Notwithstanding whether or not such request is made, the Racing Manager, in consultation with the Control Steward, shall consider all entries for such a race or feature event and may on the information available to him classify a greyhound as a Wide or Middle Runner under this regulation for such race or for the first round of such feature event. He shall not alter or add to such classifications for any further round of such feature event except that in a feature event of four or more rounds, he may revise them for the second round, in which case the revised classifications shall stand for the remaining rounds. Classifications shall thus not be altered for the semi-final or final of any feature event.
(5) Any request for classification or any classification of a greyhound as a Wide or Middle Runner for a race or feature event shall apply to that race or feature event only and shall not in itself prejudice any subsequent decision or classification.
Reserves.
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paragraphs: (1) A reserve greyhound may take the place of a greyhound not declared at time of kennelling (viz. half an hour before the start of racing). A reserve shall not replace a withdrawn greyhound if that should entail a Wide Runner starting inside any runner not so classified, a Middle Runner starting outside a Wide Runner or inside an unseeded runner, and an unseeded runner starting outside a Wide or Middle Runner.
(2) Seeded Wide Runners coming into a race as a reserve(s) shall in the first instance and, subject to trap vacancies, be allocated trap 6 and then be allocated trap numbers in descending order. Seeded Middle Runners coming into a race as a reserve(s) shall in the first instance and, subject to trap vacancies, be allocated trap 4 and then be allocated trap numbers in descending order.
(3) Reserves may replace withdrawn greyhounds up to and including the final of any Sweepstake or Feature Event in which the first prize is no greater than €15,000. The selection of a reserve to fill any such vacancy shall be first by order of position and second by time achieved in the heat in which it was eliminated. In any instance where the time achieved by two or more such greyhounds is equal, the matter shall be determined by tossing a coin.
Weight variations.
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paragraphs: (1) The racing manager shall ensure that:—
(a) where a greyhound entered for a race weighed less than 60 lbs. at the time of its last trial or race a weight variation of not more than 2 lbs. either side of its last recorded weight is allowed,
(b) where a greyhound entered for a race weighed 60 lbs. or more but less than 80 lbs. at the time of its last trial or race a weight variation of not more than 3 lbs. either side of its last recorded weight is allowed.
(c) where a greyhound entered for a race weighed 80 lbs. or more at the time of its last trial or race a weight variation of not more than 4 lbs. either side of its last recorded weight is allowed.
(2) Any weight variation in excess of that allowed under the preceding sub-article shall disqualify the greyhound concerned from that race, which shall then be kennelled as for racing and shall immediately after racing on the date of disqualification be required to run a trial at the track over the distance for which it was entered, but not greater than 525 yards, unless the greyhound is deemed as unfit to race by the Stewards of the meeting following consultation, if the Stewards so consider necessary, with a Veterinary Surgeon.
(3) In the event of an owner, trainer or any other person in charge of any such greyhound failing to comply with the requirements of this sub-article, the greyhound shall be deemed to be suspended and its identity card shall be impounded by the control steward pending a direction in the matter from the Control Committee.
(4) The entry fee for a greyhound disqualified under this Article shall be forfeited unless the greyhound is replaced by a reserve and no fee shall be charged for the required trial.
(5) Weight variations shall be announced before racing over the public address system. The racing manager shall also ensure that all weight variations are publicly displayed on a special board for the publication of weights, which shall be of such type as may be approved by the Board.
Withdrawal of a greyhound.
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paragraphs: (1) No greyhound shall be withdrawn after being weighed in save with the permission of the stewards.
(2) Should the starter or any official or steward consider that through apparent illness or injury, a greyhound is unable to start, he shall once notify the stewards of the meeting and they, after consultation (if necessary) with a Veterinary Surgeon, may withdraw that greyhound's number from the runners' board and that greyhound shall not then be considered as having started or come under starter's orders. All such withdrawals shall be publicly announced.
Declaration of “No Race”.
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paragraphs: (1) The stewards of the meeting may declare a “No Race” only in the following circumstances:—
(a) where, in the opinion of the Stewards present and acting, there is a mechanical or other defect of the hare equipment or starting box or any outside interference with the race (a greyhound turning back the track does not constitute interference),
(b) if any of the dogs fight, and as a consequence, all fail to pursue the hare,
(c) if for any other reason all dogs fail to pursue the hare, or
(d) where a greyhound races wearing anything other than its designated race sheet and racing muzzle.
(2) Where a greyhound does not start its race from its designated trap number or races with an incorrectly numbered race sheet, its kennel cover and/or lead, the stewards of the meeting shall declare a “No Race”.
(3) A “No Race” may be re-run at a time directed by the stewards of the meeting, but at least twenty minutes shall elapse between the declaration of “No Race” and the re-run race. If a re-run race results in a further “No Race”, the race shall be abandoned, except in the case of eliminating heats for or in the final of an open race or cup which shall be brought to a conclusion in such manner as the stewards of the meeting at their discretion may determine, provided that no greyhound is required to race more than twice at any one meeting.
(4) In the event of a “No Race” being declared in the heats of an open event and there being only sufficient runners available for a re-run to provide qualified runners for the next round, the heat need not be re-run and those fit for the re-run may be treated as qualifying for the next round.
Hurdle races.
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paragraphs: (1) In hurdle races of over 400 yards, at least four flights of hurdles shall be jumped. In races of 400 yards and under, a minimum of three hurdles shall be jumped. In the event of a hurdle being knocked down, it shall be replaced if time permits, but irrespective of whether it is replaced or not, the result of the race shall be allowed to stand, even if advantage is taken of a gap so caused.
(2) All hurdles shall be of a type approved by the Board.
(3) The racing manager shall not allow to compete in a hurdle race any greyhound which has not previously qualified over hurdles.
(4) Performances on the flat shall not be taken into account for hurdle races and vice versa except that a greyhound will not be regarded as out of time under Article 3(11) for a flat race if he has raced over hurdles in the previous 42 days or vice versa.
(5) A trial on the flat within the qualifying time will re-qualify a raced greyhound previously qualified over hurdles to race over hurdles.
(6) A greyhound running an out-of-time trial over hurdles must run its next race over hurdles.
Division of stakes.
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paragraphs: (1) If in a race a greyhound runs out of the course, it shall forfeit all rights in that race. However, it shall be entitled to any unplaced prize money.
(2) When greyhounds run a dead-heat for first place, the stakes shall be divided between the owners of the dead-heating greyhounds. The dead-heat shall not be run off unless the race is an eliminating heat for a cup or stakes in which only the greyhound winning such heat may compete, in which event the greyhounds which dead-heat may run a trial between them over the same course and from their original traps at a time fixed by the stewards but in any event not sooner than 20 minutes after such dead-heat. The winner of the trial shall go forward to the next heat. Subject to compliance with the seeding regulations, if the draw for traps in the next heat takes place before the result of the trial is known, a blank shall be put in and the winner of the trial shall take the trap drawn by the blank.
(3) If however the persons in charge of the greyhounds which dead-heat agree to the toss of a coin to determine the greyhound to go forward the Control Steward shall toss the coin. The decision to toss the coin shall be taken immediately after the result of the race is announced.
(4) The same procedures shall be followed when greyhounds dead-heat for second place and only two greyhounds go forward to the next round, when greyhounds dead-heat for third place and only three greyhounds go forward to the next round and when greyhounds dead-heat for fourth place and only four greyhounds go forward to the next round.
(5) In any event where the number of points earned by each greyhound determines the greyhounds to go forward to the next round, the conditions attached to that event shall decide which greyhound(s) goes forward.
(6) In the event of a dead-heat in a match, the match shall be void and shall not be re-run on the same day; but this provision shall not prevent a further match.
(7) When owners divide they shall divide equally all the moneys and other prizes which any one of them could take if the dead-heat were run off. If the dividing owners cannot agree as to which of them is to have the cup or other prizes which cannot be divided, the question shall be determined by tossing a coin under the supervision of the Control Steward.
(8) If either owner of greyhounds engaged in a match dies before the match is due to be run, then the match shall be void.
(9) Where only one greyhound is presented for a race other than an eliminating heat of a Classic, Feature Event or Sweepstake, such greyhound shall be entitled to a walk-over but, in such case, it shall not be necessary for the greyhound to be led over the entire course; the greyhound need only be led past the judge's box and shall thereupon be deemed the winner.
(10) Where only one greyhound is presented for racing in an eliminating heat of any event, such greyhound shall be placed in the starting box and shall complete the course in the normal manner.
Ownership.
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paragraphs: (1) A greyhound shall run in the name or names of its registered owner or owners, who shall be the bona fide owner or owners or part owners and shall not be entered in the name of any person as its owner unless that person's interest or property in the greyhound is at least equal to that of any other person.
(2) Wherever the name under which a greyhound has been registered and under which it has run at any race track in any country is changed and abandoned, the old name and description shall be given in every entry form and shall also appear on the official race card until such greyhound has run in five races and until the change of name has been suitably published in such manner as the Board may direct.
Guarding.
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paragraphs: Where two or more greyhounds registered in the same ownership or in the same partnership are entered for an event with eliminating heats the greyhounds shall be guarded by the race track executive as far as possible throughout the event but this provision shall not apply where one or more of such greyhounds listed as reserves replace withdrawn greyhounds.
Prize money, stakes, entry fees, etc.
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paragraphs: (1) All stakes and prize money payable shall, as far as practicable, be paid to the respective winners not later than the 15th day of the month following the month in which such stakes or prize money were won.
(2) Unless otherwise specified, entry fees shall be paid at the time of entry to the race track executive. The entry fee for events other than graded races shall be stated in the conditions of such events. There shall be a minimum entry fee of €10.
(3) The owner or part owner of the greyhound at the time of entry shall be liable for the entry fee.
(4) Subject to sub-article (5) below, greyhounds sold either privately or by public auction shall be transferred into the names of their new owners forthwith and shall not be eligible to be tried or raced at any licensed race track until they are so transferred.
(5) A greyhound sold during a particular event need not be transferred until after it has fulfilled its engagement.
Determining the age of a greyhound.
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paragraphs: For the purposes of these regulations:—
(a) the age of a greyhound shall be reckoned as beginning on the first day of the month in which it is whelped,
(b) a greyhound shall be considered a puppy for a period of 24 months from and including the month of whelping.
Fighting.
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paragraphs: (1) Should a raced greyhound in the opinion of the majority of the stewards present and acting, be deemed to have fought in a trial or race, such greyhound shall be suspended and its identity card impounded and marked “suspended for fighting”. Should an unraced greyhound, in the opinion of the majority of the stewards present and acting, be deemed to have fought in a trial, such greyhound shall be suspended and its identity card impounded.
(2) No greyhound shall be reinstated unless it has run two clearance trials, which shall be held at the track where it was suspended except that where the enforcement of the latter provision would cause hardship by reason of distance, it shall be open to the owner to apply to the Secretary of the Control Committee to have the clearance trials run at a track nearer his residence.
(3) A clearance trial shall be a trial over 525 yards or over the distance raced by the greyhound in the race in which it was suspended, if less than 525 yards, and in which the suspended greyhound is handslipped by the control steward behind two other greyhounds and passes the two greyhounds during the course of the trial.
(4) The Board may prescribe the days and times on which clearance trials may be held at any particular race track.
(5) A clearance trial shall not be run within seven days of the date on which a greyhound was suspended for fighting. A greyhound shall not run two clearance trials on the same day.
(6) A raced greyhound's identity card shall be marked “cleared” by the control steward when such greyhound has satisfactorily completed its clearance trials.
(7) A greyhound which has satisfactorily completed its clearance trials shall run a regrading trial before being accepted for racing. In such trial, there shall be at least one other greyhound.
(8) The control steward shall report the result of the clearance trials run by a suspended greyhound to the Secretary of the Control Committee and where such trials are unsatisfactory, the relevant identity card shall be forwarded to said Secretary.
(9) A greyhound disqualified a second time under this Article shall be reported immediately to the Control Committee which shall declare it a confirmed fighter and disqualify such greyhound from running on any greyhound track licensed by the Board.
(10) Details of the names of greyhounds suspended, reinstated or subsequently disqualified by the Control Committee shall be published in such manner as may be approved by the Committee.
(11) Details as to dates of suspension or reinstatement of greyhounds shall be entered by the control steward at each track on a register of an approved type to be kept at the track.
(12) Any greyhound which has had its identity card marked “suspended for fighting” shall not run in or be accepted for any sweepstake, feature event or classic until it has run at least two satisfactory races after it has been reinstated.
Race Cards.
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paragraphs: (1) Every race track executive shall publish a race card of an approved type in respect of every meeting held at the greyhound race track operated by such executive and shall state thereon that every such meeting is held under these regulations and that the track is licensed by the Board.
(2) The particulars shown on a race card for any meeting shall include the following:—
(a) the names of the officials and stewards appointed to act at such meeting,
(b) the amount of the prize money payable in respect of each race to the owners of winning and placed greyhounds,
(c) the distance and grade of each race and type (i.e. whether flat or hurdle),
(d) in respect of each race, the names of the registered owners of the greyhounds entered therefor and the town in or nearest to which each such owner resides,
(e) the name of the licensed trainer or agent in cases where a greyhound is not trained by the owner,