Racing is open to all recognized breeds of sighthounds, including miscellaneous, one year of age or older, and registered with a recognized registry. In addition, a host club may offer non-regular racing to other breeds if requested by a breed club. Before being entered in its first meet, a dog must be pre-certified with at least two other dogs. Pre-certification is waived for dogs with coursing or racing titles. All races are four dog races, and all dogs must run muzzled.
Blanked colours are the same as American racing organizations.
Races may be hand slipped or box started. As maximum points are awarded at 15 starters, stakes are split when entries in a breed are 30 or more. Dogs are separated by grade and WAVE, and then drawn into races by descending order of the Wave numbers. The 5th A racer will be drawn into the race below the High Point race which is known as the Matinee Race. If there are 3 A dogs, then one B dog with the highest WAVE is drawn to fill the race.