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Constitution
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SECTION 4.0
DISQUALIFICATIONS AND
DISMISSALS |
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(updated
01/01/06, supercedes 01/01/05) |
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PDF version of Section 4 |
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Any Whippet who fouls other
racers based on unnecessary,
intentional bumping,
fighting, riding or
interfering in a race, will
be disqualified from all
placements in the race where
the foul was committed.
The Whippet or Whippets
causing the intentional foul
will not be allowed to race
again during that particular
WRA Meet. All racing
points accumulated by a
Whippet before an
intentional foul will be
allowed. For more
information regarding
"fouling situations," please
see "Lets Get Something
Straight," in the
appendix. |
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Only the Foul
Judges can disqualify a
racer and they should do
this fearlessly, but only
when sure of the identity of
the hound. Prior to
discussing the foul with
ANY OTHER PERSON,
each Foul Judge shall write
the foul on his/her Foul
Judge Report Form. Then
each Foul Judge shall go
directly to the Race
Secretary or Head Foul Judge
(if one has been appointed)
and show the written
report. If a majority of
all, with a minimum of two,
in the case of three) Foul
Judges have written up the
same foul, then the Race
Secretary shall issue a
written notice of
Disqualification to the
owner (or handler) of the
hound stating the foul
committed and race/program
that it occurred. The
written notice must be given
prior to re-drawing of the
score board for the next
program. |
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The original foul judge
reports and a copy of the
notice given to the
owner/handler must be
forwarded to the
Registrar/Recorder and be
held for a minimum of 21
days. |
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If a minority
of the foul judges calls a
foul, the owner of the
Whippet will be told that a
minority of the foul judges
called a foul on their
Whippet, that it is not
disqualified, and there may
be a problem that the owner
would wish to address to
prevent a future
disqualification. |
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Any adult Whippet
disqualified twice (2 times) for "Intentional Interference" in any one (1) year
(twelve (12) month period beginning with the date of the first foul) will not be
allowed to race again until 12 months, from the date of the second foul. |
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Should an adult Whippet
with two (2) disqualifications in one twelve (12) month period beginning with
the date of the first foul again race in the following 12 month period, or
periods, and be disqualified for "Intentional Interference," said Whippet will
be permanently barred from all future WRA Meets. |
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Should an adult Whippet
with two (2) disqualifications in one twelve (12) month period beginning with
the date of the first foul again race in the following 12 month period or
periods and run clean for six (6) race meets or twenty-four (24) complete heats,
one of the two fouls will be removed. |
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Any adult Whippet racing
with one foul or disqualification in any one year (twelve (12) month period
beginning with the date of the first foul may continue to race as long as
it incurs only one foul per twelve (12) month period beginning with the date of
the first foul. |
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4.2 |
Puppy DQs |
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Any puppy racer (8 to 14
months) disqualified for "Intentional Interference" twice, while running as a
puppy, will not be allowed to race further within twelve (12) months of the
second foul, either as a puppy or an adult. |
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4.3 |
Owner Conduct and
Other Considerations
for Possible
Dismissals |
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Owner making
frivolous claims of
fouls not allowed by
officials are
subject to having
their Whippets
dismissed at that
particular meeting
and a full report
covering frivolous
claims sent to all
Member Club
Representatives for
distribution to
their club members. |
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Owners who walk
toward their
Whippets on the
track area while a
race is in progress
and interfere with
the other dogs in
the race can have
their Whippets
dismissed, if so
ruled by the racing
officials in charge. |
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No owner or handler
will be allowed to
remain within six
(6) feet of the
starting box, after
the Whippets have
been loaded and the
starter is preparing
to release the
Whippets for the
start of the race.
Such action can
cause a dismissal of
owner’s Whippet in
said race.
Handlers must stay
outside the
designated track
area. Handlers
are not allowed to
touch the lure or
have any type of
lure to tease
his/her Whippets
once the racer has
been placed in the
starting box.
No owner or handler
should be at the
front of the
starting box after
the Whippets are
loaded in their
respective stalls.
Any action by an
owner or handler
attempting to take
unfair advantages of
other Whippets in a
given race can cause
owner/handler to be
excused from said
meet and all
accumulated race
points at that
meeting will be
canceled. |
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All persons waiting
to catch a Whippet
at the finish of a
race must stand
outside the
designated track
area and beyond the
finish line. |
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Owners or visitors should
not be standing at the trackside with their dogs on a lead. Such Whippets
on leads can distract the Whippets running in a race. If owners are
advised by judges or by the Race Secretary that their dogs are creating possible
interference, Whippets owned by these people who do not respond to the request,
will have their Whippets dismissed, and all points canceled for that meet. |
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Any loose dog entering the
track area more than once during a race will be excused by the local Race
Secretary from further competition during said meet. A fine of $5.00 will
be assessed to any owner having a dog that gets loose from the time the Whippets
leave the paddock until the lure stops and the race Whippets stop at or pass the
lure after the finish line. This fee must be paid before the Whippet can
run in the next program. This is necessary for the safety of Whippets,
handlers, owners and visitors. |
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Race muzzles that
are of poor
construction may not
be used running WRA
races. If the
Paddock Judge or
Race Secretary find
muzzles of poor
construction, a
Whippet will not be
allowed to race
until a muzzle that
is acceptable and in
good condition is
provided.
Races are not to be
delayed because of
improper muzzles.
Very hard plastic
muzzles with sharp
corners, heavy wire
muzzles with metal
in the nose strip
that could injure
another Whippet
during or at the
finish of a race
should not be used.
Muzzles that allow a
Whippet to grab the
lure at the end of a
race are forbidden. |
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If a Whippet loses its
muzzle in two races, the owner will be warned by the Race Secretary that said
Whippet may be excused from the current meet and all racing points voided.
If a muzzle comes off in the starting box or during the running of a third race
the Race Secretary may excuse the Whippet. Again for safety, every effort
must be made to minimize injury during or at the finish of a race due to muzzles
of poor quality. |
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4.4 |
Rerunning of a Race |
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Only the Race
Secretary may decide
to rerun a race.
The Race Secretary
will gather evidence
from the Box
Operator, Foul Judge
or Lure Operator, as
appropriate to the
reason for a
possible rerun, in
deciding whether or
not, to rerun a
race. |
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If a Whippet or
Whippets catch
or pass the
lure, or any
part of the
lure, at any
point from the
starting box to
the finish line,
it will be
declared “NO
RACE,” and the
race will be
rerun after a
rest period of
twenty (20)
minutes. |
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If the starting box fails
to open properly, giving any starter an unfair advantage or disadvantage, the
race will be rerun after a period of at least twenty (20) minutes. The
decision must be made by the Box Operator and Race Secretary only. |
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If a Whippet or
Whippets not
running in a
race should
escape from
their owners and
interfere with
the actual
racers,
affecting the
finish, the
race is to be
rerun. If
the escaped
Whippet or
Whippets in no
way interfered
with the racers,
then the race
should be
declared
official.
(Do not rerun an
official race
unless there is
absolute
certainty that
the outcome of
the race was
altered by
outside
interference.) |
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A race may be
rerun on
extremely rare
occasions when
there is undue
intentional
roughness based
on extreme
interference
involving many
Whippets in a
race. |
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A race will not
be rerun or a
Whippet placed
in a substitute
race if a
Whippet is left
out of a program
through human
error on the
part of racing
officials.
It is the
Whippet owner’s
responsibility
to check the
official score
board to make
certain his/her
Whippets have
been placed for
the following
program. |
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Any Puppy or
adult
Whippet who
“INTENTIONALLY
INTERFERES”
in a
qualifying
schooling
races may be
temporarily
excused from
a race meet
if the Race
Secretary at
said meeting
feels such a
Whippet
would create
interference
during the
said
officials
race meet. |
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Any adult or
puppy who
fails to
finish a
race, or
finish in a
true racing
style will
receive no
racing
score.
The Racing
Secretary
MAY ALLOW
further
racing of
this
Whippet, but
should it
not finish
another
race, then
it will be
excused from
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remainder of
the WRA meet
and no
refund will
be made. |
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It is the responsibility of the Whippet owner
to see that
his/her
racer is
listed on
the paddock
identification
board before
each race
program.
(See “Rerunning
of a Race.”)
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It is the
responsibility
of the owner
to go
postward
promptly
with his/her
racer when a
scheduled
race is
called to
the post.
Any Whippet
left out of
a race due
to neglect
or oversight
on the part
of the owner
will not
be allowed
to race
further at
that
particular
race meet. |
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It is the responsibility
of the owner to arrange to have a “catcher”before the start of each race. |
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No Whippet
should have
its muzzle
removed at
the finish
of a race
until it has
been taken
from the
track area. |
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No Whippet
participating
in a race
may be
carried to
the starting
box.
All whippets
must walk to
the starting
box. |
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Any
person
racing a
Whippet
at a
race
meet
held
under
the
Official
Rules
and
Regulations
for The
Whippet
Racing
Association
has the
right to
lodge a
claim of
protest
in
writing
with the
NRD.
Such a
person
must
first
contact
the
local
Race
Secretary
with the
complaint.
If the
matter
is not
settled
to
satisfaction,
said
person
may then
contact
the
Regional
Racing
Coordinator
having
jurisdiction
at the
race
meet for
his
ruling.
The
protest
to the
RRC must
be filed
within
10 week
days of
the race
meet.
If the
dispute
cannot
be
handled
regionally,
then a
complaint
should
be
forwarded
to the
NRD.
A check
for
$20.00,
made
payable
to “The
Whippet
Racing
Association,”
must
accompany
the
complaint.
The
$20.00
will be
returned
to the
person
making
the
claim if
it is
considered
justifiable
by the
NRD and
the
Protest
Committee
after a
thorough
and
impartial
investigation
has been
made of
the
complaint.
The same
policy
covers
misconduct
charges.
Protest
of the
conduct
of a WRA
meet
must be
settled
before
any WRA
Title
points
can be
awarded.
The
Protest
Committee
may
sanction
the
Member
club
through
any
means it
chooses,
up to
but not
including
suspension,
such as
fines or
requiring
the
running
of
Practice
meets.
The
Protest
Committee
is not
required
to
disallow
a race
meet if,
in its
opinion
the
Rules
violation
did not
compromise
the
integrity
of the
placements
in the
race
meet.
If
suspension
is
appropriate
then the
Committee
will
advise
the NRD
to
invoke
the
procedures
for
Suspension
and
Expulsion
as
stated
in the
Bylaws. |
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If the
protest
involves
any
official
(for
example,
Race
Secretary
at the
meet in
question,
RRC of
the
Region
where
the meet
took
place)
the
protest
procedure
will
bypass
that
person
and
immediately
move to
the next
level. |
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If the
protest
involves
the NRD,
or a dog
or dogs
owned or
handled
by the
NRD, the
protest
will be
handled
by the
Secretary/Treasurer
if the
protest
goes
beyond
the
Local
Race
Secretary
and RRC. |
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