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National Oval Track
Racing Association
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NOTRA Rules
In a nutshell, here's how
a race meet works. Each dog runs in three heats or "programs" as they
are known. Dogs compete only against other dogs of the same breed and a maximum of four dogs run in
each race.
Each dog earns points in each race, based on its
placement in the race. After the three races are completed the dogs in
each breed are awarded placements for the race meet, based on the point
total earned during the meet.
The top few finishers in each breed earn points towards
an Oval Race Championship (ORC). The number of points earned is
determined by the number of dogs in competition for that breed.
A dog that has never run in a race meet is referred to
as an FTE (first time entered). After a dog has run in a meet, a special
average or "WAVE" (weighted average) is calculated for each dog, based
on the point totals earned in prior meets.
Faster dogs earn more points in meets and therefore have
higher WAVEs. At the beginning of each meet, dogs are grouped in races
according to their WAVEs, so that dogs of equal ability run in the same
races.
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This is the supplemental home of oval racing for all sighthound breeds except
whippets. Please visit www.notra.org for
official NOTRA news and for all whippet related information. Eligible NOTRA
breeds include Afghan Hounds, Basenjis, Borzoi, Cirneco dell Etna, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Irish
Wolfhounds, Italian Greyhounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis,
Scottish Deerhounds and Sloughis. Provisional breeds include Portuguese Podengos
and Magyar Agars.
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For information
about NOTRA clubs in your area and the NOTRA race meet schedule, please see the
official NOTRA site www.notra.org
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