Congratulations to our top dogs for 2011.

2011 Top 20 Other Breed Hounds

Borzoi Zirconium owned by Diana Darling earned the most NORC points this past year.

# Hounds Running by Breed / Top 10 Dogs by Breed

I have created a document that reviews some of the more important and mandatory instructions for OB race secretaries. I will also be emailing this to the current race secretaries for all clubs who hold OB race events. If anyone has any other information that you think should also be included please email me. I am also posting a link to an excel file that is a great example of the correct format for results and includes all the information that should be included to ensure the results are entered in the grading guide correctly and in a timely manner.

Thanks so much for your help and cooperation.

OB Race Secretary Instructions sheet (pfd)

Here are a couple of results submitted in the correct format that race secretaries can use as a template or guide. These results include all the correct information necessary. Thanks to all the race secretaries who take the time and effort to review the results and check for typos/omissions/errors before sending them to me.

NARC
COBRA

There are a couple of new forms that I created to assist in the FTE entries.

• FTE Entry (no NRN number applied for prior to meet entry)
• Application for NRN number (use this for mailing in all necessary information PRIOR to entering an event)

NOTRA is an all volunteer organization which sponsors amateur oval race meets for a total of 14 breeds of sighthounds. Sighthounds get to enjoy their natural instincts to run, while chasing an artificial lure consisting of synthetic fur and white plastic trash bags. Amateur racing in the US was originally an activity for whippets and whippets still make up a large percentage of the entries at many NOTRA meets. This site is dedicated to promoting the sport of oval racing with the other breeds that NOTRA recognizes, hence the "other breed" designation.

Eligible NOTRA breeds include Afghan Hounds, Basenjis, Borzoi, Cirneco dell Etna, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Italian Greyhounds, Magyar Agars, Pharaoh Hounds, Portuguese Podengos, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds and Sloughis.

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