International Silken Windhound Society Racing Program
Straight Racing
ISWS racing is a performance test open to ISWS registered Silken Windhounds. The program has been modeled upon the very successful Large Gazehound Racing Association program for breeds other than Whippets, and which ISWS hopes that Silken Windhounds will eventually become eligible to race with. In the meantime we offer ISWS racing in an easy to understand format that those who participate in LGRA will be familiar with. Check back often for news, results or updates. Many thanks go to the LGRA clubs that are allowing ISWS meets to be held alongside their LGRA meets.
ISWS Race Director: Mike Leach
ISWS Racing Registrar: Bobbie Deis[ ISWS Straight Racing Rules ] [ ISWS Straight Racing ByLaws ]
Participating LGRA Clubs
The following clubs have offered to hold ISWS Racing meets in conjunction with their LGRA meets.
- BCGA (Borzoi Club of Greater Atlanta)
- BCOSW - (Basenji Club of Southeastern Wisconsin)
- BRNC (Borzoi Rescue of Northern California)
- CCNY (Coursing Club of New York)
- CCRR (Circle City Rag Racers)
- CLCS (Carolina Lure Coursing Society)
- GIT (Gazehounds in Texas)
- GCWC (Greater Chicago Whippet Club)
- LARK - Loraine Area Racing Club; offering amateur sighthound racing in North East Ohio
- MARS (Metro Atlanta Racing Society)
- NARC (Northland Amateur Racing Club)
- NWSGA (Northwest Sporting Greyhound Association)
- RCRA (River City Racing Association in CA)
- RMIWA (Rocky Mountain Irish Wolfhound Association)
- RTG (Rapid Transit Greyhounds in OK)
- SOL (Sighthounds on the Lam)
- SOMOS (Southernmost Sighthounds in FL)(email link)
- SORCA (Southern Oregon Racing and Coursing)
- SSARA (Shi'Rayan Sloughi Amateur Racing Association in Iowa)
- SWAG (Southern Whippets and Greyhounds)
- WGRA (WindyGlen Racing Association in OK)
- WWWA (Western Washington Whippet Association)
Grading Guides
Download the most current grading guides for:
Forms
The following forms/charts are available for downloading:
- Race Entry Form - includes both quick entry and first-time entered information, plus disclaimer and signature of owner.
- Placing Judge Report - the form that should be used by the Head Line Judge to report the outcome of each race. The form is reproducible with four reports per page.
- Foul Judge Report - the official Foul Judge Report. Each foul judge should report the outcome of every race and foul reports should be turned in to the Race Secretary.
- Race Meet Points - chart giving the scoring for graded, ungraded and puppy races.
- Race Set-Up Chart - shows the number of 4-, 3-, and 2-dog races and the total number of races for entries of two to forty-eight hounds.
- Scoring Sheet - the official record of the draw and outcome of the meet for use by the Race Secretary. Participants may also use the form for their personal records.
