Rule Amendments

Amendments to the Rules of Racing – 1st January 2024

Please note that the following amendments to the GBGB Rules of Racing that have been published in the GBGB Calendar dated 22nd December 2023 and are effective from the 1st January 2024. Rule 48 – to remove the requirement for one of the required mixed trials to be within 22 Days before a greyhound’s first graded […]

Amendments to the Rules of Racing – 29th June 2023

Please note that the following amendments to the GBGB Rules of Racing that have been published in the GBGB Calendar dated 23rd June 2023 and are effective immediately. Rule 18 – to include the reference to the Greyhound Retirement Scheme, Euthanasia Policy, and Responsible Homing Policy. Rule 61 – to include the requirements of issuing a First […]

Amendments to the Rules of Racing – 26th May 2023

Please note that the following amendments to the GBGB Rules of Racing that have been published in the GBGB Calendar dated 26th May 2023 and are effective immediately. Appendix II has been amended to reflect the requirement that all vehicles used to transport greyhounds shall be air conditioned and always maintained between 10°C and 26°C during transport. […]

Amendments to the Rules of Racing – 20th January 2023

Please note that the following amendments to the GBGB Rules of Racing that have been published in the GBGB Calendar dated 20th January 2023 and are effective immediately. Rules 111 and 173 have all been amended to include the provision for the new GBGB Regulatory Veterinary Surgeons. Rule 106 has been amended to clarify that […]

Amendments to the Rules of Racing – 6th May 2022

The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) published amendments to its Rules of Racing as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards of welfare and integrity. The key amendments have been led by GBGB’s Welfare and Veterinary Standing Committee (WVSC) which considered feedback from stakeholders across the sport as well as the […]

Amendments to the Rules of Racing – 23rd April 2021

The Rules of Racing amendments, which will be detailed in full in this week’s GBGB calendar, follow the 2020 GBGB licensing review and introduction of new external residential kennel inspections by NSF International. Key amendments include: Rule 212 & 213: It is now a requirement of the licence that trainers must read, understand and be […]