Bootleg Sled Dog
Race Society
c/o 8640 Pighin Rd.
Cranbrook, BC
V1C 7C9

1. Registrants registering for the races after 6 PM of the Wednesday before the races will be subject to late entry fee (see below).
2. Check-in will take place at the Bootleg Golf Course parking lot from 3 to 6 PM on the Friday before the first day of racing for ALL mushers, dogs competing all extra dogs at which the following will occur:
   • check the general health of the dogs (not too fat or too skinny, no injuries).
   • check the transportation mode - comfort for the dogs.
   • current rabies papers.
   • current parvo and distemper boosters (1 year or 3 year depending on the schedule you are using).
   • dog marking.
   The following can be used to prove the above required immunity.
   • Veterinary records,
   • your own log books on dog's boosters with the current labels off the vaccine bottles affixed, or
   • titre test results dated within the last 3 years.
3. Registration papers for all dogs entered in a purebred class. Teams with one or more dog without registration papers will be required to race in "Open" classes. Eligible breeds for entry into a "Purebred" class are Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, Samoyed and Canadian Eskimo Dog registered with the Canadian Kennel Club, the American Kennel Club, the European Kennel Club or the National Registry of country of origin in accordance with the Animal Pedigree Act of Canada.
4. Mushers are required to complete the entire Check-in before proceeding to Registration for bib assignment and registration payment.
5. Mushers are required to complete Registration and have received their bib assignment prior to the Mushers Meeting which starts at 6:30 PM.
6. The sale of dogs and/or puppies is strictly forbidden at the race site.
7. The total purse at the 2012 Bootleg Sled Dog Races will remain the same, however, purse distribution will be altered based on registration. Bootleg Sled Dog Races will payout to half the class registrants with the exception of the Junior Class where every competitor recieves a prize.

Race Rules

The Bootleg Sled Dog Races are run, for the most part, under the International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA) Speed Race Rules. The Bootleg Sled Dog Races Race Rules contain some slight deviations from the ISDRA Speed Race Rules to address the trail and operation specific to the Bootleg Sled Dog Races. Many of the deviations from the ISDRA Speed Race Rules are exclusions of rules pertaining to group (mass) starts and rules pertaining to sled dog races featuring more than 6-dog teams. A complete set of the Bootleg Sled Dog Races Race Rules and ISDRA Speed Race Rules are available in portable document format (pdf) through the following links.

Entrants in the Junior Class must wear head protection. Attendance at the Mushers Meeting is mandatory. Extenuating circumstances will be accommodated but mushers are urged to allow ample time for travel to ensure they are present at the Mushers Meeting. If a musher will be arriving late, that musher must notify the Race Manager in advance of the Musher Meeting. All mushers must register on-line prior to the registration deadline.

Registration

All competitors wishing to participate in the Bootleg Sled Dog Races must register on-line prior to 6 PM of the Wednesday before the races (see Registration). The Bootleg Sled Dog Society will accept registrations up until the close of the Musher Check-in on the Friday before the races however, competitors registering after 6 PM of the Wednesday before the races will be charged a late entry penalty. The late entry penalty will be 50% of the regular entry fee for each class entered. No registration will be accepted after the Musher Check-in closes. See the Schedule page for dates and times.

EDK Musher Challenge

The Wilderness Classic Sled Dog Derby (Elkford), Rosebud Run Sleddog Classic (Didsbury) and Bootleg Sleddog Races (Kimberley) have teamed up to create a musher challenge based entirely on participation in all three races. This unprecedented initiative is designed to recognize and potentially reward mushers who make the effort to attend and compete in all three races. Placing at each of the races is not a factor in this initiative, only the fact that a musher competes in and completes any class being offered at each of the hosting events.

There will be three prize packages up for grabs, one from each of the hosting organizations. Winners will be determined by the random draw of names from a field of eligible mushers at the event being held last on the race calendar. If all races are held on schedule, the winners will be drawn at the Bootleg Sleddog Races in Kimberley in 2011. Details on the prize packages will appear here once they have been established.

To be eligible for the draw, all a musher has to do is compete in and complete a class, obtaining a final time, at each of the three races. All mushers competing in and completing at least one class in each of the three races will be automatically entered into the draw. Race times nor final placings will have any bearing on eligiblity for the EDK Musher Challenge.

Full rules for the EDK Musher Challenge are available here.

Insurance Policy

The Race Committee will make sure the event is covered by the appropriate liability insurance. The Race Committee will review the insurance policy each year to ensure adequate coverage is being held.

Each of the registrants must carry their own liability insurance with sufficient coverage to protect themselves and the Race Committee. The registration form will include a field for the registrant’s insurance broker and policy number. Each registrant must also sign a waiver indemnifying the Race Committee of any responsibility to the health and well being of the mushers, their assistants, their dogs or their equipment.

"Acts of Mother Nature" Weather Policy

The "Bootleg Sled Dog Races" Committee understands the possibility that Kimberley and surrounding areas can be hit with a freak storm or Chinook. It is with this in mind that a weather policy for registrants is made. This policy outlines the guidelines.

1. If a storm hits on the day of the Mushers Meeting (Friday before), the hours that were allotted for Mushers Meeting will be increased on the start and the finish time.
2. If a storm hits on the day(s) of the race the following will occur:
   1. An assessment of the facilities will be done by the Race Marshal. If at this time the facility is considered safe and operating, meaning the trail is negotiable, the race will proceed.
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   2. An assessment of the facilities will be done by the Race Marshal. If at this time the facility is considered not safe, i.e. the trail is not negotiable, the Race Committee will delay the race until such time as the facilities are deemed to be safe. If, throughout the scheduled two days of the race, the Race Marshal does not deem conditions to be safe, the race will be cancelled.
3. If a Chinook hits on the day(s) of the race or the days immediately preceding the race, an assessment of the facilities will be done by the Race Marshal and if, upon that assessment, the Race Marshal deems the trail to be unsafe for Mushers, the sled dogs or race equipment, the race will be cancelled. In this case, the Race Marshal may do this assessment at any time during the day(s) of racing and no more than 3 days preceding the race.
4. Refunds & Discounts - If the Race Marshal has deemed the facility to be safe there will be no refunds or discounts. A discount and/or refund will only be discussed when the race trail has been deemed to not be safe by the Race Marshal throughout both scheduled race days and no racing has been allowed by the Race Marshal. Discount and/or refund discussions will apply only to Musher entry fees.
5. In the event of catastrophic weather occurrences, the host Committee advises all registrants to be familiar with their own insurance policies as the host Committee will not be held responsible for damaged possessions.