GAGB Trackable Race - Racing Hounds
The GAGB are running a Trackable Race in 2019.
Are you a geocache Retriever, or do you prefer to be a Pointer for others to go get it? Do you prefer being a Setter of caches? Or perhaps, knowing your love of Tupperware, are you a Boxer? Running from our Start The Year Event 2019 until our Start The Year Event in 2020, your hound has a year to rack up the miles, find the caches, and be the Best of Breed!
To join the race, choose a dog breed, purchase the tag from our Online Shop, and place it in a cache or event to start its journey! All Racing Hounds are automatically entered in the race.
Tags cost £5.50 each, or can be purchased as a full set of four for £20. We are pleased to be donating 50% of all profits to the upcoming UK Mega Events.
See below for more information about the Race, including the Rules.
You can view a summary of the race standings below. It is updated once a week with the latest logs on Geocaching.com.
Last updated on: 04-Jan-2020
| Leaderboard | |
|---|---|
| Total Racers: | 200 |
| Highest Km: | TB95PYC (the_dolan) with 77758 km, currently in in the hands of richt2000  |
| Retriever Race - 1st: | TB95PZG (Griff Grof) with 1741 Retrieve logs, currently in the hands of Caslu26 |
Retriever Race - 2nd: | TB95PZ4 (Collie Wobbles) with 15 Retrieve logs, currently in the hands of Jomelbre  |
| Retriever Race - 3rd: | TB95Q0H (Joolswools) with 15 Retrieve logs, currently in the hands of Flyfishing33 |
| Pointer Race - 1st: | TB95PVZ (stuarthowe11) with 37 Discover logs, currently in GC81Z54 |
| Pointer Race - 2nd: | TB95PX2 (thecatts) with 27 Discover logs, currently in the hands of marcelbeisel |
| Pointer Race - 3rd: | TB95PW7 (GCHarribo) with 25 Discover logs, currently in the hands of olb1992 |
| Setter Race - 1st: | TB95PXG (Paulared) with 15058 km within the British Isles, currently in the hands of Kubsat76 |
| Setter Race - 2nd: | TB95PY4 (stuarthowe11) with 12766 km within the British Isles, currently in the hands of batesandlaw |
| Setter Race - 3rd: | TB95PYX (Artisticwomble) with 2523 km within the British Isles, currently in the hands of PaulAndRob |
| Boxer Race - 1st: | TB95PT8 (hedgegog3) with 844 logs in Large, Regular or Small caches, currently in the hands of Caslu26 |
| Boxer Race - 2nd: | TB95PVH (Artisticwomble) with 129 logs in Large, Regular or Small caches, currently in GC1TWVB |
| Boxer Race - 3rd: | TB95PVK (The Old Soldier) with 77 logs in Large, Regular or Small caches, currently in GC1B7VM  |
| Summary for All Racers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB No | Trackable Name | Owner | Last Log | Logs | Last Spotted | Travelled |
| TB95PYC | the_dolan's Setter Race Tag | the_dolan | 03/01/2020 | 1505 | richt2000 |
77758 Km |
| TB95PZX | Trudi the Racer | Doodlejack | 04/01/2020 | 587 | tumbleweed2  |
75322 Km |
| TB95PZP | Harvey the Handsome Hound | Wight walker | 14/01/2020 | 273 | WhatRobot |
47393 Km |
| TB95PZH | Bouncer | Cyzaki | 11/01/2020 | 539 | ryo62 |
18259 Km |
| TB95Q0F | GAGB's Racing Hounds | GeoMickeyH | 14/01/2020 | 855 | MCG1975 |
16578 Km |
| TB95PZ7 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Retriever (Kieran) | sharant | 08/01/2020 | 42 | -Missing- | 15840 Km |
| TB95PWY | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Flowers19 | 18/10/2019 | 11 | Flowers19 |
15678 Km |
| TB95PXG | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Paulared | 03/01/2020 | 666 | Kubsat76 |
15031 Km |
| TB95PWJ | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Artisticwomble | 12/12/2019 | 288 | GC8GCPJ |
14826 Km |
| TB95Q0A | Den's Retriever GAGB | Ey Up Me Duck | 16/09/2019 | 31 | hairyfairies |
13658 Km |
| TB95PY1 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Setter (Sharon) | sharant | 17/11/2019 | 303 | GC6R44Q  |
13283 Km |
| TB95PY4 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - SETTER | stuarthowe11 | 12/01/2020 | 1088 | batesandlaw |
12683 Km |
| TB95PZG | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Retriever (Griff Grof) | Griff Grof | 11/01/2020 | 3493 | Caslu26 |
12594 Km |
| TB95PT8 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Butch | hedgegog3 | 01/01/2020 | 2408 | Caslu26 |
10698 Km |
| TB95PZM | Weller The Retriever | HalfpintMonkeyGirl | 28/07/2019 | 51 | GC7Y5FH |
9450 Km |
| TB95Q0H | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Joolswools | 04/12/2019 | 202 | Flyfishing33 |
7816 Km |
| TB95PVK | THE OLD SOLDIERS BOXER (GAGB HOUND) | The Old Soldier | 27/12/2019 | 234 | GC1B7VM |
7493 Km |
| TB95Q0M | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Geocaching Womble | 08/01/2020 | 153 | GC8GPMT |
6977 Km |
| TB95PWB | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Pointer (Ant) | sharant | 27/12/2019 | 165 | Waz&Kaz |
6967 Km |
| TB95PV2 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Boxer (Sarah) | sharant | 02/11/2019 | 91 | GC7X3QY |
6613 Km |
| TB95PXT | Weasley | Cyzaki | 05/01/2020 | 282 | elbbirg |
6605 Km |
| TB95PW8 | THE OLD SOLDIERS POINTER (GAGB HOUND) | The Old Soldier | 01/01/2020 | 262 | sjd78 |
6476 Km |
| TB95PX2 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Angus the GSP | thecatts | 14/09/2019 | 310 | marcelbeisel |
6405 Km |
| TB95PW7 | GAGB's Racing Pointer Hound | GCHarribo | 02/01/2020 | 59 | olb1992 |
5710 Km |
| TB95PVJ | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Geocaching Womble | 11/01/2020 | 151 | ronny.ffm |
5371 Km |
| TB95PZ4 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Tetley | Collie Wobbles | 01/01/2020 | 246 | Jomelbre |
5286 Km |
| TB95PXQ | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Geocaching Womble | 14/10/2019 | 226 | GC15FD6  |
4831 Km |
| TB95PZJ | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Erynluin | 26/12/2019 | 197 | DJKaneP |
4544 Km |
| TB95PXC | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Geocaching Womble | 06/01/2020 | 165 | GC2AYT5 |
3744 Km |
| TB95PW1 | SPENCER Racing Pointer | katchikali | 09/10/2019 | 32 | GC54B85  |
3628 Km |
| TB95PXF | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Wild-Skye | 04/10/2019 | 43 | GC4Y9KQ |
2933 Km |
| TB95PX8 | Sticky - GAGB's Racing Hounds - Pointer | WinningMs | 21/09/2019 | 33 | GC7N7BW |
2721 Km |
| TB95PYX | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Artisticwomble | 01/01/2020 | 120 | PaulAndRob |
2520 Km |
| TB95PXY | GAGB's Racing Hounds | jesters shoes | 0 | |
2381 Km | |
| TB95PWF | Tizzy | Cyzaki | 11/09/2019 | 460 | GC3M547 |
2370 Km |
| TB95Q0K | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Artisticwomble | 16/05/2019 | 12 | GC34VT0  |
2282 Km |
| TB95PZF | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Trevorsilk | 06/10/2019 | 89 | GC8DRBP |
2244 Km |
| TB95PVH | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Artisticwomble | 17/07/2019 | 229 | GC1TWVB |
2042 Km |
| TB95PY7 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Rusty | hedgegog3 | 15/10/2019 | 311 | Explorer030213 |
1934 Km |
| TB95PY2 | GAGB's Racing Hounds_ Cassie. | caydensmum | 14/10/2019 | 128 | GC8EHA7 |
1602 Km |
| TB95Q0J | GAGB's Racing Hounds "Stich" | allthingswood | 24/11/2019 | 53 | GC3M3QP |
1589 Km |
| TB95PZV | GAGB's Racing Hounds - GrahamTheGray | Grahamthegray | 26/10/2019 | 74 | GC3QGC4 |
1391 Km |
| TB95PW6 | GAGB's Racing pointer -percy | Patch89 | 10/11/2019 | 74 | GC62K67 |
1371 Km |
| TB95PZ0 | GAGB's Racing Hounds | manxrose | 30/10/2019 | 126 | GC2BKZC |
1370 Km |
| TB95PYE | GAGB's Racing Hounds | jennthefunkyranger | 07/12/2019 | 83 | GCQAXE |
1318 Km |
| TB95PZB | Grizzly's GAGB Racing Retriever | Grizzly Pair | 05/01/2020 | 91 | GC8HCW6 |
1162 Km |
| TB95PXJ | Red - GAGB's Racing Hounds - Setter | WinningMs | 18/12/2019 | 100 | GC6QVW4 |
1161 Km |
| TB95PYV | GAGB's Racing Hounds | chramm_and_fam | 12/01/2020 | 56 | Uber Dobbers |
1061 Km |
| TB95PX9 | GAGB's Racing Hounds | chramm_and_fam | 05/01/2020 | 49 | GCFA3B |
1034 Km |
| TB95PWW | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Border Caz | 08/12/2019 | 9 | GC84Y4T |
810 Km |
| TB95PYF | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Border Caz | 08/12/2019 | 10 | GC84Y4T |
810 Km |
| TB95PY3 | Digby the GeoSetter racing hound | random1se | 19/04/2019 | 72 | GC7QR71 |
788 Km |
| TB95PZ2 | DAISY THE DOGS ADVENTURE | Rebeccatilly | 0 | |
754 Km | |
| TB95PVR | Butch II - GAGB's Racing Hounds - Boxer | WinningMs | 08/05/2019 | 11 | -Missing- | 502 Km |
| TB95PVT | GAGB's Racing Hounds Boxer | susiemerlin1 | 04/01/2020 | 17 | GC2TH56 |
415 Km |
| TB95PTR | GAGB's Racing Hounds | chramm_and_fam | 06/12/2019 | 21 | GC70MGX |
403 Km |
| TB95PVV | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Border Caz | 01/01/2020 | 9 | GC8GDTE |
401 Km |
| TB95PZ9 | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Border Caz | 26/12/2019 | 8 | GC8GDTE |
401 Km |
| TB95Q03 | GAGB's Racing retriever - harry | Patch89 | 19/03/2019 | 24 | GC633RE |
350 Km |
| TB95PZ6 | Fetch - GAGB's Racing Hounds - Retiever | WinningMs | 25/11/2019 | 24 | GC7X9AX |
229 Km |
| TB95Q0C | GAGB's Racing Hounds | chramm_and_fam | 20/12/2019 | 10 | Echo's Shadow |
216 Km |
| TB95PYD | Den's Red Setter GAGB | Ey Up Me Duck | 05/08/2019 | 20 | benjw1 |
149 Km |
| TB95PWM | GAGB's Racing Hounds | Stagecoach7 | 17/11/2019 | 6 | Lilywhite1066 |
147 Km |
| TB95PTT | Bruno | Cyzaki | 26/04/2019 | 20 | -Missing- | 133 Km |
| TB95PW3 | GAGB's Racing Hounds - Percy Pointer & Littlelou1982 | littlelou1982 | 30/08/2019 | 7 | GC7FPEH |
117 Km |
| TB95PVG | Bruno | wriglee | 03/04/2019 | 18 | GC3AAMR |
97 Km |
| TB95PV1 | Taz | Geena10 | 24/02/2019 | 6 | GC355PF |
66 Km |
| TB95PXK | GAGB's Racing Hounds " Spot" | woody1952 | 09/04/2019 | 13 | GC1T3PJ |
59 Km |
| TB95PVA | GAGB's Racing Hounds | melin boy | 30/12/2019 | 3 | melin boy |
58 Km |
| TB95Q01 | GAGB's Racing Hounds | manxrose | 04/07/2019 | 8 | GC83HE3 |
24 Km |
| TB95PTV | Glossops Hound | glossop | 0 | |
0 Km | |
| TB95PVD | GAGB's Racing Hounds - BOXER | stuarthowe11 | 16/03/2019 | 1 | -Collection- | 0 Km |
| TB95PVZ | GAGB's Racing Hounds - POINTER | stuarthowe11 | 18/12/2019 | 39 | GC81Z54 |
0 Km |
| TB95PXN | Rosetta the Setter | wriglee | 15/01/2019 | 1 | GC8276H |
0 Km |
| TB95PZY | GAGB's Racing Hounds - RETRIEVER | stuarthowe11 | 16/03/2019 | 1 | -Collection- | 0 Km |
Races
Long Distance Runner Race:
- Every dog tag is entered into the main race. The winner is the Racing Hound that travels the furthest between January 12th 2019 and January 3rd 2020. See below for the rules.
Best of Breed Races: Each breed has a different goal.
- Retriever: the Racing Hound that is 'Retrieved' the most times.
- Pointer: the Racing Hound that has the most 'Discover' logs.
- Setter: the Racing Hound that clocks up the most mileage without leaving the British Isles.
- Boxer: the Racing Hound that is 'Dropped Off' or 'Visits' the most caches that are 'Small', 'Regular' or 'Large'.
Rules
General
- The race begins on January 12th 2019 at 0:00 and ends on January 3rd 2020 at 23:59.
- Owners cannot help their tag progress in the race (i.e. post a 'Retrieve', 'Dropped Off', 'Visited' or 'Discover' log). These logs will be invalid, and will not benefit the tag's standing in the race categories.
- Owners should not be present when a person is dropping, retrieving or discovering the dog tag.
- Each geocaching account can have up to four Racing Hounds in the race, but they must be different breeds. In other words, you cannot have more than one Racing Hound of the same breed in the race.
- If your Racing Hound goes missing, you are out of the race. Copy tags are not allowed to be released.
- The race standings will automatically be updated throughout the year. Once the race has reached its conclusion, they will be verified by the GAGB committee to check for unexpected errors. The decisions made are final, and not open to discussion or reconsideration.
- There will be no more than one prize per person - if a Racing Hound owner wins more than one category, they will only receive one prize and an honourable mention in the other category/categories won. In this case, second place will receive the prize itself as well as a mention.
The Races
Long Distance Runner Race:
- 'Dropped Off' and 'Visited' logs add to mileage. Racing Hounds can travel all over the world.
Best of Breed Races:
- Retriever: 'Visited' logs do not count, this Racing Hound needs to be 'Dropped Off' and then 'Retrieved' for it to count.
- Pointer: You should not ask people (for example, at an event) to discover your tag.
- Setter: If the Racing Hound is taken abroad, these miles will simply be ignored by the race leaderboard, and the mileage will pick up again when it comes back. This does not apply to the other breeds.
- Boxer: The Racing Hound can visit non-eligible cache sizes without disqualification - only caches of eligible sizes will count towards the winning total.
Eligibility
- You must be a GAGB member to win a prize in the race. You can become a member at any point during the race.
- The race covers periods of two committee terms. Incumbent GAGB Executive Committee Members can take part in the race if desired, but cannot win any prizes. If a member of the 2018/19 committee has a tag in the race and is not re-elected in 2019, they can win a prize in January 2020. Likewise, if someone new on the 2019/20 committee has a tag in the race, they cannot win a prize. The reason behind this is that the 2019/20 Executive Committee will be overseeing the final stages of the race, verifying the winners and discussing prizes in January 2020.
- Founders, Supporter Members, Friends and past GAGB Executive Committee members can have a tag in the race and win prizes.
Winners
There will be six winners: one for each race category, and the winner of a prize draw.
All Racing Hounds in the race (with the exception of the winners of the five other prizes) will be included in the draw.
The winners will be announced during an award ceremony at GAGB's 'Start the Year' event in early January 2020.
Prizes will be issued during the event, but if a winner cannot attend their prize will be posted promptly after.
