Comparison of AKC and ASFA
Rules and Regulations

AKC
ASFA
Eligible Hounds Afghan, Basenji, Borzoi, Greyhound, Ibizen, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Pharaoh, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, Whippet .
Plus:
Miscellaneous stake
Plus:
Azawakhs, Sloughis, Miscellaneous stake
Breed Disqualifications Pharoah - solid white spot on back of neck, shoulders, back or sides.
Rhodesian Ridgeback - ridgelessness.
Scottish Deerhounds - white blaze on head or white collar.
Whippet - blue or wall eyes, bite, size, non short smooth coat.
Competitive Coursing - Prequalifications Junior Courser (JC) Title - must run two 600-yd courses alone under different judges. ASFA judge observes one run with another hound to demonstrate clean running.
Categories for Entries Open, Field Champion, Veteran Open, Field Champion, Veteran, Single.
A Field Champion cannot run in Open stake.
Requirements for Championship Title 15 points with two majors which are (first places worth 3 points or more (under different judging panels). 100 points and winning either two first places or one first place and two second places.
Scoring Judges award up to 50 points:
Overall ability - 10
Follow - 10
Speed - 10
Endurance - 10
Agility - 10
Judges award up to 100 points:
Enthusiasm - 15
Follow - 15
Speed - 25
Endurance - 20
agility - 25
Penalties Pre-sip - 1-10 points
Course delay - 1-10 points
Pre-slip - 1-5 points
Course delay - 1-5 points
Additional Titles Junior Courser (JC) - see above
Senior Courser (SC) - must complete 4 qualifying runs
Master Courser (MC) - must complete 25 qualifying runs after SC title.
Lure Courser Excellent (LCX) - must complete 45 points after championship
Lure Courser of Merit (LCM) - 300 points and four first places. You can continue to get LCM's 1, 2, 3, 4, etc