The Semi-finals of the Kennel Club Olympia Stakes will take place at the City of Birmingham Show from Friday, 30 August to Sunday, 1 September. The timetable and qualifiers are below: As the final list changes frequently due to withdrawals, the running orders will not be produced until the last minute.

There will be a shortage of ringside chairs so best bring your own, we will be asking for help stewarding for each competition, Remember running orders for Semi Final’s will be strictly adhered to, the best post code for sat nav to get you to the main gate is CV8 2LG.

Good luck and safe journey !!

The KC Olympia Agility Stakes Semi-final dates

All rosettes will be delivered to each show secretary by Norton Rosettes.
As usual this may be subject to change.

The first Semi-finalists for the Kennel Club Olympia Agility Stakes, one of the most exciting dog agility events in the world, have been announced.  They are listed below and are not in running order.

Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Secretary said: 'Congratulations to the competitors who qualified for the Semi-finals. We wish them all the best in Birmingham and look forward to a great Final again this year at the London International Horse Show.'

Entrance tickets

Dave Ray has announced that an envelope containing entrance tickets and all the information for the Olympia Semi Finals will be available for collection from the secretaries marquee at the Kennel Club Agility Festival on  9 - 11  August 2013 at Rockingham Castle, Rockingham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 8TH.

If you have qualified for any of the Semi-finals you can collect it at the show. Any not collected after the show, which will included people not entered, will be posted but for obvious reasons we want to keep this to a minimum.

We are updating the list as results come in so if you want to check your qualification go to : http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/2892 or http://www.agilitynet.co.uk/Qualifiers/kcolympia_agilitystakes.htm , results are updated as the they become available.

29 July 2013

Olympia Heats

The Finals of the Kennel Club Olympia Stakes take place as part of the London International Horse Show, at Olympia from Wednesday,18 December to Sunday, 22 December 2013.

For Large Stakes and Novice Stakes dogs, the first 18 dogs from each of two Birmingham Semi-finals qualify for the relevant Final. The 36 Large and Novice dogs which qualify for Olympia are invited to compete in a further Semi-final at Olympia, and the top ten highest placed dogs in the Olympia Semi-final qualify for the relevant evening Grand Final at Olympia. For Medium and Small dogs and ABC Stakes dogs, the first ten dogs in the Birmingham Semi-final for each category are invited to the Olympia Final.

Olympia Final Heats Dates

The Kennel Club Olympia Agility Stakes Regulations 2013

1. All events must be judged under the appropriate Kennel Club Regulations H & H(1) in force at the time of the event. Competitors entering any competition will be deemed to have agreed to abide by these Regulations.

2. All heats must take place at Kennel Club licensed shows and the class name in the schedule should replicate exactly the name of the competition as stated in these Regulations.

3. All Kennel Club supported competitions should be judged using standard marking.

4. If the entry for the heat exceeds the Kennel Club limit for a judge in a day, then the class will be equally split and another judge appointed for the second part. Qualifiers and reserves from that heat will be taken in equal proportion from each part, giving the total number originally required from that heat

   (excePart where individual competition rules state differently). Rosettes and awards remain unchanged if the heat is split.

5. Dogs entered in any heats must be eligible for the competition entered and judges retain the right to check the height of any dog or ask to see the height stated in the Kennel Club Record Book.

6. Competitors can qualify for any Olympia Final but it must be with different dogs. The first Final a handler qualifies a dog for will be the Final that particular dog competes in at Olympia.

(These rules will be amended if any changes are made to Kennel Club Agility Regulations during the course of the competition year).

1. Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat. Competitors may qualify more than one dog for a Semi-final. Only one dog may qualify for the Final (the first dog qualified at the Semi-final). Once a dog has qualified for the Final/Semi-final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the Final/semi Finals.

2. The first five previously unqualified placed dogs from each heat will go forward to one of the two Semi-finals at the City of Birmingham Championship Show at Stoneleigh. The first eighteen dogs from each Semi-final will qualify for the Final at Olympia.

3. The 36 dogs who qualify for Olympia will be invited to compete in a further semi Final at Olympia. The top ten highest placed dogs in the Olympia Semi-final will qualify for the evening grand Final at Olympia.

4. Those dogs eligible to compete in competition for Large dogs are those measuring over 430 mm (1 foot 5 inches) at the withers.

5. This competition will be classified as combined Grade 6 and 7 and judged under the Kennel Club Regulations for standard classes.

1. Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat. Competitors may qualify more than one dog for the Semi-final. Only one dog may qualify for the Final (highest placed dog at the Semi-final). Once a dog has qualified  for the Final/Semi-final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the Final/Semi-finals.

2. Those dogs eligible to compete in competition for Small Dog Agility are those measuring 350 mm (1 foot 1¾ inches) or under at the withers.

3. The first three previously unqualified placed dogs from each heat will be invited to the Semi-final at the City of Birmingham Championship Show at Stoneleigh. The first ten will qualify for the Final at Olympia.

4. This competition will be classified as Small Dog combined Grades 1 to 7 and judged under the Kennel Club Regulations for standard classes.

1. This competition will be classified as combined Grades 3, 4 and 5 and judged under the Kennel Club Regulations for standard classes.

2. Dogs should be eligible to enter a Grade 3, 4 or 5 class at the time of qualifying for the Semi-final. Any subsequent wins gained by the dog will not alter its eligibility to compete in the Semi-final or Final.

3. Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat and may qualify more than one dog for the Semi-finals.

4. Handlers may only qualify one dog for the Final which will be the highest placed dog at the Semi-final.

5. Once a dog has qualified for the Semi-final/Final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the Final/Semi-finals.

6. The first three previously unqualified placed dogs from each heat or split class will go forward to one of the two Semi-finals at the City of Birmingham Championship Show at Stoneleigh. The first eighteen dogs from each Semi-final will qualify for the Final at Olympia.

7. The 36 dogs who qualify for Olympia will be invited to compete in a further Semi-final at Olympia. The top ten highest placed dogs in the Olympia Semi-final will qualify for the evening grand Final at Olympia.

8. Those dogs eligible to compete in Novice Large Dog Agility competitions are those measuring over 430mm (1 foot 5 inches) at the withers.

1. This competition will be classified as combined Grades 1 to 7 and judged under the Kennel Club Regulations for standard classes.

2. Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat and may qualify more than one dog for the Semi-finals.

3. Handlers may only qualify one dog for the Final which will be the highest placed dog at the Semi-final.

4. Once a dog has qualified for the Semi-final/Final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the Final/Semi-finals.

5. The first two previously unqualified placed dogs will be invited from each heat to compete in the Semi-finals which will be held at the The City of Birmingham Championship Show at Stoneleigh. The first ten highest placed dogs at the Semi-final will be invited to compete in the Finals to be held at Olympia.

6. Those dogs eligible to compete in Medium dog competition are those measuring over 350 mm (1 foot 1¾ inches) and those measuring 430 mm (1 foot 5 inches) or under at the withers and eligible to compete in combined Grades 1 to 7 for Medium dogs.

1. This competition is a special agility competition open to all dogs excluding Border Collies, Working Sheepdogs and any of their Crosses. In the event of a dispute over the parentage of a dog, a decision will be  left to the judge’s discretion.

2. Those dogs eligible to compete in competition for Large dogs are those measuring over 430 mm (1 foot 5 inches) at the withers and open to dogs in Grades 1 to 7 and judged under the Kennel Club Regulations for standard classes.

3. Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat and may qualify more than one dog for the Semi-finals.

4. Handlers may only qualify one dog for the Final which will be the highest placed dog at the Semi-final.

5. Once a dog has qualified for the Semi-final/Final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the Final/Semi-finals.

6. The first four previously unqualified placed dogs will be invited from each heat to compete in the Semi-final which will be held at The City of Birmingham Championship Show at Stoneleigh. The first ten highest placed dogs at the Semi-final will be invited to compete in the Finals to be held at Olympia. A maximum two representatives of any one breed may be invited to the Final from the Semi-final. This decision will be at the organiser's discretion.