About GAP entry

Entry process

To place your greyhound in the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP), please complete the Enter a greyhound to GAP form.

The GAP team will email you a Transfer of Ownership form, GAP Entry Requirements and History Information form and Preparing your Greyhound for GAP guide.

If you do not receive a response within three working days, please check your spam or junk folders and if the response is not there, please follow up with a phone call to the office on 0437 705 979.  (To prevent the email from reaching your spam or junk folder please add gapadmin@tasracing.com.au to your address book).

The GAP team will notify you when your greyhound is nearing the top of the wait list. Please ensure that your greyhound is desexed, has a current C5 vaccination, and all entry paperwork is complete.  The owner of the greyhound or the agent acting on behalf of the owner is responsible for the transportation of the greyhound to GAP.

Admission criteria

To enter the program, your greyhound must meet the GAP Admission Criteria:

  • Completion of the 28-day wind-down period as per LR36.4(e);
  • Desexed
  • A current C5 vaccination.

Proof of vaccination is required, and GAP defines a ‘current vaccine’ as one that is administered a minimum of 14 days and a maximum of eleven months prior to entry.

All greyhounds presented for admission to the GAP facility must have a desexing certificate, C5 vaccination certificate, up to date with flea and worm prevention treatment and accompanied by the following paperwork:

  • Transfer of Ownership form, signed by the current registered owner;
  • GAP Entry Requirements and History Information form.  No dog will be excluded due to medical conditions, a full medical history is required as part of the greyhound history form.

Wait list

There is currently a waiting list to enter GAP.

All dogs will enter GAP in accordance with their position on the wait list. Dogs cannot swap spots on the list.

Update on changes to the GAP waitlist

After conducting a six month trial allowing dogs to be entered onto the GAP waitlist whilst still racing, it has been found that this was not assisting in getting dogs through the process in the most timely manner. In fact, during the trial period, the GAP waitlist had more than tripled. This disadvantages any dog that is fully retired from racing and is ready for rehoming. The aim for GAP is not to disadvantage a greyhound that is fully retired, however such a disadvantage was unavoidable under this trial model. Hence this trial is being abandoned with immediate effect and all new dogs entering the program will return to being required to be in wind down before they are eligible to be entered on the wait list.

Any dog currently on the GAP waitlist will have until 5pm on the 30th of June 2024 to be placed in wind down to remain on the waiting list. Any dog not in wind down after this time shall be removed from the list and will require a new application to enter once it is placed in wind down.

Express Entry

Commencing 1st January 2024 Gap implemented an express entry option to encourage and reward connections who fully prepare their dogs for rehoming by offering an express entry to dogs meeting criteria meaning they are immediately ready and available for adoption.

To be eligible the dog must meet current GAP entry requirements:

    • Completed 28 day wind down
    • Desexed
    • Current C5 vaccination
    • Listed on the GAP waitlist
    • Have been fostered and completed the current GAP foster care report, which requires dogs to:
          • Be house-trained
          • Be able to get in and out of the car unassisted.
          • Be able to walk up and down 5 stairs
          • Be able to walk quietly on lead
          • Have been on walks outside of their residence and racetracks
          • Pass a muzzle-free assessment (dogs that don’t pass the assessment will be given a full report along with advice of how to work with the dog to help it pass future assessments) (Small dog and Health assessment)

If you have a dog that is on the Gap waitlist that meets these requirements, contact Gap at gapadmin@tasracing.com.au to book a muzzle-free assessment. This option is designed to get adoption-ready greyhounds through to a home faster.

This Express Entry trial has proved highly successful, with the longest stay for an express entry dog in GAP being 14 days.

Application form

To apply to enter your greyhound to GAP, please fill in the Enter a greyhound to GAP form.

Contact details

If you would like further information on the Greyhound adoption program or have difficulties with the online application form, please contact the GAP office by telephone on 0437 705 979 or by email at gapadmin@tasracing.com.au.