Is Special Yearling and Yearling the same class?
Special Yearling qualifies for some breed a crufts position.
However does Yearling ?
Nutkin

Special Yearling has been renamed Yearling & if your breed is in band E yes it is a qual class for Crufts. There was an announcement in a KC Gazette about the "special"being removed as it is now an official KC class

I seem to think awhile ago there was a release from the Kennel Club saying that they were officially recognising the Yearling Class as for some breeds it was now a crufts qualifier - so this would mean that Special Yearling classes could drop the Special bit - so in essence they are just the same class

Hi the KC General Committee has agreed that from Jan 2005 Yearling classes will not need to be denoted as a  "special" class when printing schedules. The agreed definition is Yearling for dogs of 12 and not exceeding 24 calendar months of age on the first day of the show.It is a qualifying class for dogs in stud book band E.
Gillian

Thats brilliant thanks for replying.
I know that in our breed Special yearling qualifies, but when I saw yearling I thought I wonder if this will qualify. So thank you.
Nutkin

Any class which does not have a KC definition or which differs from the KC definition has to be called a "Special" class. You can still have a Special Yearling class if, eg the definition is for dogs of 6 to 24 months. That's why Crufts itself has Special Puppy & Special Junior classes because the age limits are different from the usual puppy & junior classes.

I contacted the Kennel Club just to make sure before I booked the class. This is for Manchester champshow 2005. They have told me that Yearling will not qualify for Crufts 2006. It has to be Special yearling..
So now I am confused as from what everyone has said on here it is a qualifying class. Weims are shown in E band. So SY does qualify. Where as I am told by the Kennel club Yearling does not...
Oh well..looks like post grad class then
If anyone finds out anything different maybe e-mail me please.
Nutkin

I don't know who you spoke to at the KC but this is from the KC's own site & no Special Yearling mentioned only Yearling

a. ENTRY IN BREED CLASSES AT CRUFTS 2005, WHERE CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES ARE OFFERED.

A dog is eligible for entry in breed classes where Challenge Certificates are offered if it has qualified in any of the following ways under the Rules and Regulations of the Kennel Club.

If it is a Champion, Show Champion, Field Trial Champion, Working Trial Champion or Obedience Champion under the Rules of the Kennel Club.

If it is entered in the Kennel Club Stud Book, or qualifies for entry in the Kennel Club Stud Book by 7 January 2005.

If it is entered in the Kennel Club Stud Book, or qualifies for entry in the Kennel Club Stud Book by 7 January 2005 through Field Trials or Working Trials.

If it has won any of the following prizes in a breed class (as defined in Kennel Club Regulations for the Definitions of Classes at Championship Shows) at a Championship Show, including Crufts, where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed between 2 January 2004 and 7 January 2005.

First, Second or Third in Minor Puppy Class
First, Second or Third in Puppy Class
First, Second or Third in Junior Class
First, Second or Third in Yearling Class (For breeds in Stud Book Band E only - see list below)
First, Second or Third in Post Graduate Class
First, Second or Third in Limit Class
First, Second or Third in Open Class
First in Veteran Class

STUD BOOK BAND E

Hound Group: Afghan Hound, Whippet

Gundog Group: Irish Setter, Retriever (Flat Coated), Retriever (Golden), Retriever (Labrador), Spaniel (Cocker),
Weimaraner.

Terrier Group: Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Utility Group:

Pastoral Group: Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Shetland Sheepdog

Working Group: Boxer, Dobermann, Great Dane, Rottweiler

Toy Group: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

5. If it has won a First Prize in a breed class at Crufts 2004. Other than Puppy, Junior, Yearling (Stud Book band E Breeds only), Post Graduate, Limit and Open at Crufts 2004, which does qualify in 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

6. If it has been awarded a 5-point or higher Green Star at a Show held under the Rules and Regulations of the Irish Kennel Club.

7. If a Beagle, has won a First Prize at a Hound Show between 2 January 2004 and 7 January 2005 held under the Rules and Regulations of the Masters of Harriers and Beagles Association.

8. Premier Open Show

For dogs that have been declared best of breed provided there were more than three breed classes (more than five classes for Stud Book Band E breeds) scheduled for the breed.

9. If it has won Best in Show, Reserve Best in Show or Best Puppy in Show at a General or Group Open Show between 2 January 2004 and 7 January 2005.

Strange because if all the societies go with the new agreement and not state "special" in their classification and only yearling then there wont be any  special yearling qualifying classes to enter effectively taking that qualification away again.(erm I think I've confused myself now)
Gillian

Well the KC site clearly states Yearling not Special Yearling will qualify for Crufts in the E band breeds

Hi Nutkin just been to the KC website and on the page that lists qualifying classes for Crufts it now states Yearling  not special so somewhere along the line someone has made a mistake here