Sport question

[Trussell]

Does anyone know in which sport contestants must have a name no longer than 18 letters, please?

Presumably the name must have to fit on something - a shirt (football/rugby/boxing athletics - could be anything); a score-board (cricket);

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

[Spotty Dog]

This is Horse-Racing.

[spursfan]

Hi Trussell
This could be horseracing as there is a limit on the number of letters in a horses name

[Feedthegoat9]

Horses nae can be up to 18 letters long - Horse Racing

[Trussell]

Thank you all very much indeed. i certainly did not know that about horses. One learns something everyday in this caper!

[prospector]

If you want an online reference ...

http://www.jockeyclub.com/registry.asp?section =3#six

Scroll down to Rule 6 and down to paragraph F :-

The following classes of names are not eligible for use:

Names consisting of more than 18 letters (spaces and punctuation marks count as letters);

This is the Rules of the Jockey Club who adminster Horseracing on the FLAT

I do not know if they also administer the National Hunt Jumping side of racing ... (if you do not know, then google)

(I am too tired - It is past my bedtime!!)