Fastest American English Coonhounds — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

Five American English Coonhounds are on the board this season, and the pace-setter is CSG River Bottom Say What You Will at 23.38 mph (8.75 seconds over 100 yards), chasing last year's 23.81 mph best, narrowly ahead of Ranger King Of The Castle (0.03 mph). That top speed makes the American English Coonhound the 190th-fastest of 251 breeds in 2026. The top 5 average 23.2 mph. Nothing's settled until the season closes.

1. #1 GCH CH CSG River Bottom Say What You Will SCN — Bitch — 23.38 mph
2. #2 Ranger King Of The Castle FCAT SWE SEEE SIM SEM SHDA — 23.35 mph
3. #3 CH CGCH Skyline's Everything She Ain'T BCAT — Bitch — 23.34 mph
4. #4 CH CCH Renegade Swamps Hitch Hiker CA DCAT — 23.24 mph
5. #5 Diamond Rock's Small Town Smoke Show — Bitch — 22.53 mph

See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.