Fastest Basenjis — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 124 Basenjis have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Bellator's Welcome To The Jungle sits at the front of the pack — 28.22 mph, 100 yards in 7.25 seconds — on track for a 2nd straight year atop the Basenji rankings, narrowly ahead of Takari's Where The Rainbow Never Dies (0.02 mph). The top 10 are averaging 27.0 mph, chasing last year's 28.57 mph best, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 CH Bellator's Welcome To The Jungle DCAT TKN FITS — 28.22 mph
2. #2 Takari's Where The Rainbow Never Dies SC CA FCAT — Bitch — 28.20 mph
3. #3 Moto-San Sinbaje's Joyous Jewel RI SC FCAT SWNE SWE SCM TKE FITG — 27.16 mph
4. #4 Remeseb's Lady Amethyst Of Kairo DCAT — Bitch — 27.03 mph
5. #5 FC Sinbaje's Trueheart Demosophy SC BCAT SWN SINE — 26.90 mph
6. #6 Mister Benny FCAT SCN CGC — 26.80 mph
7. #7 Eldorado N Akuaba Spy The Emerging Light SC OA OAJ NF FCAT2 SWE TKE — Bitch — 26.65 mph
8. #8 DC Remeseb's Royal Blue Tanzanite RI FDC SC CA FCAT50 RATO CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITG — Bitch — 26.50 mph
9. #9 Berimo Signet Double Jeopardy SC BCAT — Bitch — 26.48 mph
10. #10 GCH DC Wakili Blackstar Second Chance Wisdom FDC SC CA FCAT CGC — 26.29 mph
11. #11 Marjani Trust Me Im An Engineer CA FCAT6 — Bitch — 26.27 mph
12. #12 CH Makindu Redacted SC DCAT SWE CGC TKI — 26.19 mph
13. #13 CH Karnak's Earthbender Bumi DCAT — 26.09 mph
14. #14 Flutesong's Love Of My Life BCAT — Bitch — 25.93 mph
15. #15 CH Eldorado N Kivu Eye Candy RN FDC JC CA FCAT4 TKN ATT FITS — Bitch — 25.89 mph
16. #16 GCH CH Signet Southern Living FCAT — Bitch — 25.85 mph
17. #17 Lia Faille N Pandora Brouhaha BCAT — 25.82 mph
18. #18 CH Imara Undercover Greta Garbo CA BCAT — Bitch — 25.75 mph
19. #19 Sonbar's Justa Lively Boogie Woogie NAP FCAT2 RATN CGC TKA — Bitch — 25.71 mph
20. #20 GCH CH Takari's A Simple Song FCAT2 — Bitch — 25.71 mph
21. #21 Remeseb's Countess Diamond DCAT — Bitch — 25.69 mph
22. #22 Bellator's Voila RI FCAT4 SCN CGCA CGCU TKA — 25.66 mph
23. #23 GCH CH Kisa Maringa Highway To The Danger Zone DCAT — 25.65 mph
24. #24 Flutesong's Keeper Of The Klassic Flame FCAT2 ATT — 25.63 mph
25. #25 CH Dharian FR Li'L Red Corvette FCAT — Bitch — 25.59 mph
26. #26 GCH CH Maererano's Joy To The World SC FCAT — 25.59 mph
27. #27 Makindu Cloak And Dagger FDC JC CAA FCAT2 SWN SCA SIA SEA CGC TKI — 25.59 mph
28. #28 CH Remeseb's Imperial Morganite FDC JC CAX3 FCAT15 RATO TKN ATT FITG — Bitch — 25.57 mph
29. #29 CH Imara Undercover G Callan CA BCAT — 25.55 mph
30. #30 CH Tarsun's Breaking The Bank JC BCAT — 25.52 mph
31. #31 DC Berimo Riding Shotgun With Hodari SC CAA FCAT2 — 25.49 mph
32. #32 CH Relic's Tribal Treasure JC CAX FCAT7 CGCA CGCU TKN FITG — 25.44 mph
33. #33 Sinbaje's Legendary Ziggystardust CD BN RA FDC SC AX AXJ CA FCAT SWD SWME SHDN CGC TKA — Bitch — 25.44 mph
34. #34 Tailwind's Tell It To My Heart FCAT — Bitch — 25.41 mph
35. #35 GCH CH Remeseb's Noble Rubellite FDC JC CAX3 FCAT15 RATO TKN ATT FITG — Bitch — 25.40 mph
36. #36 CH Bushwacker Unexpected Blackout CAA FCAT11 TKN — 25.39 mph
37. #37 GCH CH Berimo Taji Hodari Summertime BCAT — Bitch — 25.36 mph
38. #38 FC Ture's Stuff Dreams Are Made Of SC CA DCAT TKN — 25.28 mph
39. #39 Wyoland's Roaming Medicine Bow DCAT CGC TKN — 25.24 mph
40. #40 Freja BCAT TKE — Bitch — 25.14 mph
41. #41 Zamaradi's Cruzan SC DCAT RATO CGC TKA FITS — 25.12 mph
42. #42 CH Imara Undercover Dear Mr Gable CA BCAT — 25.01 mph
43. #43 GCH CH Signet Enchanted CAA BCAT — Bitch — 24.87 mph
44. #44 Rocky Mountains Next Episode DCAT — Bitch — 24.86 mph
45. #45 DC Tarsun's Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul SC CA DCAT — Bitch — 24.85 mph
46. #46 Berimo Son Of A Gun SC CAA FCAT2 — 24.85 mph
47. #47 Eldorado N Jublie Xavier BCAT — 24.82 mph
48. #48 CH Sff Signet Avant-Garde DCAT — Bitch — 24.81 mph
49. #49 CH Tailwind's Heart Of The Matter At Desiree Acres JC BCAT — 24.80 mph
50. #50 GCHS CH Kisa Maringa Don'T Think, Just Do BCAT — 24.75 mph
51. #51 Flutesong's Rumour Has It BCAT CGC STR TKN — Bitch — 24.72 mph
52. #52 Epic Select Wild West Spice Girl BCAT — Bitch — 24.70 mph
53. #53 GCH CH Kiroja Slow Motion Replay SC FCAT5 — Bitch — 24.65 mph
54. #54 CH Saorsa & Ture's Absolutely Fabulous BCAT TKN — Bitch — 24.64 mph
55. #55 GCH DC Select Epic Into Da Jungle FDC SC CA FCAT4 CGC TKN FITG — 24.59 mph
56. #56 GCH DC Maererano's Dashing Thru The Snow SC FCAT — Bitch — 24.59 mph
57. #57 Stoneleigh Gem DCAT CGCU FITS — Bitch — 24.58 mph
58. #58 GCHB DC Tarshas Pure Imagination @ Sundancer MC CAX DCAT CGC — Bitch — 24.52 mph
59. #59 Bloodstone Stormblessed CA BCAT ATT FITS — 24.47 mph
60. #60 GCH CH Signet Bourgeois SC FCAT — 24.44 mph

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