Fastest Golden Retrievers — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 585 Golden Retrievers have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Trifecta's You Raise Me Up sits at the front of the pack — 29.26 mph, 100 yards in 6.99 seconds, out in front of the field. The top 10 are averaging 28.3 mph, chasing last year's 29.41 mph best, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift. Dash-Hound members are climbing too, with Mushu (2nd) and Clutch (10th) working up the field — log your own dog's runs at dashhound.app and watch it rise.

1. #1 Trifecta's You Raise Me Up RI AX OAJ XF CA DCAT CGC TKN — 29.26 mph
2. #2 Rio's Racing In The Rain AX OAJ MXF FCAT3 TKI FTR — 28.44 mph
3. #3 Dishonor On You And Your Cow CA DCAT CGC — 28.44 mph
4. #4 Healer From The Blooming Grove DCAT DS — 28.43 mph
5. #5 Roselake's Golden Romeo RI FDC CAX FCAT13 SWM SCME DJ CGCA TKI ATT FITS FTI — 28.26 mph
6. #6 Zonkers Treasure Of The Mischievous Spirit RA NA NAJ NFP BCAT — Bitch — 28.26 mph
7. #7 Gryphon Flying Lion Dream CD RA MH CA DCAT CCA DEX DMX CGCA CGCU TKI — 28.18 mph
8. #8 Golden Years Calypso's Purple Twilight Masquerade CD PCD BN RI FCAT2 ACT1 ACT1J CGCA CGCU ATT FITS FTI — Bitch — 28.06 mph
9. #9 Golden Noses Born Of Fire FDC OA NAJ NF DCAT SCN SIN SBN THDN DS CGCA CGCU TKA FITB FTN — Bitch — 28.03 mph
10. #10 Snowy Ridge Can'T Find'M Grind'M RN BCAT CGCA CGCU STR TKA ATT VHMP — 27.76 mph
11. #11 Goldstrike's Faithful Adventure On The Run FCAT SWN — 27.70 mph
12. #12 Golden Clutch Of Mountain View CA FCAT STR — 27.66 mph
13. #13 Believe It Or Not II FDC CA BCAT DS CGC TKA ATT VHMA — 27.49 mph
14. #14 Golden Dreams Nuka The Outlander Of The Pride FDC BCAT DS CGCA TKN ATT VHMP FTI — 27.48 mph
15. #15 Choctaw's This Bud's For Me FCAT2 — 27.31 mph
16. #16 Windsong Ray Of Sunshine CAA FCAT4 CGCA TKN FTI — Bitch — 27.29 mph
17. #17 Zonkers Playing Texas Hold'Em For Treasures NA NFP BCAT — 27.27 mph
18. #18 OTCH AGCH MACH5 Onedrdogs Fidelis Road Trip Companion UDX3 OM4 VER SH MXC2 PDG MJG2 PJG MFB2 TQX T2B8 FCAT3 SWM CCA CGCA TKA — 27.26 mph
19. #19 Gilbert Of The Raubritter FDC FCAT4 CGC TKN FTR — 27.25 mph
20. #20 Ggg The Dark One RN FCAT SWA SIE DM DS CGCA CGCU TKE VHMA — 27.23 mph
21. #21 Mission Sd Cowboy Crimson DCAT — 27.20 mph
22. #22 Zonkers Brewing Potato Ale RN AX MXJ MXF DCAT — 27.11 mph
23. #23 O'Shields F. Rucker FDC CA FCAT2 CGCA TKN ATT FITB FTI — 27.09 mph
24. #24 Wildwing Perfect Beginning FCAT DS CGCA CGCU TKN FITG FTI — Bitch — 27.01 mph
25. #25 Willow With The Mohawk Of K9 Help You BCAT CGC FTI — Bitch — 26.99 mph
26. #26 Lilhammers Winter Mae FCAT5 — Bitch — 26.92 mph
27. #27 Maplecroft's Hike In The Park CAA FCAT SWA THDN DJ CGC STR TKA FITG — 26.92 mph
28. #28 Grr's Just Loyal Golden Seeker FDC NAJ NF BCAT DM DS CGCA CGCU STR TKN ATT VHMP — 26.87 mph
29. #29 Double Bogey Wilson BCAT DM CGCA CGCU TKN — 26.85 mph
30. #30 Skyriver's Summer Sunshine SWN TKN — Bitch — 26.80 mph
31. #31 Zonkers Perfect Eclipse Over Norwegian Wood BCAT — 26.79 mph
32. #32 Heinevetter's Kobe BCAT — 26.78 mph
33. #33 Wakemup Blue Sky Making Waves BN FDC CA DCAT DMA DS CGCA STR TKI ATT FTR — 26.77 mph
34. #34 Rush'N River Atkins Aura Of Aurora CA BCAT DS — Bitch — 26.76 mph
35. #35 Success Of Experiment 626 RN DCAT DJ CGC TKN — 26.75 mph
36. #36 Ammo's Go Your Own Way BCAT TKI FTI — Bitch — 26.74 mph
37. #37 Topmast The Hunt At Windsor Castle RN FCAT2 — 26.74 mph
38. #38 O'Shields Gp The Reliable Toyota Sienna CA BCAT CGC STR TKN — Bitch — 26.74 mph
39. #39 Grindstone's Oh My Scottish Heartbeat RN NA OAJ BCAT ACT2 ACT2J SWA SCNE TKN — 26.73 mph
40. #40 Trifecta's Everyday Hero BN GN RAE JH FDC OA NAJ OF BCAT ACT1 ACT1J CCA DSA DJ HDS CGCA CGCU TKP ATT FITS FTI — 26.65 mph
41. #41 Sunfire's Rollin' On The River CD PCD BN BCAT CGC TKN — 26.61 mph
42. #42 O'Shields G. Pippin Took FDC CA DCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTN — Bitch — 26.59 mph
43. #43 Stonecroft She Beleives OA AXJ NF BCAT CGCA TKN — Bitch — 26.57 mph
44. #44 Caleb's Azure Ignacio OAP OJP XFP DCAT — 26.57 mph
45. #45 Geronimo's Winston BCAT — 26.54 mph
46. #46 Milbrose Myosotis Asiatica BN RI DCAT ACT1J SCN SIN SEN — 26.53 mph
47. #47 Redtail Lady Sequoia Of Heartwood RN BCAT RATN CGC TKI VHMA VSWB FITB FTI — Bitch — 26.49 mph
48. #48 Cotterpin Hearts And Ivy RI BCAT SIN SEN CGCU TKN — Bitch — 26.46 mph
49. #49 Northwind's Mcintosh RI DCAT DM DSA CGC STR TKN — 26.45 mph
50. #50 Archambault's Cali DCAT CGC — Bitch — 26.44 mph
51. #51 Burtons Georgia Peach CA FCAT3 — Bitch — 26.44 mph
52. #52 Angel Jaxon's Sleigh My Way BCAT DJ ATT — Bitch — 26.42 mph
53. #53 Sgsd Lish's Jet Stream Jetta McFly CA DM DS TKN ATT VHMA VSWB — Bitch — 26.39 mph
54. #54 Red Prairie Scouting The River Monster FDC BCAT CGC TKI — Bitch — 26.32 mph
55. #55 Wakemup Take A Little Piece Of My Heart RN BCAT — 26.31 mph
56. #56 Safari Bark At The Moon CA BCAT CGC STR — 26.31 mph
57. #57 Macky's Christmas Holly NAP NJP NFP FCAT6 ACT2 ACT2J CGC — Bitch — 26.29 mph
58. #58 O'Shields Weezy On The Wine JH FDC BCAT DS DJ CGC TKN FITB FTN — Bitch — 26.28 mph
59. #59 O'Shields R. Chopper C1-10p FDC CAA FCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB FTI — 26.26 mph
60. #60 Overcaffeinated Bean Machine BCAT DM DS STR VHMA — 26.15 mph

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