Fastest Irish Wolfhounds — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 54 Irish Wolfhounds have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Hops-N-Hounds Rune Singer Althea sits at the front of the pack — 27.20 mph, 100 yards in 7.52 seconds, out in front of the field. The top 10 are averaging 25.5 mph, chasing last year's 28.27 mph best, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 GCH CH Hops-N-Hounds Rune Singer Althea SC CA FCAT CGC TKN FITB — Bitch — 27.20 mph
2. #2 Seamus Ard Tiarna Of Hilltop DCAT THDN CGC — 26.46 mph
3. #3 Minerva's Black Pearl Of Grimm Acres FCAT — Bitch — 26.04 mph
4. #4 Paramount Darling Bonneville RN BCAT — Bitch — 25.72 mph
5. #5 Greybeards Paladin Guinevere Of Maloma CGC ATT — Bitch — 25.54 mph
6. #6 Hanna Caoimhe Of Blooming Heather Irish Wolfhounds BCAT — Bitch — 25.39 mph
7. #7 A Darling Feileacan RA FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU TKN ATT — Bitch — 24.94 mph
8. #8 GCH CH Prairie Creek David BCAT — 24.76 mph
9. #9 Steppin'Wolf's Dreams Save Us BCAT — Bitch — 24.66 mph
10. #10 CH Bhalla Of Cudarath JC FCAT ATT FITS — Bitch — 24.56 mph
11. #11 Hops-N-Hounds Eowyn Shield-Maiden Of Ithilien CA BCAT — Bitch — 24.53 mph
12. #12 Ianina's Vixen At Odd Duck Farm JC FCAT ACT2 CGC — Bitch — 24.40 mph
13. #13 Padraigs Cu Meagher BCAT — 24.28 mph
14. #14 Padraigs Cu Wild Bill Donovan FCAT — 24.26 mph
15. #15 GCH CH Wolfstone's Crimson Splendor Of Hanging Bog BCAT FITB — Bitch — 24.25 mph
16. #16 CH Paramount Darling Monza BCAT — 24.08 mph
17. #17 GCH DC Hops-N-Hounds Oliver N Company SC CA FCAT CGC — 23.96 mph
18. #18 Hops-N-Hounds Failinis' Still No Apologys Scathach DCAT CGC — Bitch — 23.77 mph
19. #19 Ianina's Blitzen The Dark One DCAT CGC — 23.77 mph
20. #20 CH Paramount Darling Ferrari At Bandimere RA FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU STR TKN ATT — Bitch — 23.75 mph
21. #21 CH Ianina's Dasher BN FCAT CGC ATT — 23.69 mph
22. #22 Ianina's Comet At Thornberry BCAT — Bitch — 23.59 mph
23. #23 Wishalls Dasha Grace BCAT — Bitch — 23.57 mph
24. #24 Hops-N-Hounds Madigan Orlaith of the Third Contact BCAT — Bitch — 23.34 mph
25. #25 CH Sunstag Blue Moon Rising BCAT — Bitch — 23.34 mph
26. #26 GCH CH Largh Pah Waylon RN CAA DCAT THDS CGCA CGCU STR TKA ATT VHMA FITS — 23.33 mph
27. #27 Loxley Yvanaea Aponi — 23.19 mph
28. #28 CH A Darling Finnegan RA FDC JC CA FCAT THDN CGCA CGCU TKN ATT — 22.96 mph
29. #29 Kupfer's Momo Monster FCAT2 CGC FITB — 22.40 mph
30. #30 Serendipity's Silver Pixie BCAT SWA STR TKN VHMA VSWI — Bitch — 22.28 mph
31. #31 CH Carroy All For One Aramis Of Darragh RN JC CGCA STR — 22.15 mph
32. #32 Serendipity's Cu Chulainn RN BCAT SHDN CGC TKN VHMP VSWE — 22.05 mph
33. #33 Loyalty's Musical Talent BCAT CGCA — Bitch — 22.02 mph
34. #34 GCH CH Lady Edith Faolan Of Sandhoff BCAT CGC ATT — Bitch — 21.94 mph
35. #35 Salish Jean Grey BCAT — Bitch — 21.90 mph
36. #36 CH Walela Carnasserie Mists Of Hibernia At Bellarosa BCAT — Bitch — 21.46 mph
37. #37 CH Hipsley's Unforgettable At Hops-N-Hounds SC CA FCAT5 CGC FITB — Bitch — 21.34 mph
38. #38 GCH CH Hops-N-Hounds Aoife Of The Forbidden Forest DCAT ATT FITB — Bitch — 21.26 mph
39. #39 CH Alborock Voodoo At Odd Duck Farm CGC — 20.54 mph
40. #40 CH Northern Lights Backin The Blue At Prairie Creek BCAT CGC — 20.15 mph
41. #41 GCH CH Northern Lights Prairecreeks Crimson Cloverpnumbra DCAT CGC — Bitch — 20.07 mph
42. #42 GCH CH Hops-N-Hounds Bay Haven Fearghas Keeper Of Courage DCAT — 19.21 mph
43. #43 CH Cufiain Aine Pualani BCAT — Bitch — 18.82 mph
44. #44 Michaleen Oge Flynn BCAT — 18.78 mph
45. #45 CH Allegiance Honor Ionmhain Norman — Bitch — 18.00 mph
46. #46 Femke's Footsteps Lady Starlight BCAT — Bitch — 17.18 mph
47. #47 Paramount Prairiecreek Norma Jean BCAT — Bitch — 16.71 mph
48. #48 CH Unity Poetry And Motion Ionmhain Norman DCAT — Bitch — 16.50 mph
49. #49 Hops-N-Hounds Sweet Morrigan BCAT CGC — Bitch — 16.44 mph
50. #50 Wicked Wolfhounds Disruption Of Order CGCA CGCU STR TKN — 14.94 mph
51. #51 CH Glenn Eyrie's Bella ATT — Bitch — 14.53 mph
52. #52 GCH CH Magh Itha's Bragi SC CAA FCAT FITB — 13.75 mph
53. #53 Russell Johannes Omri Arniola of Wolfstone BCAT — 12.88 mph
54. #54 Pinehurst Stryder Ellesar BCAT THD CGC FITB — 10.44 mph

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