Fastest Irish Wolfhounds — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

62 Irish Wolfhounds are on the board this season, and the pace-setter is Hops-N-Hounds Rune Singer Althea at 27.69 mph (7.39 seconds over 100 yards), chasing last year's 28.27 mph best, out in front of the field. Seven Irish Wolfhounds broke 25 mph. The top 10 are averaging 25.7 mph, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 GCH CH Hops-N-Hounds Rune Singer Althea SC CA FCAT2 CGC TKN FITB — Bitch — 27.69 mph
2. #2 Seamus Ard Tiarna Of Hilltop DCAT THDN CGC — 26.61 mph
3. #3 Minerva's Black Pearl Of Grimm Acres CA FCAT — Bitch — 26.04 mph
4. #4 Paramount Darling Bonneville RN DCAT — Bitch — 25.95 mph
5. #5 Greybeards Paladin Guinevere Of Maloma CGC ATT — Bitch — 25.54 mph
6. #6 CH Paramount Darling Ferrari At Bandimere RA FDC BCAT CGCA CGCU STR TKN ATT — Bitch — 25.53 mph
7. #7 Hanna Caoimhe Of Blooming Heather Irish Wolfhounds BCAT — Bitch — 25.39 mph
8. #8 A Darling Feileacan RA FDC DCAT CGCA CGCU TKN ATT — Bitch — 24.94 mph
9. #9 GCH CH Prairie Creek David DCAT — 24.89 mph
10. #10 Steppin'Wolf's Dreams Save Us BCAT — Bitch — 24.66 mph
11. #11 CH Bhalla Of Cudarath JC FCAT ATT FITS — Bitch — 24.56 mph
12. #12 Hops-N-Hounds Eowyn Shield-Maiden Of Ithilien CA BCAT — Bitch — 24.53 mph
13. #13 Ianina's Vixen At Odd Duck Farm JC FCAT ACT2 CGC — Bitch — 24.40 mph
14. #14 Padraigs Cu Meagher BCAT — 24.28 mph
15. #15 Padraigs Cu Wild Bill Donovan FCAT — 24.26 mph
16. #16 GCH CH Wolfstone's Crimson Splendor Of Hanging Bog BCAT FITB — Bitch — 24.25 mph
17. #17 CH Paramount Darling Monza DCAT — 24.18 mph
18. #18 GCH DC Hops-N-Hounds Oliver N Company SC CA FCAT CGC — 23.96 mph
19. #19 Hops-N-Hounds Failinis' Still No Apologys Scathach DCAT CGC — Bitch — 23.77 mph
20. #20 Ianina's Blitzen The Dark One DCAT CGC — 23.77 mph
21. #21 CH Ianina's Dasher BN FCAT CGC ATT — 23.69 mph
22. #22 GCHB CH Largh Pah Waylon RN FDC CAA FCAT THDS CGCA CGCU STR TKA ATT VHMA FITS — 23.61 mph
23. #23 Ianina's Comet At Thornberry BCAT — Bitch — 23.59 mph
24. #24 Wishalls Dasha Grace BCAT — Bitch — 23.57 mph
25. #25 Hops-N-Hounds Madigan Orlaith of the Third Contact DCAT — Bitch — 23.34 mph
26. #26 CH Sunstag Blue Moon Rising BCAT — Bitch — 23.34 mph
27. #27 Darragh's Dram Of Hennessy's Whiskey BCAT CGC — 23.32 mph
28. #28 Loxley Yvanaea Aponi BCAT — 23.19 mph
29. #29 CH A Darling Finnegan RA FDC JC CA FCAT THDN CGCA CGCU TKN ATT — 22.96 mph
30. #30 Ianina's Tiny Dancer in My Hand BCAT — Bitch — 22.76 mph
31. #31 GCH CH Hops-N-Hounds Aoife Of The Forbidden Forest FCAT ATT FITB — Bitch — 22.49 mph
32. #32 Kupfer's Momo Monster FCAT2 CGC FITB — 22.40 mph
33. #33 Serendipity's Silver Pixie BCAT SWA STR TKN VHMA VSWI — Bitch — 22.28 mph
34. #34 CH Carroy All For One Aramis Of Darragh RN FDC JC CGCA STR — 22.15 mph
35. #35 Serendipity's Cu Chulainn RN BCAT SHDN CGC TKN VHMP VSWE — 22.05 mph
36. #36 Loyalty's Musical Talent BCAT CGCA — Bitch — 22.02 mph
37. #37 GCH CH Lady Edith Faolan Of Sandhoff BCAT CGC ATT — Bitch — 21.94 mph
38. #38 CH Salish Jean Grey BCAT — Bitch — 21.90 mph
39. #39 CH Hipsley's Unforgettable At Hops-N-Hounds SC CA FCAT6 CGC FITB — Bitch — 21.82 mph
40. #40 CH Alborock Voodoo At Odd Duck Farm BCAT CGC — 21.46 mph
41. #41 CH Walela Carnasserie Mists Of Hibernia At Bellarosa BCAT — Bitch — 21.46 mph
42. #42 CH Northern Lights Backin The Blue At Prairie Creek BCAT CGC — 20.15 mph
43. #43 GCH CH Northern Lights Prairecreeks Crimson Cloverpnumbra DCAT CGC — Bitch — 20.07 mph
44. #44 CH Paramount Prairiecreek Pepper Pottz DCAT — Bitch — 19.55 mph
45. #45 GCH CH Hops-N-Hounds Bay Haven Fearghas Keeper Of Courage DCAT — 19.21 mph
46. #46 CH Cufiain Aine Pualani BCAT — Bitch — 18.82 mph
47. #47 Michaleen Oge Flynn BCAT — 18.78 mph
48. #48 Femke's Footsteps Lady Starlight BCAT — Bitch — 18.62 mph
49. #49 CH Allegiance Honor Ionmhain Norman — Bitch — 18.00 mph
50. #50 CH Rysheron's Willow Queen Of Kings BCAT — Bitch — 17.94 mph
51. #51 Maris Darcy Neenah Of Ireland BCAT ATT FITB — Bitch — 17.70 mph
52. #52 Steppin'Wolf's Blessed By Family BCAT — Bitch — 16.73 mph
53. #53 Paramount Prairiecreek Norma Jean BCAT — Bitch — 16.71 mph
54. #54 GCH CH Unity Poetry And Motion Ionmhain Norman DCAT — Bitch — 16.50 mph
55. #55 Hops-N-Hounds Sweet Morrigan BCAT CGC — Bitch — 16.44 mph
56. #56 Wicked Wolfhounds Disruption Of Order CGCA CGCU STR TKN ATT — 15.51 mph
57. #57 DC Carrickaneena Meadbh II SC DCAT — Bitch — 14.82 mph
58. #58 Fleur Magnus Cor BCAT FITB — Bitch — 14.59 mph
59. #59 CH Glenn Eyrie's Bella ATT — Bitch — 14.53 mph
60. #60 GCH CH Magh Itha's Bragi SC CAA FCAT FITB — 14.30 mph

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