This season so far, 6 Japanese Chins have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Slr Diamond Pearl Jam And Champagne sits at the front of the pack — 16.97 mph, 100 yards in 12.05 seconds, chasing last year's 17.16 mph best, narrowly ahead of Sir Lawrence Lew Of Shadowland (0.01 mph). That top speed makes the Japanese Chin the 246th-fastest of 251 breeds in 2026. The top 6 are averaging 15.3 mph, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.
See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.