In 2021, the Lhasa Apso crown went to El Minja's Ornithogalum at 16.01 mph, up from 10.79 mph the year before, edging Rosewood's Zahra At Sir Adams by a whisker (0.51 mph) — the best of 3 ranked. That top speed makes the Lhasa Apso the 226th-fastest of 228 breeds in 2021. Behind the leader, the top 3 averaged 14.5 mph.
See full AKC Fast CAT speed rankings — by breed, by year, and all-time — on Dash-Hound.