Fastest Portuguese Podengos — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 6 Portuguese Podengos have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Auroraz Lightz Legacy sits at the front of the pack — 27.52 mph, 100 yards in 7.43 seconds, already past last year's 27.22 mph best, narrowly ahead of Auroraz Lightz Slim Shady (0.52 mph). Four Portuguese Podengos broke 25 mph. The top 6 are averaging 25.8 mph, and with the season running through 2027, these standings can still shift.

1. #1 Auroraz Lightz Legacy BN BCAT — Bitch — 27.52 mph
2. #2 Auroraz Lightz Slim Shady FCAT SWN SCA SBA STR TKN VSWB — Bitch — 27.00 mph
3. #3 Fadista Spavinaw Creek Do Vale De Fermedo CM8 CA DCAT — 26.36 mph
4. #4 Spavinaw Creek's Vulcan God Of Fire BCAT — 25.72 mph
5. #5 Auroraz Lightz Houdini BCAT SBN TKI — Bitch — 24.52 mph
6. #6 Spavinaw Creek's Cassiopeia An Excellent One — Bitch — 23.90 mph

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