Fastest Working Kelpies — Fast CAT Speed Rankings (2026)

This season so far, 3 Working Kelpies have chased the lure into the AKC Fast CAT rankings, and right now Zephyr Slade sits at the front of the pack — 26.40 mph, 100 yards in 7.75 seconds, chasing last year's 28.03 mph best, out in front of the field. That top speed makes the Working Kelpie the 110th-fastest of 251 breeds in 2026. The top 3 average 23.1 mph. Nothing's settled until the season closes.

1. #1 Zephyr Slade NAJ — 26.40 mph
2. #2 Feet Down Wyatt HSAs FDC DCAT RATN DS TKI FTN — Bitch — 24.52 mph
3. #3 Feet Down Naked Ember FCAT2 ACT1 CGC STR TKN — Bitch — 18.48 mph

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