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Sugarloaf Mountain Racing

Every upcoming Fast CAT event Sugarloaf Mountain Racing runs, and where.

About Sugarloaf Mountain Racing.

Sugarloaf Mountain Racing is a crew in the Mid-Atlantic that runs American Kennel Club (AKC) Fast CAT events for kennel and breed clubs in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, handling online entries and serving as event secretary and lure operator. A Fast CAT or CAT test needs a lure machine, a laid-out course and people who know how to run them, so clubs that hold one often bring in a coursing crew to set up and run it. Sugarloaf Mountain Racing is that crew for 28 clubs in 5 states.

What Sugarloaf Mountain Racing runs.

32Upcoming events
5States

Fast CAT

Fast CAT — short for Fast Coursing Ability Test — is a timed 100-yard dash where a dog runs alone down a straight lane (usually fenced — the premium list says whether the site is enclosed), chasing a white plastic lure pulled ahead by a motorized line. Electronic timers capture the run; the time is converted to miles per hour using a fixed formula, then multiplied by a height-based handicap to produce points toward titles. Dogs run one at a time, off-leash for the sprint, with a handler at the start and a catcher at the finish. The whole thing is over in seven to nine seconds for most dogs.

Upcoming events.

Events by state.

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