Good Morning - Day 5

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the FINAL Day of the National Derby Championship! 

This morning we are kicking off 10th series of this National. Our test dogs are running and we will begin with our first running dog soon. (Changed to Dog #2 to start!)

The morning has started out with rain and storms, which led to the delay in the parade to the 10th Series this morning. Its cloudy and temps are currently around 58 degrees, with the high today expected to be around 78 degrees. There should be increasingly more sun as the day goes on and wind gusts between 7-13 mph. As always, we will report any changing conditions as the day goes on!

For now, stay tuned as we begin the 10th Series of the National Derby to find out who will become the 2025 National Derby Champion!

We have 17 Dog Teams called back to the 10th series

Good Luck to all the teams competing today!!

Good Morning - Day 4

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 4th Day of the National Derby Championship! 

This morning we are kicking off 7th series of this National. Our test dogs are getting ready to go as I type and we will begin with our first running dog soon.

The morning has started out with partly cloudy skies and cool temps around 54 degrees. The high today is expected to be around 78 degrees, with mostly sunny skies and little to no wind. As usual, we will report any changing conditions as the day goes on!

For now, stay tuned as we begin the 7th Series of the National Derby!

Today we have 29 Dogs called back to the 7th series and we will be starting with dog #1

Good Luck to all the teams competing today! The competition is really heating up now!

The view from the mat in the 7th series

Handlers viewing the test

Good Morning - Day 3

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 3rd Day of the National Derby Championship! 

This morning we are kicking off 5th series. Our test dogs just ran the test and we will begin with our first running dog momentarily.

The morning has started out with mostly clear skies and rather chilly temps around 45 degrees. Today the high temps are expected to be around 75, lots of sunshine and little to no winds. Any changing conditions will be reported as the day goes on!

For now, stay tuned as we begin the 5th Series of the National Derby!

45 Dogs were called back to the 5th series and we are starting with dog #37

Good Luck to all the teams competing today!

Good Morning! Day 2

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 2nd Day of the National Derby Championship! 

This morning we are kicking off 3rd series. Our test dogs are getting ready to run now and we will begin with our first running dog shortly.

The morning has started out with partly cloudy skies and temps around 60 degrees. There is a chance for showers, but it appears to be clearing up, but we will keep you posted if things change. High temps today should be much better than yesterday, only going up to around 70, with a light wind of around 6 mph and gusts up to 10mph. Any changing conditions will be reported as the day goes on!

For now, stay tuned as we prepare to begin the 3rd Series of the National Derby!

55 Dogs were called back to this series and we are starting with dog #57

Good Luck to all the teams competing today!

The wonderful Gwen Jones writing the 3rd Series Test Description

Good Morning – Day 1

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 2025 National Derby Championship! 

This morning we are kicking off the event at the 1st series test location. We have heard the National Anthem (video below!), had a presentation from Retrieving Freedom and our test dogs are getting ready to run. We will begin with our first running dog at 8:00 am.

The morning has started out with party cloudy skies and temps currently at 64 degrees. There is an expected high around 88 this afternoon with sunny skies, and a light wind of around 7 mph. We will update you with changing conditions as the day goes on of course ...

But for now, stay tuned as we prepare to begin the 9th running of the National Derby!

58 Dogs Entered. (3 dogs have Scratched: 3, 23, 52)

55 Dogs will Start this 1st Series, starting with dog #27.

Congratulations to everyone that has qualified to be here, and Good Luck to all the teams this morning!

National Anthem Sung by Alexander Ross