We have been approved by the AKC to become a FCat club.
WHO’S DOG IS READY TO DO THE 100 YARD DASH?????
We will hold our first official AKC FCAT trials on September 19 & 20, 2026.
Entry opening date July 15, 2026 at noon. Closing date is September 9 at 1 PM. Day of Entries will only be taken if a trial does not fill by September 9, 2026.
Two (2) trials per day, 125 maximum entries per trial.
A dog can only do one run per trial per AKC rules. A rerun will be offered in the case of equipment or other type of unexpected failure during a run. The trial chair has the final say on whether a rerun is appropriate.
Open to any dog but per AKC rules, the dog must be at least 1 year old and have an AKC registration number. See the link below to find out how to get a registration number.
LOCATION
East Winds Farm, 2019 Riser Road, Canandaigua, NY. This is the same location we hold our Barn Hunt trials, DOTCORNY holds their FCAT trials and there are other Barn Hunt Trials.
WHAT IS FCAT?
If you do not know anything about FCAT, please go to the AKC website to read all of the information, get a copy of the rule book, and learn how to get an AKC registration number for your dog. https://www.akc.org/sports/coursing/fast-cat/
*********TRIAL RUN UPDATE 8-30-26, *********
All run times for the morning are closed.
We are 9.5 days away from the closing date for the trials. We have room for more entries, but only the afternoon times (1-2, 2-3, 3-4). Per the AKC rules, entries received by closing, 9-9-26 at noon, have to include payment. If payment is delayed and not received by noon, the entries will not be accepted. If the trials do not fill, then we will be offering the opportunity to do a day of entry. Day of Entry runs will not happen any earlier than 2 PM. Please plan accordingly.
TRIAL DETAILS
Before arriving, make sure you have at least two leads for each dog and a helper to release or catch your dog. There will be people available to help with this if you don’t have a partner to come with you. Wear appropriate shoes. NO open or expose toes or feet allowed anywhere on the trial grounds.
Both days will have the following time blocks. You can choose a time block on the entry form.
8-9 AM: Worker/Volunteer runs.
9-10 AM: 20 dogs, two runs each.
10-11 AM: 20 dogs, two runs each.
11-Noon: 20 dogs, two runs each.
Noon-1 PM LUNCH
1-2 PM: 20 dogs, two runs each.
2-3 PM: 20 dogs, two runs each.
3-4 PM: 20 dogs, two runs each.
4-5 PM: 5 dogs, two runs each plus any overflow runs.
When you arrive for your scheduled run time, please go to the check in area. You will be get run tickets and be directed to the health check. Only dogs who pass the health check will be allowed to proceed to the run wait area. There will be a golf cart available to transport the catch person to the catch area.
On the way back from each run, Earned Q ribbons will be available at the secretary table.
RIBBONS
Q ribbons and run sticker will be available for every qualifying run. We are also offering rosettes for FCAT, BCAT and DCAT points completion. You will need to request one of these if you know your dog has obtained the required number of points. If you indicate on your entry form the potential title you might be earning, we will make every effort to have that title rosette for you at the trials. If you do not indicate a potential title but do complete the necessary points (you have to keep track of your points and let us know if your dog has earned a title) we may have a rosette available on Sunday but that is not guaranteed.
For titles:
BCAT = 150 points
DCAT = 500 points
FCAT = 1000 points
FCAT+ = 1500 points for FCAT2. Every 500 points after that earns an additional FCAT with the appropriate number noted.
Points are awarded based on the time of a run and the handicap. Points for a run will be available from the Trial Secretary and we will make an effort to put the run points of the Q ribbon sticker.
We now have pictures of what our title rosettes will look like:
