The hugely popular Celtic 500” Corgi Speed Championships are set for July 12 at the Michigan Celtic Festival, Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor.
A new highlight is the “Little Legs Challenge” when this year’s Corgi champ will race Sir Remington of Canterbury, winner of Saline’s 2024 Oktoberfest Wiener Dog Races.
“Sir Remington of Canterbury’s at it again,” says Jill Durnen, ‘Head Beer Wench’ from Saline Main Street’s Oktoberfest, who will announce the race, along with Mary Dettling. “That long-bodied noble hound may be low to the ground, but he runs with the speed of a tavern wench chasing her last gold coin! I was at the Wiener Dog Race 2024, slingin’ ale and cheerin’ ‘til my corset near burst, and let me tell ya—Sir Remi flew past the finish line like he had a keg to catch. Now he’s challengin’ the 2025 Corgi 500 champ? Ooooh, it’s gonna be a clash of stumpy titans! May the best noble floof win!”…