51st Dog Derby

The Dog Derby is BACK for its 51st year! This is the perfect opportunity to showcase your dog handling skills and make some new friends. Traverse the mountain in either our Country Dog division, Town Dog division, or get the kids involved in the Kids Division. Anything is paw-sible here at Coronet Peak! 

This year’s Dog Derby is kindly sponsored by the teams at Vitapet, Coastal Canine and Happy Pet. 

Registration & Parking:

• Pre-register via website or on the day from 10am. Registrations on the day will be taken at the tent in Carpark 2. (Greengates Car Park)
• Those registered for Dog Derby are welcome to park in Paw Parking (Greengates Car Park) 

Categories:

• Country Division: For farm working dogs only - to enter in this section you must be able to provide the name of the farm you work on. Competitors must be 14+
• Town Division: All other dogs. Competitors are divided into Women’s and Men’s Divisions. If you are gender diverse, please register with the category you feel most comfortable in. Competitors must be 14+
• Kids Division: Competitors must be between ages 7-13 (inclusive). If younger than 7, the child needs to be accompanied by an adult 

Timings & Course Information:

• Kids Race start at 12:30
• Womens Town Race start at 12:40pm
• Mens Town Race start at 12:50pm
• Country division race start at 1pm
• Course details are available on our Event Page

Additional Details:

• This year’s Bark Off is kicking off at 3pm at Canyon Brewing with a professional dog photographer on-site to snap some pawfect pet pawtraits!
• Please wear suitable footwear & clothing for a full mountain environment!
• Dogs must be on a lead at all times.
• Please remember to bring poo bags!
• Please note you do not need ski's or snowboards for the Dog Derby, all entrants will run down the hill together with their pooch!
• Online registrations close Friday 8 August 4pm