Tito’s Vodka Wiener Dog Derby

Sunday, February 23, 2025


On-site Registration: Opens at 10:00 am and closes promptly at 1:00 pm. 
Opening Ceremonies: 1:45 pm
First Heat: 2:00 pm

All dog owners MUST pick up their registration packet by 1 p.m. on race day. Packets will be located at the registration desk.

Soulard Market Plaza (8th & Lafayette)

Entry Fee: $10 donation // Spectator admission is free.

Online Registration closes at Noon on Friday, February 21. Registration is available the day of the event. 

Your wiener has been working hard all offseason for this, and now the time has arrived for the nation’s longest-running wiener dog derby! Participants square off at Soulard Market to determine the dashingest dachshund in all of the land. 

As usual, in a series of six-dog elimination heats, competitors race down a 30-foot track with the winning wiener moving on to the next round until a champion is crowned. 

There are four age-based classes for participating pups. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place n each category.

  • Ball Park Franks: 6 years and older
  • Hot Dogs: 3-6 years old
  • Cocktail Wieners: Up to 3 years old 
  • Wiener Wannabe: Dogs small enough to fit in the starting box

Registration is available the day of the event, but in order to avoid a distracted dachshund, register online and hit the ground running on race day. 

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Sponsors

Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Horseshoe St. Louis
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Bud Light
Southern Comfort
Fireball Whiskey
First Bank
Hilton - Ballpark
Hilton - Union Station
Verizon
The Cheshire
American Carnival Mart
Raising Canes
Finest Call
Ford’s Gin