Islay's Sausage-Fueled Corgi Derby Win

0:00A three-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, named Islay, dominated the 2026 Corgi Derby at Muscleburg Racecourse, crossing the finish. Llan at least three lengths ahead of the pack. Her owner, Carolyn Mercardo, a New York native and vet at the University of Glasgow, credits the win to one simple motivator, sausages. The pup, born in New Zealand, had barely any formal training, but that didn't slow her down one bit. This light-hearted race serves as a fun opener to the bigger Easter Saturday horse racing action at the track. Now in its fifth year, the event launched in 2022 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's platinum Jubilee. It pulled in more than 50 entries, with organizers using a ballot to whittle it down to the final 14 runners. Muscleburg's head of marketing highlighted how these speedy corgis often upstaged the main horse races, which boast prize pots exceeding 300,000 pounds. Islay's victory shows small dolls, with big hearts can steal the spotlight, keeping

1:01the Corgi Derby a crowd favorite year after year. This has been Edinburgh News Today, powered by AI.