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Wiener dog races likely to return to 2027 Wood County Fair

The inaugural derby drew thirty-two dachshunds, and the winner took five hundred dollars; the fair board's only note was to add Corgis.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on BBN After Hours
Published 3:03 AM ET, Sunday, November 1, 2026

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First reported by BG Independent News: “The long of it: Wiener dog races likely to return to 2027 Wood County Fair with new twists”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 3:03 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.

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BG Independent NewsThe long of it: Wiener dog races likely to return to 2027 Wood County Fair with new twists

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Wood County Fair's first Wiener Dog Derby went so well that the board voted unanimously to book it again for 2027, BG Independent News reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThirty-two dachshunds on a thirty-foot track, with a starting gate like the horses have. That's a real event.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVery few dogs stayed in their lanes. The fence, to its credit, stayed exactly where it was.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRoll it. This is file footage, not the derby, but look at this puppy on the tile.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the front legs here. That wobble is pure race-day nerves, and now he's sniffing the floor instead of the finish.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNervous? No. He's wandered off the track and he's sniffing the floor.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score, seven out of ten, because the only board suggestion was a Corgi race and I need that tape.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty-two dogs, one fence, and I'd still bet on the fence.