A crisp but beautiful autumn day in Hokkaido – the first day of the 2008 Hokkaido Holstein National Show held on Saturday, September 27th. Scheduled for the first day were the heifer classes and the two- and three-year-old cow classes.

The airy and spacious show ring. The classes were large and deep – 25 to 35 head in every heifer class – and the quality was very impressive.

Left: Associate Judge Tadashi Takahashi – he is a Field Services Manager for All-Japan Breeders Service (ABS).

Right: Official Judge Mitsuo Yamada – a Holstein breeder from Bekkai, Hokkaido. His Yamada Farm herd has had much success in the show ring over the years.

2008 Hokkaido Holstein National Show

Animals must qualify to compete at the Hokkaido National Show by placing in the top three at their district shows.

No heifers younger than 10 months are exhibited at this show. The heifer classes are broken into two month periods from 10 months to 22 months – six heifer classes in all.

The reasons and catalog, of course, were in Japanese. Shuzoh Fukuya, Minoru Nakagome, Frank Fukumoto and Yumi Kawamata were gracious beyond measure in translating the names of the winning animals and their owners into English. Any mistakes are certainly mine and not theirs.

Heifer Calf Class – Born October, 2007 – November, 2007
39 head exhibited

1st Heifer Calf -
Nishiki Chachelle Caroline (S: Dupasquier Carisma)
Owner: Kazuhiro Akasaka

2nd Heifer Calf -
Segis Beauty Advent Dellia (S: KHW Kite Advent-Red-ET)
Owner: Yoshikazu Takahashi

Top three Heifer Calves (3rd place sired by Braedale Goldwyn)

Junior Yearling Heifers – Born August, 2007 – September, 2007
38 head exhibited

1st Junior Yearling Heifer -
TMF Roy Machidam Benji (S: Roylane Jordan-ET)
Owner: Koichi Sato

2nd Junior Yearling Heifer -
Moorview Grace Valiant Silky (S: Silky Gibson-ET)
Owner: Taisuke Takada

Junior Middle Yearling Heifers – Born June, 2007 – July, 2007
32 head exhibited

1st Junior Middle Yearling -
Spirit Rose Champion (S: Calbrett-I H H Champion-ET)
Owner: Makoto Sasaki

2nd Junior Middle Yearling -
Future Way Champion Gold (S: Calbrett-I H H Champion-ET)
Owner: Tomohisa Abe

Middle Yearling Heifer Class – Born April, 2007 – May, 2007
25 head exhibited

1st Middle Yearling -
DH Attack Chance (S: Calbrett-I H H Champion-ET)
Owner: Makoto Yamauchi

2nd Middle Yearling -
Browndale Wade Toy NoNo (S: Jenny-Lou Mrshl Toystory-ET)
Owner: Kunio Shindo

Senior Middle Yearling Heifer Class – Born February, 2007 – March, 2007
23 head exhibited

1st Senior Middle Yearling -
Rock Health Storm Michelle (S: Pursuit September Storm-ET)
Owner: Junichi Iwata

2nd Senior Middle Yearling -
Davidson Gold Lady (S: Braedale Goldwyn)
Owner: Yoshinori Kimura

Senior Yearling Heifer – Born December, 2006 – January, 2007
19 head exhibited

1st Senior Yearling -
Alicia Rampage True (S: Rosedale-L Rampage-Red-ET)
Owner: Makoto Watanabe

2nd Senior Yearling -
Ladys-Manor Dundee Cherry (S: Regancrest Dundee-ET)
Owner: Koichi Sato

Next post: Two- and Three-Year-Old Cow Class results – stay tuned!

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