[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori The Sanke is from Sakuma. This Sanke has won 2 first places at the All-Japan Rinyukai Show 2 years straight. The Sanke has very good quality and a Sanke of this quality not pattern would cost you around $50K easily at Momotaro.

It must have had a smaller body that fit the head when it won, that was then and this is now. Now the conformation is not good for a larger Koi. So the quality takes a back seat. A small pointy head on a large Koi is not going to win anything. Her glory days are over.