Louisville Koi Show Results

[Dale Torok]

There was wonderful weather for the Louisville Koi Show this past weekend. Lots of publicity prior to the show in the local media must have made many people interested in attending. There were the largest crowds I have seen during the 3 years I have attended the show.



The Grand Champion was a wonderful Showa brought by Bryan & Bay Bateman from Chicago. Their Gin Rin Shiro Utsuri took Reserve Grand Champion and the Batemans had a kohaku that took Best Mature. Quite a sweep for the Batemans.



There were 90 koi entered in the show.





Here are the complete Louisville Koi Show results:

Grand Champion "A" ---------- Showa - Bryan & Bay Bateman
Grand Champion "B" ---------- Gin Rin Chagoi – Charles & Carolyn Phelps
Reserve Grand Champion ---------- Gin Rin Shiro Utsuri – Bryan & Bay Bateman
Junior Grand Champion ---------- Kohaku – Dale & Kathleen Torok
Baby Champion ------------------ Kohaku - Suzie Coleman
Best male ----------------------- Showa – Troy Head
Best Mature ----------------------- Kohaku – Bryan and Bay Bateman
Show Chairman’s Award ---------- Ochiba Shigure – Dale & Kathleen Torok
President’s Award -------------- Showa – Kevin & Sheila Karstens
AKCA Award ------------------ Gin Rin Shiro Utsuri – Bryan & Bay Bateman
Judges Award ------------------ Kohaku – Mike Pfeffer
Novice Award ------------------ Goshiki – Dale & Kathleen Torok


Best in Variety Awards


Kohaku --------------- Steve Childers
Sanke --------------- Bryan & Bay Bateman
Showa --------------- Charles & Carolyn Phelps
Utsuri --------------- Charles & Carolyn Phelps
Tancho --------------- Troy Head/Kohaku
Bekko --------------- Troy Head
Asagi/Shusui --------------- Dale & Kathleen Torok/Asagi
Koromo/Goshiki --------------- Dale & Kathleen Torok/Goshiki
Kawarigoi --------------- Jim Baumgart/Ochiba Shigure
Hikari Muji --------------- Dale & Kathleen Torok/Yamabuki Ogon
Hikari Moyo --------------- Suzie Coleman
Gin Rin "A" --------------- Jim Baumgart
Longfin/Butterfly --------------- Tom Gladney

Best In Size

Size 1 --------------- Joe White – Sanke
Size 2 --------------- Kevin & Sheila Karstens – Showa
Size 3 --------------- Troy Head – Sanke
Size 4 --------------- Charles & Carolyn Phelps – Shiro Utsuri
Size 5 --------------- Mike Pfeffer – Kohaku
Size 6 --------------- Dale & Kathleen Torok - Sanke

Friendship Awards From Other Koi Clubs

Northern Midwest ZNA ---------------------- Dale & Kathleen Torok – Goshiki
ZNA Southern Koi Association ---------------------- Troy Head – Koromo/Goshiki
Florida East Coast Koi & WG Society ------------- Tim Cash – Gin Rin Sanke
Atlanta Koi Club ------------------------------------- Dale & Kathleen Torok – Ochiba Shigure
Tropical Koi Club --------------------------------- Tom Gladney – Gin Rin “B”
Texas Koi & Goldfish Society ------------------- Jim Baumgart – Doitsu Ochiba Shigure
Mid-Atlantic Koi Club ------------------------------- Bryan & Bay Bateman – Sanke
Piedmont Koi & Water Garden Society ---------------- Suzie Coleman – Hikari Moyo
Midwest Koi & Goldfish Club ------------------- John McChutchen - Kawarigoi

Hee are some pictures of the Showa that won Grand Champion

[Dale Torok]

Hey Dick!!!!

Here's the fish that won Best In Variety for Shusui/Asagi

Remember this one???

The picture is just for you.

Dale

[aquitori]

Nice GC Showa, how big is it? and who is the breeder?

[MikeM]

Wonderful Showa .... and congrats to you Dale on your winners, too!

And thanks for posting.

[Griff]

Way to go Dale!!!!!!!!!

[Dale Torok]

Quote: Originally Posted by Griff Way to go Dale!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Griff. It's always fun when you get to bring something home!

I was especially excited to think that my goshiki was so well liked by the judges that it won best in variety and was also selected as the favorite fish by a couple visiting koi clubs for a friendship award. It is my wife's favorite fish.

This one was purchased for me by a friend during a trip to Japan in October, 2003. It shipped home in November, 2003 and looked much different than it does now.

Here is how it looked in 2003 and two pictures taken at the show.

Goshiki are fun to watch develop.

Dale

[aquitori]

Nice Goshiki, I give you props for raising a fine fish to where it is now. It's hard to due now a days....I wish you continual success...

[dick benbow]

Dale thank you for posting the results and pictures for all of us to enjoy!

Congratulations on the marvelous results your pond managed to muster.

your asagi is superb!

Congratulations to your club and show team!

[keokoi]

Congrats to all the winners! Sounds like a great show with quality koi..


Joe

[dick benbow]

I keep sneaking back to look at the photo of the asagi! Sheeish that's a nice feeesh! Sure hope the new KB auction will provide ones like that!