Five junior classes, fifteen future cow families: meet the 2025 Junior All‑Canadian Holsteins everyone will be mating to – or against.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The 2025 Junior All-Canadian Holstein results showcase five powerhouse junior classes and fifteen calves and yearlings that are already shaping Canada’s next wave of show and brood cows. Junior handlers stepped up with heifers that combine ring presence with cow-family depth and long-term genetic value. Across the board, these Junior All-Canadians signal where future IVF lists, sale toppers, and marketing pedigrees are likely to come from as today’s project calves turn into tomorrow’s donor cows. The results also underline how 4-H and youth programs remain one of the most reliable pipelines for developing stockmen, breeders, and future industry leaders in Canadian Holsteins. For breeders, marketers, and show families, this year’s roster isn’t just a feel‑good youth story – it’s an actionable roadmap for where to buy, who to partner with, and which cow families to watch as the next decade of Canadian type and show genetics unfolds.
From barn aisles to backdrop shots, Canada’s top junior Holstein exhibitors stepped into the spotlight as Holstein Canada unveiled the 2025 Junior All‑Canadian Holstein winners – a powerhouse group of calves and yearlings that will shape show strings, IVF lists, and sale catalogues for years to come.
This isn’t just a ribbon roundup. It’s an early look at the cow families, prefixes, and junior programs that are quietly building the next wave of Canadian and global Holstein influence.
Junior Spring Heifer – Tiny calves, massive futures
- All-Canadian Junior Spring Heifer
TRENT VALLEY SK ABA
Junior: Clara Phoenix
Owners: Carl Phoenix & Family & Kawartha Holsteins
Breeder: Trent Valley Holsteins - Reserve Junior Spring Heifer
ARMCREST SELECT LMTD BUDGET
Junior: Janelle Phoenix
Owners: Armcrest Holsteins & Jerseys, Breamont Holsteins, Brian Armstrong & Keaton Phoenix
Breeders: Armcrest Holsteins & Jerseys, Brian Armstrong & Select Farm & Export Services Inc. - Honourable Mention Junior Spring Heifer
KENTVILLE MASTER GRACIE MAE
Junior: Avery McGriskin
Owner/Breeder: Kentville Holsteins
Junior spring is where the true “baby heat” starts, and this trio shows just how deep Canada’s young breeder bench is – from the Phoenix family’s show‑ring consistency to Kentville’s homebred punch. These calves will be ones to circle when you’re scanning the catalogue notes at fall sales.
Junior Winter Heifer – Cool‑season calves with hot pedigrees
- All-Canadian Junior Winter Heifer
SMYGWATYS UNIX BAILEY
Junior: Emily Smygwaty
Owners/Breeders: Raymond J. Smygwaty & Terry Smygwaty - Reserve Junior Winter Heifer
DELCREEK PAST CURFEW
Junior: Hannah McOuat
Owners: Andrew & Joel McOuat
Breeder: Delcreek Holsteins - Honourable Mention Junior Winter Heifer
WEEKSDALE HAPPY HOUR
Junior: Grace Beckett
Owners: Beckridge Holsteins & Quality Holsteins
Breeders: Weeksdale Holsteins Inc. & Hi‑Calibre Holsteins
Junior winters are often the “quiet assassins” of a heifer class, and this group is loaded with breeder power and family stories – from the Smygwaty homebred Unix to Delcreek and Weeksdale pedigrees that already carry weight in embryo and show circles.
Junior Fall Heifer – Autumn calves built for the long game
- All-Canadian Junior Fall Heifer
MAPLE-AIN BLONDES HAVE MOREFUN
Junior: Euan Bagshaw
Owners: AI Genetics, Maple‑Ain Holsteins, Mary Inn Holstein & Mitchell Anderson
Breeder: Maple‑Ain Holsteins - Reserve Junior Fall Heifer
LOA-DE-MEDE MASTER 2 BELLS
Junior: Paige Werry
Owner/Breeder: Loa‑De‑Mede Farms Ltd. - Honourable Mention Junior Fall Heifer
WINRIGHT SIDEKICK MADDOX
Junior: Taylor Mathers
Owners/Breeders: Brian Joseph Enright, Jaquemet Holsteins, Frank & Diane Borba
If you want to know where tomorrow’s junior and intermediate yearling winners are hiding, look at this fall lineup. Maple‑Ain’s brilliantly named “Blondes Have Morefun” headlines a class packed with cow families that already trade well on type, style, and marketability.
Junior Summer Yearling – The “money” heifers start to separate
- All-Canadian Junior Summer Yearling
TRENT VALLEY MASTER NELLY
Junior: Ty Finley
Owners: Far‑Row Holsteins, Werrhurst Holsteins & Joel Phoenix
Breeders: Joel Phoenix & Trent Valley Holsteins - Reserve Junior Summer Yearling
PATIENCE BRAYDEN CINDY-LOU
Junior: Warren Metzger
Owners/Breeders: Bill Gibson, Patience Holsteins Ltd. & Parallel Genetics - Honourable Mention Junior Summer Yearling
KARNVIEW MASTER JUKEBOX
Junior: Abby Martin
Owner: Madard Farms
Breeder: Karnview Farms Inc.
Junior summer yearlings are where buyers, classifiers, and fitters all start paying very close attention. This trio brings together Trent Valley, Phoenix, Patience, and Karnview – prefixes that know how to convert yearling ringside buzz into semen, embryos, and high‑ticket sale consignments.
Junior Spring Yearling – The gateway to serious cow careers
- All-Canadian Junior Spring Yearling
KARNVIEW LEMAGIC REVOLVE
Junior: Mitchell Anderson
Owner/Breeder: Karnview Farms Inc. - Reserve Junior Spring Yearling
MICHERET AURELIE DIRECT
Junior: Keaton Phoenix
Owners: Coxlyn Farms Ltd. & Frankhaven Holsteins
Breeder: Ferme Micheret Inc. - Honourable Mention Junior Spring Yearling
CERTIFIED WARRIOR IMMOBILIZED
Junior: Emily McOuat
Owners: Andrew & Joel McOuat
Breeder: Certified Holsteins
By junior spring yearling, you’re not just looking at pretty calves – you’re staring straight at the cows that will drive cow families, IVF programs, and export demand over the next five to seven years. Karnview’s All‑Canadian win with LeMagic Revolve caps a big year for their program, while Coxlyn, Frankhaven, Certified, and the McOuat and Phoenix families underline just how many serious herds are backing junior exhibitors with elite genetics.
If you’re planning matings, marketing your own young stock, or building the next generation of show‑ring kids on your farm, pin this roster to the office wall. These are the juniors your own calves will be standing beside sooner than you think.
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