Keigo Miwa and RESPECT HOLSTEIN of Gunma Prefecture captured their first Grand Champion title with the Hancock daughter.
RESPECT Lattes Hancock delivered a breakthrough win for Keigo Miwa and RESPECT HOLSTEIN of Gunma Prefecture, Japan, taking Grand Champion honors at the Central Japan Holstein Show.
The Hancock daughter started the day by winning the Five-Year-Old class. From there, she was named Senior Champion, then rose again to claim Grand Champion of the show.
For Miwa, it marked a first Grand Champion honor. That matters. In a show ring built on years of breeding decisions, daily work, and the nerve to bring one out when she is ready, first-time wins hit differently.
Lattes Hancock had the kind of day breeders chase. She moved from class winner to division champion to the final slap with no wasted steps. Mature cow power still counts, and this result proved it.
The show was evaluated by the Fukuya brothers. Hideto Fukuya of Elm-Lane Holsteins, Eniwa, Hokkaido, served as official judge, while Shigeo Fukuya of ST Genetics Japan, Obihiro, Hokkaido, served as associate judge. Both men previously trained at Indianhead Holsteins, adding another international layer to a Japanese show-ring result with deep global pedigree ties.
And the pedigree backs up the moment.
RESPECT Lattes Hancock is sired by Hancock and traces through Goldsun, Doorman, Godfrey Latitude Rose, Lightening, Gibson, Budjon-JK Encore Elegant EX-92-USA, and Krull Broker Elegance EX-96-USA GMD DOM.
That is not just a string of names. It is a maternal line with real show-ring gravity. The Elegance family has long been associated with the kind of dairy strength, frame, balance, and udder quality that still shows up when the championship banners are on the line.
For RESPECT HOLSTEIN, this was more than a good show. It was a statement win.
Show Highlights
Grand Champion: RESPECT Lattes Hancock
Exhibitor: Keigo Miwa, RESPECT HOLSTEIN, Gunma Prefecture
Class: First Place Five-Year-Old
Division: Senior Champion
Sire: Hancock
Official Judge: Hideto Fukuya, Elm-Lane Holsteins, Eniwa, Hokkaido
Associate Judge: Shigeo Fukuya, ST Genetics Japan, Obihiro, Hokkaido
Pedigree
RESPECT Lattes Hancock
Hancock x Goldsun x Doorman x Godfrey Latitude Rose x Lightening x Gibson x Budjon-JK Encore Elegant EX-92-USA x Krull Broker Elegance EX-96-USA GMD DOM
Congratulations to Keigo Miwa, RESPECT HOLSTEIN, and all exhibitors at the Central Japan Holstein Show.
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