NARBC Sweepstakes Prizes, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

This is the final numbers for the show year of August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025.  It's a bit late to post it, better late than never.   I am fortunate enough to have stayed at the first place English Angora since 1988, and that is 37 years in a row.    The English Angora Rabbit of the Year (ROY) is BC1AG, Chu's Aurelia.   

What prize did I get for the wins?  This year it's a cross-shoulder bag with the NARBC logo in the front.

In the back, there is a tag with my name on it.

Here is a close up of the tag, showing that I'm the first place winner of total numbers and Chu's Aurelia BC1AG is the first place ROY.   By the way, I like the color of the bag.  Warm color is my thing.

The prize for the 2023-2024 sweepstakes is a jacket.  Somehow I did not post the numbers and now have a hard time finding them.   

I was still at he number 1 English Angora competition and my rabbit was also the ROY first place.  And that's Chu's Raelynne.    Why wasn't any post about it?  I believe it's (a) a confusion during the change of the NARBC management and (b) the color of the prize was so uninspiring that I just put it into my closet and never looked at it again until now.    The size of the jacket is way on the small side, I could barely fit into it though it's a size Large!  I am 5'3" and 112 pounds, a Large should give me a lot of room but not this one.   Sorry, Raelynne, such a beautiful doe but you did not get the spotlight that you deserved.

What's my current standing?  It's looking good, still at number 1 English Angora and Raelynne's daughter Chu's Raeberta is sitting solidly at the number 1 ROY.   The show year is August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026.  Will see what the final result in a few months.

 

Carol's French Angora Rocks at Antioch

In August 2025 Carol had a litter of 8 French Angora babies born.   There are 1 buck and 7 does; how many breeders can be so lucky to have that many does in the litter?   There are 3 white does, 3 fawn does, 1 black doe and 1 fawn buck.   

The colored French Angora babies are in high demand, especially with Carol's high quality stock.   In no time, out of the 4 colored does, 3 went to different homes.   This is Carol's pick of the colored does, she is named Ava.

Pretty Ava does not disappoint, she won 2 BOB out of the three shows at Antioch and she is just 6 months old.

 

Though the colored does are in high demand, Carol's favorite is this white doe Genevieve.  She won 1 BOB out of the 3 shows at Antioch.  The two littermate sisters are neck to neck in many shows in the past and we suspect that will be the case in the future shows.

This post concludes the reports and photos from the CRCS triple open shows at Antioch on Saturday, February 14, 2026. 

Alex Ong Visits at Antioch

We have seen photos of Alex doing his 6th assist at Antioch.   Here is Alex came by to visit before the show started in the morning of the show.   Alex's main breed is the English Angora, so there has been quite a bit of communication between Alex and me though this is the first time that we met.  Alex has grooming and boarding facilities in several countries in Asia and put on shows regularly.  His judging license will definitely be very helpful in promoting rabbit exhibition in Asia.   He further designed a very pretty slicker brush for Angoras, Alex is very kind to give one each to Carol, Casey and me.    Here is his facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/alex.ong.1048

At the end of the day, I was very lucky to have won double Best In Show out of three open shows. The price from CRCS is a steel drinking bottle.   I gifted my show C Best In Show prize to Alex.   Randy Shumaker takes the photo for us.

Here is one of the pictures Randy took.

It's the end of the day, most people have left and the showroom is getting empty.  It's also getting dark outside.   We all had a great day.   Wish Alex all the success in his rabbit business and adventures for many years to come.

 

Show C Best In Show Judging at Antioch

Show C Best In Show judge is Maddie Pratt from Michigan.

Best In Show judging from the other side of the view.   

BOB Lilac.

BOB Britanna Petite.

BOB Checker Giant.

BOB English Angora.

BOB French Angora.

Best In Show: Betty Chu's English Angora.

Reserve In Show; CJ's New Zealand.

 

Show B Best In Show Judging at Antioch

Judging Best In Show in show B is Melissa Magee.

BOB French Lop.  The BOB English Angora and BOB French Angora are on the back table.

BOB Checker Giant.

BOB English Angora.

BOB French Angora.

BOB Californian.

Best In Show: Betty Chu's English Angora.  

 

Reserve In Show: Kelly Hinde's Tan.

Show A Best In Show Judging at Antioch

Show A judge for Best In Show is Cory San Jose.

BOB French Angora

BOB New Zealand.

BOB Tan.

BOB American Fuzzy Lop.

BOB Britannia Petite.

Best In Show: Lois and Kate Smith's Mini Rex.
Reserve In Show: Kelly Hinde's Tan.

 

Show C French Angora Judging at Antioch

Judge Melissa starts French Angora judging with the white senior does.

The French Angora colored senior buck goes on to win the BOSB.

The colored senior does are always impressive.

Judge Melissa checking on a French Angora colored senior doe.

Here is the French Angora colored senior doe class winner and also the BOB.
We missed the photos of show C Satin Angora judging.  Thus this is the last report of Angoras judging in show A, B, and C.

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: February14, 2026 Angora Showing at Antioch, CA.

Show C English Angora Judging at Antioch

What a little cutie, judge Melissa gets close to an English Angora colored junior buck.

The colored junior buck is placed the first out of one in the class but he wins over the colored senior buck and advances to the BOSB.  In the background, a colored senior doe cannot wait to get out of her tiny coop.

An English Angora colored senior doe gets out of her coop to greet judge Melissa.

The colored senior doe gets examined.

She goes on to win BOB and open Best In Show.


For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: February14, 2026 Angora Showing at Antioch, CA.

 

Spring Fliwers and Plants at Carol’s Home

Spring or even early summer has arrived in California. We have mid to high 70s with sunshine.   Instead of looking at pretty rabbits, we are sharing some nature’s beauty at Carol’s home today