LOUISVILLE, Ky. — North American International
Livestock Exposition (NAILE) officials announced that the 9th Annual
Junior Wether Goat Show will take place on Nov. 18 and 19. It’s open to
exhibitors not more than 21-years-of -age and at least 6-years-old by day of
the show. Premiums are $2,500 plus jackpot added monies and are paid to entries
in each class. Additional premium money has been added this year for
Grand Champion Wether ($500) and Reserve Champion Wether ($250). Entry fee is
$25 per head.
The 4th
Annual Junior Wether Goat Showmanship Contest takes place on the evening of
Nov. 18. There is no entry fee and winners receive NAILE ribbons and belt
buckles.
The 15th Annual NAILE
Boer Goat show takes place on Thursday, Nov. 20. The American Boer Goat
Association is sponsoring and sanctioning the show, and $8,000 in premium money
is offered.
Catalogs containing
show information and rules are available for download on the NAILE website at
www.livestockexpo.org. Printed catalogs and entry forms are automatically
mailed to those who have participated in the NAILE the past two years. Catalogs
are free, and anyone wishing to receive one should contact the NAILE offices at
P.O. Box 36367, Louisville, KY 40233-6367, by fax at 502-367-5299, or by e-mail
at KFECNAILE@ksfb.ky.gov.
Entry deadline for
Meat Goat Division shows is October 1. Exhibitors may submit entries by mail at
any time and on the website beginning September 1.
The 41st Annual NAILE is produced by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville,
Kentucky under the direction of the Kentucky State Fair Board. During the
Expo’s run November 4 through 21, the facility’s entire 1,200,000 square feet
of climate-controlled exhibit space is used. More than 200,000 visitors and
exhibitors attend the event annually.
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