Ricky Stoddart and the team behind Koi Wholesale and Koi Talk magazine have announced a new event, eagerly awaited by members of the Koi keeping community, with a strictly limited number of 200 tickets available to buy from 9am on Saturday 11 March.
The Secret Sanke Showdown Part 2
- Time: 10am – 4pm
- Date: Sunday 28 May 2023
- Venue: Newark Showground, NG24 2NY
Taking place on Sunday 28 May 2023, the Secret Sanke Showdown Part 2 is a Koi event like you’ve never experienced before. It brings together well-known names and faces from across the hobby, including Koi YouTube sensation The Koi Partner with over half a million followers, Allan Tait (Chair of the BKKS UK Judging Standards Committee), Ricky Stoddart, and other well-known Koi YouTubers including Krafty Koi and Lee Hadfield, the Koi Soldier.
Programme
At the event the programme will include:
- Judges seminar, with Allan Tait and Ricky Stoddart – assessing the best of the Sanke from the Part 1 event
- LIVE Koi Auction – your chance to snap up a fantastic Koi for your pond!
- Koi Wholesale Question Time LIVE – ask your koi-related questions to Ricky Stoddart and the panel of aquatics experts
- Retailer special offers including Koi and dry goods from Exclusively Koi
- Complimentary drinks and snacks
- A great choice of food stalls
It follows on from the Koi Wholesale Secret Sanke Showdown Part 1 held earlier this year where 50 hobbyists joined Ricky and the team to select their own Sanke from a selection bred by Takanko, the Secret Sanke breeder and raised at Koi Wholesale. In addition the full programme of activity the event will see the 50 hobbyists return to see how their Koi have developed, to collect their fish, and for a selection of prizes to be awarded.
“For a long time Koi hobbyists have been missing out on events like this to bring the community together. This is completely different to the UK-based Koi shows in that we have a full programme of interactive activity planned throughout the day which supports the Koi community and shares knowledge and expert advice from the likes of myself and Allan Tait.”
Ricky Stoddart, Koi Wholesale and Koi Talk
Tickets
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Saturday 11 March are priced at £22.50 each. Buy yours on this link: https://koitalk.com/product/secret_sanke_2/
Just 200 tickets are available, don’t miss out!
Secret Sanke Part 1 Overview
If you’ve not heard about the Part 1 event here’s the event overview video.