06/15/2026
📣 Introducing our 2026 ADGA Spotlight Sale Purebred Nubian Buck:
💘 *B HOANBU LL KASANOVA 💘
Some herdsires leave an impression. Others build a legacy. *B HOANBU LL KASANOVA has all the ingredients to do both.
KASANOVA represents a purposeful blend of elite genetics, combining exceptional general appearance, structural correctness, refinement, angularity, and the kind of style that commands attention from across the ring.
His maternal line traces to one of the most successful and consistent families in the Hoanbu breeding program. His dam, GCH HOANBU BMR KARMA KISMET 6*M EX91, has established herself as a standout both in and out of the show ring. KISMET earned Reserve Grand Champion honors at NAILE in both 2024 and 2025, while also compiling an impressive National Show record, including 7th Place Junior Kid (2021), 4th Place 3-Year-Old (2024), and 4th Place 4-Year-Old (2025). She is also the dam of HOANBU EPIC FIRST KISS, the 2024 Colorama Sale highlight that commanded $4,900.
KISMET combines elegance with endurance—a clean, stylish doe that maintains strength and productivity throughout an entire lactation. She descends from the influential K family anchored by GCH HOANBU BLF KAISLEY KARMA 5*M EX92 EEEE and her exceptional sister GCH HOANBU BLF KAISLEY KATNISS 5*M VG89, whose impact far exceeded her tragically short life. This maternal line traces directly to SGCH ALIZE KAISLEY EX91, one of the defining does in Hoanbu history, with multiple top National Show placings and udder awards.
Adding even more depth, KISMET's paternal sister and maternal aunt, GCH HOANBU BMR KAISLEY KENNEDY 5*M EX92 EEEE, has built an impressive National Show résumé, including a 1st Place Junior Dry Yearling and four consecutive Top-10 National placings. The exceptional mammary systems found throughout this family—particularly the outstanding teat placement and strong medial support established by KAISLEY—have become hallmarks of the K line and continue to surface generation after generation.
KASANOVA's sire, *B CA BLACKBERRY'S LUNAR LANTERN, was selected as a strategic complement to KISMET, reinforcing strengths while targeting the next level of improvement. LANTERN is a striking young buck, combining impressive stature, length, angularity, and correctness. His early show career has already produced four Reserve Grand Champion wins as a yearling, followed by four Grand Champion wins as a 2-year-old in 2026, easily finishing his championship!
LANTERN is backed by one of the most celebrated mammary pedigrees in the breed. His dam, GCH BIG_HOOFHEARTED RB LUNA 2*M EX93 EEEE, captured National Grand Champion and Best Udder in 2022, after placing 1st 4-Year-Old and 2nd Udder at the 2021 National Show. She continued her dominance with Reserve Best Udder at Nationals in 2023. LUNA's exceptional teat placement and extraordinary rear udder height and width have established her as one of the most influential Nubian does of her generation.
On the paternal side, LANTERN is sired by the legendary SGCH ++*B COPPER-HILL BREAKAWAY'S SONSET EX91 EEE, an influential herd sire responsible for at least ten champion offspring and a lasting impact on the Nubian breed.
The first LANTERN kids have already exceeded expectations, displaying exceptional length, levelness, structural integrity, and breed character. KASANOVA embodies those qualities while stacking generations of proven show-ring excellence, elite mammary systems, and productive longevity.
For breeders seeking the next generation of elite Nubian genetics, KASANOVA offers a rare opportunity to invest in a pedigree built not only on success—but on consistency, predictability, and lasting impact.
https://genetics.adga.org/PedigreePrint.aspx?RegNumber=N002494304
