26th May 2018 ~Pont St Max

*The magnificent TOP STAR a truly outstanding breeder. Some direct children of TOP STAR just read the individual results; NL11-1867164 *1^st Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Union de Baronie 2013 *37^th National NPO Creil 10.078b*76^th National NPO Orleans 22.627b*31^st Combine Criel 3,219b *34^th Combine Sezanne 3.030b *44^th Combine Nivelles 4.676b *59^th Combine Peronne 4.756b ~ NL14-3432682 *35^th National NPO Roye 10.336b (1^st 752b, 11^th Combine 2.303b) *94^th National NPO SENS 14.258b (1^st 224b,10^th Combine 3.116b) *92^nd National NPO GIEN 8.221b (2^nd 105b,32^nd Combine 1.843b) Three Times Top 100 in three Races Back to Back As A Youngster! ~ NL-14-3432678 De Cruyff *2^nd Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Union de Baronie 2015*26^th National NPO Sens 18,863b (1^st 277b,8^th Combine 4,053b)*27^th National NPO Criel 25,578b (4^th 394b,8^th Combine 5,551b)*42^nd National NPO Roye 15,557b (1^st 216b, 10^th Combine 3,479b)*66^th National NPO Nantieul 17,091b (1^st 255b, 3^rd Combine 3,520b) *2^nd Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Union de Baronie 2016 *1^st Asse Zellik 497b (2^nd Combine 1,506b)*1^st St.Quentin 438b (31^st Combine 3,788b)*1^st Nanteuil 211b (4^th Combine 1,538b) *13^th National NPO St.Just 5,8838b (5^th Combine 1,221b) ~ NL- 14-3432644 *2^nd Asse Zellik 497b (3^rd Combine 1,506b)*11^th Combine Quievrain 4,798b (1^st 1,378b)*26^th Combine Morlincourt 4,494b (4^th 484b) *31^st Combine Asse Zellik 3,219b (10^th 331b) *35^th Combine Quievrain 5,665b (6^th 1776b) ~ NL-16-3627932 *9^th Combine Quievrain 2,976b (1^st 1,103b) *24^th Combine Oudenaarde 2,958b (15^th 1,041b) *40^th Combine Asse Zellik 3,219b (28^th 1,171b) ~ NL14-1168957 (bred of a Son of Top Star raced by Peter Admiraal) *1st Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Union de Baronie 2016*1^st Creil 2,552b*1^st Creil 1,840b*3^rd Sezanne 1,880b                                                                                                         TOP STAR is bred from YOUNG KING a son of the YOUNG COUPLE and winner of 3^rd National NPO Orleans 14,014 birds and 21^st National NPO Orleans 9,096 birds. Mother of TOP STAR is CHANEL winner of *4th Orleans 3.288b *5th National NPO Orleans 14.041b *3rd Creil 2.335b, 11th Combine 8.567b *1st Orleans 2.437b, 3rd National NPO 9.800b *2nd Strombeek 2.330b, 4th Combine 8.402b *3rd Creil 3.616b, 8th Combine 14.323b *6th Pithiviers 3.784b, 14th Combine 16.334b *9th Pommeroeul 2.201b *19th Strombeek 1.713b *30th Creil 2.030b *8th Pommeroeul 2.082b *30th Combine 8.567b. Sire of CHANEL is GESCHELPTE 623 winner of 1st St.Quentin 1.879b, 2nd Combine 5.627b and he is bred from MASCOTTE a son of FARA DIBA winner of 1st Dutch National Ace Long Distance 2013  and MARITA a full sister to ASKE of Flor Vervoort and Olympiade ce Pigeon in Leuvin who herself is a grand daughter of FIENEKE 5000 the legendry champion hen of Flor Vervoort. Dam of CHANEL is from a son of IKON winner of 1st Dutch Middle Distance Ace and 1st Versela Laga World Champion 1996 when paired to a daughter of PATRIOT winner of 1st Dutch National Ace Middle Distance 1999.

As can be seen, the pedigree of TOP STAR is cluttered with Olympiade Champions , National Ace Winners and some truly world class racers and producers ! 

Yesterday we had a program race from Pont St Maxence a distance of around 320 km to Nieuwendijk. We experienced a very  erratic race with big gaps between arrivals and very low speeds. The Provincial winner was the only bird out of over 13,000 entries to exceed 1200 m.p.m.

Our own result was not the best and although the team scored 17 prizes from 25 entries we only had one relatively early one.

Our checker cock NL16-3627932 scored 4th club 272 bird,10th Union de Baronie 2,959 birds and 166th Brabant 2000 against 13,240 birds.

NL16-3627932 winner a few weeks ago of 4th Peronne against 430 birds and 23rd Union de Baronie against 4,389 birds was also the winner last year as a yearling 1st club 248 birds, 1st Altena & Raamsdonksveer 846 birds, 5th Union de Baronie 2,012 birds and 38th National NPO 9,489 birds and plus 85th National NPO Sens 9,193 birds and was a winner for us last season as a young bird from Quievrain 1st Altena & Raamsdonksveer 1,103 birds,9th Combine 2,976 birds.He is a grandson of our great breeder “Top Star” with a daughter of Blue Baron coupled with ‘Britney’ the nest mate to ‘Miguel’ (Chico x Astrid) the sire of our first bird.