DATE: 4 September 2020
RACE: Prince Albert Road – Yearlings final
DISTANCE: 595km
WEATHER: Very strong north and northwestern winds. Temperature 28 Degr C.
RELEASE: 07:05
PIGEONS IN RACE: 942
The race was very tough and only 6 pigeons were clocked on the day. The first pigeon, ASHLEY of Foetie Beyers, was clocked at 17:48:51. Winning speed 924mpm. The next pigeon STERKFONTEIN 21 was clocked at 17:50:09 en third was ORANGE EYES of Derick, clocked at 17:50:50.
ORANGE EYES – her father is NK 13/1890 (GOLDEN EYE x MOOIE BLIKSEM) and her mother is NK 14/5215 (DRUM MAJOR Koopman cock x NK 12/790). 790 is a daughter of JONGE BLIKSEM and KROMPEN SCHONE BERTUS (GOLDEN EYE x MOOIE BLIKSEM).
1890 and 5215 is an exceptional pair and another daughter GUPPY won the 2019 Central Provincial race 599km. GUPPY competed this year in the OPEN category and her best results at Cntral Provincial Lofts to date are:
1 Prins Albert Road final 595km 1318mpm 778 pigeons
3 Three Sisters 379km 1186mpm 1076 pigeons
3 Training Flight 70km 1450mpm 1965 pigeons
4 Training Flight 50km 1377mpm 1318 pigeons
4 Training Flight 165km 1227mpm 1943 pigeons
4 Springfontein 121km 1388mpm 1080 pigeons
4 Three Sisters 379km 1204mpm 399 pigeons
8 Prins Albert Road Opens final 595km 923mpm 339 pigeons
12 Training Flight 90km 1147mpm 2025 pigeons
13 Beaufort West 485km 1067mpm 393 pigeons
14 Richmond 320km 1326mpm 400 pigeons
21 Matjiesfontein Challenge 690km 1642mpm 237 pigeons
Derick has a lot of success with his Koopman x Gaby Vandenabeele crosses. Two of Bertus’s foundation pigeons BAKLEIGAT BLIKSEM and GOLDEN EYE are very prominent in the pedigrees of ORANGE EYES and GUPPY.
Pictures of BAKLEIGAT BLIKSEM and GOLDEN EYE.