Description

ZA 2025 VPU 2583 is a Thoné-bred pigeon whose pedigree traces to established Jos Thoné long-distance and national-race lines, including Gaggan, Libar, Barina and Sedna. The pedigree records national, provincial and One Loft Race achievements among its relatives.

Sire side — BE 2023 BE 5109855 M

The sire is recorded as a Jos Thoné pigeon and a full brother to the 6th-place AfrikaPro OLR 2022 pigeon. The pedigree also identifies a brother that placed 24th Provincial Vierzon and lists these additional results for the related family:

• 3rd of 1,450 at Chimay
• 6th of 1,321 at Bourges
• 2nd of 997 at Laon
• 2nd of 372 at Brive
• 6th of 736 at Limoges
• 2nd of 685 at Vierzon
• 24th of 1,824 at Chimay

Important ancestor — Gaggan

The pedigree lists BE 2016 BE 2180258 M, described as a double 1st National C winner, 3rd National Acebird in 2019 and 4th National Acebird in 2018. It also records a 5th National C Argenton result and identifies him as the father of six first-place AfrikaPro OLR 2022 results in his offspring.

Jos Thoné’s official profile describes Gaggan as a two-time 1st National Zone C winner, with results including 1st at Argenton and 1st at Châteauroux. The profile also records a descendant’s 6th place in a 2022 AfrikaPro race and further achievements among descendants. The official profile gives Gaggan’s ring as BE15-2180258, whereas this pedigree lists BE 2016 BE 2180258; the year discrepancy should be checked against the original registration before treating them as an exact match.

Dam side — BE 2023 BE 5109995 F

The dam is recorded as a Jos Thoné pigeon from Libar × Barine 995.

The pedigree records the following achievements for this family:

• Libar: 56th National Barcelona in 2019 and 58th National Barcelona in 2020, with the pedigree also describing Libar as the father of a Super Acebird at Derby Zagreb 2024.
• Barina: recorded as 58th National Barcelona, with three Barcelona participations and placings including 8th of 1,029, 316th of 7,301 and 46th of 152.
• Other listed family results include 21st of 649 in a Super Final, 143rd of 1,019 in a Final, 77th of 1,072 in a Super Final and 8th Provincial Argenton.

The Thoné Pigeons profile independently records Libar, BE17-5032351, as 56th National Barcelona against 7,301 pigeons in 2019.

Further bloodline achievements

Sedna — BE 2004 BE 5026055 F

The pedigree identifies Sedna as a grandmother in the family and records 1st International Narbonne and 1st National Ace KBDB 2005, as well as 1st National Ace AVR 2005. Jos Thoné’s published profile also identifies Sedna as the winner of 1st International Narbonne, fastest of more than 10,000 pigeons, and documents further national and provincial winners in her family.

Additional long-distance bloodlines

The pedigree includes ancestors with Barcelona, Libourne, Montélimar and Perpignan results. For example, BE 2017 BE 5032351 is recorded as 56th National Barcelona in 2018, 29th National Libourne in 2019 and 3rd at Libourne. BE 2017 BE 5032491 is recorded with multiple Barcelona results, including 8th of 1,029 and 316th of 7,301.