Description

The pedigree itself identifies the pigeon as a “2 X EQ HOTSPOT WINNER”, making its own performance an important part of the auction story.

The pedigree is especially interesting because it combines a proven Unrung/Tom Lock–Sablon foundation on the sire side with a very concentrated Kittel / Van Den Bulck / Sablon 810 family on the dam side.

SIRE — “UNRUNG”

Inbred to “Mary”, BBDP ZA GPU 2017, with Mary being a Bloemfontein Union winner and a foundation hen of Andre Wilken.

The pedigree further states that Mary was responsible for more than 20 winners, and that the Unrung family was mated into a Tom Lock / Sablon foundation.

That gives 3533 a very interesting paternal foundation:

Bloemfontein Union winner
→ foundation hen Mary
→ 20+ winners attributed in the pedigree
→ Unrung
→ 3533 — 2× Equal Hotspot Winner

DAM — 4630 ZA TUREPET 25

This is an exceptionally concentrated Kittel breeding.

Half-brother × half-sister mating and specifically notes that the breeding is bred back to NL 18-1632883 “Chantel.”

This is significant because Chantel is a major Van Den Bulck breeding hen.

9252 ZA 24 GPU — “CHILD RED KITTEL CHANTEL” One parent of 4630 is: 9252 ZA 24 GPU “Child Red Kittel Chantel”

The sire is: 73642172 DV 21 — “Child Red Kittel” and the dam is: 1632883 NL 18 — “Chantel”

The importance of this branch

Child Red Kittel is a grandchild of Kittel, and the pedigree identifies his parents as:

Red Kittel × Olympic Rosita

with Red Kittel being a son of Kittel × Goede Rood.

So the 9252 side brings extremely close Kittel / Olympic Rosita / Goede Rood genetics.

2989 ZA 23 GPU — DIRECT FAMILY STAR

She achieved:  2nd Ace Bird — Dinokeng OLR 2024

Her documented results were:

• HS1 — 37th
• HS2 — 138th
• HS3 — 10th
• HS4 — 15th
• HS5 — 5th
• HS6 — 4th
• HS7 — 5th
• Final — 16th

10075 ZA 20 GPU — “BEST LONGDISTANCE OVERALL” The other major branch of the Child Red Kittel family is:

• Best Long Distance Gauteng Combine / GPU
• Ace Bird Boksburg Combined Racing Pigeon Club 2021
• Union winner 2021
• Race positions: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 10, 15.

This pigeon is the dam of 2989, giving the family a very strong combination of conventional racing performance + OLR performance.

810 SABLON CONNECTION

10075 is also bred from: 5518 ZA 16 OERF — “810 SON” directly involving: 4253810 07 BELG — “810 SUPERBREEDER”

• Sire of 6 Club winners
• Sire of 4 Combine winners
• 1st Ace Bird Long Distance PRPU 2010

The other parent of 4630 is:

9265 ZA 24 GPU “Last Dtr Chantel” Her sire is: 710 ZA 22 ABL — “Danie's Super V Den Bulck”

The pedigree specifically describes 710 as a full brother to ZA ABL 167, an important Alwyn Bester breeding hen associated with Turbo Kittel.

Her dam is again: 1632883 NL 18 — “Chantel” and the pedigree describes Chantel as an exclusive double granddaughter of:

Brother Goede Rode × Olympic Rosita / Golden Leo 40000.

TURBO KITTEL CONNECTION

710 ZA 22 ABL, used in the 9265 branch, is documented as a full brother to ZA ABL 167, the dam of:

TURBO KITTEL — ZA PWDU 9849 2020

• 6× SANPO Gold Medal winner
• 3rd World Allround Best Bird 2021
• major South African racing performer.

The same Kittel family also produced ZA PWDU 9060, documented as 2nd Best Middle Distance Pigeon PWDU.

PROVEN KITTEL BREEDING VALUE

Out of Africa's published family information records:

• ZA ABL 167/21 — sold for R338,000
• ZA ABL 168/21 — sold for R242,000
• ZA ABL 518/21 — sold for R279,000
• ZA ABL 882/22 — sold for R162,000

and describes 167 as the dam of 13 winners.