Description

ZA-2023-DPL-72 — DIEPLAAGTE & STERKFONTEIN LOFTSEntered in: AfrikaPro One Loft Race 2024

Breeding: Strong combination of Gaby Vandenabeele, Golden Carelly, Tom Lock, Sablon, Mix, Zander, Birdy, Bjarne, Boeing and Black Oswald genetics.

SIRE — ZA-2020-DPL-82 “RUTHLESS”

• 2nd Yearling Final, Central Provincial Lofts 2021
• Prize money: R60,000
• 5th Hotspot Leeu Gamka, 557 km
• Full brother to “Sky Wing”
• “Sky Wing” recorded:
  • 1st Knock-Out Champion CPL 2022
  • 1st Open Ace Pigeon CPL 2022
  • 8th Open Final Prince Albert CPL 2022
  • 49th Car Race Central Provincial Lofts 2022

PATERNAL BLOODLINES

ZA-2017-GPU-08350 “Mr Africa”

• Top breeder.
• Bred 24 pigeons scoring in the Top 10 in One Loft Racing over four years.

ZA-2014-GPU-11077 “Buffalo 5”

• 1st Ace Pigeon – Speed
• 2nd Ace Pigeon – Points, Winners Flight OLR 2015
• Listed as a major breeder in the Golden Carelly family.

ZA-2014-GPU-06192 “Daughter Golden Carelly”

• Equal 1st Ace OB Series.
• Direct Golden Carelly family.
• Golden Carelly is described as a Tom Lock hen and breeder of multiple winners.

ZA-2014-01166 “Ruth”

• Bred from multiple OLR top-performance genetics.
• Bred 13x to “Kleinen.”
• Dam of Sky Wing.
• Sky Wing: 1st Knock-Out Champion and Open Ace CPL, plus 2nd Ace Pigeon Middle Distance.

DAM — ZA-2020-DPL-3 “STERKFONTEIN 21”

• 2nd Final Prince Albert CPL
• 595 km
• Velocity listed as 922.254 m/min
• 7th Hotspot 5
• Bloodline linked to “Mix,” 1st Final SAMDPR 2018
• Also linked to “Hope,” 1st Barzalona Winner Dinokeng OLR, 624 km, listed at 1021 m/min.

SOETDORING / MIX FAMILY

ZA-2018-155490 “Soetdoring 90”

• Son of Blue Gold × Black Gold
• Super breeder.
• Genetics include Zander, Birdy, Bjarne, Boeing and Black Oswald.
• Later offspring from this line include strong Central Provincial and Diaz OLR performers.

ZA-2018-SLIM-10094 “Blue Gold”

• Recorded with 1x Boeing, 3x Bjarne and 2x George in the pedigree.

ZA-2017-TRPF-21936 “Black Gold”

• Bred 5x to Afrika Koppel
• Bred 3x to Zander
• Identified as a major breeder in this family.

ZA-2014-LIM-6777 “Top Wringer”

• 9th Final CPL
• 11th Ace Pigeon CPL
• Dam of Sterkfontein 21.

MORE RELATED PERFORMANCE PIGEONS

“Sky Wing”

Directly connected through the sire and Ruth line.

• 1st Knock-Out Champion CPL 2022
• 1st Open Ace Pigeon CPL 2022
• 8th Open Final Prince Albert CPL 2022
• 49th Car Race Central Provincial Lofts 2022

“Sterkfontein 21”

Direct dam line of ZA-2023-DPL-72.

• 2nd Final Prince Albert CPL
• 595 km
• 7th Hotspot 5

“Ruth”

• Dam of Sky Wing.
• Multiple OLR top-performance breeder.
• Gaby Vandenabeele genetics.
• Described in the pedigree as an international-class hen.

“Golden Carelly” Family

• The pedigree carries the Golden Carelly / Buffalo 5 / Daughter Golden Carelly line.
• Buffalo 5 is recorded as 1st Ace Speed and 2nd Ace Points at Winners Flight OLR 2015.
• Golden Carelly descendants continue to appear in Central Provincial and other OLR pedigrees.

PREVIOUS AUCTION VALUES

ZA-2023-DPL-72

• Sold for R2,500 in the AfrikaPro Auction in November 2024.
• A separate listing for ZA 23 DPL 72 recorded a winning bid of R500 in September 2024.

ZA-23-DPL-71, carrying the same ZA-2020-DPL-82 × ZA-2020-DPL-3 mating, later sold for R4,500 in November 2024.

Auction description

ZA-2023-DPL-72 brings together proven OLR genetics from the Ruthless/Sky Wing family, Golden Carelly, Buffalo 5, Gaby Vandenabeele, Soetdoring, Mix, Zander, Birdy, Bjarne, Boeing and Black Oswald. The direct sire line includes a R60,000 Central Provincial Final performer, while the dam line includes the 2nd Final Prince Albert performer “Sterkfontein 21” and the Sky Wing family of OLR winners and Ace pigeons.

LEON 23 1234 — “BULLET 1234”

Breeder: Leon Meyer – Breeder of Champions

Strain: Ganus × Meyers
Colour: Blue Bar
Sex: Hen
Date of birth: 2023
Ring: LEON 23 1234

The pedigree identifies LEON 23 1234 “Bullet 1234” as a 2nd Ace Pigeon All Averages and 5th Ace Pigeon Hotspot Averages at the SAIPR Winter Race 2024. She is also a full sibling to LEON 23 1188 “Top Gun,” the R750,000 SAIPR Winter Final winner.

RACE ACHIEVEMENTS

LEON 23 1234 – “Bullet 1234”

• 2nd Grand Average Ace Pigeon – SAIPR Winter 2024
• 5th Hotspot Ace Pigeon – SAIPR Winter 2024
• Full sibling to Top Gun, winner of the SAIPR Winter 2024 Final.
• Her auction listing in 2024 recorded a winning bid of R30,500.

The SAIPR/auction documentation also identifies her as the 2nd Grand Average winner of the 2024 Winter race.

SIRE — SNWF 18 1069 “GUN SLINGER”

Strain: Ganus × Hooymans
Colour: Blue Bar

“Gun Slinger” is documented as:

• Father of LEON 23 1188 “Top Gun”
• Father of LEON 23 1234 “Bullet 1234”
• Full brother to “Gunman”
• The Gunman family was associated with the SAMDPR 2019 and is recorded as having been sold for R86,000.

“TOP GUN” — LEON 23 1188

Full sibling to Bullet 1234.

• 1st Prize / Final Winner – SAIPR Winter 2024
• R750,000 prize money
• Final velocity listed as 1,007 m/min
• Bullet 1234 was her sibling and achieved 2nd Ace All Averages in the same SAIPR Winter 2024 competition.

SIRE'S GANUS / HOOYMANS BLOODLINES

AU 17 GFL 882

Ganus

• Bred from Ganus family bloodlines.
• The pedigree connects this branch with SAMDPR-winning genetics.

AU 15 GFL 592 — “SHOW TIME”

De Rauw–Sablon

• Direct son of “Said in Spun.”
• Forms part of the deeper Ganus/Sablon branch of the pedigree.

DV 10 0507 922 — “MAXII”

• 13th place – SAMDPR Final 2011
• Listed as belonging to the Ganus Family Loft.

NL 12 1784060 — “De 060”

• Listed in the pedigree as a grandson connected to the Euro / Jonge Bliksem line.

NL 13 1395431 — “Absolute Hooymans”

• Hooymans/Vandenabeele genetics.
• Inbred Jonge Bliksem × Dirkje.
• Listed in the pedigree as part of the breeding line behind Gunman.

DAM — LEOM 21 811 “TATIANA 811”

Strain: Meyers
Colour: Blue Bar White Flight

Tatiana 811 is one of the key pigeons behind both Bullet 1234 and Top Gun.

• Mother of LEON 23 1188 “Top Gun”
• Mother of LEON 23 1234 “Bullet 1234”
• Described as Leon Meyer's best racer at SAIPR 2022.
• Her two offspring subsequently recorded the SAIPR Winter 2024 Final win and 2nd Ace All Averages respectively.

A later Klerksdorp Racers auction listing also used Tatiana 811 as the dam of another Leon pigeon, with the same Top Gun/Bullet family described. That pigeon sold for R8,500.

GRANDDAM — LEON 19 189 “TATJANA”

Strain: Meyers
Colour: Blue Bar Pied

• Recorded as a 3× winner.
• The pedigree notes that she missed a fourth win by one position.
• She is part of the Meyers performance line behind Tatiana 811.

OTHER IMPORTANT GENETICS

WPU 12 16029 — “PRESENT COCK”

Nico-D Line

• Listed as a half-sibling to a 3rd Ace Pigeon.

WPU 10 1529 — “BIG BOY”

• Hooymans-related breeding.
• Full sister to 10-1513, listed as a 3rd Ace pigeon.

WPU 13 03030 — “LUCKY ND”

• Nico-D line.
• Included in the deeper breeding behind the Meyers/Ganus combination.

ZA 13 58318 — “GYPSIE OIL”

• Listed as an Oilbaron-line pigeon.
• Recorded as a winner of 2nd place Final SAIPR in the pedigree.

RELATED PERFORMANCE PIGEONS

TOP GUN — LEON 23 1188

Full sibling to Bullet 1234

• 1st Final / Winner – SAIPR Winter 2024
• R750,000 prize money
• 1,007 m/min
• Same Gun Slinger × Tatiana 811 family.

GUNMAN

• Full brother to Gun Slinger.
• Recorded as a top SAMDPR 2019 performer.
• Auction documentation records R200,000 prize money at the SAMDPR and a subsequent R86,000 sale.

LEON 1511 2025

Another pigeon from the Gun Slinger × Tatiana 811 combination was offered with:

• 5th Final – SAIPR
• R70,000 prize money
• 2nd Hotspot 4
• R20,000 prize money
• It subsequently sold for R25,000.

LEON 1542 2025

A later offspring from the Top Gun family:

• 12th Place SAIPR Summer Final 2026
• Co-winner of Champion of Champions SAIPR Winter & Summer 2025/26
• Bred from Top Gun × a Best Kittel/Meyers line.
• Auction winning bid: R16,500.

DOCUMENTED AUCTION VALUES