Description

• 1st Marlbank OLR – 515 km, 2026.
• 49th Marlbank Final, 2026.

Sire – ZA BPFD 20 5718 “Red Bull”

• Proven breeder for R.A.M. Annandale.
• Sire of Copper Sun – 1st Marlbank OLR 515 km 2026.
• Sire of Red Sunset – 3rd BPF Federation ±750 km, one of only 3 day birds.
• Sire of Red Rose – 4th BPF Federation 570 km and 4th Free State Combine vs 1,677 pigeons.
• Sire of ZA BPFD 4827 – 23rd CPL 700 km vs 1,267 pigeons and 30th CPL Super Ace 2025.
• Sire of Royal Oak – 6th Ace BPF Federation Middle Distance 2025.
• Sire of ZA BPFD 4860 – 7th Marlbank 443 km.

Dam – ZA BPFD 23 1008 “Mila”

• Dam of Copper Sun – 1st Marlbank OLR 515 km 2026.
• Dam of ZA25-BPFD-4182 – 6th Ace BPF Short Distance 2026 and 10th Ace Young Bird BPF Week 8.
• Dam of Flare Eden – 128th AfrikaPro Activation Race 2026 against 2,246 pigeons.
• Bred from 987 × Kaelee, both JJJ van der Linde breeding lines.

Sire-line achievements

• 1716: sire and grandsire of multiple winners and Ace pigeons.
• Golden Gem: Die Huysers breeding line.
• Mr. Gold: 1st National Ace SANPO 2018.
• Descendants of the R150K Pair are recorded with approximately 100 Top-10 BPF Federation prizes.

Dam-line achievements

• 987 – JJJ van der Linde: recorded as a top breeder behind BPF, BPFC and CPL performers and grandsire of the Marlbank 515 km winner.
• Checkmate: multiple 1st Federation winner at 604 km.
• Turf Queen – ZA BPFD 3620/18: 2nd National Ace Pigeon Overall South Africa 2021, 2× BPF Combine winner and 3× 2nd BPF Federation.

Closely related international/OLR performances

• Salvo Rose – ZA-25-BPFD-4167: 2nd Brown Jacket Ace AfrikaPro 2025, 10th AfrikaPro Final 601 km, and 1st against 1,964 pigeons over 480 km. Sold for R550,000.
• Talking Perfection – ZA BPFD 4923/22: 3rd Yearling Ace CPL, 2nd Knock-Out Ace CPL 2023, including 53rd Final against 1,438 pigeons. Auction price: R32,000.
• ZA 24 BPF 609: auction price R15,500; direct son of Turf Queen and half-brother to Ursula.

Recorded auction prices of related pigeons

• Salvo Rose: R550,000
• Talking Perfection: R32,000
• ZA 24 BPF 609: R15,500
• ZA 21 BPF 990: R15,500
• ZA BPFD 4827: R5,000