Description

759 NOK 25 CAS “midnight velvet”

Marlbank OLR 2026 performance:

• 34th Final, Richmond, Marlbank OLR 2026
  • 19th Ace Pigeon, Marlbank OLR 2026

Dam: 9316 19 Rous

Is recorded as a 6-time winner and a 1st-prize Union winner. Rous records her as the dam of 253, a 5-time club winner, and states that she bred four club winners and two Union winners.

Her racing record includes:

• 1st – 542 km
  • 1st – 465 km
  • 1st – 416 km
  • 1st – 619 km
  • 1st – 220 km
  • 1st – 596 km
  • Multiple 2nd and 3rd prizes
  • 24 club Top-10 positions are recorded in Rous family documentation.

Proven siblings and close family:

• ZA 24 CAS 501, a maternal half-sibling through 9316, won the 2025 Marlbank OLR Final over 647 km and finished 6th Ace Pigeon. He also recorded 2nd at Colesberg and 26th at Hanover. He subsequently sold for R70,000 at auction.
• ZA 24 CAS 502, another close sibling from 9316, was a nestmate of the 2025 Marlbank Final winner/6th Ace bird and later sold for R27,500.
• Another 9316 offspring, ZA 24 NOK/CAS 443, was described as a half-sibling to the Marlbank 2025 Final winner and 6th Ace bird, while 9316 was credited with producing 501, the Final winner, and 502, which also won a Marlbank race.
• ZA 21 NOK 253 is recorded as a 5-time club winner and Union winner. Her family also produced “Mega Impact”, which finished 8th Ace Pigeon at Dinokeng OLR and won R20,000 in prize money.

Granddam: 4645 NOK 17

Is recorded as a 3-time winner and the dam of “Mega Queenie”, who finished 4th Ace Pigeon at Genetic OLR 2023. “Mega Queenie” recorded 6th at Loxton 419 km, 10th at Willowmore 535 km, 15th at Vosburg 368 km and 17th at Middelburg 300 km.

4645 was the dam of the Marlbank 2024 performer “Mega Karoo”, which finished:

• 1st Ace Pigeon Marlbank OLR 2024
  • 5th Hotspot 1
  • 3rd Hotspot 2
  • 4th Hotspot 5
  • 3rd Hotspot 6

“Mega Karoo” was sold for R301,000.

Another son of 4645, ZA 24 CAS 500, became 2nd Ace Pigeon Marlbank 2025, 22nd Final, 1st Noupoort and 2nd Hanover. He was sold for R146,000.