Description

ZA 25 OERF 9964 was raced at the Marlbank One Loft Race 2026 and finished an impressive 48th in the Marlbank OLR Final. The sire as ZA 23 OERF 1926 and the dam as ZA 22 14226, bred by Gerrit Harmse.

The sire, ZA 23 OERF 1926, is bred from:

ZA 17 OERF 5155 × ZA 14 OERF 2922

The pedigree identifies ZA 17 OERF 5155 as coming from ZA 14 OERF 7714 × ZA 11 THU 11052, and describes this as a proven R&R Loft family, based on the ZA 08 THU 10680 × 39792 ZA 2009 breeding.

ZA 14 OERF 7714 – A MAJOR FAMILY ANCESTOR

The 7714 line is particularly important.

Independent auction documentation records ZA 14 OERF 7714 as:

• OERF Best Bird Yearling
• OERF Best Old Bird the following year
• His sister ZA 11 THU 11052 was a Car Winner in GPU/TRPF
• His brother ZA 19 OERF 2167 was Best Yearling and Best Old Bird
• 2167 was also a winner from Winburg to Beaufort.

This is particularly valuable for 9964 because 7714 sits directly in the sire's pedigree, rather than being a distant unrelated reference.

RELATED OLR PERFORMER – ZA 24 OERF 7759

A particularly interesting close-family example is ZA 24 OERF 7759, whose sire is ZA 14 OERF 7714.

7759 achieved:

• Equal 4th Race 2 – Marlbank OLR
• Equal 2nd Race 3
• 7th Equal Winner – Race 4
• 18th – Final

7759 was subsequently sold at auction for R14,000.

This provides a direct OLR connection to the 7714 family behind 9964.

THE 11052 / 10680 FOUNDATION

ZA 11 THU 11052 is another important branch. The family records identify 11052 as a sister to 7714, and independent documentation records her as a Car Winner in GPU/TRPF.

The deeper line goes through ZA 08 THU 10680, which is described in published pedigrees as a proven breeder of a GPU Car Winner and Union Winner.

The same 7714 family has already demonstrated strong OLR ability through ZA 24 OERF 7759, which recorded multiple leading Marlbank results — Equal 4th, Equal 2nd, 7th Equal Winner and 18th Final — and later sold for R14,000. The deeper family includes the 10680 foundation line, documented as producing a GPU Car Winner and Union Winner.

9964 therefore combines its own Marlbank OLR Final achievement with a family containing OERF champions, Car and Union winners, proven breeders and a closely related modern Marlbank OLR performer.

ZA 25 OERF 9964

48th Marlbank OLR Final 2026 • OERF Best Bird blood • GPU/TRPF Car Winner family • Direct 7714 family • Proven OLR relatives.