Description

ZA VPU 2 25, 1st Elite Ace Pigeon and 2nd Marathon Ace Pigeon at Marlbank OLR 2026.

Independent published results confirm that ZA-25-VPU-2 finished #1 overall Ace Pigeon at Marlbank OLR 2026, with an average velocity of 1322.048 m/min over all 8 races.

She wasn't simply a pigeon that had one spectacular race.

She competed in all eight races, and her consistency over progressively longer distances is what ultimately put her at the top of the Ace Pigeon standings.

Her best individual performances included:

• 9th Final — 655 km / 905 birds
• 21st — Hanover 580 km / 984 birds
• 45th — Colesberg 515 km / 1,261 birds
• 47th — Springfontein 444 km / 1,328 birds
• 65th — Bloemfontein 315 km / 1,375 birds

That is a particularly attractive profile for a breeder because the bird demonstrated both speed and durability.

The pedigree is essentially built around three powerful components:

SIRE — ZA VPU 2249 23

Cattrysse

This is already a proven racing cock.

The pedigree records:

• 3rd Union — Smithfield in 2023
• 1st Union — Colesburg Opens in 2024
• 1st Club — Bloemfontein
• 1st Club — Smithfield
• 1st Club — Trompsburg
• 2nd Club — Smithfield
• 1st Hanover Union + Combine
• 1st Colesburg Union

So the sire himself wasn't merely bred from winners — he had a substantial racing record.

His sire is ZA NFS 3309 16, described as Houben x Cattrysse and a Glen Opens winner. His dam is ZA VPU 5030 21, Janssen, described as a Bloemfontein winner.

That gives ZA VPU 2 25 a proven racing sire on the top side.

DAM — ZA VPU 743 24

The dam is another particularly interesting racing bird.

The pedigree records:

• 2nd Club Springfontein
• 1st Union Hanover

Her sire is ZA PWDU 9744 20, Pigeon Palace, linebred to Twilight, and described as producing excellent OLR birds.

Her dam is ZA PRPC 18139 19, Houben.

So the bottom side combines Pigeon Palace/Twilight with Houben, while the top side brings Cattrysse, Houben and Janssen.

IMPORTANT WINNERS IN THE FAMILY

This is where the pedigree becomes particularly attractive.

"Derby Hen" — ZA PRPC 4344 19

This is one of the standout females in the pedigree.

She is listed as:

Pigeon Palace — Smokey

and is described as:

• Derby Winner
• Half-sister to the SANPO Gold Medal Winner 2019 Allround
• The SANPO medal was achieved against 2,000+ pigeons.

There is also independent auction evidence supporting the pedigree claim. A previous auction description identifies ZA PRPC 4344 as the Derby Hen, a half-sister to the 2019 SANPO Gold Medal winner, and says she produced winners with two different cocks.

Even more importantly, another published pedigree listing says her mating produced two top-10 Ace Pigeons at Dinokeng OLR, including a 4th Final SAIPR 2024 connection.

"LAST ONE" — ZA NK 8360 06

Another major foundation bird on the dam side.

The pedigree describes Last One as:

Very good breeder of winners

and specifically identifies F1 421 as a foundation hen and dam of many winners, including a 5× winner.

So there is proven breeding performance several generations deep rather than simply famous names appearing in the pedigree.

"NUMBER ONE" / "NIGHTFLYER" FAMILY

• Foundation cock
• Son of Golden TT

"Nightflyer"

• Sister to an international 800 km winner

And another family member is Union & Combine winner

• Winner by approximately one hour
• Over 1,000 km

with another half-sister recording 2nd at 1,000 km.

That is a very attractive distance-performance component behind a pigeon that itself finished 9th in a 655 km OLR final.

"SANPO GOLD" FAMILY

The pedigree also identifies ZA 3281 15 as:

"Dam Sanpo Gold"

and describes her as the best racer over three years.

There is therefore a recurring theme in this pedigree:

proven racers → proven breeders → OLR performers.