GB26 Z 26240Bl ch C Miracle behind his sire, Inbred Bor and Grizzle John behind his dam

GB26 Z 26240  Bl ch C Miracle behind his sire, Inbred Bor and Grizzle John behind his dam — one of two brothers from the pairing

Concentrating on the NFC & Channel racing, I am cutting back on our very successful sprint team !! 

GB26 Z 26239 is a blue pied cock bred entirely from Eijerkamp-based lines. On his sire's side he is a great-grandson of Miracle, 1st Ace Pigeon Young Region and 1st NPO Nanteuil against 7,509 pigeons, and of Nikita, 10th National Ace Middle Distance 2024. On his dam's side he carries Leideman's Bor and the Viton × Dtr Goed Grijs pair that bred Grizzle John and Speedy Grizzle. He is a full brother to GB26 Z 26240 (chequer cock).

The Sire — GB25 C 65228

Grandson of Miracle · bred for stock

A blue cock bred for stock. His sire All Hans (NL24-8208448) is by Creator (NL19-1411096), a son of Leo Heremans' Olympic Hans and father of 1st International Provincial Vierzon, 3,142 pigeons. The card describes All Hans as inbred to Olympic Hans, being son × granddaughter. All Hans' dam is Miracle (NL20-1248262, Lion × Paulien), whose record is the strongest on this side of the card:

1st Ace Pigeon Young Region

1st Bierges — 6,047 pigeons; 1st NPO Nanteuil — 7,509 pigeons

11th Bierges 3,540p · 20th Niergnies 2,781p · 22nd Bierges 5,258p · 27th Bierges 4,925p · 33rd Provincial Morlincourt 20,278p

His dam Schallie 497 (NL24-8209497) is by Karam (NL16-1253535, Heremans), a son of Claudio, out of Nikita (NL22-8228935), winner of 10th National Ace Middle Distance 2024, 5th Provincial Ace Youngsters SFG 2022, 2nd Provincial Morlincourt 7,584p, 2nd Soissons 6,004p, 3rd Nanteuil and 6th Bierges 3,597p.

The Dam — GB25 V 73685 "Jay Jay"

Granddaughter of Grizzle John and of Inbred Bor · bred by C Jackson & Son

A grizzle hen bred by C Jackson & Son. Her sire Inbred Bor (NL23-9101186) is exactly what the name says: Horizon (2nd Provincial Venlo 4,429p) and Blossom, both children of A&B Leideman's Bor (NL17-1647730). Bor is (grand)father of 1st Ace Derby Moledo OLR 2024, 1st Ace Ostseerennen OLR 2024, 1st Provincial Bierges 17,943p, 1st National Chalons 9,709p, 1st Chimay 2,545p, 1st Bierges 2,699p and 10th National Ace Young PIPA 2020. Blossom's dam is Speedy Grizzle, 1st National Ace Pigeon WHZB / BoTB Speed / Natour 2019, 5th Provincial Niergnies 10,065p and 6th Provincial Niergnies 6,829p.

Her dam Flash Grizzle (GB23 V 59494) is by Grizzle John (NL22-8229233), a direct son of Viton × Dtr Goed Grijs and so a full brother to Speedy Grizzle; the card records him as grandsire of 6x 1st, including 1st 259 birds. Flash Grizzle's dam is Heremans' Dtr Turbo Rossi (NL17-1820897), dam of 1st 2,522 birds, fastest from 3,069.