GROUP 1
Band Numbers: AU Hertzog 220/25, AU Hertzog 223/25, AU Hertzog 225/25
Offered is a well-bred team of three 2025 birds from top-producing lines. These are not just pedigree names — they come from families that have proven themselves across combine racing, AU national rankings, and top-tier one loft events. Vaccinated, dewormed, and shipped with pedigrees. Sexes not guaranteed.
Bloodlines Represented:
Miss Black & Black Champ / Blitz 6 – Winners at the highest level of SAMDPR and Victoria Falls
Rudi De Saer – Inbred Rudi, grandsire to SAMDPR & Hoosier Final winners
Koopman – Featuring lines off Kleine Gerard, Charley’s Lady, Zina, and Romeo
Gaby Vandenabeele – Rudy, Bliksem, Kaatje
Dirk Van Dyck
Rivera & Gallo – From families that produced 1st Combine, FSI, and Sprint Champions
Performance Highlights from Their Family (GHC, FSI & Tampa Combine 2023–2024):
1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 41, 43, 44, 49, 50, 53, 56, 59, 61, 62, 64, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 80, 83, 84, 87, 90, 91, 93, 94, 94, 96, 98, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 129, 131, 132, 137, 138, 139, 140, 146, 150, 157, 160, 161, 164, 169, 172, 175, 179, 181, 184, 185, 189, 196, 200, 201, 208, 216, 220, 226, 227, 271, 274, 310, 329
Notable Achievements from These Families:
9th Place Final – SAMDPR 2014–2015
4th Overall Average Speed – same year
5th Place Final – SAMDPR 2015–2016 (2,161 pigeons, 336 miles)
10th Overall Average Speed – 2,983 pigeons
44th Place Car Race 5, earning a spot in the $50,000 prize pool
1st National Acebird Long Distance KBDB
26th Place Final – Victoria Falls OLR 2017–2018
39th Overall Average – same series
4th AU Ace Pigeon National Young Birds 2024 (102,000+ birds)
7th AU Hall of Fame Young Bird 2024
1st Ace – FSI Club
2nd Ace – North Section, Tampa Combine
14th Ace – Greater Tampa Combine
1st Combine Winner – 1,178 birds
1st Hoosier Final (1,572 birds)
26th Final – SAMDPR
Top 10 Final – Big Andy’s OLR
High rankings in Victoria Falls, PIPR, and other major OLR circuits
