AU 18 APC 18226 Blue Bar Cock.  Bred and donated by George and Jennifer Rankin (APC Loft.)  As usual, George and Jennifer come through for the Texas Center.  Everyone knows George and Jennifer.  They compete at the very top of the futurity world and they have a tremendous amount of success. Their friendship with Jos Thone has lead them to acquire some of the top bloodlines in the world and their results are proof positive that "good reproduces good."  They've donated a very nice cock out of some of their best blood. Sire is a 3rd place average speed bird in the World Ace Challenge, 2014 and is sire to 4th average speed a year later.  Dam is inbred to George's signature "Kleine Figo."  In fact 18226 is a line-bred "Kleine Figo" as both sire and dam carry that great cock's genes.  George and Jennifer recently won a very prestigious honor winning 5th against 41 countries against over 16,500 competing birds in the F.C.I. world competition for sanctioned One Loft Races. They have won a top position in the final standings 5 years in row.  This competition basically compares results in One Loft Races sanctioned by the world governing body of our sport, the F.C.I. and allows competitors to compare how their birds are doing against pigeons from other countries all over the world.  George and Jennifer have been among the best 5 years in a row.  The blood in their lofts is impeccable and we know that they have represented themselves as well as they can by donating a top pigeon to help the Texas Center, which they do every year.  This cock is a dandy.  Worth a long look.