AU 2020 AVI 20621 

24th, 313 mi, 142b 1442 ypm

Sire, AU 18 AA 9296, Hofkens/Rocket

20th, 300

37th , 200

88th, 300

He is a half brother to BOW Challenge Champion Bird, 

"la Preciosa" Bc hen.

Dam, AU 12 TDI 6715 BB tic

VERHEYEN HOFKENS / Rocket

She is a Gr Daughter of

B-95-6465634 BBC, Gr Son of the 

"Kleine Merckx" 6480607/80 and 

Gr g son of "Oude Pol" 6453443/73.

Direct son on the bottom to Verheyens foundation hen 

6103783/86 a daughter of 

"Blauwe Drei Bander" 6512607/83

6715 was bred by the late Frank Hittle whom I consider to be one of the best breeders in the country.  

Back in the mid 2000s Frank and Rusty Williams were winning some big races with the Hofkens/Rocket stuff.  One particular race was FVC 50 band race.  It was rainey, windy and cold race day, and they won the race with this stuff.  I asked Frank if he was willing to sell me a hen and he said " Well, sense you wrote an article on me for the Thoroughbred magazine I'll part with one ".  Well she has bred me some really nice birds over the years ! Check out the attached pedigree. This may be one of her last as she is getting old.

I have to cut back and if you have been watching my auctions you can see I am letting some very good performance birds go.  Hard decisions have to be made.

2020 I entered 3 money races;

Tucson Triple Challenge, OLR

1, 19

Arizona Valley's Invitational Auction

Race, 344 miles, 152 birds, 

3, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 25 all in the money.

Arizona Valley's Invitational Futurity

313 miles, 200b

3, 8, 9, 14, 16 in the money

Rick Gill

5120 S Camino De Oeste, Tucson, AZ 85746

Las Palomas lofts