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Hok Sapin from Incourt maintains its high level of National Ace pigeons and Olympiad pigeons

07 Jan 2024

When we drive towards Incourt in Wallonia, we already know what time it is, we are going to visit sprint virtuoso Denis Sapin. He has been playing at the highest level for more than 20 years, but the level has risen enormously in recent years. Year after year he succeeds in breeding Ace pigeons and placing himself among the best in the sprint at national level. Many of these pigeons are due to the “Gouden Koppel”, but the breeding loft is also of a very high level. In addition, his pigeons are not only fast, but they can also compete with the other pigeons in national races of 500 km. Class at speed and participating with the same kind of pigeons over 500km is something few of us are given.

The new top breeders are now mainly “Romeo”, “Antoine”, “Samuel”, “Morgane”, ... who were mainly proven top racers and who are now each proving themselves in the breeding loft. The younger toppers are mainly “Victor” and “Lisa” - …

Highlights of the past seasons 

1st National Ace bird Short Distance old KBDB 2020 “Romeo”
1st Olympiad bird Cat. A Poznan 2019 “Antoine”
1st Olympiad bird Cat. G Brussels 2017 “Olympic Icha”
1st Gouden Duif Winner 2016
1st Gouden Duif Superstar Short Distance 2017
2nd World Ace Cat. A KBDB 2020 “Romeo” 
2nd National Champion Short Distance old + yearling KBDB 2020
2nd National Champion Short Distance old + yearling KBDB 2018
2nd National Ace bird Short Distance old KBDB 2018 “Antoine” 
2nd Gouden Duif Superstar Short Distance 2019
3rd National Champion old + yearling KBDB 2017
3rd National Champion old + yearling KBDB 2016

Toppers in the breeding loft 

BE 17-1126432 ‘Romeo’ Blue cock
Last son to the “Golden Pair” on the racing loft 
1st National Ace bird Short Distance old KBDB 2020 
2nd World Ace Cat. A KBDB 2020
 
“Romeo” himself is the father of several top pigeons in a short period of time “881/22” was the best yearling in 2023 at the Sapin house and won
1st Nevers 244p ( 29 S.Nat 7.050p )
1st Argenton 183p ( 3 Prov 813p )
1st Momignies 478p
2nd Melun 273p
4th Soissons 484p
“505/21” 1st Soissons 576p – 1 Soissons 567p – 1 Melun 437p – 2 Nanteuil 343p – 6 Soissons 691p
“688/21” 2 Soissons 447p – 5 Soissons 380p – 7 Soissons 567p

Father BE 09-1504875 ‘Robert’ Won himself 3x 1st .
Top breeder and father to ‘Roberto’ 2 x 1st and 22 Nat (z) Bourges 2,671b

Mother BE 12-6298869 ‘Steffi’ Blue white head Direct Maurice Haesendonckx

BE 17-1126427 “Morgane”

This top class hen has an honors list to say the least. She flew herself 6 x 1st and 3 x 1st Provincial. So ladies walk thin, immediately afterwards she moved to the breeding loft and she became the mother of several toppers.

Mother of “149/18” 11 x 1st and 35 x TOP 10
Mother of “505/21” 1st Soissons 576p – 1 Soissons 567p – 1 Melun 437p – 2 Nanteuil 343p – 6 Soissons 691p
Grandmother of “441/20” 23rd National Ace Pigeon Sprint KBDB 2022 with 3 x 1st

“Morgane” herself is bred from “Gust” 15 x 1st x “Venus” 2 x 1st Prov Bourges and daughter of the golden couple

BE 19-2035073 “Lisa”

This young proven racing hen won 1st I.Prov.Chateauroux 3.873p – 1st I.Prov. Issoudun 2.738p – 4 I.Prov.Melun 1.500p

“Lisa” is also mother from 1st I.Prov.Lorris 1.192p in 2023 

The father of “Lisa” is a brother of “Victor” and so you return to the same base of Sapin.

1126437/2017 “Victor” Blue cock
  9 Nat Ace bird KBDB Short Distance yearling 2018
13 Nat Ace bird KBDB Short Distance old 2019
16 Nat Ace bird KBDB Short Distance old 2020

Father “BE 10-1502806” Max 
 Wins himself 20 x 1st  

Mother “BE 13-1508726” Serena 
Won himself 7 x 1st – 11 x 1:100
Won ao. 1 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 4 – 4 Provincial on the greater middle distance
Daughter Golden couple and sister to “Olympic Icha” 1 Olympiad bird Cat.G Brussels 2017

The Golden Couple

A few years ago (2013) you couldn’t beat top hens ‘Venus’, ‘Maria’ and ‘Serena’. They won on a weekly base first prizes one after the other. Two years later ‘Icha’ was born, this classful hen became 1st Olympiad bird Cat. G Brussels 2017 and also in 2015 ‘Samuel’ was born. He crowned himself later as 9th Olympiad bird Cat. A 2019 and 10th National Ace bird Short Distance old KBDB 2018. In the meantime ‘Venus’ became mother to two super hens namely ‘Eva’ and ‘Morgane’ who raced especially well on the greater middle distance races and ‘Serena’ became mother to ‘Victor’. The topper with 3 national ace bird titles in 2018-2019 and 2020. The last top pigeon at the Sapin loft became ‘Romeo’ who won the title of 1st National Ace bird Short Distance KBDB 2020. An unique couple that you find seldomly and on top of that give their good genes to children of them. 

Golden Couple
Father “BE 09-1504875” Robert – Won himself 3 x 1st and is a son to base breeder “Lange” met 6 x 1st ( Soontjes strain “Late Tom” )
Mother “BE 12-62988693 Steffi - Direct Maurice Haesendonckx
Is a granddaughter to “481/01” 5x 1st with ao: 1 Melun 2,029b ( fastest against 14,139b ) and 1 Toury 1,573b ( fastest against 6,596b ) 

References 

These pigeons are doing very well both in Belgium and in the Far East, where we as a Herbots company have heard several times that they have been successful with these pigeons. A gesture that Denis also appreciates very much and for which he is very happy that his pigeons are also doing well on the other side of the world. 

Marit Christophe 

He has a direct hen from Denis who flies great at speed, she wins from Momignies, among others, 1/407p - 1/382p - 1/307p - 1/300p - 1/300p - 2/743p - 2/290p - 3/280p – 4/458p - 6/250p – 7/240p - 9/220p - Laon 1/400p – 4/270p and became 12th National Ace Pigeon speed old birds KBDB 2023 and 31st National Ace Pigeon speed old birds KBDB 2022 

She is a granddaughter of “Antoine” x “Morgan” (which you can find in lot 2-3-6-7 (lot 7 is the same mother as this super hen) 

Mees Jan – Heverlee 

The golden couple is also of gold value for Jan Mees. 
A daughter of the golden couple is grandmother of 
“BE 20-2054683” 14th National Ace Pigeon speed yearlings KBDB 2021 
1/835p– 1/330p – 1/122p – 1/106p – 2/280p – 3/786p – 3/457p – 3/330p – 4/367p – 5/1,158p – 5/395p – 5/356p – 6 /706p – 7/859p
 “BE 20-2054625” 22nd National Ace Pigeon speed old birds KBDB 2022 
1/1,682p – 1/869p – 2/996p – 2/526p – 3/494p – 3/421p – 3/299p – 3/248p – 4/786p – 4/773p – 6/601p – 7/804p – 8 /1.158p – 10/817p - …

Buelens Kim – Molenbeek – Wersbeek

For Kim, the line of the golden couple is gradually forming the basis for breeding. He has several top pigeons thanks to this golden couple. 

A list of achievements achieved thanks to descendants of the golden couple 8th Prov Ace Pigeon middle distance old birds KBDB 2023, 15th National Ace Pigeon middle distance yearlings KBDB 2022 and, among others, 1st Br.Unie Fay Aux Loges 1,618p, 1 Nanteuil 1,685p, 1 Orléans 1,234p - 1 Lorris 174p, 1 Orléans 105p, 2 Melun 1,265p, 2 Soissons 593p, 2 Soissons 379p, 3 Nanteuil 2,494p, 3 Momignies 1,227p - 3 Lorris 386p, 4 Chevrainvilliers 1,803p, 4 Lorris 1,521p, 4 Etampes 525p, 4 Soissons 214p, 5 Orléans 1,958p, 6 Etampes 535p , 7 Lorris 1,346p, 7 Lorris 694p, 8 Lorris 1,128p, 12 Lorris 3,031p, 14 Nat (z) Issoudun 1,407p, 15 Lorris 2,592p - 17 Nanteuil 2,316p - 18 Momignies 1,605p 

Robert Decelle – Walhain 

In 2020 he won 8th National Ace Pigeon longer middle distance old birds KBDB with 1130570/2017. The mother is a direct Denis Sapin and is a granddaughter of “Robert” (Cock Golden Couple ) 

For this auction, the last son ever to be auctioned from this super couple. “Steffi” unfortunately passed away in the autumn of 2022.

BE 22-1147108 “King Romeo” ( N°1 in auction )

Son Golden Couple – What an offer…Brother of “Romeo” – “Olympic Icha” – “Samuel” – “Venus” – “Super Maria” – “Serena”DNA ATTEST available…

BE 23-1059036 “Morgane 036” ( N°2 in auction )

A daughter of National Ace pigeon "Romeo" coupled to the best breeding hen of the moment "Morgane". So you get something very special…

BE 23-1059046 “Julia 046” ( N°3 in auction )

A daughter of national ace pigeon “Romeo” coupled with a top pedigree of Albert Hendrix who has also shown her breeding value and is mother of 1-1-3-5-6-8-…. 

BE 23-1059786 “Victor 786” ( N°4 in auction ) 

A son of "Victor" with 14 x 1st and 9+13+16 National Ace Pigeon Sprint KBDB '18+'19+'20 coupled with super hen "Lisa" who won 2 x 1st in the longer middle distance against more than 2,500 pigeons. 

BE 23-1059775 “Lisa 775” (N°5 in auction ) 

Denis's favorite hen and sister of the previous one in the auction, a daughter of “Victor” x “Lisa” 

BE 23-1059781 “Antonio 781” (N°6 in auction) 

A direct son of Olympiad pigeon Antoine coupled with a full sister of “Romeo”. Or gold x gold “Antoine” is now the father of 17 x 1st prizes with 4 different pigeons