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Rino Verheye from Aalbeke has had a super season in 2022

13 Feb 2023

Rino Verheye and Miranda from Aalbeke in West Flanders have had a super season, their superstar "Luigi" has been a whopper in the long distance races in recent years, but had his best season in 2022. He won a total of 4 x TOP 10 National in the long distance, which is extremely unique at this high level in the pigeon sport, and his performance from Libourne kept him in the running for national ace pigeon in the long distance for a very long time. After all the calculations he became 2nd National Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB 2022 and Rino still gets goosebumps when he talks about this achievement. Because it is not only “Luigi”, but other clappers also did fantastic. He also won 8th National Ace Pigeon longer middle distance KBDB with the yearlings, won 1st Provincial Fontenay 2,232 youngsters and from Libourne he won 7th and 8th National in extremely difficult circumstances. At Argenton National with the yearlings he clocked 3 pigeons in the first 70 National and took 14/14. Rest assured we haven't seen the last of this colony.

Championships 2022

1st Prov Ace Pigeon long distance old birds KBDB
2nd Nat. Ace Pigeon long distance old birds KBDB 2022
3 World Best pigeon Long Distance 2022
5 Prov Ace Pigeon longer middle distance yearlings KBDB
8 Prov Ace Pigeon All Round old and yearlings KBDB
8th Nat. Ace Pigeon heavy middle distance yearlings KBDB 2022

Superstar Jommeke

One of the standard bearers of this colony is “Jommeke” BE 16-3005665. He himself was a real wonder racer who belonged to the very best Ace pigeons 2 years in a row and was 2 x 1st Prov Ace Pigeon All Round in a row in 2016 and 2017 in the province of West Flanders. Few pigeons who have done that before and after him. Afterwards he was placed in breeding and several toppers came out. What luck and a good choice by Rino not to sell such a topper.

In his period in the breeding loft he became

Father of 1st Provincial Brionne 4,440 pigeons
Father of 1st Provincial Fontenay 2,232 youngsters in 2022
Grandfather of “Muppet” 2nd Provincial Ace Pigeon All Round KBDB 2021 who won 7 x per 100 in his career.
Grandfather of “Odiel” 10 Prov Orléans 14,198p – 49 Nat Argenton 18,763p in 2022
Grandfather of “916/19” 15 Prov Pontoise 17.443p
Grandfather of “016/20” 6 Prov Pontoise 3,485p – 77 Prov Fontenay 7,238p
Grandfather of “120/21” 8th National Ace Pigeon longer middle distance yearlings KBDB 2022, this classy bird won a.o. 6 Prov Chateauroux 1,007p – 12 Prov Bourges 3,696p – 15 Prov Chateauroux 3,635p – 27 Nat Argenton 18,763p – 34 Prov Gueret 
2,226p – 88 Prov Pontoise 10,606p
Goatfather of “320/22” 6th Provincial Fontenay 5,073 youngsters 2022
Grandfather of top yearling “Ozark” 1st Clermont 1,138p – 81 Prov Orléans 14,198p
Great-grandfather of 1st Provincial Chateauroux 3,406 youngsters 2021

Especially for this auction a son of "Jommeke" in this top auction

BE 22-3027285 “Piotr”

Here “Jommeke” was coupled to “Nathalia” who was also 1st Prov Ace Pigeon All Round KBDB 2020. Together they are the parents of topper “323/22” who won 1st Provincial Fontenay 2,232 youngsters, 50th Prov Fontenay 5,043p and 52nd Prov Montoire 3,730 youngsters in 2022

Top pair “Moses” x “Jennifer”

They were coupled together for the first time in 2020, immediately resulting in 2 top hens, both of which are already top racers and proven breeding hens.

“Mozes” is a son of 2 proven top racers in 2016 and won himself 7 x per 10 as a youngster. Afterwards in the breeding loft he only got better. "Jennifer" is a checkered white head hen that comes directly from the old stock couple "Benny Hill" x "Emillia". She is a full sister of "Hercules" and several other toppers.

So they are the parents together

“BE 20-3062107” Nathalia
She became 1st Prov Ace Pigeon All Round KBDB 2020 – 4th Prov Ace Pigeon Longer Middle Distance KBDB 2020 and 29th National Ace Pigeon All Round KBDB youngsters 2020.
She won a.o. 7 Prov Chateauroux 4,785p – 9 Prov Blois 5,474p – 18 Prov Pontoise 8,457p – 60 Prov Pontoise 3,485p
She became the mother of 1st Provincial Fontenay 2,232 youngsters in 2022 in the breeding loft this year

Her nest sister “BE 20-3062108” Nathalie
This was 10th Prov Ace Pigeon All Round KBDB 2020 and won 37 Prov Fontenay 8,334p – 80 Prov Chateauroux 3,036p and 120 Prov Argenton 4,467p
She also became the dam of 1st Prov La Souterraine 4,023p youngsters ( 15th National 14,315p )

Especially for this auction 2 full sisters from this top couple

BE 21-3061272 “Oceana” and BE 22-3027283 “Peggy”

Best pigeons in the racing team 

BE 20-3062113 “Nesta” Cock
1 Prov Ace All Round yearlings KBDB 2021
12 Prov Ace heavy middle distance yearlings KBDB 2021

  1 Prov Issoudun          2.334p
20 NAT                         14.758p
  2        Arras                      454p
  3        Clermont               795p
  5 Prov Chateauroux   4.366p
57 NAT                         22.196p
  7        Clermont            1.590p
  7        Clermont               487p
11        Arras                     907p
14        Clermont               891p
38        Fontenay           1.646p
52        Clermont           1.644p
149      Fontenay           8.334p

Full brother from “213/21” 1 Prov Montoire 3.334p – 19 Prov Pontoise 5.896p – 52 Prov Chateaudun 3.635p

Sire BE 19-3035979 Mattheo
11 Prov Ace All Round KBDB 2020
12 Prov Ace heavy middle distance KBDB 2020
Won 6 Prov Gueret 2.214p – 93 Prov Pontoise 10.257p

Dam BE 18-3070885 Lieveling
Won herself 3 Fontenay 285p – 6 Compiegne 185p – 8 Clermont 316p

A full sister from “Nesta” and “213/21” can be found under sale N°8, BE 22-31114776 “Perla” 

BE 21-3061120 Duiver
8 Nat Ace Heavy Middle Distance KBDB 2022

  1          Chateaudun           491p
15 Prov                               3.635p
  6 Prov Chateauroux       1.007p
  6          Clermont                 672p
  8          Pontoise                  811p
88 Prov                            10.606p
  9          Grevillers                472p
  9          Arras                       276p
12 Prov Bourges              3.696p
22          Fontenay                528p
27 NAT Argenton           18.763p
34 Prov Gueret                  2.226p
38 Prov Chateaudun        2.333p
46          Clermont             1.089p
48          Clermont             1.186p
51          Clermont             1.137p
54 Prov Montoire              3.334p

Sire BE 18-3070898 Luther 
Won himself 3th Prov Argenton 4.084p ( 11th National 22.826p )

Dam BE 18-3070908 Lucia 
Daughter from “Jommeke” x “Julie” 6 Prov Ace All Round KBDB 2016

A full brother of “120/21” and “320/22” can be found under sale 7, BE 22-3027393 “Pacha”

This top auction also includes some top performance pigeons, each of which has shown its services and qualities

BE 20-3062097 “Nelson”

This beautiful cock won 27 Prov Pontoise 3,643 p and 21st National Bourges 25,096 p as the most important prizes

BE 21-3061139 “Ozark”

This top yearling won 1st Clermont 1,138p – 81 Prov Orléans 14,198p and is a grandson of basic breeder “Jommeke”

Results 2022

Arras 472 old + yls : 2,9,10,12,13,16,31,32,33,34,37,42,… 39/48
Clermont 672 old + yls: 5,6,8,10,14,15,22,27,28,44,46,51,56,57,58,59,66,… 37/48
Orléans Prov 14.198 old + yls : 10,81,129,133,179,264,296,372,436,518,637,652,717,924,… 32/46
Orléans Prov 6.206 yls : 5,48,103,148,158,194,220,250,296,527,… 16/23
Chateaudun Prov 8.102 old + yls: 17,113,114,149,309,413,526,623,707,708,… 28/36
Chateaudun 2.650 yls : 4,25,186,213,216,217,… 12/15
Bourges Prov 3.696 yls : 12,26,60,62,95,228,283,… 16/23
Argenton NAT 18.763 yls : 26,46,65,386,613,652,779,1004,1088,1741,… 14/14
Tulle NAT 9.763 old birds : 8,177,207,356,545,570,787,… 10/14
Montelimar NAT 3.387 old birds : 190,194 2/2
Brive NAT 6.117 old birds : 9,80,177,416,… 5/12
Brive NAT 5.885 yls  : 173,200,217 3/6
Libourne NAT 3.317 old birds : 7,8,… 4/6

Arras 667 young birds : 9,10,12,29,30,39,50,… 56/87
Clermont 587 young birds : 2,4,6,14,18,19,20,21,25,26,33,36,37,38,46,47,48,49,53,54,… 56/82
Clermont 769 young birds : 3,5,6,27,37,42,44,47,57,58,59,68,69,70,… 56/82
Clermont 1.139 young birds : 14,15,16,21,22,28,35,66,67,71,73,75,80,81,82,89,92,93,97,106,110,… 46/80
Clermont 1.235 young birds : 16,20,24,49,51,56,60,66,73,93,99,109,122,… 41/69
Clermont 1.209 young birds : 1,6,10,11,24,25,30,34,35,47,54,56,63,67,77,78,81,102,106,107,110,111,112,… 81/108
Clermont 462 young birds : 1,6,11,16,23,25,26,32,37,… 27/37
Montoire Prov 3.730 young birds : 12,34,52,312,… 8/20
Fontenay 568 young birds : 1,5,7,8,9,11,12,13,23,24,31,33,34,38,41,52,… 26/36
Fontenay Prov 2.232 young birds : 1,11,28,34,40,41,43,46,50,79,109,159,196,204,205,227,… 26/31

Miranda and Rino, congratulations again on the top results from the entire HERBOTS TEAM.


Buelens Kim