Hok Hemstra from St. Jansklooster (NL) winning 1. Luykgestel against 1,943 pigeons with grandson Turbo Rossi
The champion loft Hok Hemstra made its mark on the pigeon racing scene in 2022 at St. Jansklooster thanks to their "Nieuw Goed Grijs", 1. National Ace Pigeon Middle distance NPO/WHZB. Now, in the 2. Short-distannce race of the 2024 season, they once again triumph on the race from Luyksgestel as their widower NL21-1018212, a grandson of Turbo Rossi"Turbo Rossi", clocked the fastest speed of 1,590 m.p.m. among 1,943 competitors. Another impressive achievement for Henri van de Linde, who, since the 2021 season, has been competing in Section 11 Friesland under the name Hok Hemstra through their collaboration with Ype Hemstra from Buitenpost.
Many top pigeons have been born at his top breeding loft, including the aforementioned National ace pigeon who made headlines at Hok Hemstra in 2023. The father of this Ace Pigeon was bred at the loft of Kees Krijnen in Huis ter Heide, and now Kees Krijnen also turns out to be the breeder of the winner of the Luyksgestel flight, having bred the winner from 2 direct pigeons from H and E.J. Eijerkamp.
Kees Krijnen, the masterbreeder from Huis ter Heide
NL21-1018212, 1. Luyksgestel against 1,943 pigeons
The pigeons of Section Friesland were released at 11:00 a.m. in Luyksgestel, after which NL21-1018212 was clocked at 12:42:33 at the ETC in St. Jansklooster after a flight of 163 km. This widower had already flown several good prizes in both sprint-midfond and day races. Some of his notable results include:
The father is NL16-1254950NL16-1254950 "Max V", which is a pure Heremans-Ceusters and grandson of the legendary Nieuwe Olympiade"Nieuwe Olympiade" bred from "Olympiade Freddy", out of Nieuwe Olympiade"Nieuwe Olympiade" X Swarovsky"Swarovsky" X "Everley", a full sister of "Olympic Sperwer".
Olympiade Freddy
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2. Olympiad pigeon Poznan 2011 Olympiad Cat F
| 1. | Quievrain | 2,460 pigeons |
| 2. | Quievrain | 2,790 pigeons |
| 3. | Quievrain | 2,073 pigeons |
The mother of NL21-1018212 is NL20-1249816NL20-1249816, which is a direct daughter of top racer and breeder Turbo Rossi"Turbo Rossi" paired with "Beauty Inbred 003", which is a daughter of Thorwald"Thorwald", a son of "Olympiade 003" paired with a granddaughter of "Olympiade 003". This "Beauty Inbred 003" is also a proven breeding hen as she is already the grandmother of 5 first prize winners. Turbo Rossi"Turbo Rossi" is one of the very best Heremans breeders that has ever been in Brummen, and the descendants of this great champion win first prizes, top prizes, and ace pigeon titles in all disciplines.
