Xalbador Super Sumo's
Grove Sumo family (Lock 13'16/Van Engela Putt/Sierens)
I was very privileged to could have raced in partnership with Hannes en Bernadette Grove. The past four years I learned a lot from these humble pigeon family. In my opinion they can be rated as some of the best pigeon fanciers in our country. I respect their decision to emigrate to Australia. It is great lost for the pigeon fraternity in South Africa and a very big personal lost for me as person. I had dreams that we could have been one of best teams in the country. As Team Grove and Pienaar, we have won Brakpan Club Championship with a record of 22 wins for the seasons with both our pigeon families having their fair amount of success. In the strong GPU we have held our own against top fanciers that acknowledge that we did not have the best loft position. Hannes and me both origin from Lindley in the Free State. We share the same ethos en value system. Though I am Hannes's senior in years, I learned a lot as fancier from the Grove family way of racing pigeons. Plain. Simple. Efficient. I had the master Ander Carlesen as pigeon mentor, but the last few years I learned practices I won't change easily. Though our paths go in different ways I will forever be grateful for their influence in my life. My best wishes and blessing accompany them.
One of the secrets I learned from them is that it is SUPER PIGEONS that won you Union races. Their own family of pigeons, we call them the Sumo's, are a SUPER breed of pigeons, capable of winning in any weather against the toughest competition. Some of the Grove's exceptional birds had their way gifted to me with immediate success crossing them with my family of pigeons. The SUPER SUMO's are their own family of pigeons melded together from the Tom Lock 13'16/Van Engela/Sierens lines. One of the super specimens is the famous GPU Hen (SANPO GOLD WINNER MIDDLE DISTANCE). You can find more inf on this family of pigeons at http://www.grovelofts.co.za/data/GroveLofts_Catalogue_16_June.pdf |
Xalbador's SUMO SURVIVOR from Grove Lofts
SUMO SURVIVOR
04730 GPU ZA 17 Blue Bar COCK bred by Grove Lofts SUPER SUMO (SIERENS-LOCK/VAN ENGELA) Out of the Grove Sumo Click Pair. Half-brother to 4742 (Best Bird GPU Middle Distance, sold for R82,000). Half-brother to the GPU HEN (SANPO GOLD Middle Distance 2016). View Detailed Profile |
Xalbador's SUMOTJIE from Grove Lofts
double winner
SUMOTJIE
04008 GPU ZA 13 Blue Bar w/f HEN bred by Grove Lofts SIERENS-LOCK/VAN ENGELA Out of the Grove Sumo Click Pair. 2x Winner. Breeder of 4 winners. Half-sister of 4742 (Best Bird GPU Middle Distance, sold for R82,000). Half-sister to the GPU HEN (SANPO GOLD Middle Distance 2016). View Detailed Profile |
Xalbador's Sumo SURVIVOR'S INSTINCT
SURVIVOR'S INSTINCT
4409 CYRL ZA 18 Blue Bar w/f Cock bred by Xalbador Pigeons SUPER SUMO SIERENS-LOCK/VAN ENGELA (Survivor x Sumtjie) Inbred out of son and daughter of Grove Sumo click. Half-brother to 5 winners. View Detailed Profile |
Xalbador's UNASHAMED HOPE
winner
Xalbador's UNASHAMED HOPE
6006 GPU ZA 2018 Blue Bar COCK bred by Xalbador Pigeons Carelsen/Einkamerer (Hope x Sumotjie) Son of HOPE and SUMOTJIE. Winner. Half-brother to 3x Winner and 5 winners. Full brother to 2 winners. View Detailed Profile |
Xalbador's SAMURAI BEAR
winner
SAMURAI
4952 GPU ZA 17 Mealy Pied COCK bred by Xalbador Pigeons BEAR CLAUSING/SUMO (Pooh Bear x Sumotjie) Son of SUMOTJIE. Winner. 2nd GPU. Excellent Racer. His dam is half-sister to 2016 SANPO Gold medal winner - the famous GPU HEN. Half-brother to winners. Half-brother to 3x winner, 2x winner and 5 winners. First season in stock loft. View Detailed Profile |
Xalbador's WHISPER of Grove Lofts
WHISPER
10390 GPU ZA 19 bred by Grove Lofts Sumo/Lock x Rung for Boksburg sale. Kept back for breeding. Son of Grove sale LOT 43 x LOT 40. Click pair. View Detailed Pedigree |
Xalbador Sumi Bear
SUMI BEAR
10902 GPU ZA 19 Blue Bar Hen bred by Xalbador Pigeons BEAR CLAUSING/SUMO (Pooh Bear x Sumotjie) Daughter of POOH BEAR. X SUMOTJIE. Sister of 2x winner and 6 winners. Her dam is half-sister to 2016 SANPO Gold medal the famous GPU HEN. View Detailed Profile |
Xalbador Fearless Sumo
FEARLESS SUMO
10928 GPU ZA 19 Blue Bar HEN bred by Xalbador Pigeons DEETLEFS/SUMO (Survivor x Sum0) Breeders of SANPO GOLD winners in both her sire and dam line. View Detailed Profile |