While the flying conditions were quite unfavourable for them, the 96 youngsters basketed by the team achieved an astonishing performance, in comparison of those achieved in his previous location in St-Léger when Sebastien was exclusively racing the youngsters. Here is a brief summary:
- Argenton loc – 571 p. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34, 35, 39, 40, 42, 57, … (57/96)
- Argenton prov – 1,001 p. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 29, 31, 37, 40, 47, 48, 50, 52, 60, 61, 64, … (57/96)
- Argenton zonal – 7,081 p. : 5, 10, 14, 25, 30, 31, 41, 69, 76, 115, 139, 234, 237, … (43/96)
- Argenton nat – 19,592 p. : 57, 106, 164, 240, 302, 310, 373, 575, 608, 814, 890, … (37/96)
If it’s mainly the youngsters that were under the spotlight, we almost forget that they also won the zonal victory in the yearlings category:
Argenton zonal - 965 p. : 1, 14, 49, ... (6/21) Argenton prov - 408 p. : 2, 5, 8, 28, 40, ... (10/21)
Let’s have a look at the two first clocked pigeons in each category
– Nafi (BE16-1016282)
1. Iprov Argenton - 1,126 p. 5. Nat Zone - 7,801 p. 57. National - 19,592 p. 13. Toury reg - 903 p. 75. Bourges reg - 900 p.
Father: 209/14, himself winner of 17th national zone Montluçon 4,541 p., his father is Kash, a full brother of Laura which won the 1st national Bourges 17,061 p. ’10 for Gaston Van de Wouwer (out of the pair Son Kaasboer X daughter Late Witte Willy x Chateaurouxke from Geerinckx). The mother of 209/14 is Stanara, half-sister from Nikolaas (out of Rodeo x Stana).
Mother: 339/14, daughter of the pair Calix x Vicky, Calix being an excellent breeder as father of 2 x 1st interprovincial, himself a direct son of the famous Nasdaq from M & G Casaert.
Click here to check her pedigree.
– Steffi (BE15-1038107)
1. nat zone Argenton - 965 p. 49. National - 4,585 p. 5. Châteauroux reg - 111 p. 8. St-Quentin reg - 336 p. 18. Argenton reg - 247 p.
Father: son Stanislas x Scarlette, his father being an excellent racer & breeder and being a direct son of Stan, first basic pigeon of the loft, Scarlette being herself a fantastic racing/breeding hen. She is a daughter of Slim, 1st semi-national Châteauroux 7,495 pigeons and son of Stan (see above).
Mother: Sister Saphir, daughter of the pair Silvio x Malica, Silvio being a full brother of Slim (see above) and Malica being a sister of Messi, 2nd national Bourges 22,516 pigeons at Christian Harchies.
Click here to check her pedigree.
The performance from Argenton is in fact the visible part of the iceberg. Indeed, the 2016 generation is really crushing everything in its way since the beginning of the season. This team is simply racing at an incredible level this year. If the satisfaction is huge, the feeling is also great for the coming years. And finally, it’s the most enjoyable fact about these results when you know about the yearly ambition of these fanciers. Good luck for La Souterraine!
Best results of the 2016 generation
16/07 Toury - 564 p. : 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 39, 44, 49, 54, ... (27/66)
24/07 Pont - 1,096 p. : 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 54, 57, 60, 62, 63, 67, 68, 74, 84, 92, ... (59/96)
30/07 Toury 1 - 903 p. : 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 31, 33, 51, 54, 86, 88, 89,
90, ... (35/47)
30/07 Toury 2 - 487 p. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, 19, 20, 31, 42, 44,
45, ... (36/48)
06/08 Bourges loc - 900 p. : 2, 5, 6, 7, 13, 20, 25, 29, 30, 32, 37, 43, 44, 45, 65, 71, 75,
85, 87, ... (49/113)
Bourges zonal - 7,821 p. : 23, 37, 39, 40, 74, 140, 178, 220, 226, 256, 303, 342, 352,
363, 584, 639, 675, ... (36/113)
20/08 Pont - 197 p. : 1 to 31, ... (55/75)
