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.LOT 1 GROVE LOFTS 04710 ZA 17 GPU – INBRED FOR STOCK BACK TO THE MORTIMER COCK AND 4869 – TOM LOCK SUPERPAIR HEN. He is very young and in his first nest he bred an excellent racer already. I expect him to breed many winners. Blood that is very hard to find nowadays.
Winning Bid: R10,000 Auction finished Auction finished
.LOT 4 GROVE LOFTS 6069 12 Hen – Super racer. Double Club winner. Superb handler. Out of our foundation Mortimer Tom Lock cock mated to a hen out of Peet Hartman click pair.She has bred winners. Herself scoring 1,1,3,3,3,4,7,15,17,19,21,30
Winning Bid: R3,750 Auction finished Auction finished
.LOT 6 GROVE LOFTS 17194 15 Hen – Out of the SUMO click pair. She was our TRPF R200 ring. Raced very consistently scoring 7,7,9,11,12,13,24,28. Retired to the stock loft when moved to Brakpan where she was mostly used to breed stock with her close relatives. Mother and grandmother to winners and top racers already. Half sister to the “GPU hen” SANPO GOLD
Winning Bid: R9,500 Auction finished Auction finished
.LOT 7 GROVE LOFTS 6135 18 Cock – Inbred SUMO. Full brother X sister. He was raced to test his homing abilities and could have won 3 races – beaten by loftmates on all 3 occasions. Scored 2,3,5. He should make excellent cross material. Son of best bird union 2014. His aunt is the “GPU Hen”. Out of our best.
Winning Bid: R12,000 Auction finished Auction finished
.LOT 8 GROVE LOFTS 8718 17 Cock – Full brother to 4748 and 4747 who were crack racers. He was never raced and put straight to stock as a latebred. Given the huge impact his sister had on out loft, I’m sure he will also breed crackers. Clever pigeons that can break out – especially when crossed with our SUMO line. They can race!
Winning Bid: R7,750 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 10 GROVE LOFTS 16452 15 Cock – Direct SUMO click pair. He is a huge cock and from there the name “Dikkes”. I always joked that I need to make the trap bigger so that he can fit. First season in stock 2019. Given his genepool, I am sure that he will breed winners. Himself, even with a huge body, scored the follwing: 2,5,5,8,10,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,25,28,29
Winning Bid: R6,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 11 GROVE LOFTS 4744 16 Hen – Full sister to the legendary “GPU HEN”. One of only four pigeons ever bred this way. She unfortunately hit a wire as a youngster and badly injured herself. Only raced the following season and still managed 4,5,6,10,22,23,24,26. A pigeon that can never be bred this way again. Not tested in the stock loft yet.
Winning Bid: R21,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 12 GROVE LOFTS 11353 18 Hen – Union Expensive ring. She is a very nice handler out of our Tom Lock 13/16 lines She raced 3,8,10,10,13,25
Winning Bid: R5,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 13 GROVE LOFTS 0125 18 Hen – Never raced. I bought her from the estate of late Flip Tait. Her babies were not tested yet because she was only bred from in 2019. A nice hen with a very good genetic makeup. She was brought in to cross back to our Tom Lock 13/16 line. Her mother was bred and raced by us.
Winning Bid: R2,250 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 14 GROVE LOFTS 04729 17 Cock – Bred by Johan Van Staden out of his proven Van Engela lines. He is related to our SUMO click cock. This cock should cross excellent with any other bloodline. He is a very nice handler and has raced very well including a win. Scored 1,2,8,9,15,20,22,29
Winning Bid: R4,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 15 GROVE LOFTS 2777 15 Cock – Out of the Rooies click pair. 3x winner. He was an excellent racer that could only race for one season due to us relocating. A very nice handler with his father’s aggressive attitude. He scored 1,1,1,2,5,5,16,19
Winning Bid: R7,250 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 16 GROVE LOFTS 9849 12 Hen – Bred by Peet Hartman. Granddaughter Tom Lock R80 000 cock. She was an excellent racer rung with Peet’s LAPA ring. She scored 2,6,11,11,18,28. She has bred very good racers including a double winner. and a 3x winner. Typical Tom Lock look and feel. A real nice pigeon.
Winning Bid: R3,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 17 GROVE LOFTS 614118 Cock – A result of a cross between our lines and Xalbador’s lines. Immediate success by breeding this winner. He was only race one season and scored 1,9,15,21,22,25
Winning Bid: R1,750 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 18 GROVE LOFTS 10689 11 Cock – Son of our Mortimer cock Tom Lock 13/16. He was union winner 2012. Double club winner. Super racer. Also breeding top racers. His grand children winning for various fanciers. Very sought after Tom Lock genetics. He raced : 1,1,9,9,9,12,14,16,19,22,23,23,23,29
Winning Bid: R6,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 19 GROVE LOFTS 10962 19 Cock – Never raced – he was bred for Xalbador but he decided to not race in 2020. Nice cock bred out of some very good pigeons.
Winning Bid: R1,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 20 GROVE LOFTS 4755 16 Cock – Inbred SUMO. SUMO click cock mated to his mother for stock. He immediately made an impact in the breeding loft by a pigeon that scored 8x top 10% at the SA Million Dollar Pigeon race. Then he went on to breed the best youngster in the club and division for 2019. He is going to breed many more supers. Very young with a bright future. His progeny already scored the following 3,3,4,4,5,6,10,13,14,15,22,23,25,25,26
Winning Bid: R27,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 21 GROVE LOFTS 12641 17 Cock – Out of the SUMO click pair. He carried our Sandton R5000 ring but unfortunately got injured and could not race. Put to stock. His siblings has raced excellent for us and other fanciers. Not tested in the stock loft yet.
Winning Bid: R8,501 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 22 GROVE LOFTS 2981 15 Cock – Our two best lines combined – the SUMOs with the TOM LOCK 13/16. Both parents were winners for us. Father was best bird GPU 2014. Immediate success by breeding this champ. He is a winner and has also bred winners. Still very young and has a bright future. Kol is also a nice handler. Himself scoring 1,5,13 in only one season of racing.
Winning Bid: R8,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 23 GROVE LOFTS 6110 18 Cock – Direct SUMO click pair. He is the last son that we could breed from the click pair. Half brother “GPU HEN”. And boy did he not disappoint!! Double club winner. Union winner. Second combine in a race where he and a pigeon of Gys Louw broke away from the rest of the 8000 odd pigeons to win by minutes. This is as good as the original click pair babies come. He ended second best youngbird club and division. Scored 1,1,2,4,9
Winning Bid: R51,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 24 GROVE LOFTS 10974 19 Cock – Inbred SUMO. Both parents were union winners. He should be excellent cross material
Winning Bid: R11,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 25 GROVE LOFTS 13530 18 Hen – She carried our Kosmos R5000 ring. Bred out of an upcoming click pair. Sister to a double winner. Her father is a full brother to the “GPU HEN” and half brother to the “WPU Cock” – both tremendous ACE pigeons. Her mother was a crack racer and one of the smartest pigeons we ever raced – she can break out and win by minutes. 13530 raced as follows: 2,9,12,15,18,19,27
Winning Bid: R7,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 27 GROVE LOFTS 4741 16 Cock – A very good racer that scored many top positions. He is bred out of some excellent Tom Lock 13/16 genetics with proven results. His mother is a direct daughter to Peet Hartman’s click pair. Proven pigeons all over SA. He raced : 4,4,10,13,13,25
Winning Bid: R2,250 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 28 GROVE LOFTS 10976 19 Cock – A nice cock out of proven pigeons. He was bred for Xalbador to race but he decided to not race this season.
Winning Bid: R1,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 29 GROVE LOFTS 6126 18 Hen – Linbred SUMO and proven racer. She was best youngbird club and division. A true banker. She just could not get that win – beaten by loftmates on a few occasions. Look at her pedigree – she is bred in the purple out of an upcoming clickpair. She scored 3,3,4,10,13,14,26
Winning Bid: R10,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 30 GROVE LOFTS 6158 18 Hen – A very consistent racer out of two lines of pigeons that has performed well all over South Africa. She scored 3,4,10,22,25
Winning Bid: R1,750 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 31 GROVE LOFTS 11135 18 Hen – Goosebumps pigeon! How I would have loved to race this one in 2020. Solid as a rock – in performance and handling. Bred out of our best lines. She was a double winner and scored three times top 15 UNION!! Study her pedigree – the number of winners in there are countless. Her father is full brother “GPU HEN”. He was best middle distance pigeon UNION. Her mother is a double winner *twice second union She scored 1,1,2,16,24
Winning Bid: R36,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 32 GROVE LOFTS 11355 18 Hen – Same bred as LOT 31, LOT 25 and LOT 36. Out of an upcoming click pair. She herself won us R33000 in the union expensive rings. Study the pedigree – many top pigeons in there. Very nice handler. She scored : 3,5,9,15
Winning Bid: R9,050 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 33 GROVE LOFTS 4400 18 Hen – Bred for stock out of our Son Mortimer cock. A young hen carrying precious genetics. Nice handler. Her mother is directly our of Peet Hartman’s 13/16 click pair that produced countless winners for various fanciers.
Winning Bid: R7,250 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 34 GROVE LOFTS 13529 18 Hen – A crack racer out of an upcoming click pair. Very consistent and at her best when the going got tough. She would have done some damage this season. Winner of the last leg Kosmos R5000 rings. She scored 2,2,4,4,27
Winning Bid: R6,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 35 GROVE LOFTS 6107 18 Cock – Direct SUMO click pair. He was not raced because we could not home him – he kept on going back to the breeding loft. A very nice handling cock out of the clickpair. I expect him to breed many good pigeons. The second last pigeon bred from the click pair. He is sibling to many top racers and breeders.
Winning Bid: R20,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 36 GROVE LOFTS 10936 18 Cock – Another one out of an upcoming click pair. When you breed 4 pigeons and all 4 race well, you know you are onto something. Check his pedigree… He scored 3,3,11,21
Winning Bid: R19,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 38 GROVE LOFTS 4705 17 Hen – What a banker. Always there to make some points. Overall best pigeon in the division 2019. She carries a lot of Van Engela blood having a SUMO hen as mother and the famous white cock as sire. A true SUMO body carrying quite a bit of weigth. Excellent cross material. She raced 3,3,4,6,6,7,11,11,16
Winning Bid: R10,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 39 GROVE LOFTS 14149 17 Hen – Two excellent lines crossed with the expected results. She raced very well. In the race loft she already bred a winner. Typical Tom Lock eye. Nice little hen with a bright future. She raced 2,8,11,11,13,18,28
Winning Bid: R4,750 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 40 GROVE LOFTS 4739 17 Hen – Inbred SUMO. What a hen! She is going to breed many many winners. Young and a beauty, carrying some of our best genetics. She bred a winner in the first nest. Her other babies also scored very well. One of my favourites! Never raced. She bred in her first season: 1,2,2,2,4,4,4,7,7,8,11,12,16,20,24,25,27
Winning Bid: R26,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 41 GROVE LOFTS 6793 13 Cock – Out of our SUMO click pair. A BIG cock. Scored the following positions in his career: 2,4,5,6,6,6,17,19,22,26,28. He has bred very well including a UNION winner.
Winning Bid: R8,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 42 GROVE LOFTS 10968 19 Cock – A very nice young cock bred out of two of our best lines. He was bred for Xalbador to race but he decided not to race this season.
Winning Bid: R3,250 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 43 GROVE LOFTS 10543 11 Cock – Super racer. Scored 2nd Union and also 8th Union as a yearling. Breeder of winners with different hens. One baby bred for Ian Adriaanse was a double winner and also WCPTA winner. Brother to multiple organisation winners. His sister was also WCPTA winner for Ian. This family has raced well all over South Africa and can also transfer their winning genes. This is a very nice handling cock. He raced : 1,2,4,5,6,6,9,9,11,12,15,18,20,21,29
Winning Bid: R9,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 44 GROVE LOFTS 14701 12 Cock – SUMO out of the click pair. Such a pleasure to race! A true banker – rarely missed the sheet. Best bird club and union 2014. He has bred excellent racers and winners. Also grandfather to winners. One of my favourite pigeons of all time. Half brother to the “GPU hen”. Look at his race record to understand the quality: 1,2,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10,11,14,14,25,25,27
Winning Bid: R13,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 45 GROVE LOFTS 10969 19 Cock – Inbred SUMO out of two very very reliable pigeons. Father was best bird GPU 2014 and mother was best bird division 2019. He should make excellent cross material for the fancier that needs to bring some proven blood into their family.
Winning Bid: R6,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 46 GROVE LOFTS 4757 16 Hen – Great racer scoring 7,11,12,12,13,13,14,16,26,29,29 She bred an OVRF winner in the race loft. Her siblings have won many organisation level races for different fanciers. Wins included WCPTA / NOVPF / GPU / OVRF etc. She is full sister to Ian Adriaanse click hen.
Winning Bid: R7,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 47 GROVE LOFTS 10966 19 Sex Unknown – Tom Lock 13/16 at it’s best. Look at the pedigree. Proven genetics. Bred for Xalbador to race but he decided to not race this season. Sex not known at this stage – might be a cock though.
Winning Bid: R3,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 48 GROVE LOFTS 4742 16 Cock – Best middle distance pigeon Union 2018. Full brother to the GPU hen sold for R175 000. He is one of only four pigeons ever bred this way. A true banker. In his first year in the stock loft he immediately proved his worth by producing a double winner that also scored 3x TOP 15 UNION. This cock will produce many more ace pigeons and winners. He is a perfect handler with the pedigree to match. His children scored in one season as follows: 1,1,2,3,3,3,9,9,11,12,15,15,16,18,21,24,27.
Winning Bid: R82,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 49 GROVE LOFTS 0002 15 Hen – Another banker. SUMO crossed with the “Skaam cock” progeny. She was a lifesaver on many occasions, scoring when other pigeons failed. Clever pigeon that could break out. She scored 1,6,7,8,9,24,26. In her first season at stock she immediately clicked with LOT 20 and produced the best youngbird in the division. Many great racers will be bred from her. Her first season at stock results : 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,10,13,14,15, 22,23,25,25,26
Winning Bid: R25,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 50 GROVE LOFTS 10964 19 Hen – The question here is not if she would have won, but when? A cracker. She was bred for Xalbador to race but he decided not to race this season. Full sister to best young bird division 2019. Very nice pigeon. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE! Study the pedigree.
Winning Bid: R15,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 51 GROVE LOFTS 2997 15 Hen – Exceptional racer and even a nicer handler. Her best position was 2nd club, 2nd union by a few seconds. Beautiful pigeon. Bred out of a click pair that has produced WCPTA/NFS/OVRF/NOVPF/GPU winners for various fanciers. She herself has bred many good racers already. She is a young hen with a bright future.
Winning Bid: R6,000 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 53 GROVE LOFTS 4704 17 Hen – Another crack racer out of the SUMO family. Double winner. She carries a lot of Van Engela blood having a SUMO hen as mother and the famous white cock as sire. A true SUMO body carrying quite a bit of weight. Excellent cross material. She raced 1,1,5,6,9,10,10,15,17,20,28
Winning Bid: R8,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 54 GROVE LOFTS 4748 16 Hen – What a SUPER pigeon! Clever pigeon that would break away and win by minutes. She is a double winner scoring twice second UNION. She scored 1,1,3,4,9,15,20. Her first season in the stock loft she replicated herself by producing a double winner that scored 3x TOP 15 union. Together with her click cock she will produce many more winners. In their first season together they bred: 1,1,2,3,3,3,9,9,11,12,15,15,16,18,21,24,27. One baby also won us R33000 in the union expensive race.
Winning Bid: R100,500 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 55 GROVE LOFTS 6138 18 Hen – Another banker out of an upcoming click pair. Both sides of the family has raced excellent for us. She scored 4,12,16,20,24,25
Winning Bid: R8,250 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 56 GROVE LOFTS 4746 17 Hen – Bred for stock. Mother x Son. Both were winners. She was only tested in the stock loft 2019. She has the right pedigree to breed winners
Winning Bid: R6,250 Auction finished Auction finished
LOT 57 GROVE LOFTS 4734 17 Hen – Bred for stock out of our Tom Lock 13/16 Peet Hartman lines. Mother x Son. She was only bred from in 2019 season and the results look very promising.
Winning Bid: R4,500 Auction finished Auction finished

Date	Auction	Username	Bid	Status
4th November 2026 21:42	LOT 85 AFRIKAPRO AUCTION 3-Mountain Lofts & Murray & Mills A-ZA-25-MOUN-163 -FLEW 3 X TOP 100 , 25TH GREEN JACKET——–SIRE:NL 23 9630891.Alias “NEW UNSEEN FORCES” Strain: BEST OF VAN DEN BULCK Color: BLUE BAR PIED NEW UNSEEN FORCES VERY UNIQUE SPECIAL BREEDING 11 X SUPER PAIR “GOEDE RODE” X “OLYMPIC ROSITA” IN HIS PEDIGREE.———-DAM:ZA 18 MOUN 706.Alias “AVANTE” Strain: FERDIE & PIETER LUBBE Color: MEALY “AVANTE” ZA18 MOUN 706 ONE OF OUR STAR BREEDERS DAM TO MULTIPLE WINNERS WITH DIFFERENT COCKS 1ST GAUTENG COMBINE SPRINGFONTEIN 570KM 1118MPM AGAINST 5000 PLUS PIGEONS 400 MEMBERS.SEE PEDIGREE!!!	gertswart	R6,500	Current bid: R6,500
4th November 2026 21:29	ZZ..LOT 173 AFRIKAPRO AUCTION 3-Jaco&Danie/Exclusive Pigeon Paradise-ZA-25-JKL-26 –	neo	R1,500	Current bid: R1,500
4th November 2026 21:24	.LOT 2 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 23 KPU 774 – ZA 23 KPU 774 “STAATMAKER” Painter Putt X Cock Bb A super racer and Union Winner. This cock flew 1st, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 8th Union and is one of our most dependable racing cocks.. Direct son of our stock pair “THE SURPRISE” x “SAM’S MIRROR”. “THE SURPRISE”, is a fantastic breeder – father to 115/22, 1st YB Ace WRRPA Union & Gauteng West Combine 2023 and winner of the Combine on the YB Championship, and father of the 1st Ace YB Series Gauteng West Combine. His dam, “SAM’S MIRROR”, is a also a great breeder – mother to a Union Winner & 3rd Gauteng Province Kgalagadi Interprovincial 2024 and to 3 other winners, a specialist on the long distances when temps are high.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	neo	R1,500	Current bid: R1,500
4th November 2026 21:14	LOT 81 AFRIKAPRO AUCTION 3-Pretoria Rebels-ZA-25-TPA-7323 -SIRE: TRPF-20-7712 C — “Number One 7712” A champion racer and excellent breeder from Pigeon Palace. One of the best sons of “Number One,” bred from a proven click pair with top-performing siblings. Sire of union winners and a Best Bird in the TRPF and Gauteng Combine in 2024. His offspring have performed at Dinokeng and AfrikaPro, with a son contributing to the 2024 Dinokeng Lofts OLR team competition victory.———– DAM: GPU-18-1328 H — “28 Aelbrecht” A superb BBWF hen carrying the Golden Carelly and “Mother of the Loft” bloodlines. Daughter of GPU-15-0003, “The Machine,” and CYRIL-17-3705, “2nd Ace × 10th Ace.” A proven breeder at Pigeon Palace, especially when paired to Twilight cocks. Dam of “Super 158,” a double winner in warm weather and extreme heat races.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	zwarts	R1,000	Current bid: R1,000
4th November 2026 21:12	LOT 16 AFRIKAPRO AUCTION 3-OOA & Len Knoetze Lofts-ZA-25-GRPF-0426 -SIRE: ZA 22 ABL 883 — “MEALY TURBO KITTEL 883” A red chequer cock from Alwyn Bester’s Dirk Van Den Bulck/Kittel family, bred from “DI CAPRIO 11” (GB 18 V 63384) and NLD 19 1418637, the dam of “TURBO KITTEL.” His pedigree combines established breeding lines with SANPO Gold Medal performance. Sire of ZA VPU 4265/25, 5th Final SAIPR Winter 2026, and ZA OOA 337/25, equal first on the drop and 4th Hot Spot 3 at SAIPR over 288 km, winning R10,000. His nestmate, ZA ABL 0882/22, also bred an overall Ace Pigeon in the Tshwane Pigeon Association.———– DAM: ZA 20 326066 — “SIMPLY THE BEST” An Out of Africa Aces hen with outstanding racing and breeding credentials. A double winner with Union positions including 1st, 3rd, 3rd and 8th, she earned 2nd Overall VPU Ace Pigeon in 2020 and 6th Overall VPU Ace Pigeon in 2021, scoring ten times that season. A full sister to several Ace Pigeons, she is bred from ZA 17 GPU 05450 and ZA 17 CYRILS 3773, the parents known as “Fred’s Super Pair 2.” Her pedigree brings together the Golden Carelly Ace and proven “810”/“8855” breeding lines.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	stevo	R1,500	Current bid: R1,500
4th November 2026 20:57	.LOT 9 AFRIKAPRO AUCTION 3-Hendrik Huyser & Abreu-ZA-25-CRU DERBY-3735 —-50TH GREEN JACKET—–SIRE: 270 ZA 24 HHH.Alias “INBRED KITTEL” Strain: KITTEL DIRK VAN DEN BULCK Color: Red Check BRED FOR STOCK, ————-DAM:265 ZA 24 HHH.Alias “INBRED 810” Strain: 810 SABLON COLLECTION Color: Blue Bar BRED FOR STOCK.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	argrobler	R1,500	Current bid: R1,500
4th November 2026 20:50	ZZ..LOT 100 AFRIKAPRO AUCTION 3-Pigeon Palace I-ZA-25-TPA-7318 -SIRE: JWDK-24-4100 — Pigeon Palace A blue chequer white-flight cock combining Derek Walsh’s Kittel bloodlines with proven breeding performance. Bred from “Special Kittel” NL-17-1848806 and the prolific “95 Hen” IHU-17-S003395, a producer of numerous winners. His pedigree features “Supersprint Kittel,” “Unicum Kittel,” “Kittel Bolt” and “National Di Caprio.” Closely related to “Lara,” the record-breaking AfrikaPro performer, and “Fiero,” second in the final.———— DAM: PWDU-20-8426 — “Baksteen Pick” An excellent blue bar hen from one of Pigeon Palace’s successful click pairs. A sister to three-time winner 89191/19, whose victories include Trompsburg 550 km, Dewetsdorp 460 km and Colesberg 640 km. Bred from “Baksteen Paar 1” ZA-15-34774, a Gold Medal winner and outstanding breeder, and “65 Marinus Paar 1” ZA-15-34765, fifth-best bird in the PTA Combine’s “Kalfie” series. A proven family of racers, union winners and valuable breeders.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	argrobler	R1,500	Current bid: R1,500
4th November 2026 20:45	.LOT 7 AFRIKAPRO AUCTION 3-East Rand Walling Pty Ltd-ZA-25-GPU-2501 -SIRE: ZA 16 GPU 3013 — TNT A proven racer and breeder, this cock won a Union race and scored multiple positions before being retired to stock after the 2018 season. In his first year at stock, he bred two winners. He is a direct son of “The Pencil Cock” ZA 04 THU 10198, an outstanding producer of multiple, double and triple winners, with progeny recording over 100 club positions. His dam, “Stolen Hen 2” ZA 11 GPU 21843, combines Tom Lock and Old Joe bloodlines and bred expensive ring winners and numerous successful racers.———— DAM: ZA 21 BENZ 1961 — “ALONZO” A blue bar De Beers hen with proven one-loft performance, placing 55th in Race 7, 56th in Race 9 and 41st in the final at the Afrikapro Premier One Loft Race. She is a daughter of “Gondolier Brother” ZA 16 2511 and ZA 15 WRPA 05373. Her pedigree brings together Busschaert, De Beers, Ian Mckay and Tom Lock bloodlines, with winning ancestry including “Ian” and “Golden Hawkie.” Her paternal grandmother, ZA 14 GPU 03305, was the best young bird in the De Beers loft in 2015 and the mother of a bakkie winner at Dinokeng One Loft Race in 2017.SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	argrobler	R1,500	Current bid: R1,500
4th November 2026 20:40	.LOT 7 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 24 KPUD 522 – “QUEEN OF THE NIGHT” Painter X Marnes Nel Hen Bb A real racing machine! winner and 3 X 2nd Union performer. She is most famous for her ability to keep on flying after dark. She arrived from the grueling Kgalagadi Interprovincial race well after dark two years running. She is the result from the co-breeding of Marnes Nel (Grace Lofts, Potchefstroom) with Die Painters – his cock “BROTHER GRACE” with our hen “SILVEDA”. Her dam, “SILVEDA”, won the SANPO Silver Medal Long Distance in 2022 and scored in the first 1% at Union and Combine level an amazing 9 times; she is directly out of the click pair “KONING KENNIE” x “VIOLETTA”. Her sire, “BROTHER GRACE”, is a brother of “GRACE”, one of the top performers at Diaz in 2024 (1st 352km Race 7).SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	elephant	R3,500	Current bid: R3,500
4th November 2026 20:40	.LOT 3 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 23 KPUD 236 – “KGALAGADI KING” Painter Putterie Cock Bbwf This is one of our top a racing cocks over the last 3 years. A multiple winner, he has delivered Top 1% Union places on short, middle and long distance. His halfsister sold on Toppigeon for R44k last Sunday. The highlight was last year when he flew 3rd Gauteng Province & 7th National from Kgalagadi on a very challenging hot day where fewer than 70 pigeons were clocked on the day in the whole country. Direct son of the SUPERBREEDER “THE PINNACLE” (408/20), a direct son of the legendary “SPRINGBOK” and producer of winners in 4 different lofts. His dam, “OLD JOE G/DAUGHTER” (12850/18), is a granddaughter of Joe Gomes’ legendary “OLD JOE” – a 2 X winner for Jules Jurgens and an immediate success in our stock loft, producing a 3 X Winner and the 1st YB Ace Pigeon Vanderbijlpark for Bennie Smit. This cock has a super throat and eye .SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	elephant	R5,500	Current bid: R5,500
4th November 2026 20:40	.LOT 3 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 23 KPUD 236 – “KGALAGADI KING” Painter Putterie Cock Bbwf This is one of our top a racing cocks over the last 3 years. A multiple winner, he has delivered Top 1% Union places on short, middle and long distance. His halfsister sold on Toppigeon for R44k last Sunday. The highlight was last year when he flew 3rd Gauteng Province & 7th National from Kgalagadi on a very challenging hot day where fewer than 70 pigeons were clocked on the day in the whole country. Direct son of the SUPERBREEDER “THE PINNACLE” (408/20), a direct son of the legendary “SPRINGBOK” and producer of winners in 4 different lofts. His dam, “OLD JOE G/DAUGHTER” (12850/18), is a granddaughter of Joe Gomes’ legendary “OLD JOE” – a 2 X winner for Jules Jurgens and an immediate success in our stock loft, producing a 3 X Winner and the 1st YB Ace Pigeon Vanderbijlpark for Bennie Smit. This cock has a super throat and eye .SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	kago_wiso	R5,000	Current bid: R5,500
4th November 2026 20:40	.LOT 3 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 23 KPUD 236 – “KGALAGADI KING” Painter Putterie Cock Bbwf This is one of our top a racing cocks over the last 3 years. A multiple winner, he has delivered Top 1% Union places on short, middle and long distance. His halfsister sold on Toppigeon for R44k last Sunday. The highlight was last year when he flew 3rd Gauteng Province & 7th National from Kgalagadi on a very challenging hot day where fewer than 70 pigeons were clocked on the day in the whole country. Direct son of the SUPERBREEDER “THE PINNACLE” (408/20), a direct son of the legendary “SPRINGBOK” and producer of winners in 4 different lofts. His dam, “OLD JOE G/DAUGHTER” (12850/18), is a granddaughter of Joe Gomes’ legendary “OLD JOE” – a 2 X winner for Jules Jurgens and an immediate success in our stock loft, producing a 3 X Winner and the 1st YB Ace Pigeon Vanderbijlpark for Bennie Smit. This cock has a super throat and eye .SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	elephant	R5,000	Current bid: R5,500
4th November 2026 20:39	.LOT 3 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 23 KPUD 236 – “KGALAGADI KING” Painter Putterie Cock Bbwf This is one of our top a racing cocks over the last 3 years. A multiple winner, he has delivered Top 1% Union places on short, middle and long distance. His halfsister sold on Toppigeon for R44k last Sunday. The highlight was last year when he flew 3rd Gauteng Province & 7th National from Kgalagadi on a very challenging hot day where fewer than 70 pigeons were clocked on the day in the whole country. Direct son of the SUPERBREEDER “THE PINNACLE” (408/20), a direct son of the legendary “SPRINGBOK” and producer of winners in 4 different lofts. His dam, “OLD JOE G/DAUGHTER” (12850/18), is a granddaughter of Joe Gomes’ legendary “OLD JOE” – a 2 X winner for Jules Jurgens and an immediate success in our stock loft, producing a 3 X Winner and the 1st YB Ace Pigeon Vanderbijlpark for Bennie Smit. This cock has a super throat and eye .SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	elephant	R4,000	Current bid: R5,500
4th November 2026 20:39	.LOT 3 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 23 KPUD 236 – “KGALAGADI KING” Painter Putterie Cock Bbwf This is one of our top a racing cocks over the last 3 years. A multiple winner, he has delivered Top 1% Union places on short, middle and long distance. His halfsister sold on Toppigeon for R44k last Sunday. The highlight was last year when he flew 3rd Gauteng Province & 7th National from Kgalagadi on a very challenging hot day where fewer than 70 pigeons were clocked on the day in the whole country. Direct son of the SUPERBREEDER “THE PINNACLE” (408/20), a direct son of the legendary “SPRINGBOK” and producer of winners in 4 different lofts. His dam, “OLD JOE G/DAUGHTER” (12850/18), is a granddaughter of Joe Gomes’ legendary “OLD JOE” – a 2 X winner for Jules Jurgens and an immediate success in our stock loft, producing a 3 X Winner and the 1st YB Ace Pigeon Vanderbijlpark for Bennie Smit. This cock has a super throat and eye .SEE PEDIGREE!!!!	kago_wiso	R4,500	Current bid: R5,500
4th November 2026 20:38	.LOT 1 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 26 KPU 4691 – “REDGINA” Painter Hen Recessive Red A RECESSIVE RED hen directly out of the great “TATJANA” when mated to her half-brother “LUNO”. Two of children of “TATJANA” sold for R68k and R44k on Toppigeon during the last 2 weeks. This half-brother x half-sister mating, where both the cock and the hen are out of “ELUSIVE”, caused the recessive red gene to appear after an absence of 7 generations spanning nearly 40 years. “ELUSIVE” (Check colour) is out of “THE KUDU HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “DIE KOEI” (Check colour), who was out of “LEMOENOOG HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “BATTERYTJIE” (Chwf colour) , who was out of “DIE MARAIS HEN” (Chwf colour), who was out of “ROOIJAN” from Chris Marais Sr – a recessive red son of the famous “WARMBAD” of Chris Marais Sr. The great “TATJANA” is OVERALL BEST BIRD IN SA FOR 2024! 3 X SANPO Gold Medal Winner, 3 X SANPO Silver Medal Winner, 3 X Union Winner, 7 X Club Winner, Combine Winner & 5 X Top 10 Combine. 1st Overall National Ace Pigeon All Distance, Middle Distance & Yearlings, 2nd Overall National Ace Pigeon Long Distance. Her mother is our great Painter Putterie hen “ELUSIVE”; her father is “BEST OF CARELLY”. “TATJANA” is also mother to “NEW LORRAINE” ZA 25 KPU 1261 who is currently ranked 9th National Ace Pigeon YB and who flew 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 4th & 9th Union during 2026.SEE PEDIGREE!!!	pieter4	R9,500	Current bid: R9,500
4th November 2026 20:38	.LOT 1 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 26 KPU 4691 – “REDGINA” Painter Hen Recessive Red A RECESSIVE RED hen directly out of the great “TATJANA” when mated to her half-brother “LUNO”. Two of children of “TATJANA” sold for R68k and R44k on Toppigeon during the last 2 weeks. This half-brother x half-sister mating, where both the cock and the hen are out of “ELUSIVE”, caused the recessive red gene to appear after an absence of 7 generations spanning nearly 40 years. “ELUSIVE” (Check colour) is out of “THE KUDU HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “DIE KOEI” (Check colour), who was out of “LEMOENOOG HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “BATTERYTJIE” (Chwf colour) , who was out of “DIE MARAIS HEN” (Chwf colour), who was out of “ROOIJAN” from Chris Marais Sr – a recessive red son of the famous “WARMBAD” of Chris Marais Sr. The great “TATJANA” is OVERALL BEST BIRD IN SA FOR 2024! 3 X SANPO Gold Medal Winner, 3 X SANPO Silver Medal Winner, 3 X Union Winner, 7 X Club Winner, Combine Winner & 5 X Top 10 Combine. 1st Overall National Ace Pigeon All Distance, Middle Distance & Yearlings, 2nd Overall National Ace Pigeon Long Distance. Her mother is our great Painter Putterie hen “ELUSIVE”; her father is “BEST OF CARELLY”. “TATJANA” is also mother to “NEW LORRAINE” ZA 25 KPU 1261 who is currently ranked 9th National Ace Pigeon YB and who flew 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 4th & 9th Union during 2026.SEE PEDIGREE!!!	elephant	R9,000	Current bid: R9,500
4th November 2026 20:38	.LOT 1 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 26 KPU 4691 – “REDGINA” Painter Hen Recessive Red A RECESSIVE RED hen directly out of the great “TATJANA” when mated to her half-brother “LUNO”. Two of children of “TATJANA” sold for R68k and R44k on Toppigeon during the last 2 weeks. This half-brother x half-sister mating, where both the cock and the hen are out of “ELUSIVE”, caused the recessive red gene to appear after an absence of 7 generations spanning nearly 40 years. “ELUSIVE” (Check colour) is out of “THE KUDU HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “DIE KOEI” (Check colour), who was out of “LEMOENOOG HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “BATTERYTJIE” (Chwf colour) , who was out of “DIE MARAIS HEN” (Chwf colour), who was out of “ROOIJAN” from Chris Marais Sr – a recessive red son of the famous “WARMBAD” of Chris Marais Sr. The great “TATJANA” is OVERALL BEST BIRD IN SA FOR 2024! 3 X SANPO Gold Medal Winner, 3 X SANPO Silver Medal Winner, 3 X Union Winner, 7 X Club Winner, Combine Winner & 5 X Top 10 Combine. 1st Overall National Ace Pigeon All Distance, Middle Distance & Yearlings, 2nd Overall National Ace Pigeon Long Distance. Her mother is our great Painter Putterie hen “ELUSIVE”; her father is “BEST OF CARELLY”. “TATJANA” is also mother to “NEW LORRAINE” ZA 25 KPU 1261 who is currently ranked 9th National Ace Pigeon YB and who flew 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 4th & 9th Union during 2026.SEE PEDIGREE!!!	pieter4	R8,500	Current bid: R9,500
4th November 2026 20:38	.LOT 1 DIE PAINTERS – ZA 26 KPU 4691 – “REDGINA” Painter Hen Recessive Red A RECESSIVE RED hen directly out of the great “TATJANA” when mated to her half-brother “LUNO”. Two of children of “TATJANA” sold for R68k and R44k on Toppigeon during the last 2 weeks. This half-brother x half-sister mating, where both the cock and the hen are out of “ELUSIVE”, caused the recessive red gene to appear after an absence of 7 generations spanning nearly 40 years. “ELUSIVE” (Check colour) is out of “THE KUDU HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “DIE KOEI” (Check colour), who was out of “LEMOENOOG HEN” (Check colour), who was out of “BATTERYTJIE” (Chwf colour) , who was out of “DIE MARAIS HEN” (Chwf colour), who was out of “ROOIJAN” from Chris Marais Sr – a recessive red son of the famous “WARMBAD” of Chris Marais Sr. The great “TATJANA” is OVERALL BEST BIRD IN SA FOR 2024! 3 X SANPO Gold Medal Winner, 3 X SANPO Silver Medal Winner, 3 X Union Winner, 7 X Club Winner, Combine Winner & 5 X Top 10 Combine. 1st Overall National Ace Pigeon All Distance, Middle Distance & Yearlings, 2nd Overall National Ace Pigeon Long Distance. Her mother is our great Painter Putterie hen “ELUSIVE”; her father is “BEST OF CARELLY”. “TATJANA” is also mother to “NEW LORRAINE” ZA 25 KPU 1261 who is currently ranked 9th National Ace Pigeon YB and who flew 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 4th & 9th Union during 2026.SEE PEDIGREE!!!	elephant	R8,000	Current bid: R9,500
4th November 2026 20:28	.LOT 1 JACO & DANIE – ZA 24 VIL 1628 -DIE MARK COCK, sire to ZA GPU 5292′ 25 HORIZON HUNTER, 13th Dinokeng OLR 2026 Barzalona from Hanover, 724km, 13 pigeons through on the day. Also 21st Dinokeng OLR 2026 Final from Colesberg, 655km. Half Brother to ZA JWDK 4167 ’24, DIE GYS COCK. Half Brother to ZA JWDK 4002 ’24, 95/02 COCK. Half Brother to GB V 63384 ’18 and GB V 63390 ’18 of Alwyn Bester..————–SIRE:1848806 NL 17 .Alias “SPECIAL KITTEL” Strain: DIRK Van Den BULCK Bred from along history of winners: National Ace level National Ace KBDB Provincial winners Combine winners etc. DYNASTY KITTEL was purchased for a considerable amount. KITTEL Winner of coefficient 0.9 1st Nat Ace KBDB 2013 Best KBDB Cock in Belgium History.————-DAM:DV 01654-22-239 H. ‘Miss Durban’ Di Caprio-Kannibaal BCH w/f Top racer at Afrika Pro. Related to the excellent ’95 hen’ of our Special Kittel pair the parents of 63384/18 & 63390/18 Alwyn Bester.Dirk van Dyck Kannibaal/Rambo x Olympic Niels x Di Caprio prominent in this pedigree.SEE PEDIGREE!!!	kanapson	R38,500	Winning Bid: R38,500
4th November 2026 20:28	.LOT 1 JACO & DANIE – ZA 24 VIL 1628 -DIE MARK COCK, sire to ZA GPU 5292′ 25 HORIZON HUNTER, 13th Dinokeng OLR 2026 Barzalona from Hanover, 724km, 13 pigeons through on the day. Also 21st Dinokeng OLR 2026 Final from Colesberg, 655km. Half Brother to ZA JWDK 4167 ’24, DIE GYS COCK. Half Brother to ZA JWDK 4002 ’24, 95/02 COCK. Half Brother to GB V 63384 ’18 and GB V 63390 ’18 of Alwyn Bester..————–SIRE:1848806 NL 17 .Alias “SPECIAL KITTEL” Strain: DIRK Van Den BULCK Bred from along history of winners: National Ace level National Ace KBDB Provincial winners Combine winners etc. DYNASTY KITTEL was purchased for a considerable amount. KITTEL Winner of coefficient 0.9 1st Nat Ace KBDB 2013 Best KBDB Cock in Belgium History.————-DAM:DV 01654-22-239 H. ‘Miss Durban’ Di Caprio-Kannibaal BCH w/f Top racer at Afrika Pro. Related to the excellent ’95 hen’ of our Special Kittel pair the parents of 63384/18 & 63390/18 Alwyn Bester.Dirk van Dyck Kannibaal/Rambo x Olympic Niels x Di Caprio prominent in this pedigree.SEE PEDIGREE!!!	holid	R38,000	Winning Bid: R38,500

Auction - Grove Lofts

.LOT 1 GROVE LOFTS 04710 ZA 17 GPU – INBRED FOR STOCK BACK TO THE MORTIMER COCK AND 4869 – TOM LOCK SUPERPAIR HEN. He is very young and in his first nest he bred an excellent racer already. I expect him to breed many winners. Blood that is very hard to find nowadays.

.LOT 4 GROVE LOFTS 6069 12 Hen – Super racer. Double Club winner. Superb handler. Out of our foundation Mortimer Tom Lock cock mated to a hen out of Peet Hartman click pair.She has bred winners. Herself scoring 1,1,3,3,3,4,7,15,17,19,21,30

LOT 12 GROVE LOFTS 11353 18 Hen – Union Expensive ring. She is a very nice handler out of our Tom Lock 13/16 lines She raced 3,8,10,10,13,25

LOT 14 GROVE LOFTS 04729 17 Cock – Bred by Johan Van Staden out of his proven Van Engela lines. He is related to our SUMO click cock. This cock should cross excellent with any other bloodline. He is a very nice handler and has raced very well including a win. Scored 1,2,8,9,15,20,22,29

LOT 15 GROVE LOFTS 2777 15 Cock – Out of the Rooies click pair. 3x winner. He was an excellent racer that could only race for one season due to us relocating. A very nice handler with his father’s aggressive attitude. He scored 1,1,1,2,5,5,16,19

LOT 17 GROVE LOFTS 614118 Cock – A result of a cross between our lines and Xalbador’s lines. Immediate success by breeding this winner. He was only race one season and scored 1,9,15,21,22,25

LOT 18 GROVE LOFTS 10689 11 Cock – Son of our Mortimer cock Tom Lock 13/16. He was union winner 2012. Double club winner. Super racer. Also breeding top racers. His grand children winning for various fanciers. Very sought after Tom Lock genetics. He raced : 1,1,9,9,9,12,14,16,19,22,23,23,23,29

LOT 19 GROVE LOFTS 10962 19 Cock – Never raced – he was bred for Xalbador but he decided to not race in 2020. Nice cock bred out of some very good pigeons.

LOT 21 GROVE LOFTS 12641 17 Cock – Out of the SUMO click pair. He carried our Sandton R5000 ring but unfortunately got injured and could not race. Put to stock. His siblings has raced excellent for us and other fanciers. Not tested in the stock loft yet.

LOT 24 GROVE LOFTS 10974 19 Cock – Inbred SUMO. Both parents were union winners. He should be excellent cross material

LOT 27 GROVE LOFTS 4741 16 Cock – A very good racer that scored many top positions. He is bred out of some excellent Tom Lock 13/16 genetics with proven results. His mother is a direct daughter to Peet Hartman’s click pair. Proven pigeons all over SA. He raced : 4,4,10,13,13,25

LOT 28 GROVE LOFTS 10976 19 Cock – A nice cock out of proven pigeons. He was bred for Xalbador to race but he decided to not race this season.

LOT 30 GROVE LOFTS 6158 18 Hen – A very consistent racer out of two lines of pigeons that has performed well all over South Africa. She scored 3,4,10,22,25

LOT 32 GROVE LOFTS 11355 18 Hen – Same bred as LOT 31, LOT 25 and LOT 36. Out of an upcoming click pair. She herself won us R33000 in the union expensive rings. Study the pedigree – many top pigeons in there. Very nice handler. She scored : 3,5,9,15

LOT 33 GROVE LOFTS 4400 18 Hen – Bred for stock out of our Son Mortimer cock. A young hen carrying precious genetics. Nice handler. Her mother is directly our of Peet Hartman’s 13/16 click pair that produced countless winners for various fanciers.

LOT 34 GROVE LOFTS 13529 18 Hen – A crack racer out of an upcoming click pair. Very consistent and at her best when the going got tough. She would have done some damage this season. Winner of the last leg Kosmos R5000 rings. She scored 2,2,4,4,27

LOT 36 GROVE LOFTS 10936 18 Cock – Another one out of an upcoming click pair. When you breed 4 pigeons and all 4 race well, you know you are onto something. Check his pedigree… He scored 3,3,11,21

LOT 39 GROVE LOFTS 14149 17 Hen – Two excellent lines crossed with the expected results. She raced very well. In the race loft she already bred a winner. Typical Tom Lock eye. Nice little hen with a bright future. She raced 2,8,11,11,13,18,28

LOT 41 GROVE LOFTS 6793 13 Cock – Out of our SUMO click pair. A BIG cock. Scored the following positions in his career: 2,4,5,6,6,6,17,19,22,26,28. He has bred very well including a UNION winner.

LOT 42 GROVE LOFTS 10968 19 Cock – A very nice young cock bred out of two of our best lines. He was bred for Xalbador to race but he decided not to race this season.

LOT 45 GROVE LOFTS 10969 19 Cock – Inbred SUMO out of two very very reliable pigeons. Father was best bird GPU 2014 and mother was best bird division 2019. He should make excellent cross material for the fancier that needs to bring some proven blood into their family.

LOT 46 GROVE LOFTS 4757 16 Hen – Great racer scoring 7,11,12,12,13,13,14,16,26,29,29 She bred an OVRF winner in the race loft. Her siblings have won many organisation level races for different fanciers. Wins included WCPTA / NOVPF / GPU / OVRF etc. She is full sister to Ian Adriaanse click hen.

LOT 47 GROVE LOFTS 10966 19 Sex Unknown – Tom Lock 13/16 at it’s best. Look at the pedigree. Proven genetics. Bred for Xalbador to race but he decided to not race this season. Sex not known at this stage – might be a cock though.

LOT 50 GROVE LOFTS 10964 19 Hen – The question here is not if she would have won, but when? A cracker. She was bred for Xalbador to race but he decided not to race this season. Full sister to best young bird division 2019. Very nice pigeon. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE! Study the pedigree.

LOT 55 GROVE LOFTS 6138 18 Hen – Another banker out of an upcoming click pair. Both sides of the family has raced excellent for us. She scored 4,12,16,20,24,25

LOT 56 GROVE LOFTS 4746 17 Hen – Bred for stock. Mother x Son. Both were winners. She was only tested in the stock loft 2019. She has the right pedigree to breed winners

LOT 57 GROVE LOFTS 4734 17 Hen – Bred for stock out of our Tom Lock 13/16 Peet Hartman lines. Mother x Son. She was only bred from in 2019 season and the results look very promising.