At 8. April 2017, the racing season in the United Kingdom started.
John Crehan did send 54 Hooymans birds in his first race from Wollaston.
In total 1911 birds raced in the combine, sended by 101 members. Johns birds came fantastic, like he said:Â “They came like trains”. The result was that John has the first 7 birds of the combine!
Two full nestbrothers did win 1 & 2. “Olympic Jan” and his nestbrother!! Olympic Jan was in Brussel 2016/2017 the 2nd Olympiad bird yearling from England. In 2016, the 2 super brother did also win 1 & 2 against more than 2.000 birds already!! They are bred from “626” (son to “De 800” (Gebr. Scheele) x “Last One” (Jan Hermans) paired to “493 Sister Harry” (from Jonge Bliksem x Dirkje).
The 3rd prize winner was “Olympic Janette” and she was 3rd Olympiad bird England in Youngbirds Class last year! She is bred from a son of “Harry” paired to a sister “Geeloger” (Koen Minderhoud).
Below the pedigrees of Johns’ top3:
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