2012 Results.
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Congratulations to Chris Rounds 1st time entering South Africa Million Dollar Race. His bird Cloud Buster 3/4 Van Loon 1/4 Red Fox Janssen 100% Christopher Loft Bloodlines. After all 5 car races are in the books, his bird is 2nd USA 14th World for the 5 race car race series. She is also one of only 7 USA birds and 84 birds for the World still standing in the Knockout Competition, and is 64th in the Grand Average. 6052 birds started this series. Good Luck on the big one Chris and way to go so far!
2011 Results.
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Congratulations to Vinny Romeo who won First Place in the Nassau Suffolk Band Race on Long Island, NY 1247 YPM at 305 miles, 4 minutes ahead of the next bird, winning over $7,000.00. The bird was a Houben X Van Loon.
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Hank Porter Val Star Loft equal 1st Spirit of Colorado 300 miles. Dam was from his friend Bob Powers. Both sire and dam were Christopher Loft Van Loon blood.
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Christopher Loft 1st WFA one loft race 200 miles 9-23-11. There were only 4 daybirds. Van Loon.
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Randy Penagar in only his 2nd season flying wins 1st Salt Lake Valley 396 birds 175 miles Christopher Loft Van Loon.
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Christopher Loft 2011 Old Birds - Just sent for verification the paperwork on 7 birds for 4 AU Elite Champions and 3 AU Champions Van Loon-Red Fox and Tournier.
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Our bird AU-2008-GS-408 BB cock son of “Mr Magic” Van Loon x a hen from my good Friend Sam Haslem, has won 1st National Ace all Distance in his category for 2011. This cock was just turned in for AU Elite Champion Bird. He has 16 diplomas, 7 times 1st or equal 1st and over 320 points (only 150 required for the award). He was our 2011 club and combine 1st Champion bird. He was also club and combine 1st Champion Bird in 2008.
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Tyrell Scott won 1st National Ace Middle Distance 2011 with his bird bred from Christopher Loft bloodlines, an inbred Hekkenklak x an inbred Van Loon (Double Return).
2010 Results.
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Equal 1st Texas Center Winter Race for Gene and Kathy Hill. Dam was an inbred Avenger from Christopher Loft.
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12th place overall and 1st American bird (26 seconds from winning the car and 9 min. ahead of the next American bird) in the 5th and final car race for the 2010 South Africa Million Dollar Race owned and bred by Robert Martin from Christopher Loft Van Loons (Texas Magic/Missy).
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1st Grand Canyon Classic 300 miles for Ryan Hess. Sire Ikon/inbred Missy, dam inbred grand daughter of our Campbell cock.
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1st Overall Western Open 342 miles 812 birds for Larry Whitney. Sire Super 73, dam inbred Senna from Christopher Loft. This same hen was 2nd 348 miles the week before plus she had a 2nd at 242 miles and a 4th at 358 miles.
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3rd Spirit of Colorado 200 only 7 day birds Avenger's Dream x Clone Princess
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15th HRP Classic 300 from Avenger's Gold x Hekken Magic
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10th Hall of Fame 330 miles Kannibaal's Image x Missy's Best
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13th Hall of Fame 330 miles Mr Magic x Miss Aristicrat
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In our own GS club GS and Northern Utah combine Old Birds, flying only 12 cocks and 4 hens:
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1st Champion Loft
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1st Average Speed Long and Overall
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1st Champion Bird Short and 3rd Overall Champion Bird GS-0415-08 BBWFSP cock
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1st Champion Bird Middle Distance and 1st Champion Bird Overall GS-9806-09 RC cock Red Fox Janssen
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1st Champion Bird Long Distance and 2nd Champion Bird Overall GS-9792-09 Grizzle cock Tournier
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Ended our season flying 2 500 mile races. Christopher Loft won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th on one and 1st, 2nd, 3rd on the other.
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All 12 cocks flew 10 races each. Lost only one cock in 8 weeks.
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2010 Old Birds 4th National Christopher Loft.
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Our 2010 Old Bird AU-2009-GS-9792 Grizzle cock (a Tournier son of “Grand Slam”) was 1st place Ace Pigeon for the State of Utah. This cock was also turned in for his AU Elite Champion. He has 5 times 1st plus other diplomas and was the 2010 club and combine 1st Long Distance Champion Bird and 2nd Overall to a loftmate.
2009 Results.
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1st and 2nd on the drop in the Hampton Road Classic and 1st Live Bird Auction Race 350 miles for Rusty Williams with Christopher Loft bloodlines.
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1st place Cactus Classic one loft race for the Jones Boys (Ryan and Ray) from a daughter of Campbell. This hen has bred them at least 4 other money winners.
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2nd place Golden Spike Futurity for Christopher Loft flown by Ryan Hess. This bird was a Van Loon.
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1st place Golden Spike Bond Race 315 miles for Christopher Loft. This bird was a Red Fox Janssen.
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=1st Snake River Classic one loft race for Ryan Hess with Christopher Loft Van Loon breeding.
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=1st Snake River Classic one loft race for Tyrell Scott with Christopher Loft Van Loon breeding..
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=1st Snake River Classic one loft race for Bruce Nycamp with Christopher Loft Van Loon breeding.
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Chris Rounds Nebraska 2nd year flying Christopher loft Van Loon and Janssen blood exclusively. won 4 of 7 races flown, 1st Champion Loft, 1st Average Speed and 2nd, 3rd & 4th Champion Birds flying a small team.
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Christopher Loft flying 17 youngbirds was 9 times 1st, 1st Champion Loft, 1st Average Speed and 1st Champion Bird.
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Christopher Loft flying only 5 cocks and 2 hens in old birds won 1st Average Speed, 2nd Champion Loft and 1st Champion Bird.
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Presidents Cup 2009 Young Birds Christopher Loft.
2008 Results.
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1st (all alone 1 minute 44 seconds in front) Gulf Coast Classic (320 miles) vs 2,012 birds for Andy’s Loft (1hr 12 min. ahead of Andy's next bird). Bred from a 2007 daughter of Mr Magic and Ace’s Princess and sired by a grandson of Ace.
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1st drop Southwest Special 330 miles (4 on the drop) for Randy Davis. Bred from a double grand daughter of “Double Return”. Also 5th Southwest Special for Ryan Hess & Reggie Pugsley from an inbred “Avenger” hen.
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Gene Hill Texas reports 1st 150 mile and 1st 300 miles from a Red Fox cock.
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2nd California State Race 300 mile for Rusty Williams from a son of “Texas Magic” x “Colleen”.
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1st and 3rd Golden Spike Futurity for Kristie Pugsley (flyer) and Reggie Pugsley and Ken Christopher (breeders) .
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2nd Husker Hawkeye 200 miles Van Loon x Kloeck (Ikon)
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=1st Snake River Challenge 200 miles Van Loon Kloeck (Ikon).
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=1st Winners Cup 350 miles for Allan Mecham with a Melucci/Van Loon-Janssen.
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Christopher Loft 2008 youngbirds - we flew 14 birds against other lofts flying 30 to 60 and up. Won 1st 5 Champion Birds, 1st Average Speed and 2nd Champion Loft. Champion Loft won by our Training partner Kristie Pugsley flying Christopher Loft bloodlines.
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1st Champion Bird Van Loon x Hofkens son of Texas Magic x inbred Hollywood flew 8 races in the top 10% all 8.
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Hank Porter won 1st Spring Fling 300 mile one loft race at Beaver, Utah on March 8th. Bred from a son of “Campbell” x “Missy's Revenge”.
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Christopher Loft was =1st in the 330 miles Vegas Class flown in January with a son of “Hekkenklak” bred to a daughter of “Double Return”.
2007 Results.
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Christopher Loft was =1st in the MGold Cup Classic (5th through the trap) @ 100 miles and 19th @ 300 miles. 2 birds were entered and both went to the 300.
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Christopher Loft was 26th in the 300 mile race of the Colorado Gold Rush. Entered 2 birds and 1 went to the 300.
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Christopher Loft was = 1st (2nd through the trap) at the Spirit of Colorado 220 miles race. 3 birds were entered and 2 went to the race..
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Golden Spike Futurity 300 mile 1st place was bred by Christopher Loft (purchased and entered by a client) and 2nd place was won by Christopher Loft.
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1st Champion bird GS club won by Christy Pugsley with Christopher Loft bloodlines.
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1st and 4th Grand Canyon Classic.
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Bruce Nycamp had another great year racing and credits our birds for being “responsible in a large part”. AU-04-ARPU-5321 Silver cock (Vegas King x Camphius hen) is now sire to 11 times 1st in 3 years of breeding.
2006 Results.
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Mark Arigo flying in the Boston Concourse scored 1st club 300 mile, 2nd club 100 mile and 4th in a futurity band race all bred from a Red Fox Janssen cock he purchased from us.
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Dennis Martinen won 1st place Apple Cup Classic one loft race in Yakima Washington bred from a Christopher Loft son of “Tarzan”.
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The Christopher Loft / Sam Haslem team entry wins 12th and 14th Snowbird 2006. There were only 19 daybirds. Our 2 came on the drop together and were the only 2 daybirds to the loft of Marty Ladin. 12th place was a Hofkens based bird from a daughter of “The Dream”. 14th place was from “Hekken Dream” (son of “Hekkenklak”) x “Double Miss” (daughter “Double Return”).
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Christopher Loft was 1st in the Vegas Classic winning the $25,000 bonus for 1st through the trap. The sire is 2003-GS-3390 "Avenger's Dream", son of “Avenger” and “Missy”. This was the last egg “Missy” laid. The dam is 2003-GS-3800 "Miss Aristicrat", an inbred double grand daughter of “Mr Aristona”.
A Bob Marsing bred bird flown by Josh Felix won 1st Golden Spike Futurity. Christopher Loft bloodlines.
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Christopher Loft was = 1st (4th in the clock) in the 200 miles race of the Mercedes Classic with ason of Avenger X Hekkenklak..
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Rusty Williams won 1st Foothill Concourse Nominated Futurity with a bird bred from a Christopher Loft Avenger hen.
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Donald Peterson (El Dorado Lofts) won 1st overall (4 races) at the 2006 US Open. Sire was bred by Christopher Loft.
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Don Fisher won 2nd (on the drop and equal 1st) Colorado Gold Rush race. Hen is a full sister to “Ace”. This same hen also bred equal 1st on the drop of the 2004 Colorado Gold Rush race. The hen was bred to two different Christopher Loft Janssen cocks.
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George Correia of Maui Hawaii placed 2nd in the Lokahi Classic race with a Christopher Loft bred bird.
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Christopher Loft won 7th Midwestern Classic (1st bird to the loft of Tim Hitzman) with an “Ace” X “Hekken Magic” bird.
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Christopher Loft won 3rd Golden Spike Futurity (1st bird to the loft of Ned Beesley) with a “Quick Draw Jr” X “Miss Aristocrat” bird.
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Shewmaker Genetics placed a pair of nestmates off two Senna bred birds purchased from Christopher Loft in one of their contemporary performance tests. The birds finished 1st and 2nd for the group.
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Rusty Williams of California (flys with the Snowbird flyers) won 1st and 2nd Concourse 2 weeks apart with the same bird - “Hekken Dream” X “Double Miss” (daughter of “Double Return”).
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Hank Porter won 3rd (on the drop equal 1st) in the Spirit of Colorado 300 mile race with a daughter of “Colleen”.
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Sam Haslem won equal 1st Spirit of Colorado 220 mile from a son of “Double Return”.
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Douwe de Boer had 1st and only day bird in the Oregon State race with a grandson of “Double Return”.
2005 Futurity Results. Christopher Loft entered 6 futurities or one loft races in 2005. In each case we entered 1 to 3 bird per race, not the dozens that many lofts are sending.
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John Cordova bred the 1st overall San Diego Triple Crown winner in 2005 (winning $27,000) with a Christopher Loft bred hen down from “Double Return” x “Missy” and “Super Secret”. The cock of the mating was an Imbrect of John’s breeding.
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1st Drop - Las Vegas 330 (January 22, 2006). This bird was from the Super 73 Van Loon line. The sire was a son of “Double Return” and “Missy’s Revenge”. The dam was a daughter of “Ace” and “Sister Senna”.
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World of Wings Truck Race - 5th 300 miles and 5th Champion Bird (Sire was “Hercules Jr”, Dam was a Devriendt)
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1st Grain Belt Classic 300. Bred by Gregg Warren and flown by Dwayne Kuger. Bred from a daughter of “De Mooie” and “Colleen”.
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Placed one in the money in the Foothill Classic (“Ace” x “Campbell’s Sis”).
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Placed one in the money in the AU Convention Race (“Hekken 2059” x “Avenger's 88”)
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3rd Champion Team Colorado Gold Rush (“Campbell” x a Jones Boys HVR hen)
2004 Futurity Results. We entered only 3 futurities in 2004.
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1st Champion Team (each of the two birds on the team were sired by “Campbell”), 1st Drop @ 300 miles (Red Fox Janssen X Sister of “Ace”). We entered three two bird teams. Don Fisher won 2nd Champion Team flying Christopher Loft birds (Red Fox Janssen X Sister of “Ace”).
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1st Rocky Mountain RMR Futurity (son of “Campbell”). We entered 2 birds that were flown by Mike Wick.
Other Results. Here are a few additional results from some of our friends and customers. Many more have been reported.
2005:
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Robert Beebee (Golden Spike club) flew an Old Bird team of Christopher loft birds He won Champion Bird and 1st all Averages.
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I sent a few birds to Jim Gabler to fly in 2005 (Chicago Rock River club). He won 2 times 1st and 1st Champion bird with one from a son of “Texas Magic” x “Colleen” mated to a hen from ”Double Return” x “Missy's Revenge”.
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Don Fisher flew one from “Campbell” in the Golden Spike club, winning 2nd Champion Bird
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Bruce Nycamp won the AU Long Distance Challenge Award with a grand son of “Campbell”. This bird won all 3 of his 3 bird derby races of 500 miles each. That’s 3 times 1st at 500 miles all flown over a 6 week period.
2004:
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Robert Beebee (Golden Spike club) flew an Old Bird team of Christopher loft birds He won Champion Bird and 1st all Averages.
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Lance Crockett (RMR club Logan, Utah) flew a Young Bird team of Christopher Loft birds. He won 1st Champion bird with a daughter of “Campbell” and 1st Average Speed.
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Mike Wick flew two of our birds in the RMR club. Both were 1st place winners.
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