Herbots | The Leutenez Eddy & Maarten birds top performances and beauty united

Father Eddy Leutenez has not had to prove anything for a long time now. Once in Gavere, then in Semmerzake, Eddy was one of the top tenors in what was once named the "Golden Triangle" around Zingem, Gavere, Semmerzake. A born winner, always looking for the best and this as well in potential pigeons as in results, no effort was too much for him. Also several other top lofts reinforced their breeding loft at the time with the quality strain of Eddy.

And then Eddy's health threw a spanner in the works and he decided to stop with pigeonsport. To stop after winning some national championships and winning all the competitions that can be won, it was very satisfying to look back, nothing to be sad about and just to take good care of his health. And just then, son Maarten (who was not that much interested in pigeons before because of other sport ambitions) gets the pigeon virus, and not a little bit.

Immediately it appears that he has the same winner's mentality as his father and for him there is no such thing as a half-measure. Already in the beginning when he is helping Eddy, it becomes clear that he has the talent to bring pigeons in top condition to a race. The first top results are not long in coming.
It is striking that the Leutenez colony is not a mega loft. The top performances are achieved with a relatively small team of birds. The limited space in Kruisem is therefore a guarantee for a very strict selection.

Unique what they have already put on paper in their career, a concise overview to illustrate:

7 x 1st national
1st national Bourges 39,238b.
1st national La Souterraine 21,275b.
1st national La Souterraine 14,967b.
1st national Brive 12,573b.
1st National Brive 1,458b.
1st national Royan 1,097b.
1st national Argenton 16,946b.

5 x 2nd national
2nd national La Soutteraine 11,859b.
2nd national La Soutteraine 10,530b.
2nd national Narbonne 4,665b.
2nd Natonal La Soutteraine 1,908b.
2nd national Limoges 8,303b.

2 x 1st national ace KBDB with "Millo" and "Trapke "

The gold base of "Jose", "Rita", "Bolleke", "Allaphilippe", "Oscar"...and other cracks

Being in the right place at the right time can be important in your life. Eddy witnessed how "Bolleke" won a 1st prize provincial Tours by José Denoyette in 2009 and this in very hard flying weather, a strong “tour de force”. Eddy, quick as he is, bought "Bolleke" from José and it was a hit. She turned out to be a very good breeding hen and became, together with her parents José & Rita (Rita was already 5 years old when she joined the lofts in Kruisem), who were also bought afterwards, the base breeders of the colony. Supplemented with some De Rauw - Sablon (and by extension Mannaert and Aelbrecht) blood and their own old breed in the form of "Milan" and its descendants, they became the pillars of the colony (their own strain was also brought back by Marc De Cock).

What this family gave birth to is phenomenal. In all top pigeons we find these lines with ace pigeons, all-round pigeons, national victory included. They are strong pigeons with a strong carcass, a strong mordant and a good gps. It is a breeding line that has been kept relatively pure and despite this remains very strong.

“RITA”
BE05-4159707

Stock hen of the loft !
Creator of the wonderful “Bolleke”-line !

Mother, Grandmother and great-grandmother (mostly with “Jose”) to :

4 x 1 (Inter)-Provincial !
6 x 2(Inter)-Provincial !
2 x 3 (Inter)-Provincial !
5 x 4 (Inter)-Provincial !
5 x 5 (Inter)-Provincial !
1National Argenton 16.168b.
1 National A Tulle 3.358b.
2 National Limoges 8.301b.
2 National Montlucon 19.298b.
4 National Bourges 18.707b.
12 National Argenton 7.046b.
14 National Brive 4.384b.
14 National Limoges 7.236b.
15 National Limoges 8.301b.
16 National Tulle 5.976b.
19 National Jarnac 5.117b.
23 National Libourne 5.890b.
31National Argenton 12.449b.
32 National Tulle 5.731b.
33 National Chateauroux 18.499b.
33 National Limoges 10.554b.
37 National Chateaurou 29.591b.
41National Argenton 22.384b.
42 National Bourges 30.180b.
43National Chateauroux 15.902b.
46 National Chateauroux 22.718b.
46 National La Souterraine 6.205b.
50 National Limoges 10.554b.

+ many more TOP-100 national winners !

1 National ace pigeon all-round KBDB 2017
1 Best yearling of Belgium in the one day long distance 3 races 2017
1 Provincial ace pigeon long distance old birds KBDB 2017
2 Final one loft Belgian Master 2015
3 Olympic bird standard category Croatia 2019
3 National ace pigeon all-round KBDB 2017
3 Best youngbird of Belgium on the national races 2010
3 Ace pigeon one loft Belgian master 2014
4 Provincial ace pigeon great middle distance youngsters KBDB 2013
4 Provincial ace pigeon middle distance old birds KBDB 2016
4 Best yearling of Belgium in the one day long distance 3 races 2016
4 Final one loft Belgian master 2015
5 Best yearling of Belgium in the one day long distance 4 races 2015
5 Final one loft Belgian master 2014
6 Best youngbird of Belgium on the national races 2016
7 National ace pigeon long middle distance yearlings KBDB 2016
8 National ace pigeon one day long distance KBDB 2017
8 Provincial ace pigeon long distance old birds KBDB 2016
8 Provincial ace pigeon great middle distance youngsters KBDB 2016
10 Provincial ace pigeon long distance old birds KBDB 2015
10 Ace pigeon one loft Belgian master 2016

“HET BOLLEKEN”

BE09-4108109

1 INTER-PROVINCIAL WINNER AND SUPER BREEDING HEN
BEST BREEDING DAUGHTER STOCK PAIR “JOSE” BE04-4385201 x BE05-4159707 “RITA”

Won :
1 Int. Prov. Tours 2,257b.
8 Int. Prov. Tours 2,045b.

Is (grand) mother to:
+ 20 different 1 prize winners !!!
1-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-6-8-8-8-9-9-… (Inter)-Provincial winners !
1-2-12-15-19-23-32-33-42-51-53-56-… National winners !

“OSCAR” :
1 National Argenton 16,496b.

“ALAPHILIPPE” :
BEST YEARLING OF BELGIUM IN THE ONDE DAY LONG DISTANCE 3 RACES 2017
3 NATIONAL ACE PIGEON ALL-ROUND K.B.D.B. 2017
8 NATIONAL ACE PIGEON ONE DAY LONG DISTANCE K.B.D.B. 2017

“OSCAR”
BE18-4034402

Super racer and breeder !

Won:
1 National Argenton 16.496b. – Fastest of 19.818b.
3 Club Pont 731b.
4 Club Ecouen 286b.

Is father to:
1-2-2-3-3-3-4-7-7-8-8-9-9-10 prize in club !
2 Prov. Salbris 2.020b.
18 I.-Prov. Orleans 17.686b.
20 Nat. B4 – Bourges 3.251b.
56 National Chateauroux 22.196b.
62 I.-Prov. Blois 4.518b.
69 Nat. A3 - La Souterraine 2.337b.
97 Nat. A2 – Chateauroux 4.458b.
98 National Perigueux 4.779b.
105 Nat. A2 – Argenton 7.245b.
137 National Bourges 25.096b.
163 Nat. A2 Chateauroux 7.117b.
167 Nat. A2 Argenton 7.245b.
181 National Argenton 23.258b.

Is inbred “Bolleke”-line!

Is a grandson “Het Bolleken”, winner of 1 I.Prov. Tours 2.257b. and mother/grandmother of winners of 1-2-12-15-19-… prize national and 3-8 national ace KBDB !

Is a grandson “Rita”, wonder breeding hen, creator of the “Bolleke”-line! Grandmother of winners of 1-2-4-12-14-14-… prize national and 3-6-7-… national ace KBDB and 2-5-… final one loft race !

On his own wings
Young men grow up and Maarten founded his own family. Meanwhile he is together with his wife Eveline the proud parent of 3 adorable children. In the garden of their new house in Kluisbergen also pigeon lofts were built, with as a result that since 2 seasons they race on 2 different locations, namely in the name of father Eddy in Kruisem and in the name of son Milan in Kluisbergen. Getting the very best out of a colony on two different places is not easy, especially when this has to be combined with a young family and that is why Eddy and Maarten decided to only race the pigeons from 2022 onwards in Kluisbergen. For Maarten, as a super motivated top fancier, this is very important and this way he can perfectly combine "top pigeon sport" and "family".

This is also the reason why an auction is organized of a select group of performance, breeding and promising youngbirds.

In this top offer are no less than 3 children and 1 full sister of national Argenton winner "Oscar". A direct child of stock hen "Rita" and a super son of her wonder daughter "Het Bolleken". More than 20 grandchildren of "Het Bolleken" and/or her parents "Jose" x "Rita". But also many top birds with national top prizes are offered. Truly a unique opportunity for each of us to strengthen his breeding loft.

Some toppers in this auction are

"James" B16-4157959