Performing at the highest level for years, at the very top of the pigeon sport happenings… the majority of us never get that far, for others it seems like child’s play. A paragon at that level is definitely Marc Pollin from Snellegem… a real all-rounder with 1° prizes from Sprint to ‘grand distance’ to his name… but moreover someone with superior stock pigeons! Without a real pedigree, without a good family of breeding and performance pigeons it is almost impossible to remain at the top of our sport for years!
The ‘roots’ of the Pollin-colony lie by the ‘Vooruit’ in 1977 (bought in the auction of Vondelinck-Delaleeuw from Beerst)… which we can consider the real ‘stock father’ of the Marc Pollin loft. One of his most famous descendants was without doubt the legendary ‘Montauban’… a pigeon which has caused a sensation worldwide! His grandson, the ‘Son Tony 030’ is then father of ‘Nai’ B04-3003112, self a superior long distance racer (see performances on the photo), but moreover a powerful breeder, which has now become one of the pillars on which the current successes are founded. Two direct sons of his have demanded the leading role here, namely the ‘Provinciaal Poitiers’ and the ‘As-trix’.
Even by top lofts so as that of a certain Marc Pollin, things don’t always go smoothly, they also have their share of bad luck. So was the racing career of the ‘Provinciaal Poitiers’ abruptly aborted in 2011 due to a serious injury from Arras, one of the first Sprint races in April, in the run-up to the serious work on his programmefor 2011. Consequently this pigeon was forced to take his place in the breeding loft earlier than planned. Possibly a blessing in disguise… because in 2011 his great breeding talent came to the fore, with 2 direct sons which immediately developed into superior 1° prize winners in the national long distance for yearlings with a.o. ‘provincial victory’ from Bordeaux, whilst 2 other direct children had already noted down a ‘provincial victory’, a.o. from Souillac in 2011… which means that he is already father of no less than 3 x 1° Provincial winners! We have listed them for you :
-‘Provinciaal Poitiers’ B07-3080116
1° Prov. Poitiers 1.457 p. 25° Nat. Limoges Derby 6.138 p. 36° Nat. Souillac 7.045 p. 45° Nat. Limoges 11.869 p. 78° Nat. Chateauroux 17.109 p. 88° Nat. Limoges 10.448 p. 261° Nat. Souillac 7.597 p.
-The ‘025’ B10-3164025
1° Prov. St.-Junien 1.736 p. 215° Nat. Chateauroux 25.263 p. 204° Nat. Limoges 14.868 p.
-The ‘Libourne’ B10-3164026
1° Libourne YL 256 p. 3° Prov Libourne 1.245 p. 4° Nat. Libourne 8.269 p.
-The ‘Souillac’B08-3090290
1° Prov. Souillac 1.138 p. 42° Nat. Souillac 5.667 p. 136° Nat. Limoges 19.373 p.
-The ‘Bordeaux’ B10-3164098
1° Prov. Bordeaux yl. 1.045 p. 3° Nat. Bordeaux yl. 6.245 p. 5° Intnat Bordeaux 11.444 p.
This ‘Provinciaal Poitiers’ is clearly a breeding pigeon with ‘content’, which via his sons ‘Souillac’ and ‘Bordeaux’ played a leading role in the honours list 2011 from the colony of Marc Pollin, both as 1° Provincial winner!
Another highlight… not only from 2011, but out the entire pigeon career of Marc Pollin, was without doubt the winning of the ‘Belgian Master’ 2011, the Belgian ‘one loft race’ in Nevele , together with his Chinese companion Shao Tingyuan. The winning pigeon was bred in the lofts in Snellegem. The father of the winning pigeon is a ‘Grandson Alonso’… with which we end up by star racer ‘Alonso’… so once again that ‘golden’ breeding line of ‘Nai’ !
-‘Alonso’ B08-3090052
Great-grandfather winner Belgian Master 2011
’10 Chateauroux Nat. 17.109 p. 4 ’10 Limoges Nat. 10.448 p. 105 ’10 Souillac Nat. 7.045 p. 155 ’10 Tulle Nat. 6.695 p. 197 ’09 Limoges Nat. 16.896 p. 275 ’11 Limoges Nat. 19.373 p. 302 And further: Chateauroux Club 334 p. 1 Prov. 2.211 p. 2 Arras Club 346 p. 2 Orleans Club 584 p. 2 Argenton Club 374 p. 4 Limoges Club 534 p. 5 Ablis Club 389 p. 5 Tours Club 528 p. 6 etc…
He is a full brother of ‘Hamilton’ and son of ‘As-Trix’! And ‘As-Trix’ is then yet again a son of ‘Nai’, with which we end up once again by the ‘stock bear’ which lies at the basis of the current top successes in Snellegem!
-The’As-Trix’ B07-3080019
1° Ace bird Long Distance youngsters KBDB West-Flanders
Nantes reg. 224 p. 1
s/nat. 1.889 p. 1
Poitiers reg. 206 p. 1
s/nat. 1.099 p. 6
Tours reg. 228 p. 6
Prov. 1.930 p. 39
-‘Hamilton’ B09-3091037
1° Ace bird Yearlings KBDB W-Fl! Chateauroux nat. 18.725 p. 3 Argenton nat. 22.718 p. 58 Chateauroux nat. 19.816 p. 118 Orleans 584 p. 1
With which we have brought into view the enormous ‘breeding worth’ of this Nai-line. The line which together with that of the other stock breeder the ‘Perpignan’, whereby the ‘Dortmunder’ (a half-brother ‘Nai’), the Cruyff (2° Nat Ace bird Long Distance KBDB 2010, and full brother ‘Nai’) and the ‘Mortifer’ are more or less the main pillars on which the top performances by Marc Pollin are currently based! Pigeons which over the last few seasons have all played a leading role in the competition happenings up to national and international level and which allow Marc Pollin to perpetuate his status as ‘top star’ in the pigeon sport! For the second year in row he is 'General Provincial Champion KBDB West-Flanders'! This prooves everything...
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The National ‘TOP 100’ performances from 2011
Race Pos. Number birds
Bordeaux yl. (780 Km) 3 6.215
Libourne yl. (740 Km) 4 8.269
Agen (Tarbes) (800 Km) 19 4.818
Souillac (708 Km) 42 5.667
Agen (Tarbes) (800 Km) 44 4.818
Bordeaux (780 Km) 53 4.866
Chateauroux (495 Km) 60 25.263
Agen (Tarbes) (800 Km) 67 4.818
Gueret old (562 Km) 86 2.745
PROVINCIAL ‘Top 3’ from 2011
Souillac 1 1.138 Bordeaux yl. 1 1.045 Libourne yl. 3 1.245
A few most prominent titles and victories already known from 2011
General Provincial Champion KBDB West Flanders (co)WINNER BELGIAN MASTER 2011 2nd Provincial Ace bird Middle Distance Youngsters KBDB West-Flanders
for an overview of the provincial and national toppers during the period 2007-2011: click here