Mike with Debra (l) and Margo (m)
Always aiming for new challenges, the focus of Ganus Family Loft recently switched to winning in the most prestigious international battles. After the Million Dollar victory in 2016, the 2017 performance in the Victoria Falls World Challenge was truly sensational …
A league of their own
It was a confirmation of the ultimate breeding strategy designed by Mike Ganus to breed a family of one loft dominating pigeons. Mike spent the last years investing in winning Million Dollar race pigeons and bringing these top genes together. “I saw the champions of the most prestigious one loft race in the world pass on their specific qualities to perform in these battles more likely than champion racers in the national programme. The one loft racers form a league of their own. I searched for the best, descending from generations of winners, to compose my own Million Dollar family.”
Relatively soon Mike succeeded in his intentions, when GFL267-2015 Laura Is A Big Winner Today won the Million Dollar race 2016 … Mike bought his own winner back for the record amount of 100,010 US Dollars. “Because I want the best in my breeding team - and my own winner has to be in my team!” From these super breeders a fine selected team was send to the new Victoria Falls World Challenge 2017 … and dominated the result! A short summary:
2nd final winner Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017
& winner 100,000 US Dollar prize money
(for Ado Family Loft both parents are from Mike Ganus)
5th acebird with Bank Robber original Ganus Family Loft
6th acebird with Silver & Lace original Ganus Family Loft
7th acebird with Fast & Furious original Ganus Family Loft
8th final winner with Bank Robber original Ganus Family Loft
13th final winner with Fast & Furious original Ganus Family Loft
25th final winner with Silver & Lace original Ganus Family Loft
35th final winner with Africa’s King original Ganus Family Loft
44th final winner with I Love Lucy original Ganus Family Loft
67th final winner with Sun Shine Lady original Ganus Family Loft
77th final winner with Debbies Diamond original Ganus Family Loft
87th final winner original Ganus Family Loft
The Million Dollar Family
The cock bird DV1219-05-0622 Strainmaker can be qualified as foundation male of the Mike Ganus South-Africa Million Dollar race family. This top cock was 2nd prize final Carnival City race winner and his offspring did extremely well … to mention the best:
Strainmaker is father to Said In Spun Silver
Runner up in the most prestigious race Million Dollar race 2012-2013 edition
2nd prize final S-Africa Million Dollar Race 553 km - 2,793 birds
Arrived together with the winner
1st Knock Out winner Million Dollar Race 2013
4th Grand Average acebird Million Dollar Race 2,793 birds 2013
23th prize Hot Spot V Million Dollar Race 380 km - 2,960 birds
Said In Spun Silver is g.father to Laura Is A Big Winner Today
1st prize final race SA Million Dollar race 2016 with a lead of 15 minutes to nr. 2
7th acebird Grand Average speed Million Dollar race 2015-2016
Winner of 170,000 US Dollar in prize money
50th prize Car Race 4 SA Million Dollar race 2015-2016
Also winner 229.-247.-294.-365.-457. in car & training races
In the 2016-2017 edition of Victoria Fall Classic g.children to Strain Maker won
5th acebird Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017 (Bank Robber)
6th acebird Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017 (Silver & Lace)
7th acebird Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017 (Fast & Furious)
8th final winner Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017 (Bank Robber)
13th final winner Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017 (Fast & Furious)
25th final winner Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017 (Silver & Lace)
Mike says about DV01219-12-0029 Said In Spun Silver; "He is probably the Best Million Dollar racer ever! Why do I say that; he won 2nd place in the Final Million Dollar race, came with the winner Untamed Desert, he also won 1st Knock Out – 4th Grand Average and most important; Said In Spun Silver is the grandfather to the 1st place 2015-16 Million Dollar final race winner Laura Is A Big Winner Today winning 1st place by 15 minutes ahead of the 2nd place bird - the largest lead ever in the Million Dollar final race!” Just in between the lines, Mike mentioned another super hen; NL12-1231153 Untamed Desert. This original Eijerkamp bred hen is grandmother to Laura Is A Big Winner Today and herself winner of
1st prize final S-Africa Million Dollar Race 553 km - 2,793 birds
57th prize Hot Spot V Million Dollar Race 380 km - 2,960 birds
89th prize Hot Spot IV Million Dollar Race 344 km - 3,290 birds
Absolutely sensational in the Mike Ganus colony is the presence of DV02656-10-85 Sun City … he is unofficially proclaimed as the best Million Dollar race breeder ever. "Sun City is the father to 2 different 1st place South Africa Million Dollar final race winners with two different hens, breeding in two different continents!,” says Mike. “Racing against the best youngsters from around the world all under one roof! No other pigeon has ever done this!” … it makes him one of a kind. His Million Dollar winning children are
- Laura Is A Big Winner Today: 1st prize final race SA Million Dollar race 2016
- Rubellos: 1st prize final race SA Million Dollar race 2012
Mike Ganus is extremely proud he can present the very best he owns on PIPA. “The birds that I sent over for the auction were carefully planned to provide top quality! The lot of youngsters gives the buyers the opportunity to the purchase the right blood to breed their own Million Dollar Final Race winners and Victoria Falls Challenge Final Race winner. For example; if you look at the pedigree of Laura Is A Big Winner Today the parents and grandparents blood is all in the auction. If the buyer bought the same combination of birds and mated them together, their chances would be great!”
More Million Dollar super genes in auction on PIPA:
- DV0849-14-141 Sanjai 1: 1st prize final race SA Million Dollar race 2015
- KW14-802374 Robben Island
2nd prize final race SA Million Dollar race 2015
Arrived together with the winner
1st Country Challenge winner S-Africa Million Dollar Race 2015
1st Grand Average acebird S-Africa Million Dollar Race 2015
Winner 6th-8th-14th-31st-33rd-45th-67th-74th-114th in Car races & Training races
- DV07164-13-270 Halover: 1st prize final race SA Million Dollar race 2014
- GFL438-2013 Mike Has A Very Good One:
Winner of over 100,000 US Dollar pool money alone in SA Million Dollar Race
2nd prize Zandy Meyer Memorial Million Dollar Race 2014
27th prize Car Race Million Dollar Race – 4,092 birds
30th prize Car Race Million Dollar Race – 4,065 birds
53rd prize final race Million Dollar Race 658 km – 3,478 birds
Also winner 14th-14th-19th-28th-47th-63rd in Training races
His close family won: 2nd-44th-67th final winner Victoria Falls World Challenge Race 2017
