Johan Den Hartog & Son from Culemborg and their National Ace Pigeons

Ace pigeons, what everyone wants and what we all dream about. Ace pigeons have become an annual tradition for the combination Johan De Hartog & Son from Culemborg, Netherlands. Johan has a busy job but still finds time to experience pigeon racing at a high level and is assisted by his son Thomas.

In Province 7 in Central Netherlands they now know how fast they can perform in the races from speed to middle distance and beyond. In the period 2010 and 2021 they were crowned Emperor General 8 times. Mainly because of their fantastic ace pigeons they take this colony to a higher level with national titles, WHZB ace pigeons and several Teletext prizes.

Now this era is coming to an end because all the best breeders and racers up to and including 2022 will be a top sale here via www.herbots.be Several National Ace pigeons and proven young racers are ready to continue their talents in other places.

1st National Ace Sprint NPO 2019 with “Shanice”
1st National Ace All Round W.Z.H.B. 2019 with “Mandy”
1st National Ace Long Distance NPO 2019 with “Silver Lady” 
1st National Champion Sprint Signed NPO 2019
1st National Ace Sprint 2016 with “Anna” 
1st National Ace old birds W.H.Z.B. 2019 with “Silver Lady” 
2nd National Ace Sprint/Middle Distance W.H.Z.B. 2020 with “Golden Heidi”
3rd National Ace Yearlings “De Allerbeste” 2019 with “Miss Sarina” 
4th National Ace Sprint old/yearlings NPO 2019 with “Lieke” 
4th National Champion Sprint Signed NPO 2021
7th National Ace Pigeon Sprint in 2019 with “Shanice” 
7th Ace Pigeon One Day Long Distance WHZB 2019 with “Silver Lady” 
7th Ace Pigeon All Round old WHZB in 2019 
8th Ace Pigeon One Day Long Distance WHZB 2019 with “Silver Lady” 
9th National Ace Pigeon WHZB 2019 with “Mandy” 
10th National Champion Not Nominated Speed ​​Netherlands 2019

I think that the package of pigeons that fly top against more than 1,000 is really very special and all in one auction

To introduce the common thread through this colony, we must start with some old breeders who are mainly based on the old lines of Heremans – Ceusters, Roger & Edd Grootjans and Danny Van Dijck. These are actually 3 colonies from the province of Antwerp that played or still play very strong teams.

We start with “Glorius” NL 14-1759186 who was a top racer himself but formed a real top couple in the breeding loft together with National Ace Pigeon “Mandy”. Several top racers were born from this, which you can also find in this auction.

“NL 18-1699290” Mandy
 1st National Ace Pigeon All Round WHZB 2019

This top hen flew a super list of achievements and became 1st National Ace Pigeon All Round WHZB 2019 in 2019. In the short period that she was in the breeding loft she grew into a super breeding hen.

Her father is a grandson of “Jef” who is the father of “Anna” 1st National Ace Pigeon Sprint 2016 and the father of “Mandy” is also a half-brother of “Silver Lady” 1st National Ace Pigeon Long Distance NPO / WHZB 2019.

NL 21-1191613 “Kiran” 
1st Provincial Ace Pigeon Youngsters 2021 
Son of super couple “Glorius” x “Mandy”

NL 21-1191614 “Nova”
Super hen won 7x per 100 and nest sister of “Kiran”
Daughter of super couple “Glorius” x “Mandy”

NL 21-1191638 “Braxton” 
Won 3 x TOP 15 and 2x against more than 6,000 pigeons. 
Son of super couple “Glorius” x “Mandy”

NL 17-1073314 “Lieke”
4th National Ace Pigeon Sprint NPO 2019

Won 4 x 1st + 2,000 pigeons and 20 x per 100

Go and find them who can present such a track record. These pigeons contain a lot of Danny Van Dijck's lineage crossed with “De Leeuw” from Marcel Wouters. “Lieke” is also mother and grandmother of several top pigeons

NL 21-1191691 “Aria”

Like mother like daughter, this top hen was honored 3 times in the top 3 of the ace pigeons in 2023 and won 10 times per 100 up to 400 km.

She also became the mother of a young top pigeon and is inbred to super breeder “De Leeuw” from Marcel Wouters

The last pigeon from part 1 that we present is “Daughter Silver Lady” 
NL 19-1480147

“Silver Lady” was sold after winning her national ace pigeon titles and Johan quickly bred several children from her. This auction includes a son and a daughter of “Silver Lady”. The very last ones present in the lofts of Johan & Thomas.

This daughter became the mother of a good cock “Witpen Thierry” which was unfortunately lost, but she also became the grandmother of the top hen “Nova” presented above.