Marple × Miss Maurice, one generation back — a Victoria Falls winner and a Million Dollar Race winner in the same nest
The grandsire of this bird is "Maurice Marple 272" (AU-2020-GFL-272), and his own pedigree is the story: his father is Marple, winner of the Victoria Falls One Loft Race over 387 miles with a 54-minute lead, and his mother is Miss Maurice herself. Maurice Marple was purchased by Mike Ganus and now breeds at O’Donnell Lofts. The dam is a sister to Miss Maurice. Maurice’s note: "a world class bred pigeon, very inbred to Star Boy."
From the O’Donnell card: Son of Maurice Marple — Marple × Miss Maurice — over a sister to Miss Maurice
The Sire — IHU23-090011
Son of Maurice Marple 272 · out of a sister to Miss Maurice
A son of "Maurice Marple 272", the cock bred from Marple × Miss Maurice and purchased by Mike Ganus in the USA. His mother is a sister to Miss Maurice — so the sire is himself linebred to the family on both sides. Marple won the Victoria Falls One Loft Race, 387 miles, with a 54-minute lead, a margin almost unheard of in a One Loft final.
Miss Maurice (IHU19-S-014359) won the Knockout in the South Africa Million Dollar Race 2020, was best pigeon over five Hotspots and the Final combined, won over $47,500, and was purchased by Lendos Family Lofts in the USA for $70,000. She is now mother and grandmother to winning pigeons.
In short: the sire line is the O’Donnell foundation, and it is the reason this family sells worldwide.
The Dam — IHU20-068438
Sister to Miss Maurice · a fantastic breeder in her own right
A sister to Miss Maurice, by Star Boy out of B16-6037045. The O’Donnell card marks her plainly as a "fantastic breeder" — she is the dam of several birds in this collection.
Star Boy (B16-6037050) — the O’Donnell foundation cock, father to Miss Maurice (SAMDPR 2020 Knockout Winner), Miss Debbie (1st Place, Pattaya International One Loft Race, 5,805 pigeons over 530km — the biggest One Loft race in the world) and Sapsan (co-winner, Algarve Golden Race). He now stands at Ganus Family Lofts in the USA.
THE FOUR GRANDPARENTS
SIDE | PIGEON | WHY IT MATTERS |
Sire’s Sire | Maurice Marple 272 (AU-2020-GFL-272) | By Marple, winner Victoria Falls OLR, out of Miss Maurice |
Sire’s Dam | IHU20-068394 | Sister to Miss Maurice; daughter of Star Boy |
Dam’s Sire | Star Boy (B16-6037050) | Father of Miss Maurice, Miss Debbie and Sapsan |
Dam’s Dam | B16-6037045 | Mother of Miss Maurice; daughter of Polo Barcelona |
FOUNDATION ANCESTORS
PIGEON | FAMILY | CONTRIBUTION |
Star Boy (B16-6037050) | O’Donnell | Father of Miss Maurice, Miss Debbie and Sapsan |
Miss Maurice | O’Donnell | SAMDPR 2020 Knockout Winner; purchased by Lendos Family Lofts, USA |
Miss Debbie | O’Donnell | 1st Place, Pattaya International OLR, 5,805 pigeons, 530km |
Sapsan | O’Donnell | Co-winner, Algarve Golden Race 2019 |
Polo Barcelona (B15-6023299) | O’Donnell | Nat Ace Barcelona 2017, 2018, 2019; 5th Nat from 7,301 in 2019 |
Marple | Rolf Berger | Winner, Victoria Falls OLR, 387 miles, 54-minute lead |
Maurice Marple 272 | O’Donnell / Ganus | Marple × Miss Maurice; now breeding at O’Donnell Lofts |
THE FAMILY’S CURRENT FORM
The O’Donnell card adds two current results for the family: a double grandson of Star Boy won the MNFC from Isigny-sur-Mer against 4,200+ birds for the Willott Partnership, and a grandchild bred the 1st Open winner of the Midlands National from France for Kev Parsons. The Pattaya International has been won out of this family against 13,000 birds.
SUMMARY
IHU26-067377 is a great-grandson of Miss Maurice and of Marple, winner of the Victoria Falls OLR, bred by Maurice O’Donnell. Behind it: a SAMDPR Knockout Winner, a Pattaya International winner, an Algarve Golden Race co-winner and Barcelona National Ace form.
