Tom Van Gaver - TVG-Pigeons

14/08/2024

With Bourges the season of our old birds ends. In the racing season we need to focus in the races and now is a good moment show some of our results of the past months. I am not yet satisfied so I decided to pair up the old racing team and race the hens further on the National races for Young birds on the nest position end of august and 1e half September. We raced the pigeons from the first speed races on 7e of April till the last national races on Bourges 10 Augustus. All pigeons raced week after week with the main goals the national long distance races (620 km till 750 km), most birds already raced over 7.500 km this racing season. The Yearling team had the chance to race 6 long distance races and the Old team had chance to race 7 from 10 (1 was annulated Cahors and brought back after 5 day basket and 2 races could not be raced with the same birds as only released birds after 5 ore 6 days the race before). We also had nice results on the speed and (great) middle distance so we hope also to have some top nominations in the national ace birds KBDB All-round. Now we will put our focus on the youngster team. They already had their first national race from Bourges what became a very difficult flight. Our first youngster was a full sister Tetske & New Tetske winning 23. N.Z. 3.093 birds. Our best youngster so far is a G-Child Finn/Tetske bred by Ace Loft UK.

With the Eye of FINN BE19-4207344 and Full brother Finn we discovered a new super breeder, in 2024 he was paired with our super hen Jamie (1. Olympic Long Distance 2022/2023 and 3. & 5. Nat Ace KBDB with 10 x top 65 Nat KBDB races). The Eye of Finn is father and grandfather to some of our best birds in 2024:
BE23-4180470 – Grandchild – Best yearling with amazing results
BE21-4201982 - Child
BE22-4198363 – Child
BE23-4180404 – Child
BE23-4180549 – Child
BE22-4198353 - Child

P**A/KBDB Rankings Long Distance Yearlings:
National Long Distance YL 6 prizes: 1-4-6-7-9 (only 9 pigeons qualified in Belgium)
National Long Distance YL 5 prizes: 4-8-16-19-27-39-43-45-49-etc
National Long Distance YL 4 prizes: 7-11-16-17-21-22-34-etc
National Long Distance YL 3 prizes = National Ace KBDB: 5-11-17-23-25-39-50-etc
National Long Distance YL 2 prizes: 1-15-27-33-60-etc
P**A/KBDB Rankings Long Distance Old birds:
National Long Distance OLD 6 prizes: 3-7-9-10-13-17-24-25-28
National Long Distance OLD 5 prizes: 8-13-15-16-17-19-21-31-42-49
National Long Distance OLD 4 prizes: 18-22-28-32-42-45-51
National Long Distance OLD 3 prizes = National Ace KBDB: 32-41-42-67-70-71-78-89-100

LIMOGES 04-06-2024 - 632 Km
Combine F.C.D. 1.370 OLD Birds: 1-2-6-8-10-11-14-23-24-26-31-39-40-55-67-76-84-93-119-131-141-183-190-191-224-249-274-279-280-303-317-326-351-419-435-445-456 (37/52)
National 10.653 OLD Birds: 7-10-35-38-51-52-64-134-138-150-200-255-256-334-384-444-504-616-789-867-949-1292-1327-1335-1622-1819-1978-2000-2001-2136-2202-2266-2495 (33/52)

VALENCE 08-06-2024 - 678 Km
Combine F.C.D. 416 OLD birds: 3-74 (2/2) – 1e prize In club
National 5.469 OLD Birds: 131-1124 (2/2)

TULLE 23-06-2024 – 620 Km
Combine F.C.D. 965 OLD Birds: 1-3-15-19-23-27-31-38-45-51-65-75-84-85-93-117-127-136-138-144-156-168-169-205-260-281 (26/44)
Combine F.C.D. 866 YL Birds: 2-3-6-10-11-17-18-26-27-30-43-53-54-58-78-101-114-115-126-137-167-179-182-194-277-283 (26/32) – 1e prize club
National 7.883 OLD Birds: 11-31-82-101-126-149-169-206-240-274-374-433-499-500-539-681-728-786-805-833-867-915-920-1088-1533-1708 (26/44)
National 5.751 YL Birds: 16-17-23-45-56-80-91-135-151-190-254-307-320-328-465-640-719-736-811-866-1071-1120-1148-1219 (24/32)

VALENCE 01-07-2024 - 678 Km
Combine SPE4 - 340 OLD Birds: 2-17-24-48-62-66-94 (7/12) – 1e prize in club
National 2.642 OLD Birds: 25-116-185-371-517-530 (6/12)

LIMOGES 05-07-2024 - 632 Km
National 6.889 OLD Birds: 38-86-89-134-135-152-246-266-276-431-442-617-697-710-810-1226-1253-1367-1422-1444-1484-1649-1678-1705 (24/36)
National 6.838 YL Birds : 13-58-69-136-163-164-231-267-277-318-343-392-468-482-554-827-848-879-1038-1177-1227-1322-1346-1407-1427 (25/36)
Combine F.C.D. 893 OLD Birds: 4-8-9-16-17-21-34-35-38-56-59-82-89-91-102-161-165-182-188-192-200-224-230-233-256-266-274 (27/36)
Combine F.C.D. 921 YL Birds: 3-8-11-16-21-22-34-38-39-43-49-55-61-64-72-109-110-116-138-150-156-165-173-183-187-237-262-275-284 (29/36)

SOUILLAC 14-07-2024 - 695 Km
Combine SPE4 -1.166 OLD Birds: 26-39-64-66-71-86-97-109-120-139-140-150-152-184-185-188-209-216-244-348-365-378 (22/34)
Combine SPE4 -1.053 YL Birds: 1-2-8-15-28-37-40-41-56-62-78-117-123-211-251-265-267-287-303-304-316-327 (22/36)
National 4.673 Old Birds: 45-81-135-137-145-191-221-262-297-368-370-398-401-516-520-523-586-609-684-1042-1108-1147 (22/34)
National 4.073 YL Birds: 2-5-16-33-60-86-93-106-131-148-194-296-308-569-653-688-694-768-832-836-894-944 (22/36)

BRIVE 20-07-2024 - 669 Km
Combine F.C.D. 514 OLD Birds: 2-3-4-5-7-10-16-17-21-23-24-25-28-29-33-35-58-61-70-98-100-117 (22/28) – 1e prize club
Combine F.C.D. 467 YL Birds: 1-2-4-7-10-11-12-19-23-24-27-29-37-38-39-40-43-48-56-60-79-91-111-124 (24/26)
National 3949 OLD Birds: 15-19-23-32-45-80-124-133-169-184-186-191-208-218-235-238-380-411-475-657-662-783 (22/28)
National 3.491 YL Birds: 30-36-45-62-91-92-94-179-201-205-209-212-254-263-288-295-317-367-404-413-544-617-755-808 (24/26)

LA SOUTERRAINE 20-07-2024 – 552 Km
National 5.243 OLD Birds: 34-77-104-116-225-246-413-550-716-917-1125 (11/14)
National 7.368 YL Birds: 240-303-334-377-494-509-589-1339 (8/12)

BERGERAC 28-07-2024 - 730 Km
Combine F.C.D. 389 Old Birds: 1-2-5-6-9-10-16-18-21-22-24-27-28-29-31-32-34-52-62-66-88 (21/30)
Combine F.C.D. 492 YL Birds: 1-2-3-5-7-8-11-12-19-22-26-47-52-80-106-111-138-140 (18/28)
National 3.157 OLD Birds: 5-10-40-43-54-68-91-132-146-159-167-179-189-193-201-205-215-334-391-408-572 (21/30)
National 3.180 YL Birds: 9-18-21-48-67-68-134-135-161-185-204-302-331-513-743-771 (16/28)

TULLE 03-08-2024 – 620 Km
Combine SPE4 - 1.351 OLD Birds: 25-26-32-64-82-192-200-208-209-265-309-354-363 (13/32) – 1e prize club
Combine SPE4 - 1.424 YL Birds: 1-17-50-51-105-112-122-203-234-250-298-441 (12/20)
National 4.964 OLD Birds: 78-79-92-203-258-664-713-744-748-937-1112 (11/32)
National 5.753 YL Birds: 7-80-189-190-346-369-394-750-867-926-1091 (11/20)

Other nice 1e places in the speed and (great) middle distance:
1e Nat Zone and Fastest 2.301 birds Saincoins 462 km / 11. Nat 9.753 birds – Sabine II
1e Fastest Combine 399 birds Argenton 514 km / 40. Nat 11.177 birds – G-Child Finn
1e Club / 2. Prov 1.317 birds Bourges 467 km / 15. Nat 6.713 birds – Sabine II
1e Combine 558 birds Bourges 467 km / 21. Nat 24.006 birds – G-Child Finn
1e Combine 2.031 birds Noyon 167 km – Old line Dream Piar
1e Combine 294 birds Toury 337 km – G-Child Finn
1e Combine 203 birds Toury 337 km – G-Child Ricky
1e Combine 445 birds Chateauroux 485 km / 19 Prov 3.413 birds – GG-Child Finn
1e Combine Toury 486 birds / 4 Prov 1638 birds – GG-Child Finn/Ricky
1e Club / 2. Prov 476 birds Orleans 360 km – Direct Daughter Finn
1e Club / 6. Prov 320 birds Orleans 360 km – Son Iron Tom

26/05/2024

It was FINN time this weekend! 4 big victories in 4 different lofts. All winners are GRANDCHILDREN from our famous FINN:

1. Fastest 1.128 birds - 26. Fastest National 42.791 birds Bourges I Grandchild Finn @ TVG BE

1e Prov 2.619 birds & 1. Fastest relaese Race 13 - 640 km Grandchild Finn/Tetske Pair @ Alberto Abajo – TVG ES

1e Prov 2.732 birds Arlon 390 km – Grandchild Finn/Tetske @ Elzinga NL

1e Nat Zone 3.481 birds – 6. Fast 42.791 birds Bourges I - Grandchild Finn (Sister Finnman) @ Philip De Maeseneer BE

Also we got other nice references strain TVG:

1. Fast Comb 976 birds - 18. Nat 18.785 birds Bourges I - lines Finn/Finnman/Ricky/Dark Ace/Raf @ Davy Neirynck BE

1. Comb FCD 2.841 birds – 19. Nat 18.785 birds Bourges I - Old lines Dreampair/Charlie @ Kennof Pigeons BE

20/05/2024

We are happy to announce that top hen MamaMia Finn BE2021-4211208 will move to the TVG-breeding loft. This nice handling blue hen had a super career as a racer by racing 10. Prov ace KBDB East Flanders 2023 and putted the 🍒 on the pie by winning the hard race from Vierzon 2024 and beating the whole relaese last weekend. Her breeding career is already promising, in this moment her daughter is the best yearling in Frank his loft. MamaMia Finn is from father side a grandchild to brother Finn 935 crossed with a sister New Rudi (Jamie is a grandchild New Rudi) x the old line of Andres his grandfather which was already successful in cross with Finn-line (Andrea). MamaMia Finn will be paired up with our basic breeders and we hope she give us the next generation winners. After the top references of the last periode in big one loft loft races as Pattaya int olr (1e Extra Final), Derby Arona (1e Final), Europa Masters (4e Final in 1e drop), Pyramids (5e ace) etc the FINN fimaly show again their great value! Thanks Frank and Andres for you're trust!

12/01/2024

We were lucky to buy 3 top birds from the last PEC auction. We do normal not buy a lot of birds and only looking for the best. As the crossing with P**a Elite Center and Bart Geerinckx Pigeons worked out very well with our own Finn/Tetske/Ricky lines we were convinced to enter fallowing birds to our breeding loft:
-Ace Porsche BE21-4152791 wonn 12e Nat Ace KBDB long distance old birds 2023. We have now 1e, 5e, 11e, 12e, 21e etc. best old birds on the long distance 2023 in our loft.
-Litlle Star Ace BE17-4052446 was a super racer with 2. NAT Souillac and 42.-57.-71.-72. Nat etc. on the long distance direct from all the top Geerinckx genes.
-In**ed Lieve-Porsche BE20-4158750 was a very late bred and is from a very exclusive pairing of Porsche with his mother Lieve, only a few of this pairing exist in the world. She will be paired to a Son Finn x Mother Finn which is a very exclusive pairing only we can make, just like the pairing Panamera/Finn paired with Best Kittel/Tetske.

06/01/2024

Our birds performed very good today in the very hot (530 km) final of the biggest international one loft race in world Pattayaoneloftrace with 10.667 participants from 51 countries.
We place 4 birds in the money top 500:
50e final with child Allround Finn
56e final with G-Child Finn
185e final with G-child Little Ricky & Magic Bart
478e final with G-Child Finn & Charlie
Congratulations to all winners!

02/11/2023

2023 was great!

https://auctions.pipa.be/en/auction/2023-11-tom-van-gaver-be/list

After the super season that Tom and Marnik had, it was no surprise when the National KBDB championship titles were announced to find out that the father-son combination dominated this competition. Not often was one loft so successful. With this amount of quality on the lofts, they are all set for th...

02/11/2023

Very nice review of our racing season 2023! Our best since we started the pigeons.

After the super season that Tom and Marnik had, it was no surprise when the National KBDB championship titles were announced to find out that the father-son combination dominated this competition. Not often was one loft so successful. With this amount of quality on the lofts, they are all set for th...

04/07/2023

We are half way the racing season and we can be very proud of our results so far. We raced from the first speed race till the long distance race on Limoges II last weekend 2/7/23 and this with mostly the same birds week after week like we always do. In our club we won on almost all races the 1e prize with on the long distance even all 1e prizes inclusive 4 x the 1e provincial (East Flanders) and 3 x 1e National Zone, this is very unique performance so far.

Our top results of the last weeks:

1e Prov 2.717 birds & 1e Nat Zone 3.841 birds Limoges I 2023 with BE21-4102732 “Just Like Tetske”

1e Prov 380 birds Valence II 2023 with top hen BE21-4201952 from Father Finn x mother Little Ricky - this hen won in our club also 1e on Valence II and is at the moment the best old bird on 5/5 long distance races in Belgium.

1e Prov 2.451 birds & 1e Nat Zone 2.701 birds Limoges II 2023 YL with BE22-4055088 “Ricky's Torres” from Son Ricky/Sister Finn x sister Miss Torres Davy Tournelle

1e Prov 1.900 birds & 1e Nat Zone 2.379 birds Limoges II 2023 Old with BE20-4037313 “White Finn Gladice” from Brother Finn x Daughter Gladiator Bart Geerinckx

Son of sweet 16, Sweet Blue BE20-4037303 won in the combine also the 1e on Cahors and we also started up racing with our youngsters with directly the 1e prize in our combine with Double Spikkel from Son Ricky x sister Spikkel Finn. Wish everybody a nice and successful second part of the racing season. Take care Tom

https://auctions.pipa.be/nl/auction/2023-07-season-final-day-3/list

16/06/2023

FINN Power!

16/06/2023

We are very happy with our results of the first months of the racing season 2023, check repo on P**A.
Last weekend we wonn in our club/combine all 1e prizes on Argenton (511km) and Valence (678km) hot-headwinds. All are close to Finn:
*1e fast 2.966 birds Argenton and 45. Nat 17.210 birds with G-Child FinnxTetske
*1e club 235 birds and 62. Nat 13.103 birds with Rickey's Eye from Ricky x Sister Finn
*1e club and 46. Nat 6.089 birds with direct daughter father Finn x Mother Little Ricky.

Then we got some great NEWS from Zimbabwe VFWCPR 2023:
1e best pigeon over 3 hotspots is a grandchild Finn Pair.
3e best pigeon over 3 hotspots is a G-Gchild Finn Pair. Let's hope these birds continue like this and we wish the owners lot's of succes!

https://www.pipa.be/en/articles/tom-marnik-van-gaver-moortsele-be-eindigen-4-weken-op-rij-op-het-provinciale-nationale

30/05/2023

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