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Our stock from this family are based on many top SAHPA lofts including Allen Goodger, John Pryor, Greg Hamilton,  and our own top Group 1 Distance performance lines including multiple Alice Springs placed hens and Alice Springs winner in 2023..
Pictures of our Group 1 Distance Stock with full pedigrees available

Alice
Alicia
Marathon Man
Brother Yulara
Timmy
Daisy
Sparkles
Rory
Luke
Pretty 37
Grenache
Outback Lad
Peppertree
Hercules
Mataro
Balmoral
Pied Rock
Brunswick
Emerald
Bill
Rosie
Dtr National Winner
Sam
Asha
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Leo Heremans Pictures of our Stock

Robert
Millie
Eve
Ivy
Brooke
Aphrodite
Cinderella
Annie
Candice
Lachie
Bloom
The Dark Knight
Rusty Nailz
Chrystal
Bruce
Roxy
John
Katie
Miley
Bonnie
Belinda
Lucas
Dorothy
Super Slate
Blue Special
Emmaline
Daphne
Emily
Hes Dreamin
Arlo
Glen
Bernie
Dennis The Menace
Maya
Carlo


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Euro Performance Lines
Pictures of our stock

Duchess
Bella
Melanie
Drew
Rose
James
Maeve
Henk
Silk
Greenfield
Blue Leo
Cloud 904
Sherpa
Violet
Lady
Brenna
Byron Boy
Amadeus
Mozart
Cooper
Peaches
Kate
Linda
Kaye
New Era
Joshua
Lotte
Christopher
Glory Slate
Mandy
Janet
Chappy
Gregory
Marjorie
Quarrel
Betty




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Euro Performance Family-Based on top birds of G Hamilton and a combination of strains of Heremans, Van Loon, Gaby Vandenabeele & Koopman.  Also Janssen & Van Den Bulck lines available.
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Grange
Goldmine Cock
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goodger 53 x 60
power of one hen
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pryor 1st alice 90
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paterson 1st tem
pryor lot 128
pryor eyes
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pretty hen
paterson hen
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son2ndcoleambally
vintage crop
Jaffa

The Goodger Story
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Long Distance Superstar
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Australian Racing Pigeon
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At Group 1 lofts we have sourced the best stock available from around the world and around our country  to obtain superior winning bloodlines. We race in the strong SAHPA competition and have achieved many top results over the past two decades.
Our Bloodlines include the following premium lines: European lines via Leo Heremans, Eijerkamp Family, Koopman, Gaby Vandenabeele and from retired ace SAHPA fancier Greg Hamilton.  The Group 1 Distance lines based on  The Allen Goodger/John Pryor & Greg Hamilton families all names synonomous with success in the strong SAHPA competition, we have developed this family over many years and were SAHPA Long Distance champions in 2023. Our birds are currently winning many races for us and others across Australia. 


Now On & ends Sunday 31 August -Jim Marafiote 8 x SAHPA overall points winner sale of stock birds. Some outstanding stock birds available in this special event auction, included are many top birds related to many of Jim's ace breeding birds including 2nd SAHPA Allendale and multiple birds related to SAHPA winning birds. Here is a great opportunity to obtain birds from the most successful loft in SAHPA history.  Details of birds>>



2025 News:
Super Results from our birds at the Marathon Alice Springs event 1285 km to our loft, we gained 7 top 30 SAHPA LDC prizes-7th, 8th, 9th, 15th, 23rd, 25th & 28th with 40 birds home after 2 days. Very proud of how well our fantastic team of long distance hens went.








Great results from 3 of our ace race hens from the Lyndhurst 5 Bird Special on 2 August, landing 3 birds together and narrowly missing the SAHPA win, our ace hens gained 2nd, 4th & 4th in the SAHPA result in a solid 1264 mpm race. Our first over the pad was Mae gaining 2nd SAHPA, backing up her 1st Carrieton & 2nd Hawker, what a super hen, 4th SAHPA was Cinderella backing up her 2nd SAHPA Glendambo in 2024 and Eve gaining 5th SAHPA after winning 1st SAHPA Stirling Nth 2024, 5th SAHPA SDC Hawker & 15th SAHPA Lyndhurst YBC. 3 super hens who have now all been retired to the breeding  lofts after having 3-4 Top places and SAHPA wins before, very proud of their efforts '




Another great result for us on Sunday 20 July from Carrieton 243 km, taking 1st & 3rd in the SAHPA SDC against 2287 birds. Two outstanding young cock birds landing together and in turn winning our 3rd SAHPA race from the first 10 SDC events.  Our winning bird is Lotsa Leo being bred from Super Slate, a son of direct Eijerkamp imports with his sire bred from a son of Olympic Leo & Uniek, with dam being bred from Luka Modric & Nisrina, the dam is DeHavilland bred from a direct imported son of Olympic Leo & Lynn with dam being from M&R Clement from Heremans imported lines & A Petrie lines.   3rd SAHPA is Mister Squiggel who is bred from Bernie a direct son of No 1 pair Lachlan & Bonnie, when paired with Maya top racing and producing daughter of ace pair Robert & Chrystal.  Both birds from some of our best stock.



Great results for us on 5 July from Hawker 303 km taking the first 5 positions in the SAHPA SDC Open results against 2915 birds.
1st Place SA 23 17383 BBH "Champagne Supernova" this outstanding hen was also 6th SAHPA Coober Pedy when we landed 7 birds together to win the SAHPA from 726 km. Her sire is a direct son of Gunpowder Dry & Violet our SAHPA Bird of the Year in 2020, her dam is a daughter of the breeding icon Olympus & New Euphoria 2nd SAHPA Ace Pigeon For Greg Hamilton.
2nd Place SA 23 316 BBH "Mae" Backing up her 1st SAHPA SDC Carrieton in race 1 Mae nearly topped the SAHPA again and was placed as a bay 22nd SAHPA Lyndhurst YBC. Her sire is Sherpa original Greg Hamilton top producer with her dam being Brenna a daughter of Rolf Goodacre's No 2 pair with a heavily G Koopman influence via G Hamilton.
3rd place SA 23 338 BCH "Therese" her first prize win after being very consistent all last season, she is a full sister to Bella SAHPA Bird of the Year & 1st SAHPA Ace Young Bird, this is the 5th top 10 SAHPA prize for this pairing in under 2 seasons.
4th Place SA 24 21712 BBH "Favourite" the one and only youngster we bred from champion race hen Ivy 5 x SAHPA placed hen including 3 x Equal 1st, with her sire being super breeder John, all the top Leo Heremans birds of ours in this hen who has outstanding potential.
5th Place SA 23 257 BBH "Eve" gaining her first prize this season, Eve was one of our best youngsters in 2024 winning 1st SAHPA SDC Stirling Nth & 15th SAHPA Lyndhurst YBC (1st club), she is also a full sister to champion hen Millie 1st SAHPA The Twins 2024, she is a granddaughter of No 1 pair Lachlan & Bonnie






Our Birds kicked off the season opener in the SAHPA from Carrieton 243 km in grand style, landing 4 birds together (2 two year old hens & 2 young cocks) to take the first 4 positions in the SAHPA SDC competion against 1482 birds, Very pleasing results..
Our winning bird is Mae-SA 23 316 BBH who also placed 22nd SAHPA in the Lyndhurst YBC as a baby.  Mae is bred from top G Hamilton cock "Sherpa" who is g/sire of 1st SAHPA The Twins Special, when paired with Brenna a daughter of Rolf Goodacre's No 2 pair being all G Hamilton lines of Radison/Flicka/Mister V & Sister Act.

2nd SAHPA went to "Olivia" a very consistent race hen for us without winning a prize as a baby, again contains all the very best of Greg Hamilton's lines.  Her sire is from Greg Hamilton "Cloud 904" was 2nd SAHPA Allendale for Hamilton & Fawcett and is now becoming a very good breeder for us, her dam is "Peaches" a daughter of top Eijerkamp lines cock "Super Slate" when paired with ace racer and breeder for G Hamilton "Glory Days".

3rd SAHPA went to young cock having his first race "Marley" all to winning lines, his sire being Blue Leo who is bred from direct Eijerkamp imports with his sire being a son of the world famous Olympic Leo & dam being a daughter of New Che 2 x 1st NPO, when paired with Belinda-a top producing daughter of the famous Heremans pair Olympus & Gracie. 

4th SAHPA went to another young cock having his first race "Blade" who incidentally is a full brother to Marley who was 3rd SAHPA, looking like an exceptional pairing already.


























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