• 13th Champion of the Nations – AviRings Derby PRO 2026
• 38th Average Speed competition
• 40th / 1,161 Final Race 2/3, 501 km, 4% ranking, speed 1225.198858
• 47th 3x500 competition
• 53rd Ace Pigeon New competition
• 163rd / 998 Final Race 3/3, 521 km, 17% ranking, speed 1143.218831
• 327th / 1,790 Final Race 1/3, 501 km, 19% ranking, speed 1009.023465
• Completed all three final races with rankings of 4%, 17%, and 19%.

“Four Kings” — NL-2026-8199426 combines its own competitive results with a close family of national ace pigeons and winning half-sisters. This Team De Ruijter pigeon recorded 40th against 1,161 pigeons in Final 2 and is also listed as 47th in the 3x500 pigeon ranking.

Winning half-sisters are a key attraction. Through its mother, “Four Kings” is a half-sibling to the hens identified in the pedigree as “25-818” and “25-817”. The former won 1st Laon against 708 pigeons, while the latter achieved 2nd St Sou against 308 pigeons. These close-family performances provide tangible evidence of the maternal line’s breeding strength.

The sire is “De Rik 995” (NL-2025-2536995), bred by Van Wanrooij from two national runners-up. His father, “De Rik” (BE-2024-6126288), bred by Jan and Rik Hermans, was 2nd National Ace Pigeon Fondspiegel 2024. His mother, “Kopeky” (NL-2024-2433734), bred by Comb. van Wanrooij, achieved 2nd National Ace Pigeon in the PIPA Ranking. Both are direct grandparents of “Four Kings”.

The dam, “Blue Hope 417” (NL-2022-8047417), bred by Kl. de Jong en Zn., is recorded as 1st National Ace Pigeon in the PIPA yearling ranking. She is a daughter of the breeding cock “New Hope” and “Torvi” (NL-2020-1053712), herself 1st National Ace Yearling in the PIPA ranking. New Hope’s breeding record includes provincial and NPO-leading results among his children or grandchildren.

The deeper pedigree adds clearly documented Willem de Bruijn and G. & S. Verkerk ancestry. Murphy’s Law is a direct ancestor through his daughter “Murphy’s Girl”, the paternal great-grandmother of “Four Kings”. The Verkerk branch includes Volcano, Wonder Woman, Atlantis and New Olympic Solange, while Torvi brings further Verkerk ancestry through Genetic and Danny Van Dyck ancestry through Fionella. A compelling combination of personal performance, successful half-sisters and national ace-pigeon quality across both parental branches.