We race in the Up North Combine which is the largest combine in Canada. Our birds have constantly dominated this combine as our results show. Starting in 2000 we won 1st Champion Loft setting a record for the highest amount of points ever recorded in one young bird season. We continued to win 1st champion loft young birds for four consecutive years. No other loft has ever accomplished this in this combine. In 2002 we started flying old birds and have won 1st Overall Combine Champion Loft Old and Young Birds in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006!

On a national level we had 3 of the top 5 young birds in all of Canada in the Award of Excellence (Largest Category) placing 2nd, 3rd and 5th. In 2001, we placed 5 of the top 12 young birds in the Award of Excellence (Largest Category) - 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th best young birds in the country.

 


Go to Results
2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001
Alves/Ganus - Canadian Racing Team Results Loft Awards
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Overall Old & YB Championship Loft 6th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st ~ ~
Overall Old & YB Average Speed 2nd 7th 1st 1st 1st 1st 7th ~ ~
Young Bird Champion Loft 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st
Young Bird Average Speed 2nd ~ 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 8th 3rd 1st
Champion Young Bird 1st & 2nd 1st & 3rd 2nd 1st 5th & 8th 10th 4th 1,2,3 1st & 5th
Young Bird Champion Loft (Sprint) ~ 8th 2nd 1st ~ 3rd 4th 1st 3rd
Young Bird Average Speed (Sprint) ~ 3rd 3rd 8th ~ 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd
Champion Young Bird (Sprint) ~ ~ 5th 4th ~ ~ 4th 1,4,5,6,9,10 ~
Old Bird Champion Loft 10th 3rd 3rd 7th 3rd 1st 4th ~ ~
Old Bird Average Speed 6th 6th 2nd 2nd 3rd ~ 4th ~ ~
Champion Old Bird 3rd & 6th ~ 5th 4th ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Old Bird Champion Loft (Sprint) ~ ~ 4th 10th ~ 4th 2nd ~ ~
Old Bird Average Speed (Sprint) ~ ~ ~ ~ 8th 5th 10th ~ ~
Champion Old Bird (Sprint) ~ ~ ~ 6th ~ ~ 1st & 9th ~ ~
Overall Old & YB Champion Loft (Sprint) ~ 5th 2nd 2nd ~ 1st 1st ~ ~
Overall Old & YB Average Speed (Sprint) ~ 7th ~ ~ 4th 1st 4th ~ ~
Old Birds 2008
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
  05/04 Burks Falls 163 65 920 61  
  05/10 Mattawa 249 69 1063 69  
  05/19 Cartier 327 66 1031 23,34,46,83  
  05/24 Latchford 355 71 1099 41,42,44,56  
  06/01 Burks Falls 163 70 1081 17,18,54,83  
  06/07 Orillia Yearling 494 43 391 3,4,38,44  
  06/07 Matheson 494 70 1057 6,7,83,93  
  06/14 Hearst Yearling 695 23 85 18,29,48  
  06/14 Hearst 695 67 784 85  
  06/21 Fraserdale 655 65 824 9,40,52,73  
  06/21 Upper Canada Nat'l 655 208 2673 30,108,141,201  
  06/30 Nakina 866 45 394 13,58  
  07/05 Cochrane 559 60 718 59,86,89  
  07/13 Smooth Rock Falls 593 54 537 7,20  
Young Birds 2008
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
  08/02 Burks Falls 163 78 1283 8,48,97,98,99  
  08/10 Burks Falls 163 71 894 72  
  08/10 Pointe Au Baril 176 76 1016 21,54,57  
  08/16 Mattawa 249 92 1499 2,15,16,22,38,76  
  08/23 Estaire 263 77 1123 8,32,35,51  
  08/30 Latchford 355 81 1188 30,33,37,49,53  
  09/06 Englehart 411 77 1063 59,74,77  
  09/21 Matheson 494 68 834 42,45,46,59  
  09/27 Amos Gold Bond 502 53 493 36,56,60,68,83  
Old Birds 2007
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
  05/05 Estiare 263 44 682 5,25,85,87  
  05/05 North Bay 246 77 1330 10,17,33,46,62  
  05/12 Cartier 327 84 1312 3,4  
  05/12 North Bay 246 50 770 1,61,62,63,77  
  05/19 Estaire 263 49 778 17,18,63,66,68  
  05/26 Estaire 263 54 802 15,16,18,35,38  
  05/26 Englehart 411 85 1255 7,15  
  06/02 North Bay 246 53 812 6,46,92  
  06/02 Cartier 327 77 1054 17,41,53  
  06/09 Estaire 263 53 641 3,4,5,6,49  
  06/09 Matheson 494 79 1078 6,8,21,39,76  
  06/09 Yearling " " 44 429 3,4,12,18,40  
  06/17 Hearst 695 70 829 17,30,31,36,60  
  06/23 Estaire 263 48 560 3,38,50,71  
  06/23 Smooth Rock Falls 593 78   9,10,22,29,31  
  06/23 Upper Canada Nat'l 593 277 3762 56,57,92,120,125  
  06/30 Nakina 866 53 505 8,28,71,76,79  
  07/07 Latchford 355 58 627 21,100  
  07/15 Longlac 824 78 556 23,34,35,42,56  
Young Birds 2007
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
  07/28 Burks Falls 163 60 948 33,34,35,36,38  
  07/28 Pointe Au Baril 176 64 900 17  
  08/04 Burks Falls 163 93 1410 20  
  08/04 Pointe Au Baril 176 85 1238 47  
  08/11 Pointe Au Baril 176 88 1210 25,54,55,64  
  08/11 North Bay 246 96 1483 2,3,4,18,28  
  08/18 North Bay 246 98 1575 16,17  
  08/18 Estaire 263 101 1418 1,19  
  08/26 Estaire 263 91 1280 37,40  
  08/26 Latchford 355 94 1363 15,16,31,92,95  
  09/02 North Bay 246 78 1129 8,38,39,40,59  
  09/08 Estaire 263 79 1082 36,37,38,80,81  
  09/08 Matheson 494 81 989 4,7,9,23,26  
  09/15 North Bay 246 85 1074 28,48  
  09/15 Englehart 411 92 1111 41,42,58  
  09/23 Matheson 494 78 1053 9,10,26,52,60  
  09/23 AU Band Race 578 33 195 1,13,19  
  09/29 Amos Gold Bond 502 60 579 19,20,24,25,26,30  
Old Birds 2006
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
      4/23   Pointe Au Baril        177 km          40            363     4,19,32,33,41  
      4/29   North Bay        246          74          1192     8,46,47,48  
      4/29   Estaire        263          41            589     18  
      5/6     Cartier        327          68          1064     29  
      5/6     North Bay        246          50            711     35  
      5/14   Latchford        355          67            923     30  
      5/14   Estaire        263          45            597     11,22,24,48,53  
      5/20   Estaire        263          42            626     19,20,21,23  
      5/27   Gogama        429          71            978     5,15,26,34  
      5/27   North Bay        246          44            652     4,28,32,34,50  
      6/3     Matheson        494          65            903     20,44,45  
      6/3     Orilla Yearling Open        494          40            357     21,22,33,41,48  
      6/3     Estaire        263          39            552     10,11,12,43,44  
      6/10   Hearst        695          65            739     13,22,23,33,48  
      6/10   North Bay        246          39            544     8,10,39,40,46  
      6/17   Smooth Rock Falls        593          79          1031     3,11,45  
      6/17   Upper Canada National        593         250          3668     16,33,104,107  
      6/17   Estaire        263           42            526     3,16,30,37,38  
      6/24   Nakina        866           54            448     9,26,45  
      6/24   North Bay        246           38            457     7,8,32  
      7/1     Cochrane        559           60            718     20.29  
      7/2     Pickle Lake Open      1154           41            176     1st section, 7th &17th Overall  
      7/8     Long Lac        824           56            570     6,18,22,23,30  
Young Birds 2006
 

Date/Station

Distance

No. of Lofts

No. of Birds

Positions

  
      7/29   Burks Falls        163 km        94        1501     4,5,6,13,24  
      7/29   Pointe Au Baril        176        72        1203     4,6,16  
      8/5     Pointe Au Baril        176      100        1584     1,44  
      8/5     Burks Falls        163        85        1328     45,46,49  
      8/12   North Bay        247      110        1797     35,36,37,40,41  
      8/12   Pointe Au Baril        176        81        1181     5,6,8,10,45  
      8/20   Estaire        263      108        1583     6,8,20,22,37  
      8/26   Latchford        355      105        1477     2,3,5,13,18  
      8/26   Estaire        263        91        1150     12,13,26,33  
      9/2     Gogama        429        49          498     3,7,26,44,45  
      9/2     North Bay        247        48          486     22  
      9/9     Matheson        494      105        1421     12,15,32,40  
      9/16   Englehart        410      100        1330     11,16,55  
      9/16   North Bay        247        89        1190     17,22,31,32,33  
      9/24   Burks Falls        163        70          857     17,37,40,41,42  
      9/24   AU UNC Band Race        572        61          411     11,20,34,57,58  
      9/29   Oshawa Gold Band Race        559        69          886     4,22,46,64  
Young Birds 2005
 

Date/Station

Distance

 No. of Lofts No. of Birds                               Positions  
      7/30    Pointe Au Baril        177 km         61          830     5,6,7,8,9  
      7/30    Burks Falls       163         76        1349     3,4,7,8,9  
      8/06    Burks Falls       163         75          965     12,13,17,21,22  
      8/06    Pointe Au Baril       177         92        1510     15,18,23,24,28  
      8/13    Pointe Au Baril       177         51          563     4,5,6,7,9  
      8/13    North Bay       245         88         1302       1,2,3,6,7  
      8/20    Estaire       263         86        1340     30,31,45,56  
      8/20    North Bay       245         68          844     45,47,51  
      8/27    Latchford       355         94        1424     2,3,4,5,6  
      8/27    Estaire       263         65          697     19,20,21,23,24  
      9/03    Gogama       429         79        1079     50  
      9/03    North Bay       245         58          702     28,30  
      9/10    Matheson       494         72          845     2,3,13  
      9/10    Estaire       263         58          549     11,13,14,15,24  
      9/10    Blue Ribbon Band Race       404         50          475     3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,25,2  
      9/17    Englehart       411         85        1083     5,6,7,8,9  
      9/17    North Bay       245         56          576     6,7,8,9,10  
      9/24    Matheson       494         71        1012     2,7,13,14,30  
      9/24    AU-UNC Band Race       593         58          345     4,6,9,11,13,20,32,37,48,49,52  
     10/1     Oshawa Gold Band Race       404         61          653     1,2,3,4,5,6,7,15,16,47,48  
Old Birds 2005
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
      5/1     Burks Falls          163 km         40          486     37  
      5/7     North Bay         244         73        1171     14,29,46  
      5/7     Estaire         263         47          681     25,27,28,41,42  
      5/15   North Bay         244         45          566     19  
      5/21   Englehart         412         71        1172     42,52  
      5/28   North Bay         244         46          637     46  
      5/28   Gogama         429         63          918     42,43,47,57  
      6/4     Estaire         263         51          698     8,11,21,27  
      6/4     Matheson         494         69        1023     3,30,32,52  
      6/4     Orilla Yearling Open         494         41          347     2,17,19,29,31  
      6/11   North Bay         244         40          433     13,39  
      6/11   Hearst         695         57          551      6,55  
      6/18   Smooth Rock Falls         593         65          807     1,19,45  
      6/18   Upper Canada National         593        189        2259     1,27,61  
      6/25   Nakina         866          47          474     2,24,37  
      7/2     Cochrane         558          61          688     15  
      7/9     Long Lac         823          52          561     19,33,35,47  
Young Birds 2004
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     8/1     Burks Falls    163 km           83        1051    49,50  
               Pointe Au Baril    177           43          475    20  
     8/12   Pointe Au Baril    177           59          840    57  
     8/21   North Bay    245         106        1827    19, 31, 49  
     8/28   Latchford    355           94        1399    5, 10, 14, 28  
     9/4     Englehart    411         108        1668    12  
               Pointe Au Baril    177           64          900    22  
     9/11   Matheson    494           94          826    2, 5, 6, 16, 21  
               Estaire    263           62          834    16, 26, 27  
               Stouffville/Cannington    404           43          251    3, 8, 13, 26, 38, 41, 42    
     9/18   Englehart    412           74          911    14, 28, 40, 41, 46  
               Estaire    263           59          767    1, 27, 28  
     9/25   Matheson    494           84        1021    12, 15, 16, 27, 36  
               UNC-AU Band Race    593           77          371    9, 19, 22, 24, 26, 50     
     10/1   Oshawa Gold Band Race    514           37          231    3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 14, 23  
             
Old Birds 2004
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     4/24   Pointe Au Baril     177 km          66           993    58   
               Pointe Au Baril     177          32           423    14, 20, 22, 24  
     5/8     Cartier     328          71           968    15, 16, 17, 30  
               Estaire     262          35           458    1, 32  
     5/15   Latchford     355          71           960     6, 34  
     5/22   Gogama     429          51           516     2, 18  
               Estaire     262          28           277     30, 31, 37, 54  
     5/29   Matheson     494         71           856     4, 10, 13, 15, 26  
               North Bay     244         40           483     7, 8, 35, 36  
               Orilla Yearling Open     494         41           241     1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 24, 29, 30, 38, 66  
     6/5     Hearst     695         63           670     25  
               Estaire     263         38           492     12, 13, 28, 30, 31  
     6/12   North Bay     244         73           906     54  
               North Bay     244         35           339     46  
     6/19   Smooth Rock Falls     592         66           825     20, 30, 31  
               North Bay     244         34           354     37, 49, 50  
     6/26   Cochrane     558         58           715     55     
               Estaire     262         33           378     34  
     7/3     Moosenee     796         44           439     3, 8, 21, 26, 34  
               Moosenee Provincial     825         68           825     19, 43, 77, 87, 102  
     7/10   Long Lac       823         44           431     6, 36, 42  
             
Young Birds 2003
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     8/2     Burkes Falls      164 km         61           904    19, 20, 31, 22, 23  
               Burkes Falls      164         47           567    27, 31, 33, 36, 40  
     8/9     Burkes Falls      164         68         1005    4, 5, 8  
               Burkes Falls      164         53           715    30, 45  
     8/17   North Bay      241         74         1155    1, 2, 29, 30, 40  
               North Bay      241         56           775    19, 27, 29  
     8/23   North Bay      241       121         1858    26, 45, 46,  48  
               North Bay      241         49           650    19, 25, 37, 39, 45  
     9/6     Matheson      493         63           888    3, 23  
               North Bay      241         69           965    1, 2, 5, 7, 8  
               Stouffville/Cannington      403         71           682    1, 2, 5, 29, 43, 54  
     9/13   Englehart      411         58           741    19, 36, 38, 43, 47  
               North Bay      241         66           949    19, 25, 38, 39, 40  
               Cochrane Classic Open      559         22           215     6, 7, 22, 28  
     9/21   Matheson      493         48           609    1, 4, 5, 9, 17  
               North Bay      241         53           670    21, 24  
     9/28   UNC-AU Band Race      592         60           332     1, 4, 7, 23, 27, 29, 35, 42, 44  
             
Old Birds 2003
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     5/3     North Bay      241 km         57           927    7, 9, 10  
               Pointe Au Baril      176         47           620    6, 7, 20  
     5/10   Cartier      327         58           877    10, 17, 20, 34  
               North Bay      241         50           647    49  
     5/18   Latchford      355         53           745    5, 15, 21, 22, 29  
               Estaire      262         49           613    24  
     5/25   Pointe Au Baril      176         33           293    6, 7, 8, 9, 12  
               Burkes Falls      164         34           206    9, 33, 34  
     6/1     Matheson      493         53           749    4, 5, 21, 46, 47  
               Estaire      262         51           702    25, 26, 29  
               Orilla Yearling Open      493         31           243    1, 8, 19, 26, 40, 41  
     6/7     Hearst      695         45           576    19, 20, 35  
               North Bay      241         41           541    3, 5, 11, 22, 23  
     6/21   Smooth Rock Falls                  592         50           664    19, 20, 26, 29, 30  
     6/28   Cochrane      558         44           502    15, 24, 32, 33, 43  
               North Bay      241         31           340    2, 3, 7, 16, 17  
               Stouffville/Cannington      693         43           115    10, 11, 23  
     7/4     Long Lac      823         37           302    1, 2, 24, 31, 39  
     7/5     Hearst      695         37           348    3, 8, 45, 48  
             
Young Birds 2002
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     8/2     Burkes Falls     164 km         84          1514    2, 3, 4, 5, 7  
     8/10   Pointe Au Baril      176         89          1562    5, 54, 55  
               Burkes Falls      164         71          1052    16, 17, 18  
     8/17   North Bay      241         82          1439    3, 4, 15, 20, 30  
               Estaire      262         62            891    14, 15, 16, 27, 28  
     8/31   Latchford      355         86          1328    1, 7, 20  
               Estaire      262         67            835    1, 2, 3, 13, 20  
     9/7     Gogama      429         66            804    28, 37, 50  
               North Bay      241         67            905    24  
               Stouffville/ Cannington      403         83            922    16, 17  
     9/14   Englehart      411         49            602    1, 2, 4, 20, 21  
               Estaire      262         37            470    4, 5, 36  
               Ottawa Valley Bond Race      493         57            385    2, 10, 37  
     9/21   Matheson      493         55            658    6, 7, 9, 10, 22  
               Barrie Cochrane Classic      558         34            289    13, 39  
               Hamilton Englehart Class      411         67            624    3, 9, 29, 30, 43  
     9/24   Gogama Bond Race      429         40            226    27  
     9/28   Matheson Up Nor. Derby      493         54            485    24  
             
Old Birds 2002
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     4/27   Burkes Falls      164 km         48            547    4, 21, 23  
               Pointe Au Baril      176         56            773    8, 10, 11  
     5/4     North Bay       241         69          1081    12, 25, 39, 40  
               Pointe Au Baril       176         45            619    7, 8, 9, 26, 29  
     5/11   Cartier       327         70          1077    14  
               North Bay       241         47            689    5, 6, 35, 52  
     5/18   Latchford       355         70          1019    30, 31  
               Estaire       262         47            681    11, 16  
     5/25   Gogama       429         69          1028    5, 6, 8  
               North Bay       241         47            653    1, 2, 3, 4, 11  
     6/1     Matheson       494         60            851    10, 27, 32, 34, 42  
               Estaire       262         42            578    5, 6, 37, 39, 40  
     6/16   Burkes Falls       164         46            434    26, 27, 28  
     6/22   Smooth Rock Falls       593         64            800    3, 10, 13  
               Upper Canada National         -       219          3255    5, 12, 15  
               Moosenee Open       796         52            112    1, 2, 12, 25  
     6/29   Cochrane       558         52              585    1, 22  
               Stouffville Cannington Open       695           -             -    16, 17  
     7/5     Long Lac       823         39            449    34  
               Long Lac Open       823         26            147    11, 42  
             
Young Birds 2001
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     8/4    Burkes Falls      164 km        103          1723    3, 42, 46  
              Burkes Falls      164          68            978    8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20  
     8/11  Pointe Au Baril      176        114          1740    20, 21, 23, 24, 26  
              Pointe Au Baril      176          57            768    15, 16, 27, 28, 29  
     8/18  North Bay      241          53            646    3, 6, 26, 28, 36  
     8/25  Estaire      262          81          1188    1, 2, 12, 32, 35  
              Estaire      262          45            559    3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 27, 33, 34, 35  
     8/27  UNC Bond Race      411          35            251    1, 2, 4, 7, 24, 25  
     9/1    Latchford      355          90          1312    8, 29, 30, 33  
              North Bay      241          54            677    5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 35  
     9/8    Gogama      429          73            980    1, 2, 7, 17, 54  
              Estaire      262          43            524    2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 23, 25, 42  
              Stouffville/Cannington Race      411          62            658    3, 5, 13, 19, 20, 34, 40, 42  
     9/15  Englehart      411          85          1000    5, 7, 9, 25, 42  
              North Bay      241          55            712    14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 30, 31  
     9/22  Matheson      493          65            847    3  
              Cochrane Classic Open      558           -              -    5, 21, 24, 30, 37  
     9/29  Matheson Derby      493          59            486    3, 4, 5, 22, 37, 38, 39, 40  
              Oshawa Gold Band      503          70            773    13, 14, 15, 16, 19  
             
Old Birds 2001
 

Date/Station

Distance

  No. of Lofts   No. of Birds                               Positions  
     8/5    Burkes Falls      164 km          86          1524    9, 10, 11, 30  
              Burkes Falls`       164          58            980    5, 6, 17, 18  
     8/12  Pointe Au Baril       176          97          1628    11, 12, 21, 22  
              Pointe Au Baril       176          60            923    6, 7, 17  
     8/19  North Bay       241          86          1228    8, 9, 10, 11, 12  
              North Bay       241          58            795    1, 2, 3, 4, 5  
     8/27  Estaire       262          80          1239    2, 24, 29  
              Estaire       262          56            736    1, 2, 29  
              Gogama Bond Race       429          50            379    9, 18, 35  
     9/2    Latchford       355          78            977    12, 13, 40  
     9/9    Gogama       429          66            740    1, 39, 41, 43  
              Estaire       262          48            605    34  
     9/9    Englehart Special 3 Bird       411          31              93    4, 13, 29  
     9/16  Englehart       411          54            588    27, 29, 30, 31, 50  
              North Bay       241          38            430    9, 28, 41  
     9/24  Matheson       493          49            610    1, 2, 3, 4, 5  
              Cochrane Classic Open       558           -              -    4, 5, 12, 13, 39  
     9/30  Oshawa Gold Band Race       503          90            854    7, 8, 12, 20