Top Auction - Catrinescu Gabriel - Vâlcea

Gabriel Catrinescu – The Elegance of Selection, the Strength of Results

In a quiet corner of Râmnicu Vâlcea, Gabriel Catrinescu has built, with discipline and vision, a colony of racing pigeons that impresses not through volume, but through depth. Under the name Team Catrinescu, he has become synonymous with authentic genetic selection and consistent performance, proven in Romania’s most competitive pigeon racing circuits.

His breeding loft houses descendants of some of the most influential European lines, each introduced with a specific purpose: to strengthen a reproductive core capable not only of producing names on paper, but real results in flight. These include lines from Batenburg–van de Merwe, Jelle Jellema, Gaby Vandenabeele, Arie Dijkstra, Dirk van den Bulck, Koopman, Patrick Boeckx, and J. Hooymans. Each with a distinct legacy, each chosen for clear traits: endurance, orientation, consistency, or explosive speed.

This auction brings to the fore descendants of iconic breeders: New Laureaat, Witpen Rivaldo Golden Red Barcelona, Lloyd, Special One, Olympic Romee, Invictus—names tested at the highest levels, ready to bring added value to any fancier aiming not just to participate, but to stand out.

Yet their value goes beyond pedigrees. It is proven in the consistent results achieved by Team Catrinescu in the National Championship. Among the most relevant achievements:

- 1st place FNCPR – Marathon Palmares, Ace, General, and Young Birds (2021)
- 1st place National Super Ace – UCP (2015)
- 1st place FNCPR – Youngsters Breeder (2018)
- 1st place FNCPR – Young Birds Oltenia Region (2018)

These titles are only milestones; what matters most is the path – the steady rhythm with which the Team Catrinescu loft has performed across categories, season after season.

This auction is not about big names. It is about proven genetic heritage. Each descendant offered comes from a system where selection means more than pairing: it means purpose, evaluation, confirmation. These are not the product of chance, but of design – a deliberate genetic structure, tested and refined over time.

Gabriel Catrinescu does not promise miracles, but continuity in excellence. For those seeking quality over hype, this auction is a quiet, firm invitation to one of the most reliable genetic foundations in European pigeon racing.