John Kokolakis has been one of South Australia’s best – and most respected flyers for many years
Kokolakis has won a number of big races in his career including Byrock, Morundah, and Nyngan, and two Sires Produce races – with one of the Sires victories winning him a car in 2010 when he finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
But his SAHPA magic didn’t finish there … with his birds also finshing 2nd Inglewood, 2nd Mount Willoughby, 2nd Morundah, 2nd Springhurst, and 2nd Cobar (Twice)
Kokolakis pigeons have also finished 3rd Association on 6 or 7 occasions
In 2007 Kokolakis’s yearling cockbird won SAHPA Bird of the Year after finishing 2nd Warracknabeal SAD, and 5th SAHPA Mitiamo
Kokolakis has proved to be one of the toughest flyers to beat, consistently getting birds home in some of the toughest races.
**Picture: One of John’s Sires Produce Winners**
Kokolakis started racing in 1962 ….. and after taking an extended break to concentrate on his other passion, soccer, resumed his association with pigeons in 1995 … reaching the height of the sport in the South Australian Homing Pigeon Association
He has crafted a unique family of birds based on the Goodger, Wickham, Van Loon, Janssen and Jim Cox Bloodlines
Kokolakis has been a long-time member of the West Torrens Club
He emigrated to Australia from Greece as a young boy on the same ship as another successful South Australian flyer Nick Albanos
But after a lifetime in the Sport, he has decided its time to sell his birds, and return home to Greece for a long overdue break
His Sale will be held in Adelaide in April
