Male, born  February 20, 2005 

CERF BZ-1274/2010-60

cardiac BZ-CA524/60M/S-VPI-echo

OFA-thyroid  BZ-TH478/65M-VPI

CHIC # 67736

breeders: Robin K. Riel (Aashtoria)     and Michael & Vicki Savage (Irishbrook)

Owner:  G. Ariel Duncan  (Wild Hunt)

sire: DC Tour De France of the Wild Hunt, SC, CD, CGC, FCH, LCM, JOR, ROMX

dam: CH Babotjka's Fantaziya, JC, SC, ROMX-C

Best of Breed, February 2011

LeMans, is one of 12 champion littermates (a record for the breed).  LeMans finished his AKC Conformation Championship with 4 majors, including a specialty win.  He is 107 pounds of energy and enthusiasm for life with a gregarious personality.  Powerful, fast and agile, he started and finished his AKC Field Championship with 5 point majors, has earned his ASFA Field Championship, his racing title and is NOTRA pointed.  LeMans completed his Rally Advanced title 11-13-09.  He earned 2 legs towards his RE title.  In 2009, LeMans was awarded the BCOA Versatility Lifetime Achievement Award.  LeMans has full dentition and a scissors bite.

LeMans sired his first litter; 9 pups born July 7, 2008 to DC Windrift Chihawk Nymphet JC MC LCX FCH ROM, owned by Jon & Nancy Reimer. LeMans sired his second litter; 12 pups whelped January 24, 2012 with DC Ashtoria Wild Hunt Mystery Unveiled   SC RN FCH SGRC. owned by Ariel Duncan. LeMans third and last litter was three pups whelped April 4, 2010 with DC C'lestial High Voltage SC FCH SGRC, owned by Liz Green. The many conformation and performance titles earned by LeMans children earned him the Registy of Merit Excellent title from the Borzoi Club of America. Some of his children are still competing in conformation, obedience, racing and coursing.

LeMans showing the puppies how to play the game.

At the 2010 BCOA National Specialty, LeMans won an Award Of Merit

Also at the 2010 National Specialty, LeMans  won fourth place in the Triathlon, where he received high scores in conformation, lure coursing and obedience competition

And, LeMans won third place in the field champion stake.

LeMans is pictured heeling correctly, watching his owner. 

LeMans is sitting correctly on the "long sit", watching his owner who was standing across the ring from him.

LeMans is eagerly responding to the "come" command from his owner (the judge is standing behind him).

LeMans's sire, "Paris" (1989-2002) was a multiple Best Of Breed Specialty winner, multiple Best In Field winner, multiple BCOA Triathlon winner, & had multiple hound group placements.  Paris sired multiple Dual Champions, top lure coursing dogs, and the Best In Show/#1 Borzoi 1999, CH Ksar Po Dusham Aruba.  Thanks to the expertise of Barbara Binder, LeMan's litter was created from Paris's frozen semen.  Paris  was owned by breeder Ariel Duncan. 

LeMans's dam, "Babs", (March 1, 2000 -  December 24, 2011) was imported as a puppy  from Ulla Hultas's Babotjka kennel in Sweden.  Babs is 3/4 Borscana bloodlines.  Babs finished as a 2 year old with 4 majors.  Babs's offspring from her only other litter, earned 10 conformation championships, 8 field championships & one rally novice title.  Babs' 22 AKC Conformation Champion offspring make her the Top Producing Bitch in the history of the breed !   Babs was owned by Shirley McFadden and is pictured on the Svora website http://www.svoraborzoi.com/