Barsur story, inspiration for the small

(This is the editorial of Roosterman E-Mag issue No. 40 released March, 2015)

The story of Jimmy Camposano, the current NFGB and EVGBA Breeder of the Year awardee, is a perfect example of a case of a small making big. Big, not in wealth, but in honor in the field dominated mostly by “big timers.”

In cockfighting, you may succeed if you are good. But even if you are not, you may still survive if you are rich. Many breeders seem to excel, not because they are good but because they can afford their mediocrity.

Because they are rich they can buy the most expensive materials from the grandest farms. Chances these materials are good, because the original breeders from where the rich buy them are competent breeders.

Then the rich breeders can produce as many chickens they want. When you have many chickens chances are you may find some aces.

Then they can participate in as many derbies as they want , including the biggest ones. They can even participate in a derby with multiple entries. So probability will see to it that these rich breeders will win once in a while.

But you cannot enjoy these luxuries if you are not rich. If you do not have money to throw away, you better be good. So Team Barsur must be good. First Barsur’s materials are not expensive, but very competitive. Coming from RB Sugbo GT, these bloodlines are dubbed the poor man’s champions. Then Team Barsur does not have thousand of chickens to select from, but the percentage of the better ones must be high. Finally, Team Barsur cannot afford to have multiple entries in the circuit, but as the team proved, one entry is enough.

Yet in the past breeders’ season Team Barsur won both the Eastern Visayas Gamefowl Breeders Association (EVGBA) and the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders (NFGB) Breeder of the Year awards. And Team Barsur did it on its rookie year. Thus, indeed a Cinderella Finish done twice. What inspiration to small breeders like most of us.