John Steinbrenner Owner and Loft Manager

Son of Ron Steinbrenner and Owner/Loft Manager of Triple Crown Classic 2019

At the young age of 5 years old (51 yrs ago) John Steinbrenner was introduced to pigeons by his father the late Ronald Steinbrenner (Triple Crown Classic) of whom was well known in the pigeon world. John grew up right alongside his father and many other past flyer raising and flying pigeons and learning everything he knows today about pigeons. John became loft manager of the San Diego Classic in which his father was one of several great flyers who started the longest running one loft race in the country and John continued alongside Mike McConnell (Bar Loft) of whom was also one of the mentors in Johns life. John flew his own team in backyard racing with Up the Middle loft which was all of Bar Lofts birds.

In 1988 (31yrs ago) John went to support his father with the starting of the Triple Crown Classic in which he followed in the shadows of his father and played an important part of the Triple Crown Classic as his father’s right hand man. Johns passion for pigeons and the sport and all the GREAT advice that he has received throughout his years from many other GREAT flyers he credits, Mike McConnell, Steve Miner, Amad, Timmerman and so many others is one reason John is a “NATURAL “ when it comes to pigeons (as his father once said). John wants to continue his father’s dream and with the help and partnership of Steve Miner and Frank Lopez the Triple Crown Classic, the toughest one loft race in the country.

John has his wife Marianne their son John and his wife Jessica along with their 3 children.

John’s daughter Marissa, her husband Kapena and their 4 daughters and 3 sibling sisters Karen, Jody and Jill (Ron's surviving daughters)

STEVE MINER-TRIPLE CROWN COORDINATOR

    Steve Miner has been racing pigeons since 1957 as a junior member of the San Diego Homing Pigeon Club.  His father, Bill, was his mentor throughout the time Steve, Bill, and younger brother Donnie competed.  After competing as a junior member until 1965 Steve stayed involved with the birds thru his dad and brother however he went to college and became a math teacher as well as a Hall of Fame high school football and softball coach in San Diego.  He also competed at the highest level of men’s softball nationally for 20 years.

     In 1990 Bill’s health was not doing well so Steve and Donnie took over the duties of racing the pigeons, winning several races including 2 600’s and others.  In 1998 Steve moved to Bonita, Ca., a suburb of San Diego and started flying under VanGruen Loft.  He has done very well in the past 20 years, winning many races, one loft races, etc.  In 2010 he won Racing Pigeon Digest #1 Ace Loft (Div. 4) as well as #1 Ace Pigeon in 2010 and 2017.

     Steve has served as Club president the past 10 years and president of the San Diego Classic Club for 8-10 years as well.  Steve has Coordinated the San Diego Holiday Cup (multiple loft race), the San Diego Classic, and now those races have combined to become San Diego Holiday Classic.  Steve has become fairly well known, especially on the west coast, as a definite asset to the pigeon community.  Steve was a very close friend with Ron Steinbrenner (Triple Crown owner for 30 years until his passing last year) and wants to continue making the Triple Crown one of the best 1 loft races in the country.  “The toughest test of racing pigeons in the country”