Marc de Cock (BE, Temse): player and breeder of national ace pigeons and Olympiad Pigeons

It goes without saying that Marc De Cock is indeed one of the great stars and one of the most sensational players of modern-day pigeon racing. Just like in his professional career, where he runs a very successful retail business in processed meats and fine charcutery called "Charles", Marc has always been working with and striving for the best of the best. This is what kept him motivated throughout his pigeon racing career. A modern strategy and a lot of determination (which is something all the great stars have in common) was the combination that enabled Marc to become a highly successful fancier and for sure one of our sport's greatest players. To explain what makes this pigeon family a world class breed, we will be discussing his most impressive achievements over the past five years, to show you that Marc has done a lot more than just obtain top quality bloodlines.

A first notable name in this team is "Johan 275", a fantastic racing bird that saw the light of day in Marc's pigeon lofts.

'Johan 275' won a title of 1st provincial ace pigeon KBDB long distance 2015. This also led to a bronze medal at national level: 3rd National Ace Pigeon long distance 2015. On top of that, he also won a title of Golden Ring in the long distance, and he was 1st Ace Pigeon long distance in the LCB magazine. He was also the best pigeon across 5 long distance races in the 2015 PIPA Ranking long distance. This prestigious title illustrates the tremendous strengths of Marc De Cock's pigeon family. This bird then repeatedly demonstrated his potential as a breeder as well, even at international level. To begin with, he is the grandfather of a 7th place winner in the final of the famous OLR Grand Prix Thailand, a race that is still unmatched in terms of difficulty. This descendant of "Johan 275" was also 2nd ace pigeon winner in that same race. He is also the sire of BE17-4091182, a racing cock that proved just as talented as his illustrious sire. We take a look at his tremendous palmares:

BE16-4013189 is another talented racing hen bred from “Johan 275” x granddaughter 1st Nat. Ace Pigeon KBDB KBDB “Iron Lady”, winner of 16 first places.

She has clearly inherited the breeding potential of her sire as well: she is now the dam of BE19-4045083, a successful racing hen that claimed the prestigious title of Golden Ring category long distance in her year of birth, in the extremely demanding "Golden Ring competition" in the Waasland region. Besides, she is a granddaughter of another superstar called "Bold Eagle" from her father's side. We take a look at her palmares:

And that brings us to another iconic bird, the renowned "Bold Eagle" (BE14-4068054), an Olympiad Winner 2017 long distance and 13th National Ace Pigeon KBDB long distance old birds 2016. He was also golden ring winner long distance 2016 and silver ring winner long distance 2015.

Bold Eagle is also a very gifted breeder. He is for instance the sire of BE17-4240711, a terrific racing bird with an excellent list of achievements. 

BE17-4094165 is another top class daughter of “Bold Eagle” with an excellent palmares:

“165/17” is in turn the dam of BE19-4045187 (grandson “Bold Eagle)". In his very first season, this racing cock became 1st Ace Pigeon Flying Club, which is one of the most demanding competitions in the province, with such renowned members as Hugo Vlaeminck, Benny Steveninck, Yban Baetens and others. This is his palmares so far:

The exceptional breeding value of the "Bold Eagle" bloodlines was also demonstrated by BE15-4198056, a full sister of that same "Bold Eagle". She was transferred to the breeding loft fairly quickly, where she has clearly lived up to her potential. She did have a brief yet successful racing career as well:

 This sister did not race very often but she did prove to be quite a successful breeding bird. She is for instance the dam of the unparallelled “Provincial Lady (BE16-4013089).

This queen of the air has quite an impressive list of achievements. For instance, she was co-winner of a second place in the 2018 national championships KBDB. She also won a silver ring in the demanding Waasland golden ring competition in the middle distance. We take a look at her achievements:

This fantastic "Lady" is in turn the dam of "042/18", winner of:

“Provincial Lady”  is also the proud mom of “007/19”, winner of:

BE15-4198056 is is also the dam of BE17-4094136, another descendant of this top class bloodline. This is his palmares:

This grandson of "Bold Eagle" is also the sire of BE18-4238258.

BE17/4094136 is also the sire of BE 19/4045005, a talented and promising hen with several top results to her name already:

The team from Temse wrote history again in 2018, with “Rockefeller BE17-4094340” claiming one of the most prestigious championship titles: 1st National Ace Pigeon KBDB All Round. The sire (BE11-4118895) of this champion is a full brother of a 6th Nat. Ace Pigeon KBDB long distance 2014. The dam of Rockefeller on the other hand is a daughter of Gazpacho, an Olympiad winner category Marathon Budapest 2015 and 4th Provincial Ace Pigeon KBDB long distance. Good blood never lies.

He is also the sire of “Miss Chateauroux”, which claimed the following prizes:

He is also the sire of “Lady de Cock 245/16”

And he is the sire of “Mister Libourne 102/16”

He is also the sire of “187/19”

And he is also the sire of “069/15” 

The 2019 season almost looked like a copy of the tremendous 2018 season. There was most notably an ace pigeon title of 4th National Ace Pigeon KBDB long distance with “Double Remco” BE 18/4164005. This bird also wins a golden ring in the Waasland region in the long distance. Besides, he is a half brother of "266/18", winner of a 9th place in the final of the Derby International OLR Costa del Sol (Spain). This "266/2018" happens to be a grandchild of "Johan 75", a 3rd Nat. Ace Pigeon KBDB long distance, a 1st provincial ace pigeon KBDB and a 1st ace pigeon long distance LCB. Johan 75 also won a golden ring in 2015 and he was the best pigeon across five races in the 2015 PIPA Ranking.