Walking towards the trophies in 2015.
Two months ago, when the season had just begun, we looked back on the exceptional season from 2014, a season that was crowned by two national titles as well as three different olympic pigeons... nothing less! A brief summary:
National championships KBDB
1st National Ace Pigeon Shorter Middle Distance Old Pigeons KBDB (Niko) 1st National Champion Shorter Middle Distance Old Pigeons KBDB 3rd National Champion Longer Middle Distance Old Pigeons KBDB 4th National Ace Pigeon Longer Middle Distance Old Pigeons KBDB (Lola) 9th National Ace Pigeon Shorter Middle Distance Yearlings KBDB (424/13 - son of Niko)
Olympiads Budapest 2015
1st Olympic Pigeon Cat A (Niko) 1st Olympic Pigeon Cat H (Lola) 2nd Olympic Pigeon Cat H (373/12)
For 2015, let's get back to work! Being now in the middle of the season, Jean-Marc decided to try his luck again. His season is quite impressive, probably even better than last year. It's even more impressive when you think about the fact that the pigeons to which he owed his reputation were sold in late 2012, so to see him now perform at such a level is quite unbelievable. In fact, Jean-Marc never experienced a loss of power after his total auction. It is, of course, only possible if you own a pigeon breed able to perform at the highest level. When he decided to keep some youngsters from his best pigeons, Jean-Marc was right as he could still enjoy the genetic heritage of his previous racing & breeding team, which had enabled him to build his name. Then, he obtained some great reinforcements (Etienne De Rauw, Geerinckx L-B-J, PEC) to introduce some fresh blood which was to be crossed into his old lines. The results are fantastic.
Audrey
If Pros represented his colony before 2012, it is now the turn of Audrey (a hen bought at the complete auction of the late Pros Roosen) to play this role. This hen became the dam of the fantastic Niko, a pigeon that was crowned last year as 1st National Ace Pigeon Middle Distance KBDB 2014, being also the 4th Ace Pigeon of the same category in 2013! But it's not the only thing, as this fantastic racer has already shown its worth in the breeding loft, being the sire of 424/13 that ended the season last year with the 9th National Ace Pigeon Middle Distance KBDB 2014. To summarize, a family of ace pigeons! And the story could repeat itself in 2015, as Audrey is now the dam of two yearlings from the same nest, currently busy making the racing team shine:
- 506/14
37 best yearling from Belgium in 3 HMD national races (PIPA ranking) 3. Châteauroux prov 966 p. '15 8. Iprov 2,627 p. '15 276 nat 25,710 p. '15 10. Guéret prov 543 p. '15 19. iprov 1,551 p. '15 65. Bourges iprov 2,245 p. '15
Click here to check her pedigree.
- 505/14 (nest mate of 506)
2. Fay 1,224 p. '15 2. Gien 1,024 p. '15 (after loft mate) 7. Lorris 1,005 p. '15
Another star of the current racing team is a hen who has already added two interprovincial victories to her name this year. Her pedigree shows what she is made of and she proves it with her results!
- BE14-1123569
1. Châteauroux Iprov 2,627 p. '15 38. National 25,710 p. 1. Guéret Iprov 1,520 p. '15 53. National 16,262 p. 2. La Souterraine prov 694 p. '14 (after loft mate) 8. Gien 953 p. '15 109. Lorris 1,090 p. '15
Click here to check her pedigree.
Jean-Marc, we are convinced that you will make your name shine again this season. Our congratulations!
Best results 2015
09/05 Gien - 1,669 old birds: 4, 6, 21, 30, 37, 45, 61, 67, 68, 154, ... (11/12) 09/05 Gien - 953 yearlings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 29, 30, 31, 37, 42, 43, 47, 81, 85, 94, ... (21/28) 23/05 Lorris - 1,249 old birds: 4, 7, 13, 71, 73, ... (7/8) 23/05 Toury - 1,442 old birds: 1, 23, 38 (3/5) 23/05 Toury - 1,148 yearlings: 14, 18, 33, 79, 109 (5/7) 30/05 Bourges EPR - 651 yearlings: 1, 17, 37, ... (5/14) 30/05 Bourges Ipr vieov - 2,245 yearlings: 2, 24, 65, 233, ... (5/14) 06/06 Fay-aux-Loges - 1,059 old birds: 2, 8, 11, 45, 51, 71, 79, 80, ... (9/12) 06/06 Fay-aux-Loges - 1,224 yearlings: 2, 14, 18, 45, 48, 73 (6/8) 06/06 Fay-aux-Loges (Petit Club) - 975 old birds: 3, 19, 72, ... (4/4) 06/06 Châteauroux Iprov - 2,627 yearlings: 1, 8, 10, 42, 61, 65, 96, 97, 98, 122, 135, ... (12/15) 06/06 Châteauroux Nat - 25,710 yearlings: 38, 276, 435, 905, ... (12/15) 13/06 Lorris - 882 old birds: 14, 17, 34, 36, 37, 39, 72, ... (9/10) 13/06 Lorris - 1,005 yearlings: 7, 26, 27, 29, 47, 67 (6/6) 13/06 Guéret Iprov - 1,520 yearlings: 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 18, 40, 62, ... (12/13) 13/06 Guéret Nat - 16,262 yearlings: 53, 57, 269, 277, 414, 599, ... (11/13) 20/06 Gien - 1,007 old birds: 2, 3, 15, 27, 33, 36, ... (9/10) 20/06 Gien - 1,024 yearlings: 1, 2, 4, 15, 17, 63 (6/6)