Father and Son Hein from Kampen (NL) won 1. Heusden-Zolder against 4,341 pigeons with a 2-year old cock bred from a son of Olympic Euro
"What comes quickly is what’s good" is a saying that certainly applies to the blue widower NL22-8095446 of the Hein combination from Kampen. In the 2023 season, this widower already demonstrated his qualities several times under the care of father Jan and son Robert Hein in the Northwest flying area of Department 8. Now, in the early stages of the 2024 season, he immediately leaves the competition behind within that flying area, claiming the 1. prize from Heusden-Zolder against 4,341 pigeons in Kring 1. The pigeons were released in Heusden-Zolder at 09:00, and by 11:18:25, he triumphantly covered the distance of almost 173 km with a speed of 1,249 meters per minute. The combination bred this ace from "Cobbles", a son of Olympic Euro"Olympic Euro", which they purchased from Hans and Evert-Jan Eijerkamp’s webshop in December 2020.
This top performer already won 11 prizes as a yearling, including several top placements, so the expectations for this season were high for Jan and Robert. In the last official training flight of this 2024 season, he already secured the 81. Boxtel against 4,807 pigeons, and now, on the first race of the season, he hit the jackpot straight away.
The complete racing record of NL22-8095446 is:
| 1. Heusden-Zolder | 4,341 pigeons |
| 10. Geel | 5,025 pigeons |
| 11. Bierges | 4,531 pigeons |
| 25. Laon | 1,660 pigeons |
| 65. Nanteuil | 760 pigeons |
| 81. Boxtel | 4,807 pigeons |
| 97. Chalons | 1,978 pigeons |
| 113. Chimay | 1,588 pigeons |
| 132. Niergnies | 2,331 pigeons |
| 138. Chimay | 1,398 pigeons |
| 161. Niergnies | 2,176 pigeons |
| 166. Geel | 3,532 pigeons |
| 167. Bierges | 2,093 pigeons |
As mentioned, the father, "Cobbles", NL20-1248515NL20-1248515, is a son of the top breeder Olympic Euro"Olympic Euro". This top breeder has since become the grandfather of 8 different 1. prize winners on a large scale, as well as a 1. Ace Pigeon in OLR races. This Olympic Euro"Olympic Euro" is a son of Euro"Euro" X Olympic Vivian"Olympic Vivian", representing the very best Heremans-Ceusters bloodline that we can find.
Both Euro"Euro" and Olympic Vivian"Olympic Vivian" are winners as well as golden producers.
The mother of "Cobbles" is "Ingrid", daughter of Olympic Hans"Olympic Hans" X Jacky"Jacky", who is a half-sister of Olympic Vivian"Olympic Vivian" because both are daughters of the famous Jackpot"Jackpot". The mother represents a cross between the golden lines of Willem de Bruijn, John van Heel, and Comb. Huisman via Herman Hup.
