Beetle’s African Dream has returned to her home base after her glorious successes in the Afrika Pro OLR
"Beetle’s African Dream" has returned to her home base after experiencing a highly successful edition at the Africa Pro OLR in South Africa, where she emerged as one of the top pigeons thanks to her victory in the 300 km flight as well as in the final, where she arrived in the First Drop and ultimately secured the 3rd prize. Subsequently, she was auctioned online and repurchased to nurture these top genetics for our own breeding loft, as well as to boost our OLR breeding program. After a long journey back from South Africa to the USA and then to Europe, she is finally back on her birth loft, ready to pass on her qualities to the next generation.
The most beautiful results in the 2023 edition of Afrika Pro for NL23-9099753NL23-9099753 "Beetle’s African Dream" are...
| 3. Final Afrika Pro ** | 960 pigeons | 600 km |
| 1. Race 8 Afrika Pro ** | 1,367 pigeons | 300 km |
| 9. Race 9 Afrika Pro ** | 986 pigeons | 330 km |
| 47. Race 4 Afrika Pro | 1,608 pigeons | 148 km |
| 54. Race 3 Afrika Pro | 1,646 pigeons | 131 km |
| 73. Race 12 Afrika Pro | 1,034 pigeons | 480 km |
** in First Drop
She is also a co-winner of the 7th position in the prestigious Black Jacket competition.
"Beetle’s African Dream" is blessed with the very best of the Heremans-Ceusters lines crossed with the Leideman pigeons, as she was bred from Bert"Bert" X "Dreamster". The latter is a daughter of Olympic Leo"Olympic Leo" X Beetle"Beetle", meaning 2. National Ace Pigeon Germany X 1. National Ace Pigeon in the Netherlands, both from those exceptional Heremans lines.
The father, Bert"Bert", was bred in the lofts of Andre and Bert Leideman and was raced in Brummen, where he won several top positions in races ranging from 160 to 500 km.
Some of the top performing results of Bert"Bert", NL19-1248552NL19-1248552, are
11. Nat. Ace pigeon Natour-Speed WHZB 2019
| 2. | Prov. Niergnies | 10,065 pigeons | |
| 2. | Prov. Nanteuil | 9.034 pigeons | |
| 2. | Sezanne | 4,991 pigeons | |
| 5. | Sens | 1,599 pigeons |
Bert"Bert" has also proven to be a valuable breeder, as he is the father of several good pigeons and the grandfather of good pigeons, including "Olympic Neptunus", who shone by achieving
1. Ace pigeon As Golden Pigeon OLR in 2022
2. Olympiad pigeon Maastricht FCI Grand Prix OLR 2022
Click here for the pedigree for NL23-9099753NL23-9099753 "Beetle’s African Dream"
Olympic Leo
B2010-6146241
1. Olympiad pigeon Germany Cat D
2. Nat Acepigeon Ace cock Germany All-round
| 1. | Kalisz | 3,756 pigeons |
| 1. | Neubrandenburg | 3,517 pigeons |
| 1. | Neubrandenburg | 1,050 pigeons |
"Olympic Leo" is (grand)father
1. Prov. Ace pigeon Allround Afd. 8 in 2018
1. Nat. Ace pigeon Short/Middle dist. PIPA 2024
1. Nat. Ace Short/Middle dist De Allerbeste '24
| 1. | Prov. Charlevilles | 13,310 pigeons |
| 1. | Prov. Chalons | 11,004 pigeons |
| 1. | Geel | 6,739 pigeons |
| 1. | Chalons | 1,691 pigeons |
| 1. | Fulda | 5,961 pigeons |
| 1. | Sittard | 1,892 pigeons |
Beetle
NL2018-1627902
1. Nat. Ace pigeon Yearlings De Allerbeste 2019
1. Nat. Ace pigeon Middle Distance Pipa 2019
2. Nat. Ace pigeon Pipa ranking SD/MD 2019
| 1. | Niergnies | 1,597 pigeons | 299 km |
| 2. | Niergnies | 2,748 pigeons | 299 km |
| 5. | Tienen | 2,882 pigeons | 166 km |
| 7. | Prov. Chalons | 17,360 pigeons | 373 km |
| 10. | Prov. Morlincourt | 22,392 pigeons | 359 km |
| 1. | Sourdun | 5,271 pigeons |
| 1. | Luyksgestel | 5,068 pigeons |
| 1. | Tienen | 3,260 pigeons |
| 1. | Rethel | 2,091 pigeons |
| 1. | Race 7 Afrika Pro'23 | 1,367 pigeons |
