There are two main reasons why we decided to stop racing him. First of all the weather circumstances during the month of May have been very tricky. Two of the three middle distance races were flown with strong tailwinds. These races had abnormal results. When bad weather was predicted for the National Bourges race, we decided not to take any further risks with him and to put him on the breeding loft. The second reason to stop racing “Zorro” is the following. This winter we have bred two babies from “Zorro”(B15-6026003), coupled to our racing hen B13-6026079. The quality of these two youngsters is really superb. We really believe that “Zorro” can turn out into a very valuable breeder at our loft.
How did “Zorro” become 3rd National Ace-pigeon KBDB Middle Distance Youngsters? For this Ace-title you need 4 top prizes. What is remarkable about “Zorro”, is that he won these prizes on his first 4 middle distance races. The weather circumstances were every week completely different which shows his all-round skills.
“Zorro”(B15-6026003) won on 4 races in row:
2° Souppes (357km) 1,351 p.
4° Melun (310km) 1,288 p.
9° Melun (310km) 1,464 p.
10° Souppes (357km) 1,595 p.
By the way, his coefficient could have been even more impressive. On two races he was beaten by three loftmates. On the other two races – where he won the 2° and 4° prize – he should have easily won the first prize if he would have better entered the loft.
The father to "Zorro"(B15-6026003) is "Little Panter"(B08-6144332). He is a fantastic breeder, not only on our loft but also on other lofts. The (Chinese) pigeon that won the highest amount ever in pigeon racing, is for example also a descendant of him. "Little Panter" is a son to "Beckham"(B01-6387174) and a grandson to "Barco"(B01-6387350). The mother of "Zorro"(B15-6026003) is "Connie"(B12-6196549). She is a direct daughter to our top bird "Thunderbolt"(B08-6144141).