Gino Houbrechts

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🏆 Gino Houbrechts (Gors-Opleeuw) wins 1st Provincial & 1st National Zone C Dax (Yearlings)!

A big win for Gino Houbrechts from Gors-Opleeuw on the tough long-distance classic from Dax! With his cock BE24-5062722, Gino takes home both 1st Provincial Limburg and 1st National Zone C against yearlings.

Despite the relatively low number of entries in Limburg (45 birds – 258 combined old & yearlings) and Zone C (74 birds – 278 combined), this should not take away from the quality of the performance. The winning cock also secured an impressive 24th National against 1,482 yearlings!

🔎 Breakdown of the results across all categories (old + yearlings combined):
📍 Provincial Limburg: 4th against 258
📍 Zone C: 3rd against 278
📍 National Belgium: 89th against 3,889

💥 The winner, BE24-5062722, is a blue cock raced on classic widowhood.

👨‍👦‍👦 His pedigree speaks volumes:
• Father: BE12-5105840 – direct from the late Nico Jaspers, a brother to his 1st National Ace Pigeon E.L.D. KBDB 2014.
• Mother: BE21-5046172 – top Jos Thoné origin. Her father is an inbred “SEDNA” (BE16-2226807) and her mother a sister of “GAGGAN” (BE19-5095769).

🛫 The cock was trained along the eastern line via the Tienen club and raced twice from Bar-le-Duc. He then flew:
• Chalon-sur-Saône (17 May): 10th/58 in “De Vrede” Tongeren
• Valence II: Zonal classification in Zone C: 49th/262

After three weeks of rest, he was basketed for Dax… and returned remarkably fresh!

🧬 “Not a coincidence,” says Gino. “The parents of 5062722/24 come from some of my very best breeding lines — the kind of bloodlines that originate from true champions.”

💪 A performance rooted in quality, planning, and top genetics. Congratulations Gino!