Nuno Gonçalves participated with seven pigeons in the Derby de Rias Baixas in Portugal. This is a region with mountains and many hawks.
This partnership participated with the blue hen "Iris" in the Algarve Golden Race. "Iris" was bred by Ron Hillcoat (Sowerby Bridge) from the Eijerkamp pigeons
Jim bought the hen PT-7240060-17 "Queen Leo 003", which was bred by Antonio Felix Rodrigues (Perre - Portugal).
The partnership of Peter Lasterie and Daniel Brandt winning 11th prize in the tough final race in Golden Algarve OLR with their pigeon NL19-1247349. After the first drop of the winners 1-10 their pigeon arrived single competing the distance for 505 km with a speed of 1116 m.p.m.
Josef participated with the pigeon DV01488-18-555 "Moledo" in the one-loft race for yearlings in Moledo (Portugal). A total of 1,410 pigeons were entered for this race.
Simon successfully participated in the Derby Colombofilo Riachos for yearlings. 22765-18-CH with on father's side as grandfather NL96-1734368 and as mother NL16-1253517 "Charity" an Eijerkamp-Janssen, won:
Simon won on 1 March with the 17601-18-CH "Ares Lady" with father the Eijerkamp pigeon NL16-1256002 "Runner" a H. and E.J. Eijerkamp:
Team Woodhouse Boys, from the UK, including Lee Wilkinson, wins with their pigeon GB18-Z32739 "Dark Diva" 1st Survival Car Race 1 - 100 km. against 2,113 pigeons from the Open Derby International Arona Tenerife
Today the final race of the Pattaya International Pigeon Race was held. The expectations were high, certainly because Evert Jan went to Thailand to experience the final.
There doesn’t seem to be a limit to the exceptional genes carried by “Honda” in 2018. Now a granddaughter of “Honda” has won, in the San Francisco Bay Area Tripple Crown, 5th place from 536 km.
Branko Gorupec won the final Derby Zagreb OLR (480 km) with a 100% Eijerkamp pigeon. The CR18-00048 was bred by Branko from NL11-1344297 a Janssen cock out of a son of “Filts” x daughter “Lichte 05”.
A son of “Euro Junior” x “Lady Bendner” was the winner of the semi-final, against 926 pigeons, with a more than 20-minute lead, in the Derby Costa del Sol OLR, in Spain. With this fantastic performance in the semi-final race over a distance of 260 km, the NL18-1627791 is yet another example of the unique producing abilities of this breeding pair.