ZG Helios Breeding Association The OLR power of “Braveheart 1340”

Since the founding of the ZG HELIOS Breeding Association is more than 25 years ago, its members Dietmar Schulz in East Germany, Bruno Bucher in Switzerland, Yu Tao in China, Dr. Matthias Warzecha, Werner Hübner and Olaf Gehrken in Northern Germany have the general breeding goal: Breeding of a high-performing, hereditary pigeon family with an emphasis on mold breeding.
With the focus on participation in One Loft Races, which have been taking place for many years, fast and resilient pigeons are bred which are already able to deal positively and successfully as youngsters with changing climate and other conditions. The year started successfully in Pattaya in January 2022 with 9th place in the final and the 2nd ace pigeon (breeder: Werner Hübner) and the 14th ace pigeon (breeder Bruno Bucher), this successful series for the ZG Helios almost continued continuously over the entire one loft race season 2022.

In the year 2022 the pigeons of the ZG Helios won:
2022:
3. European One Loft Race Cup Champion
1. Pr. Balcanic Fair Play 451 km, 642 p.
1. Pr. Viking Schweden 338 km, 113 p.
1. Ace-Pigeon Balcanic Fair Play, 1.201
3. Ace-Pigeon Europ Masters 1.141 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
3. Ace-Pigeon Giewont 2.604 p.(Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
3. + 7. Ace-Pigeon Moledo Atlantic Coast 901 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
10. Pr. Ostseerennen 323 km,624 p.
11. Pr. Who Dares Wins 250 miles, 357 p.
18. + 19. Pr. Moledo Atlantic Coast, 435 km, 544 p.
19. Pr. Europa Masters 420 km, 577 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
23. Pr. Istanbul 502 km, 252 p. (Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
24. Pr. Zagreb 500 km, 626 p. (Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
26. Pr. Sofia, 420 km, 983 p. (Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
29. Pr. Who Dares Wins 250 miles, 357 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
39. Pr. Algarve Golden Race, 505 km, 3.622 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
43. Pr. Europa Masters 420 km, 577 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
51. Pr. Algarve Golden Race, 505 km, 3.622 p. (Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
53. Pr. Algarve Golden Race, 505 km, 3.622 p. (Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
53. Pr. Europa Masters 420 km, 577 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
89. Pr. Algarve Golden Race, 505 km, 3.622 p.(Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
90. Pr. Talent Quatro, 509 km, 392 p. (Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)

Successes of other fanciers 2020-22
1. Pr. Kalimanci 2021, 515 km, 1.342 pig. - Karl Heinz Wichert (grandchildren „Braveheart 1340“)
1. Pr. Europa Masters 2020, 632 pig. 505 km - SG Wilß (greatgrandchildren „ARES“) 
1. Pr. Sofia 2022, 420 km, 983 p - Rien & Bas Weijers (Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
2. Ace-Pigeon Halkidiki 2022, 1.636 p. - Markus Söllner (Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
2. Ace-Pigeon Hoosier 2021 + 40. Pr. Final (358 miles, 1.204 p.) (great-grandch. „Braveheart 1340“)
4. Pr. Golden Race GR 2020, 410 km, 789 pig. - Simon Wolf (grandchilden „Braveheart 1340)
5. Pr. Costa de la Luz 2020, 500 km, 312 pig. - Karl Heinz Wichert (grandchildren „Braveheart 1340“)
6. Pr. As Golden Race 2022,  406 km, 484 p. - Sven Zimmermann (Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
8. Pr. Krakus 2021, 507 km, 1.314 p. - Dietmar Kaiser, (grandchildren „Braveheart 1340“)
9. Pr. Talent Quatro 2020, 420 km, 1.074 pig. - Karl Heinz Wichert (grandchildren „Braveheart 1340“)
12. Pr. Europa Masters 2022, 420 km, 577 p. - Markus Söllner (Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)
26. Pr. Algarve Golden Race 2020, 496 km, 3.036 p. - Dietmar Kaiser, (grandch. „Braveheart 1340“)
34. Pr. Algarve Golden Race 2022, 505 km, 3.622 p. - Daniel Brandt (Great-Grandchild „Braveheart 1340“)

For years our work has been geared towards combining the offspring of our ZG Helios stock cocks "Braveheart 1340", "ARES", "180", "Sohn Noble Blue" with the best that is available on the international carrier pigeon scene. So it was no coincidence that ZG Helios had the opportunity to acquire a direct son from the "Romario" who has already proven himself as a breeder: "Romario 2" was the father of a one loft race winner and many other successful one loft race - pigeons in competition and in breeding!

It is remarkable what successes have been achieved with the offspring of "Romario" in recent years:
1. Pr. Victoria-Falls 2019
1. Pr. Algarve-Golden-Race 2019
1. Pr. Algarve-Golden-Race 2018
1. Pr. Algarve-Golden-Race 2014
1. Pr. Zagreb 2021

In 2022, the grandson generation of the "Romario 2"for the ZG Helios was successfully used at the one loft races. Some exceptional youngsters, also bred in the "Romario" family, are offered in this auction.

There is a lively exchange with the FCI World Champion Bibi Stefanescu. The organizer of one loft races (Balcanic Fair Play) and operator of a pigeon auction site in Romania is an excellent one loft race connoisseur and has an exceptionally staffed breeding loft. ZG Helios is fortunate to have some offspring of Bibi Stefanescu's stock cock "GILETTE" in its breeding loft. 

The grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the "Braveheart 1340" have won:
3x 1. Pr. one loft race final (Kalimanci, Sofia, Dapirace)
1x 2. Pr. one loft race final (Ostseerennen) 
1x 3. Pr. One loft race final (Algarve Golden Race) 
3x 1. Ace-Pigeon one loft race (Dapirace, Moledo, Fauna) 
3x 2. Ace-Pigeon one loft race (Moledo, Hoosier, Halkidiki)
6x 3. Ace-Pigeon one loft race (Sofia, As Golden Race GR, Europa Masters, Giewont, 2x Moledo) 
 

Dirk van den Bulck's pigeons are certainly one of the current pigeons with the highest priority worldwide. There are only a few breeders who can consider themselves lucky enough to call originals from this exceptional breeder their own, which were bred on the “van den Bulck-Loft” in Grobbendonk.When we first visited Dirk van den Bulck in 2012, we were enthusiastic about his pigeons. We ordered a round of young pigeons in 2013. We are glad that we were able to win the first basic pigeons of this international exceptional loft for the ZG Helios before the hype about Dirk van den
Bulck started. We have been able to maintain personal contact continuously, so that in the past years we have regularly received originals from Dirk's top pigeons.In our ZG HELIOS breeding loft, Dirk's originals take care of offspring: a brother and a sister "Olympic Rosita"; a sister "Kittel"; a sister “Olympic Kittel”, a brother “La Machine”, “EOS”, a granddaughter of the “Pitbull”, a daughter “Olympic Kittel” and two sister of the 1. Ace-Pigeon Tienverbond 2020.

At this moment, ZG Helios Breeding Association is offering a strictly selected group of OLR birds, all born from their proven breeders, on internet auction Pigeon Bids (ending 5/04 at 2 p.m. - c.e.t.)

Some toppers in this auction are: