There’s no limit to the performances of the supreme Helmut & Alfons Klaas pigeon family in One Loft Racing worldwide, the breeder of two Million Dollar Race winners celebrated big successes just recently winning the Carnival One Loft Race 2013 and racing the 1st Grand Average acebird (also 3rd final race) in the Million Dollar Race 2013 together with Hans-Paul Esser, the secret behind an era of National and International successes.
Alfons Klaas and Helmut Klaas
“It’s hard to say if I have a real secret for the one loft race successes, other than our family of pigeons,” says Alfons Klaas. “On the regular program the strong descendants of Rudi Köhne pigeons (strain Grondelaers) we brought already in 1988, proved to be superb, especially under heavy circumstances with hot weather, head winds and distances above 400 km … under exactly those circumstances final races in one loft racing are often flown. I also believe the German system explains the success of German fanciers in general; 13 weeks in a row our pigeons must perform, week in week out. That ability to perform at a high level constantly, results in German fanciers grabbing many acebird titles in one loft races. Our program creates strong pigeons, that’s my opinion.”
Why are Helmut and Alfons Klaas oftened mentioned as the nr. 1 worldwide in one loft racing? Naturally their history on these prestigious battles is responsible; in short the highlights:
- 1st prize final race Sun City Million Dollar Race 2007 with ‘Konstantin’ – winner 200,000 $
- 1st prize World ACE/USA 2007 über 5 Flüge – Gewinnsumme (Goothard/USA) – winner 300,000 $
- 1st prize final race Sun City Million Dollar Race 2011 with ‘Victory’ (Kitchenbrand/SA) – winner 200,000 $
- 1st prize World ACE/USA/2011 by Sandstrom brothers, father original Klaas lines Konstantin – winner 70,000 $
- 1st acebird Grand Average & 3. prize final race Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013 with Purdey (Klaas/Esser)
- 1st prize final race & 1. acebird Carnaval City Race 2013 with 47 minutes lead – winner 19,000 $
Father Victor – Million Dollar Pigeon race winner 2011
Mother Victor – Million Dollar race winner 2011
The 2013 highlight in the Million Dollar Race was realized by DV05369-12-1121 Purdey, co bred by Klaas with their sports friend Hans-Paul Esser. The mother is owned by Hans-Paul and she is a direct daughter to Asterix Heremans-Ceusters; she 8th ace hen in Fed. (RV Nievenheim) and was a super racer winning a/o 3.-5.-9.-16.-20. etc. in big competition. The father was purchased at the Arie Dijkstra auction on PIPA. “Together with Hans-Paul Esser, we brought in family related to Arie’s super pair Leonardo x Tinkelbel, because we also wanted bloodlines for acebirds in one loft racing. Our own family is especially good in the final races, last year the 2nd and 6th acebird in the Million Dollar Race both descended from Arie Dijkstra lines. We bought the Dijkstra pigeons after that success, and it proved to be a successful aquisition.” Indeed, Purdey was by far the best performer in 2013’s Million Dollar race, winning a/o
- 1st acebird Grand Average Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 3rd prize final race Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 3rd prize Training Flight 9 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 6th prize Training Flight 14 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 12th prize Training Flight 7 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 15th prize Training Flight 6 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 16th prize Training Flight 11 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 24th prize Training Flight 5 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 38th prize Training Flight 13 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 78th prize Training Flight 16 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
- 89th prize Hot Spot Race 5 Sun City Million Dollar Race 2013
The 3rd Grand Average acebird Stina entered by Wolfram Coesfeld, is a grandchild to a half brother to Konstantin, the 2007 Million Dollar race winner for Helmut & Alfons Klaas.
Father ‘Purdey’ – 1st Grand Average Million Dollar Race 20
Mother ‘Purdey’ – 1st Grand average Million Dollar Race 2013
A few days before the great success in the Million Dollar Race in Johannesburg, the old Klaas base already showed great class when his pigeon DV0507-12-696 won the Carnival City Race with a 47 (!) minute lead and also became 1st acebird, in a race where only 23 pigeons returned home on the first day. The unique quality of the old Klaas founding pair; DV0507-88-196 x DV0507-89-463, both original Köhne. Father to the Carnival City winner is a full brother to Mr. Bolt, 1st regional ace cock 2009 from 35,196 birds & 838 fanciers. Mr. Bolt is a grandchild to Pantani, direct son to the founding pair and himself 1st prize winner from 650 km. The impact of Pantani? His full sister bred Million Dollar race 2007 winner Konstantin and his son bred Million Dollar race 2011 winner Victor. In program races, offspring to these basic lines won 11 gold medals for 7 different fanciers. No wonder Helmut and Alfons Klaas cherish the bloodlines of their old founding pair so carefully; inbred products form the base of the breeding loft.
Father Carnival City One Loft Race winner 2013
Mother Carnival City One Loft Race winner 2013
This is a breeding loft where descendants of the founding pair of Kerkhofs-Peeters from Belgium also became very important. A grandchild to this founding pair was 2nd German pigeon in the China one loft race (winning 10,000 euros), another descendant was the winner of the World Ace Challenge 2007 in the United States. Best exponent of the Kerkhofs-Peeters bloodlines at Alfons Klaas is Blacky, half sister to 2 different car winners. Blacky was the mother to Mr. Bolt, which underlines the unique class of the cross Köhne x Kerkhofs-Peeters. To be complete; mother to the Carnival City winner is original Südhoff-Van Beers and a sister of James (5x 1st prize).
Anyone who thinks Helmut and Alfons Klaas focus totally on one loft races, is deceived. In fact, father and son Klaas are one of the top performers in their Federation, RV Rietberg and in the combine RegV 250; especially where the toughest races are concerned. “My father has always been successful,” says Alfons, “he has a great knowledge of pigeons.” Just a small selection from recent years:
- 1st champion RegV 250 with 6 regional races over 400 km 2012
- 1st champion RegV 250 over 6 regional races and 4 Fed. races 50/46 prize cards 2012
- 1st champion RegV 250 north Fed. 52/50 prize cards 2012
- 1st champion RegV 250 north Fed. 4 from 8 nominated 52/52 prize cards 2012
- 1st champion RegV 250 yearlings 2012
- 1st RV-champion Rietberg nominated 52/52 prize cards 2012
- 1st RV-champion hens with 50 prize cards 2012
- 1st RV-champion yearlings with 58 prize cards 2012
- 1st RV-champion youngsters 2012
- 3rd young acebird Reg.V 250 from 750 lofts and about 38,000 birds in 2012
- 1st-2nd-14th Chalon (432 km) – 14,694 birds 2012
- 1st-8th-11th-21st-32nd-36th prize 624 km – 3,376 birds 2012
- 1st-2nd-3rd-4th prize 214 km – 9,023 birds 2012
- 1st-3rd prize 236 km – 9,046 birds 2012
- 1st-3rd-4th-8th-13th Dudelange (310 km) – 14,528 birds 2012
- 2nd-3rd-4th-5th-6th-7th-8th-9th-10th-11th-12th-13th-14th Etain (347 km) – 2,530 birds 2012
- 1st young acebird Reg.V 250 from 800 lofts and about 40,000 birds in 2011
- 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th-7th-8th-9th-10th-11th-12th-13th16th Gevelsberg (90 km) – 2,378 birds 2010
- 2nd-3rd-4th-5th-6th Daun (206 km) – 2,168 birds 2010
- 3rd-3rd-5th-6th-6th-6th-10th-11th-11th-11th-14th-15th-15th-18th-20th Bitburg (239 km) – 9,341 birds 2010
- 2nd-3rd-17th-18th-35th-35th-52nd-53rd-59th-62nd Dudelange (305 km) – 21,991 birds
- 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th-6th-7th-8th-9th-10th-11th-12th-13th-14th-15th-16th-17th-18th Verdun (385 km) – 1,435 birds 2010
- 1st ace cock Reg.V in 2009
Some of the best Klaas performers of the last 2 years are:
DV0507-11-5 w
2011: 6/6 prize cards & – 511,65 ace points
2nd best youngster in Fluggemeinschaft 2011
2012: 13/13 prize cards & 801 ace points
1st yearling hen Reg.V north Fed. 2012
DV0507-11-138
2011: 6/6 prize cards & 530,69 ace points
1st best youngster in Fluggemeinschaft 2011
2012: 13/12 prize cards & 950 ace points
2. yearling hen Reg. V north Fed. 2012
DV0507-11-139
2011: 6/6 prize cards & 480,65 ace points
4th best youngster in Fluggemeinschaft 2011
2012: 12/11 prize cards & 903 ace poinths
3rd yearling hen Reg. V north Fed. 2012
It almost seems like the world is not enough for the strong pigeon family of Helmut and Alfons Klaas. The performances of their pigeons in German pigeon racing & international one loft races is like it is from another planet. Their quality is high, the results breath-taking; that is why Alfons Klaas can undoubtedly be considered amongst the absolute best in international pigeon racing.
Credits: PIPA.BE
