Son Ivan and father Willy Baetens
For Ivan Baetens the quickest way to get results is investing in pigeons with a proven record. You can tell from his extensive palmares. Ivan and his father Willy had without doubt the very best season of their pigeon racing career so far. They were able to get the most out of their highly valued breeding loft, relying on the excellent descendants of the prestigious bloodlines they invested in.
An easy way to tell if a fancier has a good season or not is by looking at the number of championship titles and ace pigeon titles that he wins. And the Bricon Loft of Willy and Ivan has won quite a few of them: they were victorious both in the middle distance and the longer middle distance, winning a 1st prize provincial and a 4th national.
They also won several ace pigeon titles:
1st Provincial Champion Middle distance Olds and Yearlings KBDB East Fl. 2017 2nd National Ace Pigeon Longer Middle Distance YLs KBDB 2017 (with Rax) 4th National Champion Longer Middle Distance YLs KBDB 2017 4th Provincial Ace Pigeon Middle Distance Olds and Yearlings KBDB East-Fl. 2017 5th National Ace Pigeon Longer Middle Distance YLs KBDB 2017 (with 214)
On top of that, the team claimed three provincial first prizes in the longer middle distance from Argenton, Chateauroux II and Bourges II. It does not get any better!
Besides his excellent results in the middle distance, Ivan Baetens is also known for his impressive collection of national ace pigeons. He did some remarkable investments together with Joost De Smeyter. Together they invested in the following national ace pigeons:
-Witpen Rivaldo: 1st Nat. ace pigeon extreme long distance KBDB 2012 -Peggy: 1st Nat. ace pigeon extreme long distance KBDB 2011 -Elsie: 1st Nat. ace pigeon extreme long distance KBDB 2013 -Pierre Mistral: 1st Nat. ace pigeon extreme long distance KBDB 2014 -Nico: 1st Nat. ace pigeon extreme long distance YLs KBDB 2014 -Red Ace: 1st Nat ace pigeon extreme long distance KBDB 2016
This is quite an impressive collection indeed. These investments have paid off over the years as well, resulting in championship titles at provincial and national level:
8th National Champion Extreme Long Distance & Long Distance Yearlings KBDB 2017 8th Provincial Champion Long Distance olds & yearlings KBDB East Fl. 2017
This is a palmares to be proud of as a fancier (click here for a full summary of 2017). He will be joining some of our country’s greatest champions in the provincial and national championship ceremonies.