The pigeons from Houwaart are clearly in excellent form, having won first prizes at club level in all the most prominent races on the calendar. It also resulted in three provincial victories in three weeks’ time, from Limoges, Jarnac and Libourne. Could they win a fourth consecutive first prize as well?
A successful fancier like Pascal Ariën knows how to run a team of racing birds, how to get them in great form and how to get them to excel in the most important national classics of the season. He founded his team in 2004 and has won an impressive 58 provincial first prizes since. His best seasons were 2009 and 2010, when he claimed 20 provincial victories in two years’ time in the province of Limburg. Since his new start in Houwaart (Tielt-Winge, BE) he has managed to win 12 provincial first prizes in 2015 and 2016 in Flemish Brabant.
Racing Team ADK continues to deliver in 2017. The team took a number of club victories in the classics from Bourges olds, Chateauroux olds & yearlings, Argenton yearlings, Limoges olds & yearlings, Jarnac olds, Libourne olds & yearlings, and so Pascal knew that a provincial first prize was to be expected any time soon as well. At first the team had to settle for second provincial from Chateauroux (10/06) but then they went on to win three consecutive first prizes from Limoges olds, Jarnac olds and Libourne yearlings.