A D’Artagian × Dream Girl cock paired to a white daughter of Snow Prince — Zwols foundation meets Tarbes and Olympiad sprint
PIONEER D’ARTANIAN 760 × PIONEER SNOW SPEED
A D’Artagian × Dream Girl cock paired to a white daughter of Snow Prince — Zwols foundation meets Tarbes and Olympiad sprint
TIER 1 · PAIRING DOSSIER The full analysis of what this pairing produces
THE PAIRING
One of the widest and best-balanced crosses on the card. The cock is a son of D’Artagian × Dream Girl 200 — a brother-and-sister pairing at the top of the Zwols family, with Dutch Prince and De Diamant doubled behind him. The hen is a white daughter of Snow Prince out of the Belgian sprint hen Favoriete Speed 071.
Three disciplines meet here — Dutch National distance, UK NFC Tarbes and Belgian Olympiad sprint — and nothing is shared between the two sides.
The Cock — GB20P28760 "Pioneer D’Artanian 760"
Blue · Stock Cock · Zwols · Bred by Zwols Pigeons
A son of D’Artagian × Dream Girl 200 — and because both of them are by Dutch Prince out of De Diamant, he is bred from a brother-and-sister pairing at the very top of the Zwols family.
D’Artanian (NL07-1230197) — direct Frans Zwols, responsible for 13 × 1st at National, Amal and Combine level, including 1st against 19,476 birds, 3 × 1st NFC, 3 × 1st BICC, 1st BBC, 2 × 1st Amal up to 5,500 and 4 × 1st Combine.
Dream Girl 200 (NL07-1230200) — sister to the 3 Musketiers and an ace breeder: dam or grandam of 1st Champion Young Bird for Frans Zwols, 1st Pilmore from 9,100 birds, 1st and 3rd Open BICC, 2nd from 19,737 birds and 2nd Section NFC 2016.
Dutch Prince (NL98-1922097) and De Diamant (NL99-1612919) — his doubled grandparents. Dutch Prince is the sire of the 3 Musketiers and sire or grandsire of at least fifty first prizes; De Diamant is the dam of the 3 Musketiers and dam or grandam of at least a hundred.
The Hen — GB23N23882 "Pioneer Snow Speed"
White Hen · Stock · McFadden · Bred by Darren May
A daughter of Snow Prince and Favoriete Speed 071.
Snow Prince (GB09E26154) — D&D McFadden, grizzle. 1st Section A, 4th Open NFC Tarbes against 2,808 birds in 2012; 8th Section A, 125th Open NFC Tarbes against 3,290 birds in 2011. At stock, sire of Queen Mary — 1st Section A, 1st Open NFC Tarbes 2019.
Favoriete Speed 071 (GB22N09071) — May Pigeons, out of Need For Speed × Favoriete Lady. Olympic Need For Speed (BE17-6215114) of De Wit Yves was 3rd Olympiad 2018/19, with 1st Federation from 1,580 birds and 1st Federation from 1,521. Favoriete Lady (BE16-6257397) of Vermeerbergen-Wilms is an elite breeder from Favoriete Pitbull × Lady Pitbull, whose offspring include 2nd National Ace KBDB.
GRANDPARENTS OF EVERY YOUNGSTER FROM THIS ROUND
SIDE | PIGEON | WHY IT MATTERS |
Sire’s Sire | D’Artanian (NL07-1230197) | 13 × 1st National, Amal & Combine; 1st v 19,476 birds |
Sire’s Dam | Dream Girl 200 (NL07-1230200) | Sister to the 3 Musketiers; 1st Pilmore 9,100b |
Dam’s Sire | Snow Prince (GB09E26154) | 1st Sec A, 4th Open NFC Tarbes; sire of Queen Mary |
Dam’s Dam | Favoriete Speed 071 (GB22N09071) | Need For Speed × Favoriete Lady — Belgian sprint |
FOUNDATION ANCESTORS
PIGEON | FAMILY | CONTRIBUTION |
D’Artanian | Zwols | 13 × 1st at National, Amal and Combine level |
Dream Girl 200 | Zwols | Sister to the 3 Musketiers; 1st Pilmore 9,100b |
Dutch Prince | Zwols | Doubled; sire of the 3 Musketiers; behind 50+ firsts |
De Diamant | Zwols | Doubled; behind 100+ first prizes |
Snow Prince | McFadden | 1st Sec A, 4th Open NFC Tarbes; sire of Queen Mary |
Need For Speed | De Wit Yves | 3rd Olympiad 2018/19; 1st Fed 1,580b and 1,521b |
Favoriete Lady | Vermeerbergen-Wilms | Elite breeder; offspring include 2nd National Ace KBDB |
SUMMARY
Pair 17, first round: a D’Artagian × Dream Girl cock, doubled to Dutch Prince and De Diamant, over a white daughter of Snow Prince and Favoriete Speed. Thirteen National firsts, an NFC Tarbes 4th Open and a 3rd Olympiad in a single mating.
