Marco Gratzer
AUT-2026-609-8 (AUT-2026-F048-04)
Key Achievements
- 10th — Champion of the Nations, AviRings Derby PRO 2026
- 82nd / 1,161 pigeons — Final Race 2/3, 501 km, 8%, speed 1186.203126
- 198th / 998 pigeons — Final Race 3/3, 521 km, 20%, speed 1125.580756
- 208th — Ace Pigeon New, AviRings Derby PRO 2026
- 211th — Average Speed, AviRings Derby PRO 2026
- 310th — 3x500, AviRings Derby PRO 2026
- 667th / 2,313 pigeons — Race 4, 325 km, 29%, speed 1281.877462
- 728th / 2,206 pigeons — Race 5, 405 km, 33%, speed 610.273329
- 825th / 2,417 pigeons — Race 3, 255 km, 35%, speed 1302.735894
A609-26-8 — a Gratzer - Racing Pigeons youngster from a pairing with repeated one-loft race success. Listed for AviRings Derby 2026, this pigeon is bred from A609-18-38 and “Kleopatra” A309-18-546, combining the family of Trix Derby final winner “Trix Champ” with documented Nebel × Roodhooft breeding.
Successful full siblings are the central attraction. Both parents’ pedigree records identify the following offspring, demonstrating the pairing’s ability to produce competitive pigeons across several derby programmes:
- “14”: 8th Ace Pigeon in the AviRings Derby 2022 “3-Races-Cup” and 29th in the 520 km final.
- “15”: 17th in the Derby Halkidiki 2022 final over 505 km.
- “Caligula”: 35th in the Talent Quatro 2021 final over 510 km and 24th Ace Pigeon.
- “Augustus”: 14th in the Talent Quatro final over 510 km.
The paternal grandfather, “Trix Champ” A609-13-365, provides direct winning ancestry: 1st in the Trix Derby 2013 final over 500 km and 2nd Ace Pigeon. His son A609-18-38 has carried that performance forward through the successful offspring listed above.
The paternal grandmother, DV065-13-239, bred by Wolfgang Krönert, brings documented Aarden long-distance blood. Her dam, NL09-1379362, is recorded as Brockamp × Overwater, adding another established long-distance branch to the pedigree.
On the maternal side, “Kleopatra” combines an Ernst Nebel-line cock bred by Franz Knoll with a hen bred by Hermann Berling and recorded as 100% Roodhooft. The deeper pedigree includes two birds bred by Ernst Nebel, one explicitly described as a son of “Maximus”, and two birds bred by Andre Roodhooft. A compelling family-based prospect, supported by close relatives’ final-race performances over 500–520 km and a winning paternal grandfather.
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