Why is racing pigeon so expensive?

Why is racing pigeon so expensive?

Why are racing pigeons so expensive? The rising popularity of the sport in China has led to billionaires investing increasingly high amounts of money in pigeons, and driving up the prize money for races.

What is the fastest pigeon in the world?

Bolt
Bolt, the fastest pigeon globally, was recently sold at an auction for 310,000 euros (£260,000, $400,000) to a Chinese businessman. That’s the highest a racing bird has ever been sold for.

Is a racing pigeon a homing pigeon?

Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.

Are racing pigeons valuable?

The most expensive racing pigeon sold for $1.9 million in China. Here’s why people drop millions on these prized birds. A pigeon sold for a record-breaking $1.9 million in China in November 2020, making it the most that a racing pigeon has ever been sold for.

How did pipa become the largest auction house for exclusive pigeons?

PIPA quickly became the largest auction house for exclusive pigeons, as well as the most visited pigeon website worldwide. There was a lot of work that had to be done in the first few years of PIPA, which is why the pigeons had to play second fiddle for a while.

Who are the winners of the pipa pigeon race?

07/06/2021 – First PIPA-rankings of racing season 2021 are online. 07/06/2021 – The National winner Chateauroux I 2021 in the category “Yearlings” is Rudy Van Eynde. He had also the fastest pigeon of all 46,813 pigeons!

Which is the best sprint pigeon in the world?

And this is what the PIPA Breeding Loft of Thomas Gyselbrecht has in mind with Best Kittel. They want to initiate a new breeding project with Best Kittel as the stock breeder, being a world class sprint and shorter middle distance racing bird. This record-breaking crack is possibly the best sprint pigeon in history.

Why did pipa pigeons have to play second fiddle?

There was a lot of work that had to be done in the first few years of PIPA, which is why the pigeons had to play second fiddle for a while. This had to change, and the PIPA team came up with the idea of founding a PEC, to breed a superior strain of pigeons.