3 x 1st Afrikapro Race Victories for Dominique Velghe (BE)

Velghe Pigeons at home in South Africa. From 3 x 1st Afrikapro Races to 880km victories and counting …

Quickly becoming a very well known name in South Africa, Dominique Velghe (Ingelmunster,BE) excels in Afrikapro Premier Series. Becoming the first fancier to breed 2 x 1st Afrikapro Race winners from one Golden breeding couple !

Afrikapro Race 7 433km 1.463p

Wednesday 16 September 2026, 'Golden Mad Max' took the victory for Velghe Pigeons almost a year after 'Mad Max', a full brother to 'Golden Mad Max' who also took victory in Race 7. The first breeding couple to breed 2 x 1st Afrikapro Race winners!

'Golden Mad Max' 1e / 1.463p Race 7 Afrikapro 433km 1225.983mpm

The mother to the 2 x 1st Afrikapro race winners, 'Golden Mad Max' and 'Mad Max' is one very special hen! She conquered the Afrikapro circuit with great success, winning 13e / 1.728p final race 601km and also placed 8th Race 8 430km against 1.813p. She also won 4th Ace Blue jacket 2024. Once again identified and purchased by Dominique!

ZA23-J&B-499 4th Blue Jacket Ace and mother to 2 x 1st Afrikapro Races. Direct daughter famous '168'!

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Turn back time 3 years ago, Dominique befriended one of South Africa’s most decorated teams, John Du Preez & Banie Deetlefs (Pretoria, South Africa). Masters in South African Pigeon racing, Afrikapro Black Jacket Victors in 2023. The combination also famous for breeding ‘Turbo Kittel’ 1. National Ace Allround South Africa and the 3rd World’s Best Pigeon FCI ranking 2021.

The success of the combination Du Preez & Deetlefs lies in their ‘Turbo Kittel’ line that produced ‘Turbo Kittel’ and multiple National Ace pigeons in a very short time. When Dominique visited Du Preez & Deetlefs he quickly recognised the quality and immediately strategically invested into the ‘Turbo Kittel’ family. Focusing on the famous ‘167’ and ‘168’ sisters.

The famous '168' mother to 'Untouchable' 2. Blue Jacket Ace Afrikapro 2025. Also mother to 8 x 1st Prize winners! '168' descendants won in Afrikapro 3 x 1st races, 4th Blue Jacket Ace and 13th Final to mention a few. One of the best breeding hens in South Africa.

Fast forward to today, Dominique is bearing the fruit of his investments and also has very impressive results to showcase together with a nice collection of the ‘167/168’ line.

Afrikapro Victories & Achievements:

1st Place Race 7 Afrikapro 2025
1st Place Race 7 Afrikapro 2026
1st Place Race 9 Afrikapro 2025
2nd Blue Jacket Ace Afrikapro 2025 (overall Ace Pigeon)
6th Green Jacket Ace Afrikapro 2025 (Sprint Ace Pigeon)
9th Brown Jacket Ace Afrikapro 2025 (Enduro Ace Pigeon)

Outside of the Afrikapro arena, Dominique has also fantastic references from South African fanciers with his famous ‘Blizzard King Kittel’ line performing in big competition!

The latest reference was from Olive Lofts (Western Cape, ZA) victory against 449 members 3.239 pigeons from 876km with the ‘Blizzard King Kittel’ lines of Velghe Pigeons.

Direct daughter won 1e / 3.239p 876km 1321mpm

Fantastic results and references for Dominique, he has a soft spot for South Africa and continues to have a strong impact in the Afrikapro series! With two of his three victories coming between Race 7 and Race 9, its all eyes on Velghe Pigeons going into the business end of the Afrikapro 2026 season.