Champion Whitetail

Champion Whitetail is a pigeon that holds the record for the slowest pigeon race in historyHe survived the Great Pigeon Race Disaster of 1997, when 40,000 of 60,000 pigeons disappeared. 

How did Champion Whitetail participate in the Great Pigeon Race Disaster? 

  • Champion took five years to fly a few hundred miles in the 1997 race.
  • He survived against great odds, including the mysterious disappearance of 40,000 of the 60,000 pigeons in the race.

Additional information about pigeon racing
  • Racing pigeons are popular in Belgium, and Belgian pigeons are known for fetching high prices. 
  • In 2020, a Belgian-bred pigeon named New Kim sold for a record-breaking $1.9 million at auction. 
  • In China, the rising popularity of pigeon racing has led people to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in the birds. 
  • The prize money for winning some of the races can be equally high. 

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