Winning is always the ultimate goal of Pigeon Flyers. At Breakaway Loft, we like to win just as much as the other guy. We try hard to breed for success. We train our flyers for success and we care for our pigeons in a way that we think will bring success to our loft. In short, we do everything we possibly can do to try to win.

Some seasons have been very successful for us. Our best was probably the 1999 Young Bird Season when everything just seemed to come together in a beautiful way. Week after week, the birds arrived home first and not just one or two, we had a whole flock of birds fighting to get through the trap each week. It was such an exciting season for the whole family. We racked up a lot of awards that season and each year it gives us a goal to strive to beat.

We have always felt like the All American Awards and the North American Ace Loft Awards are a good measure of a loft's success. We were very happy to be able to qualify for some of these fine awards. We hope to qualify for more in the years to come. We treasure these awards as a small measure of the success our loft has experienced.

During the past three years, we have not applied for any national awards. We have had good young bird seasons, but not as spectacular as our 1999 season. We have used these seasons to experiment with different breeding methods and have learned a great deal about which breeding combinations work well and which ones do not. This fall in the 2004 young bird season we are again seeing some phenomenal racing results which might again qualify us for awards. However, because of some other circumstances, we will probably not be able to apply for them. See the 2004 young bird results page for an explanation.