LDHA AA, DRD4 CCTT (456/954). Line bred Mark Evans Gaby down from Shadow, Golden Gaby, Black National and other greats. Siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles have been winning and breeding up to 380 miles as young birds and 500 miles as old birds. LKY 185 is an incredible and highly unusual package of genetics wrapped up in a fantastic body. I challenge you to find another AA CCTT pigeon for sale anywhere, especially a rare color from a racing family. He checks a lot of boxes:

• Handles exceptionally. Great muscles, vents and very buoyant. 
• Family of successful racers, including 380 mile young birds
• Homozygous recessive opal
• Homozygous LDHA (AA)
• Homozygous DRD4 954 (CCTT)

Sire: Kastle 1958

Exceptionally, noticeably buoyant and physically perfect. His very first baby won his very first race.

He has bred:

• 1st vs. 95 birds at 103 miles.
• 3rd (Eq1) 300m 179b combine
• 5th 230m
• 5th 270m

Dam: Kastle 1899

She has bred:

• 2nd place 250m Breeders Fall Classic vs. 345b.,
• 3rd place (Eq1) 300 miles combine, 
• 10th place 100m vs. 410b.,
• 25th place final 380m High Desert Yearling Classic vs 246 birds and only 37 day birds.
• 37th place 200m 351b BFC,
• 11th 200m vs. 369b Sooner Challenge,
• 80th @325m vs. 269b final race Sooner Challenge.

Those of you who are familiar with and are breeding with the LDHA and DRD4 genes, you will know how hard it is to get a 4-gene bird. Many people don't know what these genes are and many are quick to dismiss it as if it were the same as eye-sign or some other non-provable theory. The LDHA and DRD4 genes have been scientifically researched and shown to appear more often in Ace pigeons. You can read my thoughts about them here. Short version: I don't think they are a magic bullet, but I do believe they make a difference. I'd much rather have them than not. 

If this auction goes well, I will post this bird's nest mate who is nearly identical, and his uncle, who is a blue bar and also AA CCTT.