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It takes you deep into Arizona's underground pigeon racing scene as racing rivals prepare for and compete in the Grand C | dG1fUmkzUE1wWVZuaVk
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00:00114. These birds, they're going to go 350 miles up into Utah and get released.
00:21And they're going to have to fly over the Grand Canyon to get home.
00:30Racing pigeons is one of those things, you get out of it, what you put into it.
00:37They race week after week. They start at about 110 miles. The distance continues to increase as the season goes on.
00:45The Grand Canyon Classic is like a horse race, I guess, but for pigeons.
00:52Do you think you have a chance of winning?
00:54No. The one to beat is going to be my dad.
00:58Whoa, whoa, whoa!
01:00The person that everybody wants to beat is Bob French.
01:07He's got the birds, he's got the know-how. He's a tough, tough, tough competitor.
01:13I fully expect to win.
01:25If I win, probably buy everybody in the club dinner or something, you know, as long as it was cheap.
01:31I'll be fine with him.
01:52I'll be fine with you.
01:53I'll be fine with you.
01:53I'll be fine with you.
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