TRAINING RACE 3 & 4 RESULTS -

[willie reynolds]

TRAINING RACE 3 & 4 RESULTS.

It should be mentioned the Organising Committee and Loft Managers have decided this year not to try to rush the
youngsters up to the 80km (50 miles) mark because quite a few of the daily training tosses have had to be cancelled because of heavy rain. So please watch the early Race Programme listed on the dedicated web site:- www.samdpr.com for more information on the distances for some of these earlier races as they may change slightly. Of course only races of 50km (31 miles) actually counts in the SAMDPR Ace Pigeon Overall Averages and only fully paid up pigeons can win any of these three outstanding cash prizes on offer.

TRAINING RACE 3 took place on Saturday 2nd November 2013 from 51km (32 miles) and yet another world record breaking 5,706 pigeons were basketed from 40 different countries, this staggering total was made up by 389 South African pigeons and 5,317 International pigeons and this included 442 from the United Kingdom and 82 from Ireland.
This total meant that only 85 pigeons were still missing from the previous race.

The convoy were liberated at 08.30 in clear conditions, little to no wind wind, temperature of 18c (64f) and a good race was anticipated.

It should probably be mentioned that in the same race last year 4,335 pigeons were sent, so this means that an extra 1,371 more pigeons made it to this Training Race this year than the same race during last year. Surely this just goes to prove that by being careful with the pigeons in the early training tosses pays dividends in the end. The Loft Managers and Staff have done a magnificent job during these early tosses.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st OPEN goes to ALINA PATRU from UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with pigeon named TWINKLE TOES, which was officially clocked at 09.09.58.10 to record a velocity of 1364ypm (46mph), 2nd Michael Sedkowski from United States Of America, 3rd MK – TV from Germany, 4th Gerhard Henkel from Germany,
5th Team Sylt from Germany, 6th Ross Wood from Australia, 7th Team Germany – Christoph Groene from Germany,
8th Ali Mutlaq Al-Maiea from Kuwait, 9th Lion Gate Lofts from United States Of America, 10th Durkan Brothers from United Kingdom, 11th Team Esser – Klaas from Germany, 12th Irish Syndicate from United States Of America, 13th Mustang Syndicate from South Africa, 14th David Knightes from United States Of America, 15th Money Loft from United States Of America, 16th Christiano Paltriniere from Italy, 17th Pienaar en Crous from South Africa, 18th Crammond and Langstaff from United Kingdom, 19th Simon y Jose from United States Of America and 20th Mishal Ead from Kuwait. The top twenty in this result were separated by just 15.45 seconds and had 7 different countries represented. This race resulted in 5,491 pigeons being officially recorded by 18.27, leaving just 215 pigeons to make it back to the lofts. Another 132 homed on Sunday which left just 83 pigeons still missing when the Monday morning loft listing went on the web site.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 10th OPEN went to DURKAN BROTHERS from MERSEYSIDE with pigeon named DURKANS PRIDE, which was officially clocked at 09.10.05.35 just 7.25 seconds behind the actual race winner, 2nd UK, 18th Open Crammond and Langstaff with pigeon bred by this great partnership from Fontwell,
3rd UK, 28th Open Ken Darlington from Barry, 4th UK, 48th Open Keeping Up With The Jones with pigeon bred by Robbie Jones from Southampton, 5th, 8th, 15th & 20th UK, 62nd, 119th, 230th & 289th Open Lucky Devils Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with 4 pigeons bred by Bob Fenech from Attleborough, 6th UK, 72nd Open Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 7th UK, 107th Open N-A Evans and Cuthbert from Wolviston, 8th UK, 120th Open Mabin Syndicate with pigeon bred by Andy Mabin from Buckfastleigh, 9th UK, 125th Open L and D. Wellburn with pigeon bred by this partnership from Acklam, 10th UK, 135th Open Charity Syndicate with pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 12th UK, 170th Open Bannister and Leech Syndicate with pigeon bred by Stephen Bannister from Purston, 13th UK, 175th Open Manchester Maestros with pigeon bred by Crehan and O’Connor from Salford, 14th UK, 215th Open Packer and Clarke and bred by this partnership from Braintree and Grays, 16th UK, 245th Open The Three Tom-Boggies with pigeon bred by the late Eddie Thompson from Romford, 17th UK, 246th Open George White Flight with pigeon bred by Kev Parsons from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 18th UK, 251st Open another for Ken Darlington from Barry, 19th UK, 274th Open another for Bannister and Leech Syndicate with another pigeon bred by Stephen Bannister from Purston. This race resulted in 418 pigeons being officially clocked by 17.53, leaving just 24 UK pigeons to make it back to base camp. Another 17 were recorded on Sunday and the Monday morning loft listing showed 435 UK pigeons had homed, leaving just 7 still to make it back to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st IRELAND, 87th OPEN went to JOS REILLY – TEAM IRELAND with pigeon named JOS 14, which was officially clocked at 09.10.49.45, just 51.35 seconds behind the actual race winner, 2nd Ireland, 212th Open Moran and Bowden, 3rd Ireland, 238th Open Padraig and Caoimhe, 4th Ireland, 315th Open Safet Duran,
5th Ireland, 483rd Open another for Jos Reilly – Team Ireland and 6th Ireland, 509th Open Karl Donnelly. This race resulted in 76 Irish pigeons being officially clocked by 11.55 leaving 6 to return to the lofts by darkness. A further 4 homed during Sunday and the Monday morning loft listing showed 80 Irish pigeon were in the lofts, which meant that just 4 were still missing.

GLOBAL NOMINATIONS had 283 pigeons entered, which included 19 pigeons from the United Kingdom and just 1 from Ireland with 724 nominations which totalled US$3,846.25c (£2,564). There were no United Kingdom or Irish winners in this race.

REGIONAL NOMINATIONS in the United Kingdom had just 3 pigeons entered and 11 nominations which totalled just US$37.40c (£25) and this was won by AMBLERS OF OXENHOPE with pigeon named DOLLY G which took 2,368th OPEN and was bred by KEN AMBLER from OXENHOPE.

CASCADE CHALLENGE was not won on TRAINING RACE 2 so a total of US$4,941 (approx. £3,294) was carried over to TRAINING RACE 3 and there was a total of 179 entries and this included 16 from the United Kingdom and 3 from Ireland. The total amount that could be won on this race was US$6,462.50c (£4,308) and once again this cash prize was not won. The nearest nominated pigeon actually took 11th Open for Team Esser – Klaas from Germany with pigeon named Artex, which was just 08.65 seconds behind the actual race winner. The best United Kingdom pigeon took 667th Open for Guys Loft with pigeon named Sophies Rockit bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton. The best Irish pigeon took 2,559th Open for Lyons and Blackmore with pigeon named Jack The Lad. This JACKPOT will now rollover to TRAINING RACE 4.

THE OVERALL AVERAGES after 2 races are as follows:- 1st MK – TV from GERMANY with their pigeon named FANTI and bred by BERND KNUEPPEL with a combined flying time of 01.23.36.34, leading by just 20 seconds after taking 24th and 3rd in the first two races. UNITED KINGDOM OVERALL AVERAGES after 2 races are as follows:- 1st UK, 6th OPEN KEN DARLINGTON from BARRY with his pigeon named WELSH TALENT 1 with combined flying time of 01.25.20.14, 2nd UK, 12th Open Lucky Devils Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Bob Fenech from Attleborough with a combined flying time of 01.26.24.68, 3rd UK, 29th Open Mabin Syndicate and bred by Andy Mabin from Buckfastleigh with a combined flying time of 01.27.46.08. There are 8 UK pigeons in the top 104 in the Open. IRISH OVERALL AVERAGES after 2 races are as follows:- 1st IRELAND, 28th OPEN PADRAIGH and CAOIMHE with their pigeon named CAOIMHE CHOICE with a combined flying time of 01.27.45.74. Another Irish pigeon holds 103rd Open.

TRAINING RACE 4 was held on Wednesday 6th November 2013 from 51km (32 miles) and another world record breaking total for the SAMDPR and for this race 5,651 pigeons from 40 different countries were basketed and this included 386 South African pigeons and 5,265 International pigeons and this figure included 439 from the United Kingdom and 81 from Ireland. A total of 4,211 pigeons were sent to this same race last year, so this year showed a massive increase of 1,440 more entries.

The convoy were liberated at 08.30 into a moderate head wind, partly cloudy conditions but fine with few clouds and a temperature of 22c (72f) and a good race was anticipated.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN goes to JAMAL MUTLAK from KUWAIT with pigeon named G M 11, which was officially clocked at 09.06.35.74 to record a velocity of 1515ypm (51mph), 2nd Two Bs from Australia, 3rd Joachim Weizel from Germany, 4th Club Edenvale Racing Pigeon Club from South Africa, 5th ARS Syndicate from Australia, 6th Uwe Neubauer from Germany, 7th Si Se Puede Farm LLC from United States Of America, 8th Team Klotzbuecher-Steffl from Germany, 9th Ahsan Khan from United States Of America, 10th Team Hooymans from Netherlands, 11th Lee Seung-Min from South Korea, 12th Hardy Kruegar from Germany, 13th Houben Jef,Luc + Nadia from Belgium, 14th SG Naumann from Germany, 15th RA Bakker and Zoon from Netherlands, 16th Team Esser – Klaas from Germany, 17th Lanoak Lone Rangers from United Kingdom, 18th Roger Sutton from United Kingdom, 19th Ivana Marangon from Italy and 20th Storm Loft from United Arab Emirates. The top twenty were separated by just 23.81 seconds and had 11 different countries represented in this result. A total of 5,432 pigeons were officially clocked up to 18.09. This figure meant that a total of 219 pigeons had failed to make it back to the lofts before darkness.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 17th OPEN went to LANOAK LONE RANGERS with their pigeon named LANOAK FENMAN and bred by KEVIN FOSTER from LONGFIELD HILL, which was officially clocked at 09.06.56.49 just 20.75 seconds away from the actual race winner. 2nd UK, 18th Open Roger Sutton from Congleton,
3rd, 4th, 6th & 10th UK, 26th, 31st, 44th & 70th Open Lucky Devils Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with 4 pigeons bred by Bob Fenech from Attleborough, fantastic team results for this great fancier, 5th UK, 34th Open Syndicate Lofts UK with pigeon bred by Peter Fox from Bangor, 7th & 11th UK, 51st & 82nd Open Carlos Dream Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with 2 pigeons bred by Jos Reilly from Dublin, 8th UK, 52nd Open Bannister and Leech with pigeon bred by Stephen Bannister from Purston, 9th UK, 67th Open Dream Team Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Dave Atkin from Lincoln, 12th UK, 89th Open Planet Brothers from Noak Hill, 13th UK, 229th Open Seedee Pets with pigeon bred by Richard Cheshire from Sudbury, 14th UK, 99th Open Emerald Classic with pigeon bred by John Boyd from Ballyclare, 15th UK, 133rd Open Keeping Up With The Jones with pigeon bred by Robbie Jones from Southampton, 16th UK, 135th Open Reach Then Join with pigeon bred by Peter Keogh from Broxburn, 17th UK, 139th Open Julta and Chipperfield with pigeon bred by Julta Brothers from Upton Park, 18th UK, 165th Open Joseph van Dorning from Fulford, 19th UK, 207th Open Pompey Boys NFC Nom Foureres and with pigeon bred by Steve Harris from Havant and 20th UK, 231st Open Reydon Lofts from Reydon and with pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon. A total of 419 pigeons from the United Kingdom were officially recorded on the day by 18.09, leaving 20 still to make it back to base camp.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st IRELAND, 101st OPEN went to HEPING YU with pigeon named MARKYS BOY, which was officially clocked at 09.07.31.15, just 55.41 seconds behind the actual race winner, 2nd Ireland, 211th Open Bernard Smyth – Gordon Brothers, 3rd Ireland, 214th Open Jos Reilly – Team Ireland, 4th Ireland, 325th Open Billy Wallace, 5th Ireland, 364th Open Safet Duran and 6th Ireland, 849th Open another for Jos Reilly – Team Ireland. A total of 79 Irish pigeons were officially clocked by 18.09, leaving just 2 to make it back to the lofts on the day.

GLOBAL NOMINATIONS totalled US$3,679.65c (£2,453) and there was a total of 284 pigeons entered and this number contained 9 from the United Kingdom and 2 from Ireland. There was only one UK winner and that was GRAHAM & KEITH JONES from AYLESBURY with their pigeon named RULER OF THE WORLDS which took 232nd OPEN and won them a cool US$419.90c (£280). WELL DONE GUYS.

REGIONAL NOMINATIONS only totalled US$68.00c (£45) and 6 UK pigeons were entered with just 11 nominations and the winner was SYNDICATES BEACON UK which took 396th OPEN with pigeon named MEABURN GLITZ and which was bred by Ian Parsons from Cumbria.

CASCADE CHALLENGE had a total of 236 entries, which included 20 from the United Kingdom and 3 from Ireland and a total of US$8,468.50c (£5,646) was up for grabs in today’s race but one again this fabulous cash prize was not won. Nearest was 16th OPEN for TEAM EASER – KLAAS from Germany with pigeon named FULL OF SMILES. The nearest UNITED KINGDOM pigeon took 232nd OPEN for GRAHAM & KEITH JONES from AYLESBURY with their pigeon named RULER OF THE WORLDS. The nearest IRISH pigeon took 3274th OPEN for MAURICE O’DONNELL with pigeon named BARCELONA BABE. This amount of US$8,468.50c (£5,646) will now rollover to TRAINING RACE 5 on Saturday.

THE OVERALL AVERAGES after 3 races are as follows:- 1st OPEN HOUBEN JEF, LUC + NADIA from BELGIUM with their pigeon named TANGLEWOOD TALES with a combined flying time of 02.02.16.73, this pigeon has taken 4th, 302nd & 13th in its first 3 races, 2nd Open MK – TV from Germany with pigeon named Fanti bred by Bernrd Knueppel, with a combined flying time of 02.04.04.64. UNITED KINGDOM AVERAGES after 3 races are as follows:- 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 5th OPEN LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon named LUCKY DIAMOND bred by BOB FENECH from ATTLEBOROUGH with a combined flying time of 02.04.50.94, this pigeon has taken 121st, 356th & 31st in its first 3 races. 2nd UK, 15th Open Ken Darlington from Barry with pigeon named Welsh Talent 1 with a combined flying time of 02.07.22.01, 3rd UK, 23rd Open Carlos Dream Syndicate, administer by Paul Smith from Stansted and with pigeon named Carlos Choice bred by Jos Reilly from Dublin with a combined flying time of 02.08.23.48. Other UK pigeons are currently holding 24th, 26th, 28th, 31st, 55th, 61st, 65th and 88th Open, with yet another 9 pigeons in the top 191 in the Open. A TRULY GREAT TEAM PERFORMANCE. IRISH AVERAGES after 3 races are as follows:- 1st IRELAND, 85th OPEN SAFET DURAN with pigeon named BOSNIAN FIGHTER with a combined flying time of 02.12.16.63, this pigeon has taken 386th, 316th & 871st in its first 3 races. The next Irish pigeon is holding on to 204th Open.

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*** I am sorry that I can’t add all the information about who bred all the pigeons or where they live but I can only publish details which I am in possession of. If there are no details besides your winning pigeon/s then please contact me on reglofts@aol.com with your details and I will include these in later Press Reports. I like to give all the entrants and breeders all the credit they and their pigeons deserve when they manage to get in the results. Your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

For the first few races numerous pigeons will not trap, so do not worry if yours is clocked late. The main thing to consider over the first few races is that it or they have made it back to the lofts in Linbro Park to fight another day. With each race the pigeons will learn a bit more, giving them more experience to tackle all the tasks that they are going to have in front of them during the 2013/14 training and race series.

***LIVESTREAM*** will now be available from Saturday 8th November now that training flights have reached the 80km (50 miles). So you can now log on and watch the pigeons arrive from the Saturday and Wednesday Races.

The training and race programme will consist of daily training tosses (except Sundays) and twenty-four (24) official races on Saturday’s and Wednesday’s. Next event will be Training Race 5 will take place on Saturday 9th November 2013 from 80km (50 miles), then Training Race 6 on Wednesday 13th November 2013 from 80km (50 miles), then HOT SPOT CAR RACE 1 on Saturday 16th November 2013 from 150km (93 miles), then Training Race 7 on Wednesday 20th November 2013 from 80km (50 miles), then HOT SPOT CAR RACE 2 on Saturday 23rd November 2013 from 175km (109 miles), then Training Race 8 on Wednesday 27th November 2013 from 80km (50 miles), then Training Race 9 on Saturday 30th November 2013 from 120km (75 miles), then Training Race 10 on Wednesday 4th December 2013 from 80km (50 miles), then HOT SPOT CAR RACE 3 on Saturday 7th December 2013 from 230km (143 miles), then Training Race 11 on Wednesday 11th December 2013 from 80km (50 miles), then Training Race 12 on Saturday 14th December 2013 from 120km (75 miles), then HOT SPOT CAR RACE 4 on Saturday 21st December 2013 from 300km (187 miles), then Training Race 13 on Saturday 28th December 2013 from 120km (75 miles), then HOT SPOT CAR RACE 5 on Saturday 4th January 2014 from 350km (218 miles), then Training Race 14 on Wednesday 8th January 2014 from 50km (31 miles), then Training Race 15 on Saturday 11th January 2014 from 80km (50 miles), then Training Race 16 on Wednesday 15th January 2014 from 80km (31 miles), then the penultimate Training Race 17 on Saturday 18th January 2014 from 125km (78 miles) and then THE SOUTH AFRICAN MILLION DOLLAR PIGEON RACE on Saturday 25th January 2014 from 550km (342 miles). All these races will be officially listed for all to see and view on the SAMDPR Web Site. Of course the weather conditions will have to be right for all of these races to take place, if not they will be basketed and liberated on another day when the weather forecast is better and the Race Director’s decision will be final. The object of this great race from day one has always been to get as many pigeons to the “FINAL RACE” as possible and give all fanciers, competitors and entrants a fair chance in the “FINAL RACE”. Only races of 80km (approx. 50 miles) will count towards The South African Million Dollar Overall ACE PIGEON Averages, which has a total of three cash prizes of US$10,000 (approx. £6,666), US$5,000 (approx. £3,333) and US$2,500 (approx. £1,666) for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in this category.

NOMINATION RACES will be held on numerous TRAINING RACES, plus the HOT SPOT CAR RACES 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and of course the FINAL RACE. See SAMDPR Web Site for full details. All these races will have US$1, US$2, US£5, US$10, US$20, US$50 & US$100 REGIONAL and US$1, US$2, US$5, US$10, US$20, US$50 & US$100 GLOBAL NOMINATIONS which can be placed on THE SOUTH AFRICAN MILLION DOLLAR Web Site. If you wish to enter any of these GLOBAL or REGIONAL NOMINATIONS, you will have to have credit in your ASI Master Account. If you do not have credit then please forward funds to your Race Shipper so that this can be transferred to your Master Account in time to get your NOMINATIONS placed. Please do not leave it to the last minute to transfer funds as the transfer may not go through in time and this could result in your pigeon or pigeons not winning what they should be rewarded with. This year you can now also place funds directly onto your AS Account with the use on PayPal. Just log onto your AS Account and you will be guided through the process and shown how to proceed.

THE CASCADE CHALLENGE was a new competition introduced three years ago and it has created a great deal of interest. It is basically a SINGLE BIRD NOMINATION and any pigeon can then be entered for just US$10 (approx. £6-66p) but the “POT OF GOLD” can only be won if one of the NOMINATED PIGEONS actually wins 1st OPEN, if not its like the National Lottery, it just rolls over to the following week until somebody finally wins the jackpot. You do not have to enter the same pigeon every race, the choice is yours. The South African Million Dollar Web Site will give you all the information you need to enter this competition. There was already a reasonable starting fund of US$4,074 (£2,716), which was carried over from the 2012/13 race series as this money was not won on the 2013 Final Race. You can enter this competition which started on TRAINING RACE 2 but please check the SAMDPR Web Site for confirmation about the official starting date, plus HOT SPOT CAR RACES 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 and of course the FINAL RACE. Of course to be able to nominate a pigeon or pigeons you will need to either have funds or add funds into your AS Account. The rules for this competition have changed slightly for the 2013/14 race series because before you we only allowed to enter ONE pigeon in your SYNDICATE but now you can enter ONE pigeon in EACH TEAM IN YOUR SYNDICATE, so for instance if you have FOUR TEAMS IN YOUR SYNDICATE, you can now enter ONE pigeon from each, making FOUR IN TOTAL. You can enter either paid or unpaid pigeons into this nomination up to the Final Race, however in the FINAL RACE only entered pigeons (fully paid) can be entered in this final event.
SO WHY NOT HAVE AN EXTRA BIT OF FUN AND LITTLE GAMBLE ON ALL THESE SELECTED RACES?

GOOD LUCK TO ALL CONCERNED AND REGULAR “PRESS RELEASES”, “NEWSLETTERS” AND “UPDATES” WILL BE SENT OUT TO ALL COMPETITORS/ENTRANTS AND SYNDICATE SHAREHOLDERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ALSO WEEKLY “PRESS RELEASES” WILL BE SENT OUT TO BOTH OUR TWO PIGEON PUBLICATIONS NAMELY THE “BRITISH HOMING WORLD” AND “”THE RACING PIGEON” PLUS IT WILL ALSO BE ON THE REGENCY LOFTS WEB SITE www.regencylofts.com FOR ALL TO VIEW.

It will also be my eighteenth year of organising a “TRIP OF A LIFETIME” and I am also fairly positive that once again The South African pigeon fanciers and all the staff at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg will be going out of their way to make sure everybody has a fantastic time in the fabulous resort and as in past years I will as usual be organising an 11 day (9 nights) stay in South Africa. We will depart on Economy Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow Airport on Tuesday 21st January 2014 and then depart on Economy Virgin Atlantic from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg on Friday 31st January 2014 finally arriving back at London Heathrow Airport on Saturday 1st February 2014 at 06.50. We will spend 5 nights in the fantastic 5 star D’Oreale Grande Hotel (Classic Rooms) in Emperors Palace, Johannesburg to watch and be part of this fantastic race and meet lots of top fanciers from literally all over the world, whilst the same time enjoying the outstanding South African scenery, weather, food, beer and of course the superb South African hospitality. Included in this part of the trip will be all transfers to and from the race lofts and also the race marking and auction in Linbro Park, all the three Official Functions and meals, plus B & B basis for the duration of our stay. Also included is a day sightseeing trip to Pretoria on the Friday, which also includes a nice lunch in a restaurant. We will then be leaving Emperors Palace on the Monday morning after the race and travelling by road in a luxury air conditioned coach to the outstanding Sun City Resort and Complex and staying in the 5 star Cascades Hotel (Luxury Rooms) for an extra 4 nights on a B & B basis and which includes all transfers. This is the venue where the first sixteen races took place. This will certainly be a trip for all to remember so if you are genuinely interested then please get in touch with me ASAP on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or by email on reglofts@aol.com because flights and accommodation will be as usual at a premium. All accommodation packages are based on a twin or double sharing basis and breakfast is included every morning in my special package deal. The total cost per person for this “TRIP OF A LIFETIME” currently stands at ZAR30,500 or £1,968.00p at 15.50 exchange rate. However, if this exchange rate went up to 16.00 the overall price would then be reduced to £1,906.00p. These prices will only stand if we manage to get 10 or more people travelling out and back on the same flights. If not then the prices could rise slightly. A non-refundable deposit of £200 per person is required on the booking of your place/s. This trip represents great value for money and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. A full itinerary was published in both the “BHW” and the “RP on Friday 25th October 2013.

***SPECIAL NOTICE*** One point that should be pointed out to all competitors and entrants is that only your NUMBER 1 pigeons is “ACTIVATED” (FULLY PAID UP ENTRY) with the other TWO (2) pigeons in each of your “TEAM OF 3” being your RESERVES or BACK-UP PIGEONS. Another point worth mentioning is if you happened to lose your NUMBER 1 PIGEON, your NUMBER 2 PIGEON would replace it FREE OF CHARGE and likewise if you then lost your NUMBER 2 PIGEON, your NUMBER 3 PIGEON would then replace that one FREE OF CHARGE. If you were unlucky enough to lose all your entries of 3 pigeons in any of your “TEAMS” and they had won no “Special Prize Money” in the new HOT SPOT CAR RACES 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 then you are entitled to a FREE ENTRY into the 19th SAMDPR and all you have to pay is the Registration Fee of US$25 and the official shipping/export costs.

This of course represents great value for your money. All pigeons go to every training toss and Saturday and Wednesday races providing they are fit enough but can only compete for any of the allocated PRIZE MONEY or SPECIAL AWARDS in the 5 x HOT SPOT CAR RACES if they are “ACTIVATED” and that means that these must be paid for prior to the HOT SPOT CAR RACE 1, which is due to take place on SATURDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2013 from 150km (approx. 93 miles). The cost to “ACTIVATE” these “RESERVES or BACK-UP PIGEONS” is US$1,000 (approx. £645)(MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE AT THE TIME) but that will then entitle all these fully paid up pigeons to compete and be eligible to fly for all the extra cash prizes and special awards that amounts to close to US$300,000 (approx. £200,000). The one thing to remember is that once your reserve pigeon or pigeons are fully paid for, if then they get lost and have won no prize money or special awards in the Special Money Races, then you get this money refunded (less about US$15 (£10) for bank charges) or you can have it added to your ASI account, which can then be used to purchase another pigeon at a later date and be entered into the Final Race under your name or syndicate or even under another name of your choice. So as you can see it is “BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY” and pay for them early, after all you have nothing to lose.
HOW MANY OTHER RACES IN THE WORLD OFFER THIS SORT OF OPTION TO COMPETITORS AND ENTRANTS?

***WHAT CAN BE WON DURING THIS 2013/14 RACE SERIES*** Prizes and awards now add up to a staggering US$1.7 Million American Dollars £1.13 Million Pounds) and these include 5 x Brand New Motor Cars, 1 for each of the 5 x Car Races, 95 x US$1,000 Hot Spot Cash Prizes (it should be noted that the Motor Car Winner does not receive a US$1,000 Cash Prize), split into 19 x US$1,000 Cash Prizes for each of the 5 x Car Race Hot Spots, a US$5,000 Car Race Hot Spot Ace Pigeon Award for the best pigeon in these 5 races, 5 x US$5,000 Country Cash Prizes on the Car Race Hot Spot 5, plus numerous other US$1,000 Cash Prizes, these prizes are for the first pigeon from each country in the result, the first five different countries take the US$5,000 prizes, then after that US$1,000 prizes. A Two Bird Average Competition and a US$2,000 Cash Prize in each of the 5 x Car Race Hot Spots, A Three Bird Average Competition and a US$3,000 Cash Prize in each of the 5 x Car Race Hot Spots, The South African Million Dollar Ace Pigeon Award carries US$17,500 in Prize Money, split into three cash prizes with 1st US$10,000, 2nd US$5,000 and 3rd US$2,500 Cash Prizes for the 3 pigeons with the best overall average in all the Official Training Races over 50km (31 miles) and 5 x Car Race Hot Spots and the Final Race. There will also be a Knockout Winner Competition and US$25,000 Prize Money, which starts on the Car Race Hot Spot 2 and the winner is the first one to be clocked in the “FINAL RACE” (over the past few years there has been around 40/60 pigeons still left in this competition). Then in the “FINAL RACE” on the 25th January 2014 there are also 10 magnificent gold pendants to be won and around US$950,000 American Dollars in Prize Money and 300 cash prizes being on offer. THE ZANDY MEYER MEMORIAL RACE & US$1,000 (approx. £645) NOMINATION will also take place on the “FINAL RACE” and the winning will be A BRAND NEW MERCEDES BENZ SLK 555 AMG MOTOR CAR, worth a staggering US$85,000 (approx. £55,000). (ONLY “ACTIVATED” PIGEONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ANY OF THESE SPECIAL CASH PRIZES OR AWARDS). PRIZE MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE 18th SOUTH ARFICAN MILLION DOLLAR “FINAL RACE” IS AS FOLLOWS:- 1st US$125,000 (approx. £83,333), 2nd US$80,000 (approx. £53,000), 3rd US$60,000 (approx. £40,000), 4th US$40,000 (approx. £26,666), 5th US$30,000 (approx. £20,000), 6th to 10th US$15,000 (approx. £10,000), 11th/20th US$8,000 each (approx. £5,333), 21st/30th US$4,000 each (approx. £2,666), 31st/100th US$2,500 each (approx. £1,666), 101st/150th US$2,000 each (approx. £1,333), 151st/300th US$1,000 each (approx. £666). (Subject to terms and conditions of entry). The actual cash prizes stated above represent exchange rates at the current time and may of course change at the time of each race depending what the currency exchange rate is on that race day.

It is worth mentioning that six brand new cars have been won by fanciers representing the United Kingdom Team in the last seven years, Richard Elliott and Chris Gordon both won new cars during the 2005/6 race series and Paul & Dave McCarthy won one a new car during the 2006/7 series. During the 2011/12 race series fanciers from the UK won a staggering 3 x brand new cars and these were Nev & Angi Evans & Steve Cuthbert, Robert & Peter Montila and then Phil Bond. This in itself was an outstanding team performance. No other country has ever won three cars on the trot. The Irish fancier named John Nash also won a brand new car in the 2008/9 race series. I am hopeful that somebody from the United Kingdom or Ireland will also win one or maybe more brand new cars during the 2013/14 race series. GOOD LUCK TO ALL COMPETITORS.

I would also just like to notify fanciers that my weekly “INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE”, “NEWSLETTERS” and “UPDATES” can now also be seen on the following pigeon web sites:- www.regencylofts.com www.iprr.co.uk www.elimarpigeons.com www.pigeonportal.com www.pigeonglobe.co.uk www.cyberpigeon.co.uk www.pigeonbasics.com www.pigeoncare.nl www.starpigeons.com www.pigeonpixels.co.uk plus of course they will also be published in the “”BRITISH HOMING WORLD” and “THE RACING PIGEON” weeklies for all to see.

The race date for THE 19th SOUTH AFRICAN MILLION DOLLAR PIGEON RACE has already been agreed and confirmed and this will once again take place in fabulous Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday 24th January 2015. If you are interested in participating or acting a Country Race Team Shipper, then please contact me as soon as possible on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or SMS or email on reglofts@aol.com and I will give you all the information you require. My two proposed shipping dates for THE 19th SAMDPR will take about the middle of JUNE 2014 and then the second one should be around the first week of JULY 2014. Of course these two dates will be confirmed nearer the time.

If you have any questions about any aspect of THE SOUTH AFRICAN MILLION DOLLAR PIGEON RACE, then please contact me as soon as possible on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or by SMS or email at reglofts@aol.com and I will do my best to answer any of your questions or queries.

These “INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASES” do take a lot of my time to prepare and I try to get as much into them as possible, unfortunately some time, some information will not be to hand when the print deadline is reached so can’t be included in that report. I can only apologise if I leave something out but I can assure everybody that I do my best to get as much information as possible to put into each of these press reports.

IF ANY PIGEON FANCIER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MY WEEKLY “INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASES”, “NEWSLETTERS” AND “UPDATES” BY EMAIL, THEN ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS EMAIL ME THEIR ACTUAL EMAIL ADDRESS I WILL PUT THEM ON MY EMAIL DATABASE AND I WILL THEN FORWARD THEM ALL THE INFORMATION BY EMAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS.

Paul Smith.
United Kingdom Race Team Shipper & International Race Co-ordinator for The 18th South African Million Dollar (The Greatest & Biggest One Loft Pigeon Race In The World Today! and also “The Race With The Proven Track Record”), which is due to be held in Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday 25th January 2014.
Regency Lofts Limited, 2, Highmead, off Coltsfield, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. CM24 8LJ. England. Telephone/Facsimile:- 01279-812005 (Int. Code:- +44-1279-812005). Mobile:- 07860-568216.
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