19th SAMDPR - Training Races 14 & 15

[willie reynolds]

“INTERNATIONAL PRESS REPORT”
THE 19th SOUTH AFRICAN MILLION DOLLAR
(THE RACE WITH THE PROVEN TRACK RECORD)
(THE GREATEST PIGEON RACE IN THE WORLD)
DUE TO BE HELD IN LINBRO PARK, SANDTON,
SOUTH AFRICA ON SATURDAY 24th JANUARY 2015.

RESULTS TRAINING RACES 14 & 15.


TRAINING RACE 14 took place on Wednesday 7th January 2015 from 51km (32 miles) and a total of 2,459 pigeons from 34 different countries took part and this total included 2,289 international pigeons which in turn included 149 pigeons from the United Kingdom and 39 pigeons from Ireland, plus 170 pigeons from South Africa.

The convoy were liberated at 08.00 in fine and warm conditions with a temperature of 17c (62f) with light head wind. As the day moved forward the temperature would rise to around 29c (86f) at about 15.00 then sunny for the rest of the day with the possibility of some rain around 16.00. A reasonably steady race was anticipated by the loft staff.

LIVESTREAM was available to watch online and I logged in bright and early at 06.40 (GMT) or 08.40 (SA) time as I thought the winning pigeons should arrive between 08.40 and 08.50.The palm tree in the garden is always is a good guide to see which way the wind is blowing, the sky lovely and blue with fluffy clouds. Once again I did not have to wait long as all of a sudden bang on line at 08.45 a gang of around 50 pigeons appeared in the sky, they swung round and tried to land but then another group of over 20 pigeons swung round and they hit the top of loft 2, (the one nearest the warehouse in the next property), then another gang of about 50 followed closely by another gang of around 50. So within a matter of 2 minutes there were over 170 on top of the lofts. Then as usual it became a trapping test and those first through the traps took the honours. A few minutes more passed and there were literally hundred sitting on top of the lofts. It really is great viewing from nearly 6,000 miles away. If you have not logged on yet, treat yourself on the next race, you will just love the experience I assure you.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN went to GANUS FAMILY LOFT from UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with their pigeon named LAURA HAS A VERY GOOD ONE! Bred by MIKE GANUS, which was officially clocked at 08.45.55.77 to record a winning velocity of 1225ypm (42mph), 2nd Bader Al-Jwesr from Kuwait, 3rd Michael Buckner from United States Of America, 4th Tom Schilling from United States Of America, this pigeon has now had 2nd, 3rd and now 4th Open, 5th Artic Loft from Canada, 6th Abdulla Bin Mathi from Kuwait, 7th Hutchins and Stone Syndicate from United States Of America, 8th Nicholas and Filip Norman from Belgium, 9th another for Ganus Family Loft from United States Of America, 10th Carlos Dream Syndicate from United Kingdom, same pigeon was 13th in TR13, then 67th in HSCR5, 11th Thamer Rashed from Kuwait, 12th Premonition Loft from United States Of America, 13th Ute Fenten from Germany, 14th Piotr Surowiec from United States Of America, 15th Thomas Kornelius from Germany, 16th Taffys Syndicate from Australia, 17th Team OWL - Renner from Germany, 18th Christiano Paltriniere from Italy, this fancier is currently leading the Overall Averages with one of his other entries, 19th Lothar Kreuger from Germany and 20th Gallo and Mendez from United States Of America. The top 20 pigeons were separated by just 44.61 seconds and had 7 different countries represented in this result. A total of 2,440 pigeons were officially clocked by 15.26, leaving just 19 still to return to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 13th OPEN went to CARLOS DREAM SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET with pigeon named CARLOS VICTORY bred by TERRY ROBINSON from MELBA LOFTS, GOFFS OAK which was officially clocked at 08.46.14.27 just 18.50 seconds away from the actual race winner, this pigeon is flying well and won 1st UK, 13th Open in TR13, 3rd UK, 67th Open in HSCR5 and now 1st UK, 10th Open in TR14 in the last 3 races, 2nd UK, 28th Open Pet Shop Boys and Girls with pigeon bred by John Alderslade from Bridlington, 3rd UK, 58th Open Keeping Up With The Jones with pigeon bred by Robbie Jones from Southampton, 4th UK, 77th Open Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with a pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 5th UK, 393rd Open Mr & Mrs Brian & Mavis Clayburn from Ackworth, 6th UK, 98th Open Team Lincs with their good pigeon Silver X bred by Mr & Mrs Paul & Tracey Stacey from Sleaford, this pigeon has been flying exceptionally well and actually came 2nd and runner-up in the HOT SPOT CAR RACE OVERALL AVERAGES, super flying guys, 7th UK, 196th Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a second pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 8th UK, 198th Open Alan Richardson from Whitby, 9th UK, 227th Open JEM with pigeon bred by WJ Bradbury from Warrington, 10th UK, 233rd Open Lucky Devils Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet with pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 11th UK, 235th Open another for Pet Shop Boys and Girls with a second pigeon bred by John Alderslade from Bridlington, 12th UK, 264th Open David Whitefield from Dorchester, 13th UK, 275th Open Qwestair Loft with pigeon bred by Ian Freeman from Trowbridge, 14th UK, 279th Open Signalmen from the North East with pigeon bred by P. Turner, 15th UK, 283rd Open Pieter Oberholster from Keysoe, 16th UK, 314th Open another for Lucky Devils Syndicate, a second pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 17th UK, 326th Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a third pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 18th UK, 345th Open Paul Bamford from Pembroke Dock,
19th UK, 360th Open Pigeon Corporation with pigeon bred by Leon Viljoen and 20th UK, 393rd Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a fourth pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon. A total of 148 UK pigeons were officially clocked by 15.26, leaving just 1 still to return to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st IRELAND, 26th OPEN went to KARL DONNELLY, with pigeon named RILEY bred by GERRY McCOURT which was officially clocked at 08.46.46.13 just 50.36 seconds away from the actual race winner, 2nd Ireland, 66th Open Peter Lucas, 3rd Ireland, 80th Maurice O’Donnell, 4th Ireland, 92nd Open Sheldon Leonard and Eamon Kelly, with pigeon bred by Sheldon Leonard, 5th Ireland, 120th Open Dylan and Daniel Boyland and 6th Ireland, 154th Open Kallmeyer and Boshoffs with pigeon by Hennie Kallmeyer. A total of 38 Irish pigeons were officially clocked by 15.26, leaving just 1 pigeon to make it back to the lofts.

GLOBAL NOMINATIONS on this TRAINING RACE 14 amounted to US$2,526.20c (£1,685) and a total of 107 pigeons including 13 pigeons from the United Kingdom and 3 pigeons from Ireland and with 344 nominations were placed. There was only one UNITED KINGDOM winner and that was the CARLOS DREAM SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET and with pigeon named CARLOS VICTORY bred by TERRY ROBINSON from GOFFS OAK, which won 10th OPEN and US$1,751 (£1,168) for its efforts. WELL DONE TO THIS WINNER.

REGIONAL NOMINATIONS on this TRAINING RACE 14 amounted to US$552.50c (£369) and had 6 pigeons entered and with a total of 29 nominations and there were just two winners as follows:- TEAM LINCS with their pigeon named SILVER X that took 99th OPEN bred by Mr & MRS PAUL & TRACEY STACEY from SLEAFORD which won US$238 (£159) for its efforts. Then the LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET with pigeon named LUCKY COUNTESS that won 999th OPEN bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH, winning US$314.50c (£210) for its efforts. Both of these pigeons have been flying exceptionally well during the 2014/15 race series. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THESE WINNERS.

THE OVERALL AVERAGES after 19 official races in the 2014/15 race series stands as follows:- 1st ITALY, 1st OPEN is CHRISTIANO PALTRINIERI with pigeon named DAISUKE JIGEN with a total flying time of 26.31.48.65, currently leading this category by nearly 15 minutes, this pigeon has won 73rd, 215th, 79th, 25th, 40th, 159th, 223rd, 1024th, 845th, 57th, 308th, 547th, 107th, 543rd, 50th, 1591st, 174th, 497th and now 1277th OPEN in the 19 races that count, no movement in overall position and remains the same and unchanged from the last race. 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 16th OPEN is IAN CRAMMOND and NIGEL LANGSTAFF from FONTWELL with their pigeon named FONTWELL FOXTROT ROMEO with a total flying time of 27.13.09.25 this pigeon has won 2488th, 1426th, 13th, 167th, 515th, 105th, 17th, 9th, 529th, 101st, 13th, 478th, 1329th, 587th, 216th, 131st, 1066th, 1007th and now 973rd OPEN in the 19 races that count, staying the same position as in the last race. 1st IRELAND, 180th OPEN is CORNDIRECT with their pigeon named BOYO bred by BRENDAN McCANN with a total flying time of 28.19.34.87, this pigeon has won 1578th, 2082nd, 2510th, 1546th, 981st, 191st, 748th, 1647th, 553rd, 1542nd, 93rd, 2353rd, 1413th, 814th, 1691st, 1132nd, 1008th, 216th and now 1065th OPEN in the 19 races that count, moving up 7 places from 187th in the last race.

TRAINING RACE 15 took place on Saturday 10th January 2015 from 74km (46 miles) and a total of 2,478 pigeons were basketed from 34 different countries, this total included 169 South African pigeons and 2,309 international pigeons and this figure included 150 from the United Kingdom and 39 from Ireland.

The convoy were liberated at 08.10 in fine and cool conditions, with little to no wind and a temperature of 17c (62f) and a fairly steady race was anticipated by the loft staff. As the day progressed the weather would remain sunny and the temperature would rise to about 30c (88f) by mid-afternoon, with the possibility of rain arriving around 18.00.

LIVESTEAM was up and running and as I woke early and logged on to the SAMDPR web site at about 06.45 (GMT) or 08.45 South African time as I thought the first pigeons would arrive about 09.00 to 09.10. The weather was very cloudy and overcast with blue sky breaking through and once again it was fairly windy. As usual a few false alarms with late comers returned from previous training tosses but then all of a sudden just as I sipped my early morning cup of tea I saw about 40 pigeons bang on line at 09.10, they swung round the lofts and were joined in the sky by about another gang of about 40 and most of them landed and on loft 2 the one closest to the big warehouse on the next property. Immediately they started to trap like rockets and they started to trap another gang of about 100 came bang on line and hit the top 2, followed by another gang of about 100 pigeons hit the top of the lofts, then another bigger gang of probably about 150 pigeons came through the skies bang on line and hit the top of the lofts. All clocked before 09.13. They were literally falling out of the sky. So within about five minutes there was probably well over 1,000 plus pigeons home and as usual the quicker trappers take the spoils. I would just like to say that the trapping this year has greatly improved this year and it was great to see them not sitting about as much as they did last year. I continued to watch the pigeons approach the lofts for about 20 minutes and it should be mentioned that they must have a wonderful racing line by now because you could virtually draw a line through the sky as most of the gangs approached the two lofts. Well done to the loft staff for making sure the pigeons do not sit out like they have done in the past. Of course there will always be the exception and a few pigeons will always be troublesome. It really is fantastic to sit nearly 6,000 miles away and watch everything happen live in South Africa. Once again modern technology at its best.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN went to CHRISTIANO PALTRINIERI from ITALY with his pigeon named DAISUKE JIGEN bred by CHRISTIANO PALTRINIERI which was officially clocked at 09.10.34.82 to record a winning velocity of 1328ypm (45mph), this pigeon is really something outstanding as it has been so consistent right through the race series and is currently holding 1st OPEN in THE OVERALL AVERAGES, 2nd Sj van Uden – S Gawel from Netherlands, 3rd Frederik Langenraedt from Belgium, 4th Tom Schilling from United States Of America, 5th Jochen Huenten from Germany, 6th Poggenpoel Lofts from South Africa, 7th Team Allen Voraus from Germany, 8th Herbots – Kader Ahmed from Belgium, 9th Sheikh Mishal Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani from Qatar, 10th Coletta – McLaughlin Lofts from United States Of America, 11th Zaben Alazmi from Kuwait,
12th McLaughlin Lofts from United States Of America, 13th Fayez Q8 from Kuwait, 14th Rolf Hutchthausen from Germany, 15th Dominik Ott from Switzerland, 16th Keith & Graham Jones from United Kingdom, 17th Cooney Gang Syndicate from United Kingdom, 18th Piotr Surowiec from United States Of America, 19th Steve Sterchi from United States Of America and 20th Helmut+Anja Klaas from Germany. The top 20 pigeons were separated by just 19.87 seconds and had 10 different countries represented in this result, with 6 different countries taking the first six positions in this result. The top 50 pigeons were separated by just 44.45 seconds. A total of 2,443 pigeons were officially recorded by 13.46, leaving just 35 pigeons still to return to the lofts. The Sunday Loft Listing showed 2,454 pigeons in the lofts, leaving 24 pigeons still to make it back to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 16th OPEN went to KEITH & GRAHAM JONES with pigeon named RICKY’S CHOICE, bred by this partnership from AYLESBURY which was officially clocked at 09.10.52.78, just 17.96 seconds behind the actual race winner, this pigeon won nomination money earlier in the race series but then went missing and returned to the lofts and now seems back on track, 2nd UK, 17th Open Cooney Gang Syndicate with a pigeon bred by Mike Cooney from Manchester, this pigeon also did well early on and won quite a bit of nominations money, 3rd UK, 23rd Open Lucky Devils Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, this outstanding pigeon Lucky Countess has now won 365th, 12th, 375th, 143rd, 50th, 29th, 84th, 45th, 133rd, 208th, 30th, 5th, 38th and now 23rd OPEN in this race series, which makes 9 positions won in the top 84 in the OPEN, plus she has now won US$12,735.55c (£8,490) in Nomination winnings, 4th UK, 24th Open Guys Lofts with pigeon bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton, this pigeon has also been consistent and won nomination money during the race series, 5th UK, 37th Open Zandys Dream Team, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with a second pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 6th UK, 40th Open Lucky Devils Syndicate, Administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with a third pigeon bred by Fenech Bother from Attleborough, 7th UK, 75th Open Alan Richardson from Whitby, 8th UK, 120th Open Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith rom Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 9th UK, 178th Open another for Zandys Dream Syndicate with a fourth pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attkleborough, 10th UK, 190th Open Ian Stafford from Saltburn, hope you make a speedy recovery Ian, 11th UK, 217th Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a second pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 12th UK, 219th Open Mr & Mrs Brian & Mavis Clayburn from Ackworth, 13th UK, 230th Open Premier Stud Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Premier Stud from Patringham Haven, 14th UK, 231st Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a third pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 15th UK, 260th Open Joe Leech & Son and Stephen Bannister with pigeon bred by Joe Leech & Son from Featherstone, 16th UK, 287th Open Carlos Dream Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with a fifth pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 17th UK, 325th Open Pet Shop Boys and Girls with pigeon bred by John Alderslade from Bridlington, 18th UK, 332nd Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a fourth pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 19th UK, 353rd Open Jurgen & Caroline Josch from Hailsham and 20th UK, 362nd another for Lucky Devils Syndicate with a sixth pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough. A total of 149 UK pigeons were officially recorded by 13.46, leaving just 1 pigeon still to make it back to the lofts. The Sunday Loft Listings still showed 149 UK pigeons in the lofts, which meant that just 1 pigeon was still to return.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st IRELAND, 25th OPEN went to MOB TOPS with pigeon named KAZO, bred by WALSH BROTHERS which was official clocked at 09.10.56.69, just 21.87 seconds behind the actual race winner, 2nd Ireland, 150th Open Boylan and Nasher with pigeon bred by John Nash, 3rd Ireland, 471st Open Gerry Daly, 4th Ireland, 487th Open Karl Donnelly, 5th Ireland, 530th Open Dylan and Daniel Boylan and 6th Ireland, 544th Open Kallmeyer and Boshoffs with pigeon bred by Hennie Kallmeyer. A total of 38 Irish pigeons were officially recorded by 13.46, leaving just 1 pigeon still to make it back to the lofts. The Sunday Loft Listings still showed 38 Irish pigeons in the lofts, meaning 1 was still missing.

GLOBAL NOMINATIONS on this TRAINING RACE 15 and there were a total of 144 pigeons entered which included 18 from the UNITED KINGDOM and 3 from IRELAND with a total of 510 nominations were placed with a total of US$4808.45c (£3,206) up for grabs.

CONGRATULATIONS to LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET and with pigeon named LUCKY COUNTESS that took 23rd OPEN and was bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH, she won US$807.50c (£539) for her efforts, taking her winnings up to a staggering US$12,735.55C (£8,490) in this race series. Then GUYS LOFTS with pigeon named WENDYS LITTLE GEM that took 24th OPEN and was bred by GRAHAM GUY from WOLVERHAMPTON and won US$263.50c (£176) for its efforts. Then ZANDYS DREAM TEAM, administer by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET with pigeon named ZANDYS PASSION which took 37th OPEN bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH and won US$102 (£68) for its efforts. Then lastly another for LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE with pigeon named LUCKY MISTRESS which took 40th OPEN and was bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH and won US$34 (27) for its efforts. WELL DONE TO THESE FANCIERS.

REGIONAL NOMINATIONS in the UNITED KINGDOM in TRAINING RACE 15 had 12 pigeons entered with 84 nominations and a total of US$1,917.60c (£1,279) up for grabs and there was just one winner:- LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET with pigeon named LUCKY COUNTESS bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH that took 23rd OPEN and won US$1,917.60c (£1,279) for its efforts. This takes the winning of this outstanding pigeon to US$12,735.55c (£8,490) in this race series. WELL DONE TO THIS WINNER.

The OVERALL AVERAGES after 20 official races in the 2014/15 race series stand as follows:- 1st ITALY, 1st OPEN goes to CHRISTIANO PALTRINIERI from ITALY with super pigeon named DAISUKE JIGEN, with a combined flying time of 27.32.23.48 which has so far won 73rd, 215th, 79th, 25th, 40th, 159th, 223rd, 1024th, 845th, 57th, 308th, 547th, 107th, 543rd, 50th, 1591st, 174th, 497th, 1277th and now 1st OPEN in the 20 races that count in this race series, staying in 1st place from the last race. This pigeon is leading this category by nearly 18 minutes. Taking 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 17th OPEN IAN CRAMMOND and NIGEL LANGSTAFF from FONTWELL and with their pigeon named FONTWELL FOXTROT ROMEO, with a combined flying time of 28.17.43.93, this pigeon has won 2488th, 1426th, 13th, 167th, 515th, 105th, 17th, 9th, 529th, 101st, 13th, 478th, 1329th, 587th, 326th, 131st, 1066th, 1007th, 973rd and now 822nd OPEN in the 20 races that count in this race series, moving down 1 place from 16th position in the last race. This pigeon is currently leading this category by just over 17 minutes. Taking 1st IRELAND, 184th OPEN JOHNSON and LEONARD with their pigeon named LEONARDS LAD bred by this partnership, with a combined flying time of 29.26.07.39, this pigeon has won 1501st, 809th, 1403rd, 2276th, 2416th, 487th, 1970th, 2248th, 1203rd, 827th, 1276th, 160th, 427th, 1394th, 1199th, 1396th, 849th, 287th, 1033rd and now 1028th OPEN in the 20 races that count in this race series, moving up 2 places from 186th position in the last race. This pigeon is currently leading this category by just over 9 seconds.

The remaining race programme is now as follows:- Training Race 16 from 75km (47 miles) on Wednesday 14th January, Training Race 17 from 100km (62 miles) on Saturday 17th January, then THE FINAL RACE from will take place between 500km (311 miles) and 525km (326 miles) on Saturday 24th January 2015. The dates are not be set in stone and if the proposed date for any of these races is not suitable for liberation, then these will take place on the next best day in that week. Daily training will also take place during the week providing the weather is suitable. No training will take place on Sundays unless of course a holdover takes place on the Saturday race. The Overall Averages and the allocated Prize Money will only count in races of 50km (31 miles) and over. The Pre-Training Races will not count in The Overall Averages.

***SPECIAL NOTIFICATION*** GOOD NEWS about the CASCADE CHALLENGE which was discontinued after the Final Race last year but had a cash prize of US$12,364.50c (£8,244) that was NOT WON because the conditions of entry were that the a nominated pigeon had to actually win the 1st OPEN position. Air Sport Internationale will now run this competition in the FINAL RACE in the 2014/15 race series and the first nominated pigeon will walk away with “POT OF GOLD”, which could be worth in excess of US$25,000 (£16,667). The ENTRY FEE will only be US$10 (£6.67) per pigeon, with only one pigeon per team being eligible, so please make sure you have enough funds in your AS account to have a little gamble. Full information will be posted on the SAMDPR Web Site www.samdpr.com GOOD LUCK TO ALL THAT DECIDE TO ENTER THIS SUPERB SINGLE NOMINATION COMPETITION.

***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 my later International Press Reports. I personally do like to give all the fanciers, entrants and breeders all the credit they and their pigeons deserve when they manage to get in the results so your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

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. Also US$200 GLOBAL NOMINATIONS will be available on all 5 HOT SPOT CAR RACES. If you wish to enter any of these 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.

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 OFFICIAL WEB SITE www.scmdpr.com FOR ALL TO VIEW.

***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 20th SAMDPR and all you have to pay is the official shipping/export costs to your Country Shipper.

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 15th NOVEMBER 2014 from 130km (approx. 81 miles). The cost to “ACTIVATE” these “RESERVES or BACK-UP PIGEONS” is US$1,100 (approx. £700)(THIS MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE AT THE TIME OF ACTIVATION) 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. The race entry fee for The 19th SAMDPR was actually increased by US$100, up to US$1,100. However, all cash refunds will be at US$1,000 per paid pigeon, which will give the race organiser US$100 per pigeon for feeding, training and quarantine costs.
HOW MANY OTHER RACES IN THE WORLD OFFER THIS SORT OF OPTION TO COMPETITORS AND ENTRANTS?

***WHAT CAN BE WON DURING THIS 2014/15 RACE SERIES*** Prizes and awards now add up to a staggering US$1.8 Million American Dollars £1.2 Million Pounds) and these include 5 x Brand New Motor Cars, 1 for each of the 5 x Car Races, 95 x US$1,100 Hot Spot Cash Prizes (it should be noted that the Motor Car Winner does not receive a US$1,100 Cash Prize), split into 19 x US$1,100 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 International Country Challenge 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 worth well over US$1,000 each and now over US$1 Million American Dollars in Prize Money and 300 cash prizes being on offer.

THE ZANDY MEYER MEMORIAL RACE & US$1,000 (approx. £667) NOMINATION will also take place on the “FINAL RACE” and the winning will be A BRAND NEW MERCEDES BENZ SLK MOTOR CAR, worth a staggering US$80,000 (approx. £53,334). (ONLY “ACTIVATED” PIGEONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ANY OF THESE SPECIAL CASH PRIZES OR AWARDS). This new competition was very well supported in its first year and had over 160 entries and was so successful that it also paid out a staggering 2nd prize of US$54,000 (£36,000) cash. Do not miss this fantastic opportunity to win a fabulous new car.

PRIZE MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE 19th SOUTH AFRICAN MILLION DOLLAR “FINAL RACE” IS NOW AS FOLLOWS:- 1st US$150,000 (approx. £100,000), 2nd US$100,000 (approx. £66,667), 3rd US$75,000 (approx. £50,000), 4th US$50,000 (approx. £33,334), 5th US$40,000 (approx. £26,667), 6th US$25,000 (£16,667), 7th US$17,500 (£11,667), 8th US$15,000 (£10,000), 9th US$12,500 (£8,334), 10th US$10,000 (approx. £6,667), 11th/15th US$7,500 each (approx. £5,000), 16th/20th US$5,000 each (approx. £3,334), 21st/30th US$4,000 each (approx. £2,667), 31st/40th US$3,500 each (approx. £2,334), 41st/50th US$3,000 each (approx. £2,000), 51st/70th US$2,000 each (£1,334), 71st/100th US$1,750 each (£1,167), 101st/150th US$1,500 each (£1,000), 151st/200th US$1,250 each (£834) and then 201st/300th US$1,100 each (£734). (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 the actual 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 2014/15 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 www.theloftreport.com plus of course they will also be published in the “”BRITISH HOMING WORLD” and “THE RACING PIGEON” weeklies and other world pigeon publications for all to see, read and enjoy.

The race date for THE 20th SOUTH AFRICAN MILLION DOLLAR PIGEON RACE has already been agreed and confirmed and this will once again take place in Linbro Park, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday 30th January 2016. 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 20th SAMDPR will take about the middle of MAY 2015 and then the second one should be around the middle of JUNE 2015. 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 about this great race.

These “INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASES” do take a lot of my time to prepare and I do try to get as much information into them as possible as I know fanciers and entrants like to know what is happening in each race, unfortunately sometimes, 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 for this if I leave something out but I can assure everybody that I do my best to get as much current information as possible to put into each of these International Press Releases.

IF ANY PIGEON FANCIER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN FACT 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 AND I WILL PUT THEM ON MY EMAIL DATABASE AND I WILL THEN FORWARD THEM ALL THE INFORMATION BY EMAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS.

***NEW COMPETITIONS HAVE NOW BEEN INTRODUCED*** AIR SPORT INTERNATIONALE (The Presenters of the SAMDPR) are proud to announce a couple of new COUNTRY CHALLENGE COMPETITIONS which will be run on the 5th HOT SPOT CAR RACE and another one on THE FINAL RACE. Both of these new competitions will give fanciers the chance to compete for COUNTRY PRIZE MONEY against their fellow countrymen. AIR SPORT INTERNATIONALE are pleased to introduce a new COUNTRY CHALLENGE COMPETITION which will be run on the 5th HOT SPOT CAR RACE as well as the COUNTRY CHALLENGE ACE PIGEON which will be run on the main race (FINAL RACE) on January 24th 2015. All paid pigeons into The South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race can be entered into this competition at a non-refundable, non-transferable entry fee of US$120 (£80) per pigeon up to liberation of the 5th HOT SPOT CAR RACE. Pigeons will compete under the country flag for which they are flying in The South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race and all countries with a minimum of five entrants can take part in the competition. US$10 (£6.67) of the entry fee will be retained by ASI for expenses and administration and the balance will be paid out as follows:- 5th HOT SPOT CAR RACE US$70 (£47) from every entry will be added to the prize money for the COUNTRY CHALLENGE. All the prize money will be paid out to the first three COUNTRY CHALLENGE entered pigeons in a ratio of 50%, 30% and 20%. The SAMDPR Web Site will have a constantly updated listing of these prizes as well as a list of which pigeons are competing for the prize money per country. COUNTRY CHALLENGE ACE PIGEON US$40 (£27) from the entry fee goes to this “WINNER TAKES ALL” prize which will be awarded to the first COUNTRY CHALLENGE pigeon in the Grand Averages per each competing country after The South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race, making the pigeon the COUNTRY CHALLENGE ACE PIGEON for that country.

EXAMPLE:- If 50 pigeons were officially entered from any country then in the 5th HOT SPOT CAR RACE, the prize money would be 1st 50% £1,750 (£1,167), 2nd US$1,050 (£700) and 3rd US$700 (£467). Then in the COUNTRY CHALLENGE ACE PIGEON on the FINAL RACE the winning pigeon would walk away with $2,000 (£1,334) as the winner takes all. Of course the more pigeons that are entered from each country the bigger the cash prizes will be. If less than 50 pigeons are entered from each country, then of course the prize money would be less.
PLEASE TRY TO SUPPORT THESE NEW COMPETITIONS BY CONTACTING YOUR COUNTRY SHIPPER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GET YOUR PIGEONS ENTERED INTO THESE TWO BRAND NEW COMPETITIONS.

***SPECIAL NOTIFICATION*** Every year has its own challenges and this year has been no different thanks to some extreme weather conditions we have experienced. The result of this has been that valuable training of the pigeons in the early stages has been lost and the distances for the first 3 Hot Spot Car Races have all had to be modified to suit the capability of the pigeons and the amount of training they have been able to get. The Loft Staff are carefully monitoring the pigeons and will adjust the distances for the last 2 Hot Spot Car Races as needed with the goal of a Final Race as close to 500km (311 miles) to 525km (326 miles) as possible. At this stage the pigeons are looking great and are in excellent health, they just need extra hours on the wing.

***POLITE REMINDER*** If you have any RESERVE PIGEONS that are not currently ACTIVATED then I strongly suggest your ACTIVATE these before the FINAL RACE. (Contact your COUNTRY SHIPPER IMMEDIATELY FOR FULL DETAILS) as you only have about 5/6 days after the CAR RACE HOT SPOT 5 to get them AVTIVATED or then they are offered for sale by AIR SPORT INTERNATIONALE and anybody in the world can purchase them. PLEASE DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUT LIKE SO MANY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL PIGEON FANCIERS, SYNDICATES AND ENTRANTS DURING THE 2014/15 RACE SERIES.

Paul Smith.
United Kingdom Race Team Shipper & International Race Co-ordinator for The 19th 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 the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday 24th January 2015. 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.
Email:- reglofts@aol.com Skype Address:- talbot7944 Regency Lofts web Site Address:- www.regencylofts.com
The South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race Web Site Address:- www.samdpr.com