19th SAMDPR - Results Training Race 16 & 17

[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 16 & 17.

TRAINING RACE 16 was supposed to take place on Wednesday 14th January 2015 from 75km (46 miles) but because the weather forecast showed rain and thunderstorms it was decided to move the race a day later and a total of 2,479 pigeons from 34 different countries took part and this total included 2,308 international pigeons which in turn included 150 pigeons from the United Kingdom and 39 pigeons from Ireland, plus 171 pigeons from South Africa.

The convoy were liberated on Thursday 15th January 2015 at 08.25 in fine and warm conditions with a temperature of about 17c (62f) with light head wind. As the day moved forward the temperature would rise to around 27c (82f) at between 11.00 & 12.00 and 14.00 & 15.00 15.00 the possibility of some rain around and then fine up to 19.00. A reasonably steady race was anticipated by the loft staff.

LIVESTREAM was available to watch online and I logged in bright and early at 07.00 (GMT) or 09.00 (SA) time as I thought the winning pigeons should arrive between 09.20 and 09.25 going on past race from the same distance. The palm tree in the garden which is behind loft 1 is always is a good guide to see which way the wind is blowing and today it was a side wind, the sky was very cloudy with blue sky just starting to break through the clouds. Once again I did not have to wait long as all of a sudden bang on line at 09.21 a gang of around 50 pigeons appeared in the sky, they swung round and tried to land but then another group of over 150 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 150 followed closely by another gang of around 150. So within a matter of 2 minutes there were over 500 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 HELMUT + ALFONS KLAAS from GERMANY with their pigeon named SASPIRILLA bred by this great partnership, which was officially clocked at 09.21.38.63 to record a winning velocity of 1420ypm (48mph), these fanciers have already bred two pigeon to win 1st OPEN in the FINAL RACE over the past few years, plus many other outstanding One Loft Race performances literally all over the world, 2nd Ruediger Schoenau from Germany, 3rd Team Germany –WA Waldow + S Theil from Germany, 4th Franz Kleinhans from Germany, 5th Boris Baloh from Slovenia, 6th Aldahoum Loft from Kuwait, 7th SG Scherre from Germany, 8th Jon Dagel from United States Of America, 9th Saad Al Abhoul from Kuwait, 10th Frederik Langenraedt from Belgium, 11th Josef Huber from Germany, 12th Zaben Alazmi from Kuwait, 13th Grzegorz Klimczyk from Poland,
14th Ralf Platt from Germany, 15th Marian Paskov from Bulgaria, 16th Taffys Syndicate from United States Of America, with his good pigeon that has now won 2nd, 3rd, 2 x 4ths and now 16th Open, 17th Gyany Antonescu from Romania, 18th Wouters Family from Belgium, 19th Ahmad S Al-Juwaisri from Kuwait and 20th another for Frederik Langenraedt from Belgium. The top 20 pigeons were separated by just 51.60 seconds and had 8 different countries represented in this result and it should be mentioned that German fanciers took the first four places in this race. A total of 2,398 pigeons were officially clocked by 10.12, leaving just 81 still to return to the lofts. A later report showed that 2,452 were recorded by 13.00, leaving 27 still to return to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 47th OPEN went to LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET and with pigeon named LUCKY MISTRESS which was officially clocked at 09.22.42.93 just 1 minute 04.30 seconds away from the actual race winner and was bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH, this pigeon has also flown well and won 69th, 83rd, 129th, 56th, 40th and now 47th OPEN in this race series, 2nd UK, 49th Open 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, 1st UK, 10th Open in TR14 and now 2nd UK, 49th Open, 3rd UK, 61st Open Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountifitchet and with pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 4th UK, 76th Open Ken Ambler from Oxenhope, 5th UK, 109th Open LJ Leech and S. Bannister with pigeon bred by Joe Leech & Son from Featherstone, 6th UK, 115th Open Qwestair Loft with pigeon bred by Ian Freeman from Trowbridge, 7th UK, 125th Open another for Lucky Devils Syndicate with their great pigeon Lucky Countess bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, this consistent pigeon has already won 5th, 12th, 23rd, 29th, 30th, 38th, 45th, 50th, 84th, 92nd, 125th, 133rd and 143rd OPEN in this race series, plus she has also won US$12,735.55c (£8,490) in Nomination winnings, 8th UK, 134th Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a second pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 9th UK, 137th Open Premier Stud UK Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Premier Stud from Patringham Haven, 10th UK, 144th Open Guys Lofts Elite with pigeon bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton, 11th UK, 162nd Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate with a third pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 12th UK, 200th Open Alan Richardson from Whitby, 13th UK, 207th Open Golden Mile with pigeon bred by Gary Moody from Portsmouth, this pigeon was his Free Entry that he won from the NFC Nom the previous year, won 1st UK, 52nd Open in HSCR5 and also won US$1,000 (£667) International Country Prize Money, 14th UK, 212th Open Keith & Graham Jones from Aylesbury,
15th UK, 263rd Open Pet Shop Boys and Girls with pigeon bred by John Alderslade from Bridlington, 16th UK, 271st Open another for Lucky Devils Syndicate, a third pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 17th UK, 293rd Open another for Lucky Devils Syndicate with a fourth pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 18th UK, 308th Open Zandys Dream Team, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with a fifth pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 19th UK, 316th Open Danny Gruzelier from Kempston and 20th UK, 318th Open R+P Montila from Everton, Sandy. A total of 141 UK pigeons were officially clocked by 10.12, leaving just 9 still to return to the lofts. A later report showed that 145 UK pigeons were in the lofts by 13.00, leaving 5 still to return to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st IRELAND, 123rd OPEN went to GERRY DALY, with pigeon named WIZZO which was officially clocked at 09.23.14.98 just 1 minute 35.65 seconds away from the actual race winner, 2nd Ireland, 380th Open Johnson and Leonard, 3rd Ireland, 485th CornDirect, 4th Ireland, 530th Open Boylan and Nasher, with pigeon bred by John Nash, 5th Ireland, 544th Open Mob Tops and 6th Ireland, 706th Open Dylan and Daniel Boylan. A total of 38 Irish pigeons were officially clocked by 10.12, leaving just 1 pigeon to make it back to the lofts. A later report showed that all 39 Irish were in the lofts by 13.00.

GLOBAL NOMINATIONS on this TRAINING RACE 16 amounted to US$4,168.40c (£2,780) and a total of 137 pigeons including 22 pigeons from the United Kingdom and 2 pigeons from Ireland and with 469 nominations were placed. There was only one UNITED KINGDOM winner and that was the LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET and with pigeon named LUCKY MISTRESS bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH, which won 47th OPEN and US$68.85c (£46) for its efforts. WELL DONE TO THIS WINNER.

THE OVERALL AVERAGES after 21 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 28.30.55.51, currently leading this category by nearly 20 minutes, this pigeon has won 73rd, 215th, 79th, 25th, 40th, 159th, 223rd, 1024th, 845th, 57th, 308th, 547th, 107th, 543rd, 50th, 1591st, 174th, 497th, 1277th, 1st and now 171st OPEN in the 21 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 29.18.08.41 this pigeon has won 2488th, 1426th, 13th, 167th, 515th, 105th, 17th, 9th, 529th, 101st, 13th, 478th, 1329th, 587th, 216th, 131st, 1066th, 1007th, 973rd, 822nd and now 624th OPEN in the 21 races that count, staying the same position as in the last race. 1st IRELAND, 171st OPEN is CORNDIRECT with their pigeon named BOYO bred by BRENDAN McCANN with a total flying time of 30.26.08.28, this pigeon has won 1578th, 2082nd, 2510th, 1546th, 981st, 191st, 748th, 1647th, 553rd, 1542nd, 93rd, 2353rd, 1413th, 814th, 1691st, 1132nd, 1008th, 216th, 1065th, 1364th and now 485th OPEN in the 21 races that count, moving up 14 places from 185th in the last race.

TRAINING RACE 17 took place on Saturday 17th January 2015 from 102km (63 miles) and is the penultimate race before the FINAL RACE and a total of 2,465 pigeons were basketed from 34 different countries, this total included 170 South African pigeons and 2,295 international pigeons and this figure included 148 from the United Kingdom and 39 from Ireland.

The convoy were liberated at 07.55 in fine and warm conditions, with a light tail wind and a temperature of 18c (64f) and a fairly fast race was anticipated by the loft staff. As the day progressed the weather would remain sunny and the temperature would rise to about 31c (90f) by mid-afternoon and there was no train forecast until after dark.

LIVESTEAM was up and running and as I woke early and logged on to the SAMDPR web site at about 06.55 (GMT) or 08.55 South African time as I thought the first pigeons would arrive about 09.05 to 09.10. The weather was a little bit cloudy and overcast with blue sky just breaking through and not to windy. All in all it was a great day for a pigeon race. Then as I waited and watched my computer screen sipping my early morning cup of tea I saw a really big gang of about 100 pigeons bang on line at 09.05, they swung round the lofts and were joined in the sky by about another gang of about 100 and most of them landed and on loft 1 the one closest to the Control Tower, a few then landed on loft 2, the one near 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 of lofts 1 and 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 09.10. 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 this is modern technology at its very best.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN went to AL-ABRAQ LOFT from KUWAIT with his pigeon named ALSHAYB bred by ESSA AL-MANSORI which was officially clocked at 09.05.31.56 to record a winning velocity of 1562ypm (53mph), this pigeon also won 1st OPEN in TR7, 6th OPEN in TR11, 42nd OPEN in TR13 and now 1st OPEN in TR17. 2nd Piotr Surowiec from United States Of America, this pigeon has won 14th OPEN in TR14, 18th OPEN in TR15 and now 2nd OPEN in TR17, 3rd Rolf Huchthausen from Germany, 4th Nemelka – McCormick – Full Turn from United States Of America, the CAR WINNER in HSCR2, 5th Berghokke from South Africa, 6th Fayez Q8 from Kuwait, 7th Willi Holstiege from Germany, 8th Team Sylt 2000 from Germany, 9th Club Western Cape Pigeon Union from South Africa, 10th Dr Melanie Herding from Germany, 11th Team Fuge - Koch from Germany,
12th Cooney Gang Syndicate from United Kingdom, 13th Bieu Tran from United States Of America, 14th Brdr Broebech from Denmark, 15th Lucky Devils Syndicate from United Kingdom, 16th Ganus Family Loft from United States Of America, 17th Nanez Family Syndicate from United States Of America, 18th Al-Watri Lofts from Kuwait,
19th Team Germany – ZG Helios from Germany and 20th Kader and Nadia Ahmed and Yazeed from Kuwait. The top 20 pigeons were separated by just 17.36 seconds and had 6 different countries represented in this result. The top 50 pigeons were separated by just 44.45 seconds. A total of 2,380 pigeons were officially recorded by 09.36, leaving just 85 pigeons still to return to the lofts. A later report showed 2,442 were clocked by 15.12, leaving just 23 to make it home to base camp. The Monday Loft Listing showed 2,456 pigeons in the lofts, leaving 9 pigeons still to make it back to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 12th OPEN went to COONEY GANG SYNDICATE with pigeon named KING KEN, bred by MIKE COONEY from MANCHESTER which was officially clocked at 09.05.42.22, just 10.66 seconds behind the actual race winner, this pigeon has already won 20th in TR3, 67th in TR4, 5th in TR6, 84th in TR10, 17th in TR15 and now 12th in TR17 also won nomination money earlier in the race series,
2nd UK, 15th Open Lucky Devils Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, this outstanding pigeon named Lucky Countess must rank as one of the best pigeons ever to compete and win top prizes in any of the 19 SCMDPR and SAMDPR race series, she has now won 3 x 1sts, 2nd, 4 x 3rds, 4th, 5th, 6th, 2 x 7ths and 8th UNITED KINGDOM and 92nd, 365th, 12th, 375th, 143rd, 50th, 29th, 84th, 45th, 133rd, 208th, 30th, 5th, 38th, 23rd, 125th and now 15th OPEN in this race series, which makes 11 positions won in the top 92 in the OPEN, plus she has now won US$15,596.65c (£10,400) in Nomination winnings, 3rd UK, 58th Open Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 4th UK, 95th Open Carlos Dream Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, another pigeon that has flown very consistently, 5th UK, 125th Open Pet Shop Boys and Girls with pigeon bred by John Alderslade from Bridlington, 6th UK, 138th Open Team Lincs with pigeon bred by Mr & Mrs Paul & Tracey Stacey from Sleaford, 7th UK, 145th Open Mark Gilbert UK from Windsor, 8th UK, 189th Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith rom Stansted Mountfitchet and with a second pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 9th UK, 209th Open Signalmen from the North East with pigeon bred by P. Turner that has flown very consistently, 10th UK, 210th Open another for Lucky Devils Syndicate with a third pigeon bred by Fenech Brothers from Attleborough, 11th UK, 226th Open Premier Stud UK Syndicate with a pigeon bred by Premier Stud from Patringham Haven, 12th UK, 258th Open another for Carlos Dream Syndicate with pigeon bred by Terry Robinson from Goffs Oak, this pigeon twice won 1st UK and also 13th, 67th, 10th & 49th OPEN, plus also winning 2nd Country Challenge in HSCR5 and US$1,344 (£896) beaten by loft-mate for 1st, plus winning US$2,193 (£1,462) in Nominations, 13th UK, 277th Open another for Paul Smith Syndicate and with a third pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 14th UK, 303rd Open Stephen Bannister and Joe Leech & Son and bred by Stephen Bannister from Featherstone, 15th UK, 307th Open Trainspotters from the North East with another pigeon bred by P. Turner, 16th UK, 328th Open Keith & Graham Jones from Aylesbury, this pigeon has wo 16th & 19th , 17th UK, 342nd Open JEM with pigeon bred by WJ Bradbury from Wolverhampton, 18th UK, 361st Open Ian Stafford from Saltburn, hope you make a good recovery mate, 19th UK, 372nd Open Pieter Oberholster from Keysoe and 20th UK, 374th Alan Richardson from Whitby. A total of 146 UK pigeons were officially recorded by 15.12, leaving just 2 pigeons still to make it back to the lofts. The Monday Loft Listings still showed 146 UK pigeons in the lofts, which meant that just 2 pigeons was still to return.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st IRELAND, 153rd OPEN went to DYLAN and DANIEL BOYLAN with their pigeon named RITA, bred by this partnership which was official clocked at 09.06.27.47, just 55.91 seconds behind the actual race winner, 2nd Ireland, 279th Open Gerry Daly, 3rd Ireland, 497th Open another for Dylan and Daniel Boylan, 4th Ireland, 745th Open Sheldon Leonard and Eamon Kelly with pigeon bred by Sheldon Leonard, 5th Ireland, 758th Open Mob Tops with pigeon bred by Walsh Brothers and 6th Ireland, 791st Open Maurice O’Donnell. A total of 38 Irish pigeons were officially recorded by 19.36, leaving just 1 pigeon still to make it back to the lofts. A later report showed all 39 clocked by 10.18. The Monday Loft Listings still showed 39 Irish pigeons in the lofts.

GLOBAL NOMINATIONS on this TRAINING RACE 17 and there were a total of 119 pigeons entered which included 19 from the UNITED KINGDOM and 2 from IRELAND with a total of 425 nominations were placed with a total of US$4,644.40c (£3.097) up for grabs. CONGRATULATIONS to LUCKY DEVILS SYNDICATE, administered by PAUL SMITH from STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET and with super pigeon named LUCKY COUNTESS that took 15th OPEN and was bred by FENECH BROTHERS from ATTLEBOROUGH, she won US$943.50c (£629) for her efforts, taking her winnings up to a staggering US$15,596.65c (£10,400) in this race series.

REGIONAL NOMINATIONS in the UNITED KINGDOM in TRAINING RACE 17 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 15th OPEN and won US$1,917.60c (£1,279) for its efforts. This takes the winning of this outstanding pigeon to US$15,596.65c (£10,400) in this race series. WELL DONE TO THIS WINNER.

The OVERALL AVERAGES after 22 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 29.43.02.93 which has so far won 73rd, 215th, 79th, 25th, 40th, 159th, 223rd, 1024th, 845th, 57th, 308th, 547th, 107th, 543rd, 50th, 1591st, 174th, 497th, 1277th, 1st, 171st and now 352nd OPEN in the 22 races that count in this race series, staying in 1st place from the last race. This pigeon is leading this category by nearly 20 minutes. Taking 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 16th OPEN IAN CRAMMOND and NIGEL LANGSTAFF from FONTWELL and with their pigeon named FONTWELL FOXTROT ROMEO, with a combined flying time of 30.31.01.68, this pigeon has won 2488th, 1426th, 13th, 167th, 515th, 105th, 17th, 9th, 529th, 101st, 13th, 478th, 1329th, 587th, 326th, 131st, 1066th, 1007th, 973rd, 822nd, 624th and now 685th OPEN in the 22 races that count in this race series, staying in the same place from 16th position in the last race. This pigeon is currently leading this category by just over 19 minutes. Taking 1st IRELAND, 170th OPEN CORNDIRECT with their pigeon named BOYO bred by BRENDAN McCANN, with a combined flying time of 29.26.07.39, this pigeon has won 1578th, 2082nd, 2510th, 1546th, 981st, 191st, 748th, 1647th, 553rd, 1542nd, 93rd, 2353rd, 1413th, 814th, 1691st, 1132nd, 1008th, 216th, 1065th, 1364th, 485th and now 1012th OPEN in the 22 races that count in this race series, moving up 1 place from 171st position in the last race. This pigeon is currently leading this category by nearly 9 minutes.

The remaining race programme is now as follows:- Only one race to go and that is THE FINAL RACE which will take place between 500km (311 miles) and 525km (326 miles) on Saturday 24th January 2015. The date is not be set in stone and if the proposed date for this race is not suitable for liberation, then it will take place on the next best day in that week. 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 and the FINAL RACE, plus a US$500 GLOBAL NOMINATION in the FINAL RACE.. 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 IN THE FINAL RACE ON SATURDAY 24th JANUARY 2015.

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