16th SCMDPR - Training Race 1 & 2

[willie reynolds]

“FIRST INTERNATIONAL PRESS REPORT”
THE 16th SUN CITY MILLION DOLLAR
(THE RACE WITH THE PROVEN TRACK RECORD)
(THE GREATEST PIGEON RACE IN THE WORLD)
DUE TO BE HELD IN SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA ON
SATURDAY 28th JANUARY 2012.

REPORT ON TRAINING RACES 1 & 2.


After another record entry from 36 different countries we are once again off and running for the 16th Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race, which takes place in the stunning Sun City Complex in South Africa. The first official loft list appeared on Friday 14th October and this showed a total of 6,052 pigeons were still in the lofts and this was made up by 5,200 International, which included 502 from the United Kingdom and 69 from Ireland, plus 852 from South Africa. A further week of daily training the first official basketing list appeared on the SCMDPR web site on Friday 21st October 2011 for TRAINING RACE 1, which was due to take place on Saturday 22nd October from 51km (approx. 32 miles) and this showed a total of 5,833 pigeons were competing (yet another record entry for this race) and this figure included 5,008 International, which included 481 from the United Kingdom and 69 from Ireland, plus 825 pigeons from South Africa. The convoy were liberated at 07-30 in fine and clear conditions, 18C (65F), with light head wind from 51km (approx. 32 miles) and a good race was anticipated by the loft managers and Zandy Meyer (Race Director). A later weather forecast issued for midday in Sun City on the web site showed sunny and clear conditions, little to no wind and temperature of 28c (83f).

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN and “FLYING THE FLAG FOR THEIR COUNTRY” went to MR & MRS BRIAN & MAVIS CLAYBURN from the UNITED KINGDOM with their pigeon named TAKE YOUR TIME which was officially clocked at 08-13-20.65 to record 1310ypm (45mph), 2nd Open went to Dan Coury from United States Of America, 3rd Open to Willi Hertel from Germany, 4th Open to Ronnie and Ronnie Snr from South Africa, 5th Open to Ferenc Butyka from Austria, 6th Open to Steffen Brenneke und Ralf Kurth from Germany, 7th Open to B De Kock from South Africa, 8th Open to Brdr Hansen from Denmark, 9th Open to Nemelka Racing Pigeon Loft from United States Of America, 10th Open to Jesus Sepulveda from United States Of America, 11th Open to Maurice O’Donnell from Ireland, 12th Open to Team The Untouchables from Germany, 13th Open to Doriemus from Australia, 14th Open to Si Se Puede Farm Syndicate from United States Of America, 15th Open to Team Schiklmax from Germany, 16th Open to Colin Austin from Zimbabwe, 17th Open to Siino-De La O from United States Of America, 18th Open to Team Preben from Denmark, 19th Open to Dirk Van Dyck from Belgium and then 20th Open to Stanley Staemmeryd from Sweden. These top 20 pigeons were all clocked within 15.10 seconds of the race winner and 11 different countries were represented in the top 20. The top 50 pigeons were all cocked with 36.10 seconds of the race winner and the top 100 pigeons were all clocked within 51.10 seconds of the race winner. A total of 2,645 pigeons were officially recorded by 08-45, then 2,838 by 09-01, then 3,080 by 09-08, then 3,471 by 09-24, then 4,002 by 09-41, then 4,510 by 10-38, they continued to roll in all days with 4,973 finally making it on the day by 18-30, leaving 860 pigeons still to make it back to the lofts. They latecomers started rolling in Sunday from 06-28 and 5,185 were recorded by 09-10, then 5,212 by 10-52, returns continued throughout the day and a total of 5,276 pigeons were officially clocked by 18-32, leaving 557 still to return to the lofts by nightfall. The Monday evening loft list showed 5,375 pigeons were in the lofts, a loss of 458 pigeons.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 1st OPEN went to MR & MRS BRIAN & MAVIS CLAYBURN from ACKWORTH, with pigeon named TAKE YOUR TIME which was clocked at 08-13-20.65, this charming couple actually won 1st OPEN in the 2009 SCMDPR, 2nd UK, 23rd Open to Robbie PretteJohn & Mike Underhill from Plymouth, 3rd UK, 38th Open goes to Manchester Maestros, 4th UK, 44th Open went to Finghall Lofts, 5th UK, 46th Open went to Sussex Syndicate with a pigeon bred by Ian Crammond and Nigel Langstaff from Fontwell, 6th UK, 68th Open went to Myrtle Lofts – Evans + Walker with a pigeon bred by Mark & Dickie Evans from Whitley Bridge, 7th UK, 115th Open went to Blanefield Lofts, 8th UK, 117th Open went to Guys Lofts with a pigeon bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton, 9th UK, 127th Open to CaberFeidh Lofts, 10th UK, 131st Open to Crammond and Langstaff from Fontwell, 11th UK, 148th Open another for Finghall Lofts, 12th UK, 159th Open went to N+A Evans and Cuthbert, 13th UK, 168th Open another for the Sussex Syndicate from Fontwell, 14th UK, 176th Open to Signalman, 15th UK, 136th Open another for CaberFeidh Lofts, 16th UK, 190th Open another for N+A Evans and Cuthbert, 17th UK, 193rd Open for the Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by him with a pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 18th UK, 198th Open for Johnny May, 19th UK, 217th Open for Atherton and Summers, with 20th UK, 237th Open another for the Paul Smith Syndicate and with another pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon. A total of 332 UK pigeons were officially clocked by 09-00, then 288 by 09-24, 379 by 10-53, 392 by 13-33 and then 403 by nightfall, which meant 78 were still missing. A further 28 UK pigeons were officially recorded on Sunday by 18-33, leaving 50 still to return to the lofts. Eight (8) more UK pigeons returned to the lofts on Monday, making a total of 439 home, leaving 42 still to make it back home to the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st IRELAND, 11th OPEN goes to MAURICE O’DONNELL with pigeon named PANIACKY PEET which was clocked at 08-13-31.85, just 11.20 seconds behind the race winner, 2nd Ireland, 233rd Open went to Fays, 3rd Ireland, 349th Open to Curtin Brothers, 4th Ireland, 360th Open for Bernard Smyth, 5th & 6th Ireland, 489th & 755th Open two more pigeons for Maurice O’Donnell. The Irish Team had a total of 30 pigeons clocked by 09-00, then 48 by 09-49, then 56 by nightfall, which meant 13 were still missing. Sunday dawned and another 5 pigeons were officially recorded by 18-33 which meant that 8 Irish pigeons were still to return to the lofts. No more Irish pigeons homed during Monday.

More daily training on Monday and Tuesday for those that were fit enough and then the basketing list appeared on the web site later on Tuesday 25th October for TRAINING RACE 2 which was due to take place on Wednesday 26th October from 51km (32 miles) and this showed a total of 5,322 pigeons were competing (yet another record entry for this race) and this figure included 4,576 International, which included 435 from the United Kingdom and 61 from Ireland, plus 746 pigeons from South Africa. The convoy were liberated at 08-10 in partly cloudy and warm conditions, light head wind and with a temperature of 20c (68f) and a steady race was anticipated by the loft managers and Zandy Meyer (Race Director). The midday weather report in Sun City showed still partly cloudy but the temperature had risen to 35c (95f).

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st OPEN and “FLYING THE FLAG FOR THEIR COUNTRY” went to CLAUDE ROTHGIESSER from CANADA with pigeon named TOM FOOL which was clocked at 08-49-34.40 to record 1408ypm (48mph), 2nd Open went to Wilhelm Stoll from Germany, 3rd Open to Zhen Yu Guo from United States Of America, 4th Open to Team Sylt 2000 – Schubring from Germany, 5th Open to Team SG Jung – Jupid from Germany, 6th Open to Gerhard Spych from Germany, 7th Open to Ganus Family Lofts from United States Of America, 8th Open to Dr Laszio Gotthard from Hungary, 9th Open to Thorsten + Finn Leon Daum from Germany, 10th Open to Joseph van Dorning from United Kingdom, 11th Open to Helmut u Alfons Klaas from Germany, 12th Open to Keeping Up With The Jones from United Kingdom, 13th Open to Davies and Dixon from United Kingdom, 14th Open to Team Moeller – Kremser from Germany, 15th Open to Jaap Koehoorn from Netherlands, 16th Open to Mishal Ead from Kuwait, 17th Open to Jedds Bird Supplies from United States Of America, 18th Open to Pauls Connections from South Africa, 19th Open to Fareed Kathrada – Turf Pet from South Africa and then 20th Open to Joe Dallao from Republic Of Korea. These top 20 pigeons were all officially clocked within 12.90 seconds of the race winner with 9 different countries being represented in this top 20 and the top 50 were all officially clocked within 38.65 seconds of the race winner and the top 100 were all clocked within 75.10 seconds of the winning pigeon. A total of 687 pigeons were officially clocked by 08-58, then 1,861 by 09-03, then 4,412 by 09-33 which was 41 minutes after the race winner and then 4,637 by 10-02, then 4,698 by 10-17, then 4,822 by 11-27, then 4,870 by 15-47 and then finally 4,892 officially recorded by 18-08 leaving 430 pigeons still to make it back to base camp by nightfall. I am fairly sure a few more pigeons will work their way during Thursday and Friday.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 10th OPEN went to JOSEPH VAN DORNING with THE COPPER bred by JOSEPH DORNING from PRESTON and clocked at 08-49-38.10, just 03.70 seconds behind the actual race winner, 2nd UK, 12th Open went to Keeping Up With The Jones with a pigeon bred by Robbie Jones from Southampton, 3rd UK, 13th Open to Davies and Dixon from Port Talbot and Cardiff, 4th UK, 56th Open to Manchester Maestros from Manchester, 5th UK, 97th Open to Hampshire Diddis with pigeon bred by Dave Matthews from Fareham, 6th UK, 142nd Open to Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by him and bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 7th UK, 156th Open to Mr & Mrs Andy Gregson from Preston, 8th UK, 159th Open to Finghall Lofts and entered by Keith Thompson from Doncaster, 9th UK, 171st Open to Brammer and Nasher bred by Frank Brammer from Gloucester, 10th UK, 189th Open to Geordie Boys with pigeon bred by Ian Stafford from Tyne & Wear, 11th UK, 212th Open another for Davies and Dixon bred by Roy Davies from Port Talbot, 12th UK, 240th Open another for the Paul Smith Syndicate with another pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 13th UK, 241st Open to Premier Stud UK Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith and with a pigeon bred by Premier Stud, Patringham Haven, 14th UK, 249th Open to Jurgen and Caroline Josch from Hailsham, 15th UK, 263rd Open to Gallows Hill Kid and bred by Dave Murphy from Ripon, 16th UK, 285th Open to Oakley Wombles, 17th UK, 317th Open to Robbie Prettejohn and Mike Underhill from Plymouth, 18th UK, 322nd Open to Fenlands Lofts with pigeon bred by Darren Peters from East Heckington, 19th UK, 330th Open another for Premier Stud UK Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith and bred by Premier Stud from Patringham Haven and then 20th UK, 340th Open to Ken Darlington from Barry. A really fantastic result for the UK Team. A total of 53 UK pigeons were clocked by 08-58, then 132 by 09-03, then 347 by 09-31, then 362 by 09-59, then 367 by 10-17, then 383 by
11-20, then 389 by 15-47 and then finally 393 pigeons were officially recorded by 18-08, leaving still 42 to make it back home on the day.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st IRELAND, 273rd OPEN went to FINBARS with pigeon named 10 UP which was clocked at 08-52-17.70, just 163.30 seconds after the race winner, 2nd Ireland, 506th Open to Bernard Smyth, 3rd Ireland, 804th Open to Tom Cahill, 4th Ireland, 805th Open another for Bernard Smyth, 5th Ireland, 1289th Open to Maurice O’Donnell and then 6th Ireland, 1293rd Open to Paul Poole and Son. A total of 2 Irish pigeons were clocked by 08-56, then 13 by 09-03, then 43 by 09-28, then 48 by 09-53, then 49 by 10-17,then 50 by 11-20 then no more Irish pigeons were officially recorded on the day, leaving 11 still to make it back to the lofts.

*****THE FOLLOWING RACE PROGRAMME***** On Saturday 29th October we have Training Race 3 from 80km (50 miles), then on Wednesday 2nd November Training Race 4 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 5th November Training Race 5 from 80km (50 miles), then on Wednesday 12th November Training Race 6 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 12th November Training Race 7 from 130km (81 miles), then on Wednesday 16th November Training Race 8 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 19th November Training Race 9 from 130km (81 miles), then on Wednesday 23rd November Training Race 10 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 26th November CAR RACE HOT SPOT 1 from 200km (125 miles), then on Wednesday 30th November Training Race 11 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 3rd December Training Race 12 from 130km (81 miles), then on Wednesday 7th December Training Race 13 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 10th December CAR RACE HOT SPOT 2 from 270km (168 miles), then on Wednesday 14th December Training Race 14 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 17th December CAR RACE HOT SPOT 3 from 300km (187 miles), then on Wednesday 21st December Training Race 15 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 24th December Training Race 16 from 130km (81 miles), then on THURSDAY 29th December we have CAR RACE HOT SPOT 4 from 345km (215 miles), then on Saturday 31st December Training Race 17 from 130km (81 miles). Then into the year of 2012 and on Wednesday 4th January Training Race 18 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 7th January CAR RACE HOT SPOT 5 from 390km (243 miles), then on Wednesday 11th January Training Race 19 from 50km (31 miles), then on Saturday 14th January Training Race 20 from 80km (50 miles), then on Wednesday 18th January Training Race 21 from 80km (50 miles), then on Saturday 21st January Training Race 22 from 130km (81 miles) and then of course “THE FINAL RACE” will take place on Saturday 28th January 2012 from 550km (342 miles). Of course the weather conditions will have to be right for all of these races to take place on the appointed days, if not they will be basketed and liberated on another day when the weather forecast is favourable 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” on 28th January as possible and give all fanciers/competitors/entrants a fair chance in the “FINAL RACE”. Only races of 50km (approx. 31 miles) will count towards the Sun City 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 the following TRAINING RACES 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20 and 22, plus of course the CAR RACE HOT SPOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and of course the FINAL RACE. All these nomination 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 Sun City Million Dollar Web Site. 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 online prior to that nomination race. 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 WEEKLY PIGEON PUBLICATIONS NAMELY THE “BHW” AND “”RP” PLUS IT WILL ALSO BE ON OUR WEB SITE www.scmdpr.com FOR ALL TO VIEW.

It will also be my sixteenth year of organising a “TRIP OF A LIFETIME” and I am also fairly positive that once again Sun International will be going out of their way to make sure everybody has a fantastic time in the fabulous Sun City Resort and as in past years I will as usual be organising a 10 day (7 nights) stay in the fantastic 5 star Cascades Hotel 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 fantastic South African scenery, weather, food, beer and of course the superb South African hospitality, so if you are genuinely interested please get in touch with me on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or email me on reglofts@aol.com as soon as possible because the return flights and hotel accommodation will be at a premium and all will be sold as usual on a first come, first served basis. I already have a good number of pigeon fanciers travelling out with my group and I can personally guarantee you will be made most welcome if you decide to join our party just like everybody else has been in the past.

*** EXTRA 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 5 x Car Race Hot Spots then you are entitled to a “FREE ENTRY” into the 2013 SCMDPR, all you have to pay is the shipping/export costs. This of course represents great value for your money. All pigeons go to every training toss and Saturday races providing they are fit enough but can only compete for any of the allocated PRIZE MONEY or SPECIAL AWARDS in the 5 x CAR RACE HOT SPOTS if they are “ACTIVATED” and that means that these must be paid for prior to the CAR RACE HOT SPOT 1, which is due to take place on Saturday 26th November 2011 from 200km (approx. 125 miles). The cost to “ACTIVATE” these “RESERVES or BACK-UP PIGEONS” is US$1,000 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. 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 INTERNATIONAL PIGEON RACES IN THE WORLD OFFER THIS OPTION TO COMPETITORS & ENTRANTS?

*****ACTIVATION OF YOUR RESERVES***** Please get in touch with me as soon as possible on 01279-812005 or my mobile 07860-568216 or email reglofts@aol.com and tell me which pigeons you want to “ACTIVATE”. If you want all your pigeons to be eligible to fly for all the “Special Prize Money” and “Special Awards” during the 5 x CAR RACE HOT SPOTS, then it really is advisable to do them before the CAR RACE HOT SPOT 1. See above for information as you really have nothing to lose. Please do not get caught out like so many do each year.

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.star-pigeons.com www.pigeonnetwork.com plus of course they will also be in the “”BRITISH HOMING WORLD” and “THE RACING PIGEON” for all to see.

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

IF ANY PIGEON FANCIER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IRELAND 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 ADD THEM TO MY DATABASE AND FORWARD THEM ALL THE INFORMATION BY EMAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS.

*****SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL COMPETING FANCIERS***** I LIKE TO GIVE ALL ENTRANTS THE CREDIT THEY TRULY DESERVE WHEN THEIR PIGEON OR PIGEONS SCORE IN THE RESULTS. I CAN ONLY PUT DOWN THE INFORMATION I HAVE ON FILE IN MY DATABASE AND SOMETIMES OF COURSE THAT IS INCORRECT OR OUT OF DATE, SO PLEASE IF YOU HAVE A PIGEON OR PIGEONS ENTERED IN THIS RACE, LET ME HAVE YOUR CHRISTIAN NAME AND THE TOWN YOU LIVE IN SO I CAN THEN GIVE YOU THE CREDIT YOU AND YOUR PIGEON OR PIGEONS DESERVE WHEN YOU DO WELL. EITHER JUST EMAIL ME YOUR FULL DETAILS TO reglofts@aol.com OR CALL ME ON 01279-812005 OR 07860-568216 AND THEN I CAN UPDATE MY DATABASE WITH YOUR CORRECT DETAILS.

Unfortunately, as much as I would like to I can’t mention all the pigeons clocked but any entrant/competitor or pigeon fancier can just log onto www.scmdpr.com and hit the Results & Listings button on the top left hand side of the home page and this will give you all the past racing results of this 2011/12 race series. ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH RACE AS IT HAPPENS ON THE INTERNET THROUGOUT THE WINTER MONTHS.

GOOD LUCK to all concerned in TRAINING RACE 3 which takes place on Saturday 29th October from 80km (50 miles).

Paul Smith.
United Kingdom Race Team Shipper & International Race Co-ordinator for The 16th Sun City 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 Sun City Resort, South Africa on Saturday 28th January 2012.

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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