SCMDPR - Training Race 16

[willie reynolds]

“INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE”
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 RACE 16.

ANOTHER RIGHT CHRISTMAS CRACKER FOR
THE UNITED KINGDOM TEAM.
OUR NATIONAL TEAM HAS NOW WON 5 x 1sts,
2 x 2nds, 2 x 3rds, 2 x 4ths, 3 x 5ths, 3 x 6ths & LOTS OF OTHER TOP TEN POSITIONS, PLUS 3 BRAND NEW MOTOR CARS, 11 x US$1000 CAR RACE HOT SPOT CASH PRIZES AND A US$2,000 2-BIRD AVERAGE CASH PRIZE IN THE FIRST 19 RACES IN THE 2011/12 SUN CITY MILLION DOLLAR PIGEON RACE SERIES.

I thought that everybody should be officially notified that after the first three Car Race Hot Spot races in the 2011/12 race series the average lose is only 1.67% which really is a remarkable achievement in a one loft race history anywhere in the world. Car Race Hot Spot 1 from 121 miles showed a 100% return, then Car Race Hot Spot 2 from 160 miles showed a 95.57% return rate and then on Car Race Hot Spot 3 from 189 miles we had a 99.43% return rate, which relates to a average 98.33% return rate over these three races, all which had an entry of over 4,000 pigeons competing. The other fantastic news is that the United Kingdom Team have actually won the Brand New Motor Car in each of these first three races, plus they have also picked up 11 x US$1,000 (£667) Car Race Hot Spot Cash Prizes and one of the US$2,000 Cash Prizes for winning the 2 Bird Average, plus literally thousands of dollars have been won in the Global Nominations.

A further week of daily training under their belts and the official basketing list appeared on the SCMDPR web site on Friday 23rd December 2011 for TRAINING RACE 16, which was due to take place on Saturday 24th December from 130km (approx. 81 miles) and this showed a total of 4,057 pigeons were competing (yet another record entry for this race) and this figure included 3,445 International, which included 314 from the United Kingdom and 44 from Ireland, plus 612 pigeons from South Africa. However because of early heavy rain at the selected race point it was decided to bring the pigeons back and liberate them from the 82km (51 miles) race point. The liberation finally took place at 09-40 in cool and overcast cloudy conditions, 17c (63f), with a head wind and a good race was anticipated by the loft managers and Zandy Meyer (Race Director). Unfortunately, just after the pigeons started to arrive the telephone lines to the Sun City Resort went down which delayed the result being published on the SCMDPR web site. The race organisers can only apologise for this slight hiccup and the delay in the official result being published as quickly as it usually is. As usual the race team put information on the web site as to why the results were not on and also stated later that 3,500 pigeons had been officially clocked before 11-55. The weather forecast was also updated at 11-00 and stated light rain showers, 18c (65f) with little to no wind. The phone lines were finally working again at 13-55 (11-55 GMT) and the result was officially published for all to see.

CONGRATULATIONS on winning 1st OPEN and “FLYING THE FLAG FOR THEIR COUNTRY” went to THE THREE TOM-BOGGIES from UNITED KINGDOM with pigeon named ROSEMARY bred by EDDIE THOMPSON from ROMFORD which was officially clocked at 10-35-38.56 to record 1602ypm (55mph), well done Eddie and Ann which I hope will make a wonderful Christmas present for both of you, 2nd Open went to Team Westenholz from Germany, 3rd Open to Engelbrecht Lofts from South Africa, 4th Open to Manchester Maestros from United Kingdom, 5th Open to Zdenek Pavlik Racing Pigeons from Germany, 6th Open to R Prettejohn and M Underhill from United Kingdom, 7th Open to Olaf Frahm from Germany, 8th Open to Niels A Pedersen from Denmark, 9th Open to Saad Al Abhoul from Kuwait, 10th Open to Team Klaus Stieneker from Germany, 11th Open to RMC Loft from United States Of America, 12th Open to Wegrestaurant Napoleon from Netherlands, 13th Open to Jens Kokartis from Germany, 14th Open to Zamil Alreshedi from Kuwait, 15th Open to Leukes Brothers, Marlie and Penkin from South Africa, 16th Open to Tuti and Twinloft from United States Of America, 17th Open another for Niels A Pedersen from Denmark, 18th Open to The Liver Birds from United Kingdom, 19th Open to Golden Team from United States Of America and then 20th Open to Fays from Ireland. These top 20 pigeons were all clocked within 49.75 seconds of the race winner and 5 different countries were represented in the top 20. The top 3 pigeons were all entries from different countries. The top 50 pigeons were all clocked within 1 minute 18.65 seconds of the race winner and the top 100 pigeons were all clocked within 2 minutes 02.84 seconds of the race winner. A total of 3,396 pigeons were officially recorded by 13-55, then 4,015 finally making it on the day by 18-36, leaving 42 pigeons still to make it back to the lofts. The Christmas Day loft listing showed a total of 4,068 were still in the lofts which was actually 11 more then were sent to the race.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st UNITED KINGDOM, 1st OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” went to THE THREE TOM-BOGGIES with pigeon named ROSEMARY and with pigeon bred by EDDIE THOMPSON from ROMFORD which was clocked at 10-35-38.56. Then 2nd UK, 4th Open to Manchester Maestros with pigeon bred by Crehan & O’Connor from Salford, whose pigeons are scoring on a regular basis, 3rd UK, 6th Open to Robbie Prettejohn and Mike Underhill from Plymouth, 4th UK, 18th Open to The Liver Birds with a pigeon bred by J+L Davison & Son from Liverpool, 5th UK, 23rd Open to Waldron Lofts with pigeon bred by Graham Watkinson from Skelmersdale, 6th UK, 28th Open to P and D Clarke from Sevenash, with a pigeon that has also scored numerous times in this race series, 7th UK, 32nd Open to Sunny Lofts with a pigeon bred by Alistair Hogg from Winchburgh, 8th UK, 69th Open another for Manchester Maestros with another pigeon that has been performing well and bred by Crehan & O’Connor from Salford, 9th UK, 88th Open to Guys Lofts with pigeon bred by Graham Guy from Wolverhampton, another pigeon that has scored a few times in this race series, 10th UK, 89th Open to Keeping Up With The Jones –NFC Nom and with pigeon bred by Robbie Jones from Southampton, who actuaaly got married in Sun City two years ago, 11th UK, 97th Open to Sussex Syndicate with a pigeon bred by Crammond and Langstaff from Fontwell, these fanciers are also have an excellent race series, 12th UK, 113th Open to Mannor Lofts and bred by Mr & Mrs C. Norman from Southampton, 13th UK, 160th Open to Wombles with pigeon bred by A. Smith from Ashbourne, 14th UK, 161st Open to Paul Smith Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith from Stansted Mountfitchet and with pigeon bred by Jimmy Richards from Laindon, 15th UK, 171st Open to Premier Stud UK Syndicate, administered by Paul Smith and with a pigeon bred by Premier Stud from Patrington Haven, 16th UK, 172nd Open to The Farriers and with pigeon bred by Brian Greenley from Malton, this pigeon won 1st Open earlier the race series and also won the Cascades Challenge, 17th UK, 182nd Open to Mr & Mrs Brian & Mavis Clayburn from Ackworth who won 1st Open in the Final Race in 2009, 18th UK, 186th Open to Ashenden – Whipps with a pigeon bred by this partnership from Benfleet, 19th UK, 193rd Open to Brammer and Nasher, with pigeon bred by Frank Brammer from Gloucester and then 20th UK, 194th Open to Premier Stud and bred and entered by Premier Stud from Patrington Haven. Another truly fantastic result for the United Kingdom Team and a total of 310 UK pigeons were officially clocked by 13-22 and then 311 by nightfall at 18-36, which meant 1 pigeon was still missing. However 4 more UK pigeons returned by Christmas Day and the loft listing showed 315 UK pigeons in the lofts.

CONGRATULATIONS for winning 1st IRELAND, 20th OPEN and “FLYING THE NATIONAL FLAG” goes to FAYS with pigeon named BETTY which was clocked at 10-36-28.31, just 49.75 seconds behind the race winner, 2nd Ireland, 164th Open to Bernard Smyth, this pigeon has flown well in this race series, 3rd Ireland, 248th Open to Philip + Mark Smith, 4th Ireland, 299th Open another for Bernard Smyth which has already won quite a few top positions in this race series, 5th Ireland, 337th Open to Maurice O’Donnell and then 6th Ireland, 372nd Open to Paul Poole and Son. A good team result for the Irish Team who had all their 44 pigeons clocked by 12-00.

GLOBAL NOMINATION for TRAINING RACE 16 showed a total of 326 pigeons entered and with 996 nominations and this included 43 United Kingdom and 4 Irish pigeons and flying for a total of US$7,146-80c (approx. £4,765). The UNITED KINGDOM Team members did really well and MANCHESTER MAESTROS took 4th & 69th OPEN with pigeons named NOSEY NESTMATE and PLUTOLOGY and both bred by CREHAN & O’CONNOR from SALFORD who walked off with US$1,028-50c (approx. £686) for 4th OPEN and US$561 (approx. £374) for 69th OPEN, then WALDRON LOFTS took 23rd OPEN and US$646 (approx. £431) with WALDRON STAR bred by GRAHAM WATKINSON from SKELMERSDALE, then P and D. CLARKE took 28th OPEN with pigeon named DANNY C which was bred by this partnership from SEVENASH which won US$646 (approx. £431) and finally GUYS LOFTS took 88th OPEN with pigeon named GRAHAMS CHOICE bred by GRAHAM GUY from WOLVERHAMPTON which won US$306 (approx. £204). All these pigeons mentioned above have won Nomination Monet throughout this race series. ANOTHER FANTASTIC UNITED KINGDOM TEAM PERFORMANCE AND WELL DONE TO ALL FANCIERS CONCERNED.

The CASCADE CHALLENGE was a new competition introduced two years ago and it has created a great deal of interest. It is basically a SINGLE PIGEON NOMINATION and any pigeon can be entered for just US$10 (approx. £6.50p) but the “POT OF GOLD” can only be won if one of these nominated pigeons actually wins 1st OPEN, if not it is like the National Lottery, it just rolls over to the following nomination race or until somebody finally wins the jackpot. You do not have to enter the same pigeon in every nomination race, the choice is yours.

CASCADE CHALLENGE for TRAINING RACE 16 showed a total of US$8,247-50c (approx. £5,500) and had attracted 146 nominations which included 14 from the United Kingdom and 2 from Ireland. This cash prize was not won and will now be carried over to CAR RACE HOT SPOT 4 which will take place on Thursday 29th December. The pigeon that came 2nd OPEN for TEAM WESTENHOLZ from GERMANY just missed out by 03-45 seconds from winning this cash prize. The nearest UNITED KINGDOM pigeon took 28th OPEN for P and D CLARKE from SEVENASH with pigeon named DANNY C. The nearest IRELAND pigeon took 299th OPEN for BERNARD SMYTH with his pigeon named CONOR G. WELL DONE TO THESE TWO FANCIERS.

The SUN CITY OVERALL GRAND AVERAGES after 19 races shows as follows:- 1st to TEAM SYLT 2000 – THUN-DAUM from GERMANY with pigeon named SYLT HERO which has a combined flying time of 30-02-31.78
and is currently leading this classification by 2 minutes and 14.37 seconds. There are currently 5 different countries represented in the top 10 with 3 different countries taking the top 3 positions. The first UNITED KINGDOM pigeon holds 2nd and was entered by P & D CLARKE with a pigeon named DANNY C, which was bred by this partnership from SEVENASH, with a combined flying time of 30-04-46.15 which is currently leading this classification by 12 minutes and 35.60 seconds. The UK team actually have 11 pigeons in the top 66 in this classification. The first IRISH pigeon holds 95th Open and belongs to BERNARD SMYTH with his pigeon named BOOTS GRANDE, with a combined flying time of 32-10-57.25 which is currently leading this classification by 35 minutes and 35.89 seconds. WELL DONE TO ALL CONCERNED.

*****THE FOLLOWING RACE PROGRAMME***** 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 the penultimate race on Saturday 21st January Training Race 22 from 130km (81 miles) and then of course “THE FINAL RACE” will then 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.

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 WE
EKLY 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 MY OWN WEB SITE www.regencylofts.com FOR ALL TO VIEW.

*****ACTIVATION OF YOUR ANY OF YOUR RESERVE PIGEONS***** 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”. Once they are ACTIVATED these pigeons will then be eligible to fly for all the “Special Prize Money” and “Special Awards” during the 5 x CAR RACE HOT SPOTS. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING A PIGEON OR PIGEONS IN THE RACE THAT ARE NOT-ACTIVATED, IT COULD BE A COSTLY MISTAKE. SURELY IF THEY ARE STILL IN THE LOFTS, THEY MUST BE WORTH PURCHASING.

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 RACE 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. PLEASE 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 AND GIVE YOU THE CREDIT YOU AND YOUR PIGEON/S DESERVE.

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.

***PLEASE PUT THIS NEW DATE IN YOUR DIARY*** It now looks like the proposed race date for the 17th Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race, which had been arranged and fixed for Saturday 26th January 2013 will now take place on SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2013, as the FCI Pigeon Olympiad in Slovakia has now been arranged on our original race date. Of course, I will confirm all details when official confirmation is received from Air Sport Internationale.

If you feel you would like to enter and be part our UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL TEAM in the 17th Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race, then either just call me of 01279-812005 or 07860-568216 (mobile) or text me on my mobile or email me on reglofts@aol.com I can then give you all the information you want to know including the two proposed shipping dates which look like being about the middle of May and then the first or second week in July 2012.

The next race will be CAR RACE HOT SPOT 4 which will be held now on Thursday 29th December from 345km (215 miles) when about 4,068 pigeons will be competing. GOOD LUCK TO ALL FANCIERS CONCERNED.

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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