Good news! During the first week of October 2007, a substantial number of candidates for this race were tested by the online veterinarian Dr Tina du Plessis – and she gave the loft a clean bill of health. Race details T he Million Dollar race is scheduled for 2 February 2008. The distance will be determined by weather conditions and the race point will be chosen to allow for a race between eight and 10 hours. Each pigeon is potentially worth US0 000 (R1,3 million) and we need to look after our precious flying athletes. Zandy Meyer (race director), Corrie Naudé (head trainer), Dirk Engelbrecht and André Van Wyk (loft trainers) and eight loft assistants are dedicated to ensuring that the 12th City Million Dollar race remains the leading pigeon race of its kind in the world.
With the local pigeon racing season ending, otherwise active fanciers may join armchair pigeon fanciers in anticipation of this year’s race. After a good 11th race, some critics thought the race was over – but thanks to the extra publicity the 12th event has attracted a record entry of 4 902 birds from 26 countries. Last year’s prizes were five motorcars and more than 1 million (R6,6 million) in cash, maintaining its reputation as a race with a proven track record that keeps its promises. What you can get for only US 000 N o other organisation offers you more than 350 ways to win hard cash and five motorcars for only US 000 (R6 627). The winning stakes are so high that one good season could subsidise your future entries or make up for past losses. O nce you have entered your candidate, you do not have to move from your armchair.
Everything is done for you! Fanciers and punters can advertise their companies by entering their pigeons under a company name at no extra charge. Follow the race online n our website you have supplementary statistics on the world’s richest pigeon race at the click of a button. You can compare your candidate’s performance with entries from any country in the world during training flights, hot spots and the final race. You can determine at which velocities and in what weather conditions your candidates have scored best – and use the data in your breeding system to pick future candidates. You can also study the pedigrees of the top performers to select your next purchase from hot favourites anywhere in the world. he Sun City Million Dollar race website is visited regularly by no fewer than 40 000 fanciers and non-fanciers a month, and during January and February the hits generally soar to more than 70 000 a month.
Don’t miss out he race offers a long weekend of affordable pigeon racing entertainment, with a view of the winners returning on the big screen in the Sun City Superbowl – a once-in-a-lifetime experience in the African bush. The weekend is rounded off with an international auction where buyers from across the globe ruthlessly bid for the first 100 winners. R emember to pay for your candidates before the hot spots. You could win a brand-new Chevy! If you have entered and paid for a reserve pigeon that does not make it to the final race, and it has not won any money prior to that, your entry fee will be refunded. W e wish all entrants successful pigeon mileage – may the best bird win! Visit the race website on www.scmdpr.com.– Thomas Smit ([email protected] or call (011) 680 4778). |fw
