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To our valued customers,   After the first month of intake we have charged what is due to your race account. This is 1 activation per 5 bird team and a perch fee for all birds sent. The charged amount is due and payable upon shipping. We will give regular updates of birds that die which can be replaced. Any replacements are free of charge but can only be received up to the last shipment sent by your agents. If you haven’t already done so please pay your account .....

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Best Pigeons Auction The Best Pigeons Auction ends in 1 day, on Sunday 29th. Don’t miss out on obtaining some great birds which have proven themselves in a tough season! Here is the link - https://auctions.bestpigeons.com/index.php?page=search&sCategory=victoria-falls-performance-pigeons_4 Best Pigeons Aucti.....

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RACE REPORT FINAL RACE The Final Race was held from Tods Hotel 539 km from the loft with liberation at 6.50 am on Friday 26th July. There was little wind at liberation which soon picked up to a cross wind of up to 12 km/hr. There was some cloud and fog in patches to start but clear at release. The early morning was cold at 16 degrees Celsius but climbed rapidly during the day to 34 degrees Celsius (93 deg F) by 2 pm. From approximately 9.30 am the wind had swung to a .....

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To our valued participants,   In light of the difficult race and low returns, as per rule 6.4 we have decided to keep the race open until 19:00 on Sunday 28th. A reminder that any points earned for Super Ace, Grand Averages and Elite are reduced on each day clocked after the first bird.   Best regards Geoff Armand.....

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The basketing for the Victoria Falls Final Race is complete – https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=854   The Final Race will be held on Friday 26th from Tods Hotel 539 km Southeast of Victoria Falls. The liberation is planned for 06.50 am. There is a possibility of early morning fog which might delay liberation.   The temperature is expected to be 10 degrees Celsius at liberatio.....

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The last training flight before the Final is tomorrow, Monday 22nd July from 52 km. The pigeons won't fly again until the liberation of the Final on Friday 26th July.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 20 July from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=850 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 19 July from 103 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=849 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 17 July from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=847 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/l.....

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  RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 6 Hotspot 6 was held from Insuza 318 km Southeast of the loft. The race point was shortened by 55km because of the predicted adverse winds and rising temperatures during the day. There were clear skies and variable crosswinds and headwinds on the course from 14 to 16 km per hour. It was cold in the morning and the temperature climbed to a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius (86 deg F). The humidity was very dry between 10% and 20%. .....

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Hotspot 6 from 318 km will be held tomorrow, Friday 12th July from Insuza. Liberation is planned for 07.00.   The weather forecast is as follows. The skies will be clear with no cloud cover. Overnight and early morning temperatures will be a chilly 6 degrees Celsius with a steady increase to a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius (86 deg F). Wind at liberation will be from East to West (crosswind 14km/hr). As the pigeons fly North West to the loft the wind is .....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 9 July from 52 km.   We predict a strong headwind and rising temperatures on Saturday 13th July. In light of this we will liberate Hotspot 6 a day earlier on Friday 12th July and have shortened the distance by 55 km (from 373 km to 318 km).   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com.....

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  RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 5 Hotspot 5 was held from Manada Dam 348 km Southeast of the loft. The weather was good with clear skies and the temperature peaked at 29 degrees Celsius (84 deg F). There was a cross wind from the East which picked up during the day and was gusting at times. Many of the pigeons stayed online but the late birds were coming back from the West from the Botswana side. The tracker results showed the pigeons drifted to the West offline b.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 6 July from 52 km. Note that there are many birds placed on Rest for this flight including late returns after the clock was stopped. Below is the list.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/re.....

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Hotspot 5 from 348 km will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 3rd July from Manada Dam. Liberation will be 07.00 weather permitting.   The temperature at liberation is expected to be 12 degrees Celsius and the maximum during the day at Victoria Falls is 27 degrees Celsius with clear skies throughout. We predict that there will be a side wind most of the way up to 10 km/ hour.   Have you entered pooling yet? Bonus Races are open until liber.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 29 June from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com   Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=835 Live Results –  https://www.victoria.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 27 June from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=833 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/l.....

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RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 4   Hotspot 4 was held from Insuza, 318 km Southeast of the loft. The weather was good with clear skies and mild temperatures. There was a cross wind which was strong at times. Many of the pigeons stayed online but the late birds were coming back from the West towards Botswana. The tracker results didn’t show anything significant although there was a slight drift down wind. There were falcon attacks and some birds returned injure.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 25 June from 52 km.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=831 Live Results –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/l.....

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Hotspot 4 from 318 km will be held tomorrow, Saturday 22nd June from Insuza. Liberation will be 07.00 weather permitting.   We predict that there will be a tail wind.   Have you entered pooling yet? Bonus Races are open until liberation.   You can view the race on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com and click on Youtube Stream to watch th.....

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  RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 3 Hotspot 3 was held on 15th June from Lupane Dam, 237 km Southeast of the loft. The weather was good with clear skies and mild temperatures. The wind started at approximately 10 km/hr quickly picking up to about 17 km/hr directly from behind the pigeons. The first pigeon clocked after 2 hours 12 min achieving a velocity of 1791 m/min. A total of 1900 birds were basketed for the race and the pigeons returned as fo.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 19 June from 52 km. The disqualified birds have been removed from the basketing list.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com   Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=823 Live Results.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 17 June from 52 km. All late birds go into a separate section and are individually checked. Please note the list of birds placed on rest for this flight below.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List –  https://www.victoriafallswcp.....

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LAST CHANCE TO ACTIVATE   Over US$ 1.2 million to be won! Total 716 prizes.   US$600 000 in the Final Race with odds of winning a prize currently 22 %.   Unpaid Reserves at liberation of Hotspot 3 will be hidden and removed before the Final.     HOTSPOT 3   Hotspot 3 from 237 .....

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A reminder that Reserves need to be activated now at US$ 600 each!   Birds not activated will be hidden but removed before the Final.   Missing activations have been moved to the next reserve in line in that team.   You can pay online in your login by credit card or by bank transfer......

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Training Flight 10 Scheduled for tomorrow, 11 June from 52 km. This is the last training flight before Hotspot 3. We are in the process of taking wing shots and are uploading them next to the pigeons as and when ready. Missing activations will be moved to the next reserve in line in that team on Wednesday 12th when the clock is stopped for Training Flight 10.   Enter Bonus races now! You can vi.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 8 June from 42 km. The last training flight before Hotspot 3 is planned for Tuesday 11th. Missing activations will be moved to the next reserve in line in that team after this flight.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com   Basketing List - .....

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RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 2 Hotspot 2 was held on 5th June from 192km. The weather was cool in the morning with a maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius during the day. The wind was a mild headwind. 2495 pigeons were sent to the race. The first pigeons arrived at a velocity of 1442 m/m with 1300 birds arriving in the first hour. On the first day 1621 pigeons had clocked. By the close of the race on the second day 1818 pigeons were home being 73% of tho.....

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Hotspot 2 from 192 km will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 5th June from Fatima. Liberation will be 07.00 weather permitting.   We predict that there will be a slight headwind with a maximum daytime temperature of 31 degrees Celsius.   Have you pooled your birds yet? Bonus Races are open until liberation.   You can view the race on our Home Page:  www.vic.....

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The races are hotting up. Hotspot 2 is scheduled for Wednesday 5 June.   Please remember Reserves must be paid for at USD 600 each by 13 June (before Hotspot 3).   Unpaid pigeons will not compete in the main series.   All paid birds at Hotspot 3 will be in all competitions......

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 1 June from 42 km. Missing activations will be moved to the next reserve in line in that team on Tuesday 4 June based on the basketing list for Hotspot 2.   Bonus races are open!   You can view the flight on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com   Basketing List -  https://w.....

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RACE REPORT HOTSPOT 1   Hotspot 1 was held from Safari Lodge, 146 km to the Southeast of the loft. The weather was good with clear skies and moderate temperatures starting at 17 degrees Celsius with a maximum of 26 degrees Celsius. The wind was a gentle headwind of 5 to 7 km per hour. The first pack of pigeons arrived after 1 hour 48 minutes achieving a velocity of 1346 m/m. A total of 2799 birds were basketed and 2484 returned in race time. 11.25.....

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Hotspot 1 from 146 km will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 29th May from Safari Lodge. Liberation will be 07.00 weather permitting. The skies will be clear with a 5 to 7 km/ hr headwind. The early morning temperature will be 17 degrees Celsius with a maximum daytime temperature expected to be 26 degrees Celsius.   Bonus Races are open until liberation. Don’t miss out!   You can view the race on our Home Page:.....

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The cause of high losses of pigeons in One Loft Races   It is well known that losses of pigeons in One Loft Races is high, and Victoria Falls is no exception. We can now show conclusively what we believe to be the main causes of the losses.   Over the past 8 seasons of racing at Victoria Falls we have tried to find the answer to high losses. We know some factors for all races are,   Pigeons are m.....

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Only 5 days left to Hotspot 1 We are fast approaching Hotspot 1 which is planned for Wednesday 29th May. There is US$ 15 750 to be paid to the first 20 places. Please remember only activated pigeons can win prize money. Activations will be automatically moved from missing birds to the next reserve in that Team with the basketing list of Hotspot 1.   Training Flight 7 Scheduled for tomorrow, 25 May .....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 21 May from 95 km.   You can view the race on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List -  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=800 Live Results -  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/live.php?race=800   The following birds are in the Re.....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 18 May from 52 km.   The pigeons at Victoria Falls are progressing well. In the last live online toss the trackers show that the birds are flying straight home although we are still having casualties from hawks. The late shipment pigeons have now caught up on training and have joined the main flock and are included on the list.   The bonus racing competitions are very competitive and are hotting up. Join the fun where y.....

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Race Week Bookings   A reminder that our race week is from Tuesday 23rd July to Sunday 28th July 2024. Here is the events programme - https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/rwprogramme.php   Insika Lodge is next door to the loft, watch their promo video here - https://youtu.be/d5tKz236jlI?si=IDZsKpmd2lRSoT6t   There is high .....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 14 May from 62 km.   For Sale Donor pigeons are available for activation. Click BUY NOW on any basketing list or result.   Bonus Races are open!   You can view the race on our Home Page:  www.victoriafallswcpr.com Basketing List -  https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/res.....

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Buying Donor Birds   All Donor / Venture Racers at 15:00 hrs CAT on Monday 13th May will have a “BOOK NOW” button next to them on any basketing list or flight result.   The rights for Venture Racers will be offered for sale on the website to anyone wishing to pay the activation fee. This includes non-pigeon fanciers, other fanciers, or the donor/breeder. All rights will pass.....

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Training Flight 3 Scheduled for tomorrow, 10 May from 42 km. Winter daytime temperatures have been up to 34 degrees Celsius (93 deg F) so we are hoping for a drop in temperatures soon. In the meantime, the pigeons are healthy and responding well to the training.   For Sale Donor pigeons will be available for activation on Monday 13th May. Full details of the process will be sent out tomorrow.  .....

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Scheduled for tomorrow, 7 May from 47 km. Even though winter months have started the temperature today reached 32 degrees Celsius (90 deg F). The pigeons have been loft flying since Training Flight 1 and are working well around the loft. Hawks and Falcons are a hazard, but the pigeons are more able to cope with them as they gain fitness and experience.    Bonus Races are open!   You can view the race on our Home Page: &nb.....

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Intensive training as been undertaken at Victoria Falls in preparation for Training Flight 1 which is scheduled for tomorrow, 3 May. The pigeons are in super health and condition, and we believe are ready to undertake the rigorous race program where the quality birds will come to the fore. There is a HOLD BACK list on which there are several hawk injuries which need time to recover. Also shown on the list are pigeons that arrived late after being held up in quarantine. These l.....

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Our training is on-track for the first live toss planned for 3rd May. The road training has intensified, and the pigeons are responding well.   The weather has been reasonable with clear skies and moderate temperatures in the low 30 degrees Celsius (85 to 90 deg F). We expect temperatures to drop as we now go into the short winter months. There are daily hawk attacks which scatter the pigeons far and wide, but the pigeons are getting fitter and wiser with time. &n.....

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Since the last loft list the pigeons are being flagged and tossed daily from short distances in small groups. They are flying well and are learning to cope with hawk attacks with experience and as they gain fitness. The very high temperatures have cooled with the recent rains we have received. Central to Southern Africa, including the whole of Zimbabwe is in the midst of a devastating drought which will make racing difficult. We have shortened the 6 Hotspot races and the Final in anticipation.....

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Please see the latest loft list here – https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=762   We are happy with the progress and will only start road training when the pigeons are ranging well. The numbers will fluctuate as some pigeons might not trap for a couple of days.   Birds were entered into teams randomly by the system. Please remember that you can move birds between teams up to 31 .....

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Please see the latest loft list here – https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=749   All pigeons are included except 2 delayed shipments which will be added in due course. Please let us know urgently if you notice any errors.   All pigeons on the list are out the loft and almost all are through the moult. Pigeons are not being forced to fly yet but we plan to start that next week i.....

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Announcement of intake dates for the 2025 Race Season Now that the intake for 2024 is complete we wish to advise our valued clients of the intake dates for the 2025 Yearling Series. Breeding should be planned taking into account when our quarantine loft will open and the desired age when the birds enter the race loft. Birds for specific intakes should be delivered to agents or shippers before the intake dates into Zimbabwe. Exact intake dates will be a.....

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The pigeons are doing well here in Victoria Falls and are in super health. Many are in heavy body moult and are confined under the nets at the moment not to hinder the moult. Please see the latest loft list here – https://www.victoriafallswcpr.com/results.php?opt=5&id=732 Please let us know urgently if you notice any errors. Please be reminded that fanciers that owe any money, even if partial fees have been paid, .....

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