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 follows,
1667 returned in race time. 12.26 % were still out when the clock was stopped. Most pigeons are in good condition with some late comers on rest from mid-week training.
The Tracker results showed 3 out of 6 flying North toward Zambia (not with the wind) crossing the Zambezi River about 100 km East of the loft. 2 continued North before splitting and then circled back whilst 1 split earlier taking a bend at the river and flying West to the loft. The other pigeons flew a straighter line directly home.
Hotspot 4 is scheduled for this coming Saturday and pays out US$ 35,800 for the top 50 places. BONUS RACES ARE ALREADY OPEN! Enter now!
Congratulations to the prize winners for Hotspot 3!
Your accounts have already been credited with the prize money. Certificates have been emailed to you and are also available in your login.
Pos |
Country |
Fancier |
Ring # |
Rank |
Prize |
1 |
Slovenia |
Team Miha Sovic |
SLOVENIJA 107-23-2762 |
1 |
$ 2,300 |
2 |
South Africa |
Grobbies and Dries |
ZW23 BSFC 2979 |
2 |
$ 1,800 |
3 |
Qatar |
Al-Hazm Loft |
Qatar 23-236 |
3 |
$ 1,200 |
4 |
Morocco |
Mohamede Rida Gzouly |
ESP ANDALUZA 23-121695 |
4 |
$ 1,000 |
5 |
Netherlands |
Joost Meijers |
NL 23-9644770 |
5 |
$ 1,000 |
6 |
Qatar |
KBR Loft |
QATAR 23-8403 |
6 |
$ 1,000 |
7 |
Morocco |
Kaidi Family Loft |
ESP R.F.C.E. 23-305450 |
8 |
$ 1,000 |
8 |
Zimbabwe |
African Warrior Syndicate |
ZW23 AFRICAN WARRIOR 0038 |
9 |
$ 1,000 |
9 |
Philippines |
Pigeon World.PH |
PHILIPPINES 2K 23-0078 |
12 |
$ 1,000 |
10 |
Saudi Arabia |
Abdulah Nasser |
KSA 23-132360 |
15 |
$ 1,000 |
11 |
Zimbabwe |
Divine Lofts - Team T |
ZW23 BSFC 3977 |
16 |
$ 700 |
12 |
Saudi Arabia |
Abdullah Albakhit |
KSA 23-134843 |
17 |
$ 700 |
13 |
Germany |
Orcun Yayla |
DV 05259-23-677 |
18 |
$ 700 |
14 |
Netherlands |
Team Mantel-Visser |
NL 23-9564765 |
19 |
$ 700 |
15 |
Netherlands |
Jelle Jellema |
NL 23-9028421 |
20 |
$ 700 |
16 |
South Africa |
Triple J Lofts |
ZW23 MRPF 8701 |
21 |
$ 700 |
17 |
Germany |
Alfons Klaas |
DV 00507-23-854 |
22 |
$ 700 |
18 |
Qatar |
Ummbirka Loft |
QATAR 23-7736 |
23 |
$ 700 |
19 |
Belgium |
Elsacker/ Ingram Racing Team |
BE 23-6033369 |
24 |
$ 700 |
20 |
Zimbabwe |
Little Caradoc Lofts |
ZW23 MRPF 8643 |
25 |
$ 700 |
21 |
Kuwait |
Ahmad Saad |
KW CLUB 23-99648 |
26 |
$ 600 |
22 |
Iraq |
Abas Rahem |
IRAQ UNION 23-1024341 |
27 |
$ 600 |
23 |
Netherlands |
Koopman Racing Pigeons |
NL 23-9590418 |
28 |
$ 600 |
24 |
United States |
Aztec Loft |
AU23 AZTEC LOFT 148 |
29 |
$ 600 |
25 |
Germany |
Reinhard Gebhardt |
DV 02227-23-1194 |
30 |
$ 600 |
26 |
Belgium |
PIPA Breeding & Thorsten Blank |
BE 23-4181675 |
31 |
$ 600 |
27 |
South Africa |
Team Oberholster |
ZA23 KUR 6553 |
34 |
$ 600 |
28 |
Qatar |
Al-Tahadi Loft |
QATAR 23-31490 |
35 |
$ 600 |
29 |
Germany |
Goran Gusak |
CRO 23-11560 |
36 |
$ 600 |
30 |
Qatar |
Al-Gashamiya Loft |
QATAR 23-25526 |
37 |
$ 600 |
31 |
Germany |
Oswald |
DV 05001-23-616 |
38 |
$ 400 |
32 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saud AL Omar |
KSA 23-112362 |
39 |
$ 400 |
33 |
South Africa |
Willie Munnik |
ZA23 W MUNNIK LOFTS 211 |
40 |
$ 400 |
34 |
Slovenia |
Team Miha Sovic |
SLOVENIJA 107-23-1195 |
41 |
$ 400 |
35 |
United Kingdom |
Highfield Lofts |
GB 23-D-96253 |
42 |
$ 400 |
36 |
Netherlands |
Jort Batenburg |
NL 23-9300033 |
43 |
$ 400 |
37 |
Kuwait |
Jassim Alkulaib |
KW FED 24-1264020 |
44 |
$ 400 |
38 |
Belgium |
Rans Jeroen & Stijn |
BE 23-2008835 |
45 |
$ 400 |
39 |
Germany |
Thorsten Blank |
DV 07364-23-798 |
46 |
$ 400 |
40 |
United Kingdom |
Bet-Right Lofts |
GB 23-Z-07776 |
47 |
$ 400 |
Watch videos of the top 3 birds here!
1st Prize - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lMKR3rf6cw4?feature=share
2nd Prize - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hb-GZ06TRV8?feature=share
3rd Prize - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tcXLSbOEXm0?feature=share
SUMMARY | Total | Prizes |
---|---|---|
Final Race | US$826,000 | 300 |
5 Hotspots | US$250,000 | 250 |
Super Ace | US$60,000 | 100 |
Grand Average | US$18,000 | 30 |
Elite | US$12,000 | 20 |
Knock Out | Trophy | 1 |
US$1,166,000 | 701 |
25th July 2025