Carnival Lofts – Your One Stop Pigeon Racing

OFFICIAL WINTER RACE RULES FOR 2026

Intake 1 September 2025 to 1 March 2026. 1st prize on the final R200 000 Guaranteed!

Entrance fee to enter a pigeon for the winter 2026 series will be R3000each. A deposit of
R1500.00 per bird must be paid on or before the date of entering. This deposit will then be
considered a down payment on the entry fee of R3000.00 to be paid by no later than 26 May
2026 for birds remaining in the loft. The deposit on fatalities and lost birds will automatically go
towards your entry fee for your birds still in the lofts by 26 May 2026. Should your deposits
exceed your entry fees by 26 May 2026, your account will be credited accordingly.

If any pigeon/s from a fancier is not activated by 26 May 2026 these pigeons can be sold to a 3rd
party and all further rights and prize money of the pigeon will then go to the 3rd party, the
original entrant/breeder will forfeit any further rights to the pigeon.

The pigeons will partake in a 10 race series in 2026, planned final race point will be Hanover
630km.

Proposed race program for 2026:

19-May – Edenville – 130km – Training
22-May – Edenville – 130km – Training
29-May – Ventersburg – 210km – Race 1
05-Jun – Winburg – 250km – Race 2
12-Jun – Winburg – 250km – Race 3
19-Jun – Glen – 335km – Race 4
26-Jun – Bloemfontein – 360km – Race 5
03-Jul – Winburg – 250km – Race 6
10-Jul – Meadows – Farm – 435km Race 7
21-Jul – Springfontein – 490km Race 8
31-Jul – Gariep – 530km – Race 9
14-Aug – Hanover – 630km – Race 10

All liberation points as well as the date of the races will be solely at management’s discretion and can be changed or amended by management as they see fit in the best interest of the pigeons.

Prize money races 1 to 9:
1st place R10 000, 2nd to 10th position will each win R3000.
Final Race: 1st R200 000 (Guaranteed), 2nd R125 000, 3rd R100 000, 4th R50 000, 5th R40 000, 6th R25 000, 7th R20 000, 8th R20 000, 9th R15 000, 10th R15 000. 11th to 15th R5000each. 16th to 50th R3000each.

Ace Pigeons:
1st New car, 2nd R50 000, 3rd R30 000, 4th R20 000, 5th R10 000, 6th to 10th R5000each. (Ace pigeon will be determined on the shortest flying time of the combined distances of the 10 races in 2026.)

The above prize money is based on 900 paid entries before race 1 in 2026. However, the final race winner will win a guaranteed R200 000 no matter how many entries are received.

Thank you for your continuous support!

After the final race we auction all the pigeons; breeder gets 50% of net proceeds. If a pigeon is sold for less than R1000 all will be offset against costs with no kickback to the breeder. Every entrant must supply a pedigree of his pigeons on auction in order to be entitled to this kickback. There will be no refund of any of the entrance fees. Please note no pigeons previously entered in any other competition at Carnival Loft will be accepted for this event. Once a pigeon is entered here at the loft the pigeon/s become the property of the loft.

Young birds WINTER RACE 2025 a season reviewed

September 22, 2025

Race 1 of the season was hosted on 17 July 2025 from Ventersburg a distance of 210km back to Carnival Lofts here just south of Heidelberg Gauteng. This marked the beginning of our 21st season here at Allflight Carnival Lofts. The team of about 761 pigeons were liberated at 07h15