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.
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
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Best of luck to all.
Top 25 from a very tough 490km race today ... See MoreSee Less
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yes was 54th
Congrats on pushing through a tough 490km race
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Middag waar kan ek n kontak no kry as daar duiwe wil in skryf asb en dankie
Well done Barend Greyling my maat 👊
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CARNIVAL LOFTS
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Opens WINTER RACE 2025….
We started off with 131 pigeons basketed to the pre-season training flight from Klerksdorp a distance of 170km, the week before the first race they were liberated with the ODRA sprint race from 160km. Two pigeons were injured by hawks and on race 1 a total of 129 pigeons were basketed for the official 1st race of the season that counts towards the “Ace pigeons” standings. The ace pigeons all the years here at Carnival Lofts has been based on the sum of: Shortest flying time over the combined distances of the races, in other words the pigeon that flies the total distance in the shortest time is the winner.
This past weekend we had race 9 (week 12 of racing) and a total of 122 pigeons were basketed (another 2 pigeons were withdrawn due to injuries on the races) of the 2025 season as week 8 was a sprint race from 160km. After these 9 race the distance flown so far which adds up to 3000km’s the following pigeons are leading the ace pigeon standings:
Ranking Fancier Pigeon Speed Country
1 Z Francois Marais CYRL 23 9209 1326.490 South Africa
2 Z PH ZA 23 134573 1313.369 South Africa
3 Z Central Bridge BPF 24 710 1309.532 South Africa
4 Z Bela Vista OPCR 23 65 1307.087 South Africa
5 Z Toppigeon-Beneke Lofts ZA 23 134504 1306.099 South Africa
6 Z Boshoff's PWF 23 3332 1303.965 South Africa
7 Z Pigeon Power DIAZ 23 492 1301.202 South Africa
8 Z Daan Roux TROS 23 1482 1295.434 South Africa
9 Z Francois Marais CYRL 23 5628 1292.433 South Africa
10 Z Central Bridge WPU 23 3364 1289.088 South Africa
11 Z M & Y Klingbiel CYRL 23 5279 1288.721 South Africa
12 Z Team BFG TRPF 23 12526 1287.427 South Africa
13 Z Umberti Lofts MASK 23 1394 1285.384 South Africa
14 Z MFS DIAZ 23 382 1283.609 South Africa
15 Z Robertson Lofts GPU 23 3618 1281.625 South Africa
16 Z Chris Stemmet CYRL 23 5646 1278.096 South Africa
17 Z Spikkels Hokke OERF 23 6699 1273.035 South Africa
18 Z PH WPU 23 2172 1271.452 South Africa
19 Z Bela Vista ODRA 24 20331 1270.546 South Africa
20 Z Chris Stemmet PWF 23 4958 1269.834 South Africa
21 Z Kapokkie Hokke OERF 23 5424 1265.354 South Africa
22 Z Sukkel Hokke OERF 23 6610 1259.654 South Africa
23 Z Bela Vista HPV/D 23 255 1254.346 South Africa
24 Z For Sale OB's DIAZ 23 397 1251.459 South Africa
25 Z For Sale OB's CUR 23 174 1251.291 South Africa
26 Z Central Bridge ZA 23 131336 1249.771 South Africa
27 Z SW Louw BENZ 23 4886 1249.718 South Africa
28 Z GP & WN Goosen TRPF 23 10986 1249.672 South Africa
29 Z Umberti Lofts VPU 23 6466 1247.976 South Africa
30 Z M & Y Klingbiel TRPF 23 10983 1244.972 South Africa
31 Z MS Hope Charity ZA 23 664 1244.271 South Africa
32 Z Daan Roux TROS 23 1480 1242.729 South Africa
33 Z PH DIAZ 23 386 1242.162 South Africa
34 Z MFS ZA 23 134425 1240.895 South Africa
35 Z Ben van Schalkwyk ZULU 23 2434 1239.750 South Africa
36 Z Daan Roux TROS 23 1478 1237.348 South Africa
37 Z Engelbrecht Racing Team WPHU 23 1283 1237.272 South Africa
38 Z MS Hope Charity ZA 23 662 1237.248 South Africa
39 Z MFS DIAZ 23 349 1235.349 South Africa
40 Z Andre & Boesman VPU 23 1834 1234.718 South Africa
41 Z Susarra Swanepoel VPU 23 1882 1233.251 South Africa
42 Z Ben van Schalkwyk OERF 23 8339 1233.074 South Africa
43 Z Kapokkie Hokke OERF 23 5439 1230.735 South Africa
44 Z MFS DIAZ 23 487 1230.678 South Africa
45 Z Bela Vista OERF 23 3245 1229.298 South Africa
46 Z Daan Roux MHPC 23 74 1227.839 South Africa
47 Z Central Bridge WPU 23 2188 1227.819 South Africa
48 Z Rautenbach Hokke ZA 23 136196 1224.264 South Africa
49 Z Team BFG MID 23 17492 1224.194 South Africa
50 Z Toppigeon-Beneke Lofts WSPRC 24 250 1220.439 South Africa
We sold another 3 of the for sale pigeons Saturday and when we basket for the next race which will be on Saturday 16 August 2025 all the for sale pigeons will be removed and only the 80 odd sold pigeons will be raced the final two races of the season being Hopetown 540km and Strydenburg 30 August 2025 which is 594km.
After this all the entered old birds will be put up for sale. Please be so kind and supply us with pedigrees of the pigeons. I do realize most of the pigeons were bought by 3rd parties but I do urge the original entrants that sent them to the winter series 2024 to be so kind as to supply us with a pedigree. Pigeon with pedigrees auction earnings will be divided between the entrant, original breeder and the loft. All pigeons that does not go to the auction can be bought back at a cost of R500 by the current entrant and if he/she does not want them the original breeder may buy back the pigeon at a cost of R500 each. I want to thank each and every entrant that purchased a pigeon or pigeons this was fun but the concept with so few pigeons cannot be sustained. Thoughts on the way forward and perhaps cancelling the old bird races is the way forward. ... See MoreSee Less
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