ROYAL PIGEON RACING ASSOCIATION 2011 YEARLING RACE - RULES
1. The race is to be named the “ROYAL PIGEON RACING ASSOCIATION 2011 YEARLING RACE”.
2. ‘The Committee’ is the Future of the Sport Committee in conjunction with J Davies.
Entry of Birds
3. The Entry Fee will be £150 per pigeon. Entries are limited to 180 pigeons (unless the FoS Committee rule otherwise to satisfy demand) and the allocation of spaces will be granted on a first come, first served basis, initially to entrants from the 2010 RPRA One Loft race. A £25 per pigeon non-refundable deposit will secure your place/s. Thereafter, purchasers of pigeons at the RPRA 2010 One Loft Auction will be allowed to fill any remaining places. Entries must be submitted by 1 December 2010. Full payment must be made by 31st January 2011. Cheques are to be made payable to ‘The RPRA’.
4. All pigeons must have been entered in the 2010 RPRA One Loft race and be rung with only one 2010 ring from any recognised Association/Union in Great Britain and Ireland.
5. All the relevant details of the electronic ring and registration ring will be entered onto a protected
computer database.
6. Entries direct from the 2010 1LR will remain in the name of the General Manager. Pigeons
purchased at the auction will be transferred to the new owner, then back to the General
Manager for the duration of the Yearling race.
7. All pigeons will be vaccinated against Paramyxovirus and Pox by the loft managers.
8. No replacements/substitutions or refunds for lost birds or fatalities will be permitted.
Training Preparation
9. The loft will be maintained in a secure area and there will be a 24-hour security system in operation.
10. The pigeons will be housed in a luxury 60-foot loft, specially designed for this race. This loft will
accommodate 180 in comfort.
11. The UNIKON electronic clocking system (manufactured by Deister Electronic) will be installed
into the loft and used for all training and races.
12. All pigeons will carry the telephone number of the RPRA in Cheltenham to assist repatriation
of strays (RPRA Rule 121). All birds entered into this race will be formally transferred to the
General Manager.
13. The anticipated race programme will be confirmed by the Committee but is likely be South
Road and to consist of 4 inland and 2 overseas races with the final race at about 300 to 400
miles.
14. A proper pigeon transporter will be used for the training of these pigeons.
15. All the races will be dependent on the weather conditions and the relevant race controller,
in consultation with the convoyer, will be the person to make the final decision regarding the
liberation/release of the pigeons in his charge. There will be a comprehensive training programme,
gradually building up the distance on a weekly basis. This will be strictly adhered to, so the pigeons
have the proper education for the task in front of them but subject to the welfare of the birds and
weather conditions prevailing.
16. Open Race licence numbers will be advised.
Prize Money, Trophies and Pools
17. Subject to maximum entries the anticipated Prize Money on the four domestic Races will be
as follows:
1st £300 2nd £200 3rd £100 £600 PER RACE x 4 = £2400 TOTAL
School Prizes
There is a School’s prize of £50, £30, £20 for the first three placed Schools in each of the 6 races.
Total Schools prize money = £600.
ANTICIPATED PRIZE FUND FOR THE CONTINENTAL RACES
Longest 1st - £5k 2nd - £1k 3rd - £500 4th £300 5th £200 6th £100
Ist race 1st - £1k 2nd - £250 3rd - £100
Ace pigeon (best over 3 longest races) £1000 Total Prize money £12,450
18. There will a Trophy for the winner of the final race and diplomas will be awarded to the first
10 pigeons in each race.
19. There will be an “ACE PIGEON AWARD” for the pigeon with the best average over the three
longest races. The winner will be the pigeon with the highest average velocity over the three races,
based on time into distance basis. In the event of a tie, the pigeon winning the highest position in
the “Final Race” will be judged the winner. A medallion and £1000 will be given to the owner of
the winning pigeon. Any pigeon winning money in external organisations will be passed to the
person who entered the pigeon. The average velocities of the winner and 2 runners up will
be published in the British Homing World.
20. All Races will close in accordance with the rules of the convoying organisation. If there are not
enough pigeons clocked in race time to take the allocated Prize Money, then all the money not won
will be added together and equally shared between those pigeons that have been clocked in race time.
Any pigeons recording the same time will share any cash prize by adding the total of the place prizes,
divided by the number of pigeons in the dead heat.
21. POOL MONEY will be paid on a 1 in 20 basis. (All pools will be less 10% for administration
costs/FOS Fund). If there are insufficient pigeons in any of these races to win all of this pool money in
any of these races, the remainder would be equally shared between those pigeons timed in those pools.
In the event of a pigeon or pigeons being untimed where there are no other qualifying birds with
race positions in the pool, individual pool money (less 10%) will be refunded to the fancier(s)
who entered the birds(s) in the race.
Publicity
22. News of the race will be published through www.rpra.org and information on training tosses and
races will be accessible for all competitors, owners or the general public to log onto to get the
results. Regular press releases will be issued in the “BRITISH HOMING WORLD” as soon as
possible after each race and/or training races.
23. Race results will be published in the “BRITISH HOMING WORLD”. Objections must be lodged
in writing to the General Manager within 7 days of publication in the British Homing World.
Where objections to the results are upheld, the amended result will be published in the British
Homing World as soon as possible, and again, objections must be lodged with the General Manager
in writing within 7 days of publication.
Post Final Race
24. After the final race all the pigeons will be auctioned and the entrant will receive 50% and the
other 50% will go into a Future of the Sport fund. Separate rules for the auction will be published
prior to the sale.
Committee Responsibilities
25. The General Manager and Jeremy Davies will be responsible for submitting entries to the relevant organisations.
The General Manager will apply for membership of local and national clubs where
appropriate.
26. A member of the committee will be present at the loft for the final race.
27. The decision of the Committee is final.
Click Here to Download an Entry Form
ROYAL PIGEON RACING ASSOCIATION 2011 YEARLING RACE - RULES
1. The race is to be named the “ROYAL PIGEON RACING ASSOCIATION 2011 YEARLING RACE”.
2. ‘The Committee’ is the Future of the Sport Committee in conjunction with J Davies.
Entry of Birds
3. The Entry Fee will be £150 per pigeon. Entries are limited to 180 pigeons (unless the FoS Committee rule otherwise to satisfy demand) and the allocation of spaces will be granted on a first come, first served basis, initially to entrants from the 2010 RPRA One Loft race. A £25 per pigeon non-refundable deposit will secure your place/s. Thereafter, purchasers of pigeons at the RPRA 2010 One Loft Auction will be allowed to fill any remaining places. Entries must be submitted by 1 December 2010. Full payment must be made by 31st January 2011. Cheques are to be made payable to ‘The RPRA’.
4. All pigeons must have been entered in the 2010 RPRA One Loft race and be rung with only one 2010 ring from any recognised Association/Union in Great Britain and Ireland.
5. All the relevant details of the electronic ring and registration ring will be entered onto a protected
computer database.
6. Entries direct from the 2010 1LR will remain in the name of the General Manager. Pigeons
purchased at the auction will be transferred to the new owner, then back to the General
Manager for the duration of the Yearling race.
7. All pigeons will be vaccinated against Paramyxovirus and Pox by the loft managers.
8. No replacements/substitutions or refunds for lost birds or fatalities will be permitted.
Training Preparation
9. The loft will be maintained in a secure area and there will be a 24-hour security system in operation.
10. The pigeons will be housed in a luxury 60-foot loft, specially designed for this race. This loft will
accommodate 180 in comfort.
11. The UNIKON electronic clocking system (manufactured by Deister Electronic) will be installed
into the loft and used for all training and races.
12. All pigeons will carry the telephone number of the RPRA in Cheltenham to assist repatriation
of strays (RPRA Rule 121). All birds entered into this race will be formally transferred to the
General Manager.
13. The anticipated race programme will be confirmed by the Committee but is likely be South
Road and to consist of 4 inland and 2 overseas races with the final race at about 300 to 400
miles.
14. A proper pigeon transporter will be used for the training of these pigeons.
15. All the races will be dependent on the weather conditions and the relevant race controller,
in consultation with the convoyer, will be the person to make the final decision regarding the
liberation/release of the pigeons in his charge. There will be a comprehensive training programme,
gradually building up the distance on a weekly basis. This will be strictly adhered to, so the pigeons
have the proper education for the task in front of them but subject to the welfare of the birds and
weather conditions prevailing.
16. Open Race licence numbers will be advised.
Prize Money, Trophies and Pools
17. Subject to maximum entries the anticipated Prize Money on the four domestic Races will be
as follows:
1st £300 2nd £200 3rd £100 £600 PER RACE x 4 = £2400 TOTAL
School Prizes
There is a School’s prize of £50, £30, £20 for the first three placed Schools in each of the 6 races.
Total Schools prize money = £600.
ANTICIPATED PRIZE FUND FOR THE CONTINENTAL RACES
Longest 1st - £5k 2nd - £1k 3rd - £500 4th £300 5th £200 6th £100
Ist race 1st - £1k 2nd - £250 3rd - £100
Ace pigeon (best over 3 longest races) £1000 Total Prize money £12,450
18. There will a Trophy for the winner of the final race and diplomas will be awarded to the first
10 pigeons in each race.
19. There will be an “ACE PIGEON AWARD” for the pigeon with the best average over the three
longest races. The winner will be the pigeon with the highest average velocity over the three races,
based on time into distance basis. In the event of a tie, the pigeon winning the highest position in
the “Final Race” will be judged the winner. A medallion and £1000 will be given to the owner of
the winning pigeon. Any pigeon winning money in external organisations will be passed to the
person who entered the pigeon. The average velocities of the winner and 2 runners up will
be published in the British Homing World.
20. All Races will close in accordance with the rules of the convoying organisation. If there are not
enough pigeons clocked in race time to take the allocated Prize Money, then all the money not won
will be added together and equally shared between those pigeons that have been clocked in race time.
Any pigeons recording the same time will share any cash prize by adding the total of the place prizes,
divided by the number of pigeons in the dead heat.
21. POOL MONEY will be paid on a 1 in 20 basis. (All pools will be less 10% for administration
costs/FOS Fund). If there are insufficient pigeons in any of these races to win all of this pool money in
any of these races, the remainder would be equally shared between those pigeons timed in those pools.
In the event of a pigeon or pigeons being untimed where there are no other qualifying birds with
race positions in the pool, individual pool money (less 10%) will be refunded to the fancier(s)
who entered the birds(s) in the race.
Publicity
22. News of the race will be published through www.rpra.org and information on training tosses and
races will be accessible for all competitors, owners or the general public to log onto to get the
results. Regular press releases will be issued in the “BRITISH HOMING WORLD” as soon as
possible after each race and/or training races.
23. Race results will be published in the “BRITISH HOMING WORLD”. Objections must be lodged
in writing to the General Manager within 7 days of publication in the British Homing World.
Where objections to the results are upheld, the amended result will be published in the British
Homing World as soon as possible, and again, objections must be lodged with the General Manager
in writing within 7 days of publication.
Post Final Race
24. After the final race all the pigeons will be auctioned and the entrant will receive 50% and the
other 50% will go into a Future of the Sport fund. Separate rules for the auction will be published
prior to the sale.
Committee Responsibilities
25. The General Manager and Jeremy Davies will be responsible for submitting entries to the relevant organisations.
The General Manager will apply for membership of local and national clubs where
appropriate.
26. A member of the committee will be present at the loft for the final race.
27. The decision of the Committee is final.
Click Here to Download an Entry Form