Race 3 333km, Chris Stemmet claimed the race win, while Nova Stud swept both the Follow Up Ranking and the Velocity News Fancier of the Race. Bela Vista takes Pigeon of the Week to round out the week.

Race 3 Glen 333km

Race 3 sent 465 pigeons from 110 fanciers from Glen, Free State to Carnival Lofts in Heidelberg, Gauteng, over 333km on 30 July 2026.

Liberation brought bitter cold (1°C-3°C), a light 5-8km/h south-westerly, and clear skies. By the Kroonstad midpoint, temperatures had risen to 9°C-11°C as the wind strengthened into a 12-16km/h tailwind, powering the pace home. Arrival conditions in Heidelberg were mild (14°C-16°C), mostly clear, with a gentle 8-10km/h south-westerly easing the birds in.

Top 10 Fanciers

Chris Stemmet claimed the win at 1553.86 m/min, leading Carnival Lofts' Race 3 home. Kriek Hokke followed in 2nd, with GVR claiming 3rd and Die Odendaal's close behind in 4th. Diaz One Loft took 5th, with Quatro Syndicate following in 6th. GVR came home again in 7th, with Eugene Schenk in 8th. Fourie & Olivier claimed 9th, and Nova Stud completed the top 10 — the entire top 10 arriving within 1 second of the winner.

Velocity News Fancier of the Race

In Carnival Lofts' Race 3, 46 out of 110 competing fanciers qualified for this ranking by meeting the minimum requirement of basketing at least 4 pigeons.

Rankings are based on the percentage of a fancier's basketed pigeons placing within the top 5% of the race (the top 23 out of 465 total entries), with ties broken by the highest average velocity of those positions.

Nova Stud is named Velocity News Fancier of the Race, topping the ranking with 40.00% of their participating pigeons inside the Top 5%.

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By raw volume, GVR placed the most pigeons inside the cutoff — four birds inside the Top 5%!

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Fancier of the Race

Race 3 · Carnival Lofts · Liberation: Glen · 333 km · 30.07.2026

Ranking is based on Efficiency Rate: the percentage of each fancier's own basketed pigeons that finished inside the top 5% of the race — position 23 of the 465 pigeons basketed in this race. Fanciers with fewer than 4 pigeons basketed are excluded. Ties are broken by average velocity across that fancier's top 5% finishes.

Ranking	Team Name	Pigeons Participated	Positions	Efficiency Rate	Avg Speed
1	Nova Stud 🇿🇦	5	10, 15	40.00%	1553.61 m/min
2	Chris Stemmet 🇿🇦	4	1	25.00%	1553.86 m/min
3	R & R & Thone 🇿🇦	4	11	25.00%	1553.64 m/min
4	Bela Vista 🇿🇦	5	19	20.00%	1553.50 m/min
5	GVR 🇿🇦	21	3, 7, 12, 14	19.05%	1553.68 m/min
6	Die van Tonders 🇿🇦	6	13	16.67%	1553.59 m/min
7	Wynand Steenkamp 🇿🇦	7	21	14.29%	1553.48 m/min
8	Kriek Hokke 🇿🇦	8	2	12.50%	1553.84 m/min
9	Badenhorst Hokke 🇿🇦	8	18	12.50%	1553.54 m/min
10	Hot Rod Racing 🇿🇦	9	22	11.11%	1553.46 m/min

Velocity News Fancier of the Race — official ranking — velocitypigeonnews.com

The Follow Up Ranking

The Follow Up Ranking measures fanciers with the highest percentage of their basketed birds finishing in the top 10% of the race, which means the leading 46 out of 465 pigeons. In Carnival Lofts' Race 3, 46 of 110 participating fanciers qualified by basketing at least 4 pigeons. Ties are resolved using highest average velocity across their arrivals.

Nova Stud led the Velocity News Follow Up ranking with 40.00% of their participating pigeons placing inside the top 10% arrivals.

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By raw volume, GVR placed the most pigeons inside the cutoff — six birds inside the Top 10%!

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Top 10% Follow Up Ranking

Race 3 · Carnival Lofts · Liberation: Glen · 333 km · 30.07.2026

This ranking identifies which fanciers had the highest concentration of their basketed pigeons landing inside the top 10% of the race — position 46 of the 465 pigeons basketed in this race — relative to how many pigeons they had participating. This metric is the Follow Up Rate, a measure of how many pigeons a fancier brought home in succession relative to their total pigeons in the race. Fanciers with fewer than 4 pigeons basketed are excluded, and ties are broken by average velocity. This ranking does not decide Velocity News Fancier of the Race.

Ranking	Team Name	Pigeons Participated	Positions	Follow Up Rate	Avg Speed
1	Nova Stud 🇿🇦	5	10, 15	40.00%	1553.61 m/min
2	GVR 🇿🇦	21	3, 7, 12, 14, 31, 36	28.57%	1553.52 m/min
3	Wynand Steenkamp 🇿🇦	7	21, 46	28.57%	1552.99 m/min
4	Stoyanov's Loft 🇿🇦	7	39, 45	28.57%	1552.78 m/min
5	Chris Stemmet 🇿🇦	4	1	25.00%	1553.86 m/min
6	R & R & Thone 🇿🇦	4	11	25.00%	1553.64 m/min
7	Fourie & Olivier 🇿🇦	12	9, 25, 43	25.00%	1553.25 m/min
8	Derick & Jakkals 🇿🇦	4	33	25.00%	1553.22 m/min
9	Jagga Lofts 🇿🇦	4	44	25.00%	1552.65 m/min
10	Bela Vista 🇿🇦	5	19	20.00%	1553.50 m/min

Velocity News Top 10% Follow Up Ranking — velocitypigeonnews.com

Pigeon of the Week

Velocity News introduced Pigeon of the Week to identify the best pigeons week by week. It is awarded to the pigeon with the smallest average margin behind the winner across two consecutive races.

Comparing Race 2 Winburg against Race 3 Glen, BELA VISTA's OERF 25 10161 earns Pigeon of the Week, averaging 2.620 seconds behind the winner with an 8th-place finish at Race 2 Winburg and 19th at Race 3 Glen. ANDRE & JUAN's ODRA 25 2216 follows closely at 5.575 seconds (6th at Race 2 Winburg, 42nd at Race 3 Glen), while PC & D's NFS 25 5025 completes the podium at 6.460 seconds (16th at Race 2 Winburg, 37th at Race 3 Glen).

Pigeon of the Week · Carnival Lofts

Two Race Comparison · Race 2 Winburg 251km (22/07/2026) & Race 3 Glen 333km (30/07/2026)

Ranking date: 10/08/2026

Ranking is based on Average Margin: the mean of a pigeon's time behind the race winner across two races. Smallest average margin ranks highest.

1 Bela Vista South Africa

Avg +00:00:02.620

OERF 25 10161

Race 2 Winburg 251km · Pos 8 / 513

+00:00:02.300

1134.64 m/min

Race 3 Glen 333km · Pos 19 / 465

+00:00:02.940

1553.50 m/min

2 Andre & Juan South Africa

Avg +00:00:05.575

ODRA 25 2216

Race 2 Winburg 251km · Pos 6 / 513

+00:00:01.700

1134.69 m/min

Race 3 Glen 333km · Pos 42 / 465

+00:00:09.450

1552.71 m/min

3 PC & D South Africa

Avg +00:00:06.460

NFS 25 5025

Race 2 Winburg 251km · Pos 16 / 513

+00:00:06.540

1134.28 m/min

Race 3 Glen 333km · Pos 37 / 465

+00:00:06.380

1553.09 m/min

Velocity News Pigeon of the Week — velocitypigeonnews.com

Chris Stemmet's win sets the tone for Carnival Lofts, while Nova Stud leaves the strongest mark on the week, sweeping both the Velocity News Fancier of the Race performance and the Follow Up Ranking. Bela Vista carries a quieter but equally sharp story, taking Pigeon of the Week honours for OERF 25 10161's consistency across Race 2 Winburg and Race 3 Glen. Whether Nova Stud can carry that dominance into the next race remains to be seen.