Springfontein HS 4 505km, Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 2 claimed the race win, while NICO JAGGA 2 leads both the Follow Up Ranking and the Velocity News Fancier of the Race. Protea / McDermott 2 takes Pigeon of the Week, while Willie Munnik leads the Grand Ave Ace Pigeon to round out the week.

Springfontein Hotspot 4

SAIPR Krugersdorp sent 441 pigeons from 139 fanciers on a 505km race from Springfontein. Liberation at 07:20 brought clear skies, 3°C to 5°C, and a light 5-8 km/h NNW breeze that let the pack find their line of flight quickly . By the 10:43 mid-race mark near Kroonstad, temperatures had climbed to 15-17°C under bright, sunny skies, with a gentle 8-12 km/h northwest breeze keeping the birds moving smoothly ahead of an approaching cold front. Arrival over Krugersdorp brought clear blue skies, 21°C, and a light 7.5 km/h NE breeze giving a mild cross-headwind on the final stretch.

Top 10 Fanciers

Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 2 claimed the win at 1242.25 m/min, leading SAIPR Krugersdorp's Springfontein HS 4 home. NICO JAGGA 2 followed in 2nd. WILANI & DANIE & NICO claimed 3rd, with Protea / McDermott 2 close behind in 4th. NICO JAGGA 2 took 5th, with 3 R'S 2 following in 6th. Jerry Right (UK) came home in 7th, with PAINTER & ULLRICH in 8th. Samuel Lofts 1 claimed 9th, and Kalahari Loots / KLD 1 completed the top 10 — the entire top 10 arriving within 8 minutes 11 seconds of the winner.

Velocity News Fancier of the Race

In SAIPR Krugersdorp's Springfontein HS 4, 99 out of 139 competing fanciers qualified for this ranking by meeting the minimum requirement of basketing at least 3 pigeons.

Rankings are based on the percentage of a fancier's basketed pigeons placing within the top 5% of the race (the top 22 out of 441 total entries), with ties broken by the highest average velocity of those positions.

NICO JAGGA 2 is named Velocity News Fancier of the Race, topping the ranking with 50.00% of their participating pigeons inside the Top 5%.

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Fancier of the Race

Springfontein HS 4 · SAIPR Krugersdorp · Liberation: Springfontein · 505 km · 07.08.2026

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 22 of the 441 pigeons basketed in this race. Fanciers with fewer than 3 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	NICO JAGGA 2 🇿🇦	4	2, 5	50.00%	1242.10 m/min
2	Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 2 🇿🇦	3	1	33.33%	1242.25 m/min
3	WILANI & DANIE & NICO 🇿🇦	3	3	33.33%	1242.14 m/min
4	3 R'S 2 🇿🇦	3	6	33.33%	1241.78 m/min
5	Jerry Right 🇬🇧	3	7	33.33%	1225.50 m/min
6	Jan Hooymans 🇳🇱	3	12	33.33%	1213.80 m/min
7	NINJA 3 🇿🇦	3	19	33.33%	1210.52 m/min
8	PAINTER & ULLRICH 🇿🇦	4	8	25.00%	1218.80 m/min
9	Koos van Niekerk 🇿🇦	4	11	25.00%	1213.81 m/min
10	Kalahari Loots / KLD 2 🇿🇦	4	14	25.00%	1213.30 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 44 out of 441 pigeons. In SAIPR Krugersdorp's Springfontein HS 4, 99 of 139 participating fanciers qualified by basketing at least 3 pigeons. Ties are resolved using highest average velocity across their arrivals.

NICO JAGGA 2 led the Velocity News Follow Up ranking with 50.00% of their pigeons placing inside the top 10% arrivals.

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Top 10% Follow Up Ranking

Springfontein HS 4 · SAIPR Krugersdorp · Liberation: Springfontein · 505 km · 07.08.2026

This ranking identifies which fanciers had the highest concentration of their basketed pigeons landing inside the top 10% of the race — position 44 of the 441 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 3 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	NICO JAGGA 2 🇿🇦	4	2, 5	50.00%	1242.10 m/min
2	Koos van Niekerk 🇿🇦	4	11, 32	50.00%	1205.84 m/min
3	PASSION LOFTS 1 🇿🇦	5	24, 41	40.00%	1189.87 m/min
4	Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 2 🇿🇦	3	1	33.33%	1242.25 m/min
5	WILANI & DANIE & NICO 🇿🇦	3	3	33.33%	1242.14 m/min
6	3 R'S 2 🇿🇦	3	6	33.33%	1241.78 m/min
7	Jerry Right 🇬🇧	3	7	33.33%	1225.50 m/min
8	Jan Hooymans 🇳🇱	3	12	33.33%	1213.80 m/min
9	NINJA 3 🇿🇦	3	19	33.33%	1210.52 m/min
10	DINOKENG OLR 🇿🇦	3	23	33.33%	1205.52 m/min

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

Grand Average Ace Pigeon

Willie Munnik tops the Grand Average Ace Pigeon Ranking with ZA GPU 0729 2025 at 1357.37 m/min, ahead of Gys Louw 1 in 2nd and PASSION LOFTS 1 in 3rd with OERF 6687 2025. One fancier placed two pigeons inside the top 10: Willie Munnik (1st and 6th).

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 Edenburg HS 3 against Springfontein HS 4, PROTEA / MCDERMOTT 2's TRPF 5681 2025 earns Pigeon of the Week, averaging 1 minute and 30.295 seconds behind the winner with an 11th-place finish at Edenburg HS 3 and 4th at Springfontein HS 4. PAINTER & ULLRICH's NDK 1277 2025 follows closely at 4 minutes and 36.015 seconds (7th at Edenburg HS 3, 8th at Springfontein HS 4), while KALAHARI LOOTS / KLD 2's LEON 1646 2025 completes the podium at 4 minutes and 52.095 seconds (2nd at Edenburg HS 3, 14th at Springfontein HS 4).

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Pigeon of the Week · SAIPR Krugersdorp

Two Race Comparison · Edenburg HS 3 444km (31/07/2026) & Springfontein HS 4 505km (07/08/2026)

Ranking date: 11/08/2026

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 Protea / McDermott 2 South Africa

Avg +00:01:30.295

TRPF 5681 2025

Edenburg HS 3 444km · Pos 11 / 488

+00:02:57.920

1255.31 m/min

Springfontein HS 4 505km · Pos 4 / 441

+00:00:02.670

1242.12 m/min

2 PAINTER & ULLRICH South Africa

Avg +00:04:36.015

NDK 1277 2025

Edenburg HS 3 444km · Pos 7 / 488

+00:01:22.770

1260.96 m/min

Springfontein HS 4 505km · Pos 8 / 441

+00:07:49.260

1218.80 m/min

3 Kalahari Loots / KLD 2 South Africa

Avg +00:04:52.095

LEON 1646 2025

Edenburg HS 3 444km · Pos 2 / 488

+00:00:02.230

1265.78 m/min

Springfontein HS 4 505km · Pos 14 / 441

+00:09:41.960

1213.30 m/min

Velocity News Pigeon of the Week — velocitypigeonnews.com

Exclusive Pigeon Paradise 2's win at Springfontein HS 4 sets the tone for SAIPR Krugersdorp, while NICO JAGGA 2 leaves the strongest mark on the week, topping the Follow Up Ranking. NICO JAGGA 2's Velocity News Fancier of the Race performance stood out just as clearly, sweeping both rankings outright. Willie Munnik leads the Grand Average Ace Pigeon Ranking with ZA GPU 0729 2025, while Protea / McDermott 2 takes Pigeon of the Week honours for TRPF 5681 2025's consistency across Edenburg HS 3 and Springfontein HS 4. Whether NICO JAGGA 2 can carry that momentum into the next race remains to be seen.