TRPF Federation Week 4: Grobler, Ninja Lofts and Kathrada Set the Early Pace
Four weeks into the Transvaal Racing Pigeon Federation's 18 week season, Dirk Grobler leads the Single Bird Averages, Ninja Lofts 2 tops the All Bird Averages, and Anees Kathrada's ZA25-TRPF-2948 sits atop both the Overall and Youngbird Ace Pigeon standings.
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Week 4 of the Transvaal Racing Pigeon Federation's 18 week season is in the books, and the early standings are starting to take shape across all seven major categories. With 14 weeks still to race, nothing is settled — but a handful of names are already showing up near the top of more than one average.
Anees Kathrada Leads YB Ace & Overall Ace Averages with ZA25-TRPF-2948
With 14 weeks of racing still to come, these positions are far from fixed. Expect plenty of movement across all seven categories as the season progresses.
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