Pigeons Race for $1 Million Dollars in South Africa
The Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race is the richest and biggest one loft pigeon race in the world. This year 3,082 pigeons from 20 countries around the world raced for US $1,000,000 in prize money.
The Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race is a competition that parallels the internationally known Sun City Million Dollar Golf Tournament that was established in 1981 and offered total prize money of one million dollars. The race which is the richest One-Loft Race in the world, finishes at Sun City the entertainment complex built by Sol Kersner on who’s golf courses the golfers play.
The winner of the 2009 race and $200,000 was East of Eden, who took just over nine and a quarter hours to complete the 552 kilometer flight from Trompsberg to Sun City. Only 352 of the starters finished within 24 hours The last bird home took six and a half days. No mention is made of how many pigeons didn’t make it back to Sun City.
