Windorah Premier Combine

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Townsville auction for the Windorah premier combine went well with around 30 people there, plenty of bidding and birds made good prize pool bigger, people hailing from cairns down to Brisbane

First Windorah Premier Combine Breeders Plate done and dusted!!
Next Auction will be held in Townsville 15/11 and then Mackay on the 23/11!

Windorah Premier Combine – Breeders Plate Race Rules
1. Race Overview
• The Breeders Plate race will be flown from Windorah, located approximately 800 km from all participating centres.
• The race is open to all birds and rings sold through official Breeders Plate sales, and will be flown in conjunction with the Windorah Premier Combine’s 2026 open race.
• All birds must comply with the standard Windorah race rules to be eligible.

2. Bird Sales
• Sales will be held in each of the following centres:
o Rockhampton
o Mackay
o Townsville
• Each centre must hold at least one sale.
• Sale dates will be announced to each combine centre with a minimum of four weeks’ notice.
• Birds will be auctioned with a starting bid of $20 per bird, and bids must increase in increments of at least $10.
• For every two birds placed in the Open Auction by the Breeder, entitles them the option to enter another entry at a cost of $40. This option is to be executed on the day of the sale.
• All birds entered for sale must:
o Be in good health
o Be weaned
o Be between the ages of 4 and 6 weeks.
• A record of bird numbers, colour, breeder, buyer, flyer, sale prices, and issued Breeders Plate rings must be forwarded to the Windorah Premier Combine’s nominated representative on the day of the sale.

3. Financial Details
• Funds raised from each sale will be allocated to the section where the birds are being flown, with 20% deducted to contribute to the overall Breeders Plate prize pool.

4. Prize Money Distribution
• Prizes will be allocated to the fastest 3 birds from the overall liberation, and fastest 3 birds in each section.
• Flyers, breeders and owners are eligible to take multiple prizes in both the overall and sectional results.
• The overall Breeders Plate prize pool will consist of 20% of total funds raised across all sales.
• Sectional prizes will be based on the remaining 80% of funds raised from birds being raced within each section (after the 20% deduction).
• Prize money for both overall and sectional results will be distributed as follows:
o 50% to 1st place
o 30% to 2nd place
o 20% to 3rd place
• Each prize awarded will be shared between:
o 40% to the breeder
o 30% to the flyer
o 30% to the owner

5. Entry & Eligibility
• Any flyer, within or outside the Combine boundaries, is eligible to offer birds for sale.
• All birds must be fitted with registered 2025 standard racing pigeon rings.
• All birds must be flown by financial members of a Windorah Premier Combine.
• Birds must be raced under standard Windorah Premier Combine rules.
• Birds will be liberated with the Windorah Premier Combine race birds and are eligible for open race prizes.
• Outside combine entries are automatically entered and eligible for out-of-area prizes.

Windorah Premier Combine – Blind Auction Race Result
The Combine’s blind auction race from Windorah was held last week, and what a result!



🏆 Ted Lewis (Mackay Pigeon Club) clocked the winning bird, a Blue Chequer hen bred by Matt Whitchurch.

💰 Ted collected $6,000, while Matt took home $4,000 as breeder.



The hen was timed at 7:36 am on the second morning, completing the 820 km journey with a velocity of 952 mpm. She also secured 2nd Mackay section and 7th Open Combine – a fantastic achievement.



👏 Congratulations to both Ted and Matt on this outstanding performance!



📢 Looking ahead – This year the Combine is also conducting a Breeders Plate race from Windorah, and we invite all interested flyers to get involved in this exciting event.

Well done Brian and Judy Babarovich winning the Windorah 2025 and well done all clocked birds and flyers .
Blind auction bird was won by Ted Lewis flyer and breeder Matt whitechurch.

Full results here http://www.pigeonrace.net/fed/mackay/results

Birds released at 7.00am
Cleared in one group to the north north east out of sight in 2 minutes.
PERFECT RELEASE

Get ready everyone, the Windorah Premier Combine’s Blind auction race is on.
Birds are on route as we post and will be at the race point on feed and water within the next hour.
Liberation is E.A.P tomorrow (Thursday) for the 800km journey home.
There are 6 birds that have made it to the race and will be liberated together on mass with the Combine open birds.
Prize pool is $10,000, one prize only with the winning breeder receiving $4,000 and the owner / flyer receiving $6,000.

Final entries:

1) Greg Hodginson (breeder) Naveen Sharma (buyer) Rod Tattersall (flyer).
2) Rod Hatherly (breeder) KDK Racing (buyer/flyer)
3) Stevan Gazzola (breeder) Michael Young(buyer/flyer)
4) R & L Drew (breeder) Melinda Flynn(buyer) Michael Young (flyer)
5) Matt Whitechurch (breeder) Ted Lewis (buyer/flyer)
6) Len Vanderlinde (breeder) Eric Abel (buyer) Rod Lowe (flyer).

Good luck everyone.

Basketing Rockhampton & Townsville Monday night 8/9
Mackay will basket 6.00 pm Tuesday 9/9
Transport Wednesday 10/9 Windorah Premier Combine will be released EAP 11/9

Presenting Windorah race