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News and Updates
Jan-02-2024
FOR SALE KITS
$1,200,000 GUARANTEED FOR 2024

Top fanciers in North America have again decided to offer kits of young birds For Sale to be flown in the 2024 Hoosier Classic Season.

3 Times the winning bird has been a bird offered in the "For Sale" option



How will it work for 2024??

-Kits of youngsters will be offered on iPigeon in sets of 3 or 6.
There will be a "Flash Buy" of $200 for each kit.  This $200 will reserve your youngsters with those breeders and will go toward the balance of the perch fees. Perch fees are $200 per bird, or 6 birds for $1000.  Balance of the perch fees will be due from the buyer when the pigeons arrive at the Hoosier Classic.

-Buyer is responsible for all perch fees and entry fees. Buyer & Breeder will split all earnings from any winning pigeon(s) including optional races and auction earnings. 

-Breeder is not responsible for injured or lost pigeons

-Breeders do not have to give band numbers until birds are shipped

-Breeders will have until May 10th to ship birds for buyers

-Any buyer who does not pay for the balance of the perch fees for birds that have arrived at the Hoosier Classic, will lose the initial fee of $200 and birds will be sold.

-Buyer will own birds after the season, unless bird is sold in auction

- Different groups of birds will change weekly
View Kits On iPigeon
Dec-28-2023
Over 2000 Perches Reserved
Now is the time to reserve your perches for 2024. 
Accepting birds February 15th - May 10th
$1,200,000 GUARANTEED!

Now More Options
OPTIONAL Sprint Series
$125 Per Bird Due after 80 mile Sprint Activation 
Distances 100-125-165
100% Payout to Top 3 Birds
 
Hoosier Harvest Is Back
With A Guaranteed Payout
The Only Optional Race With A Guarantee
  • Race To Be Flown 3 Weeks after the regular season.
  • Due to length of daylight during that time of year, race will be no longer than 350 miles and can be shortened due to weather.
  • Entry Fee will be $200 per bird (15% retained for expenses)
  • Prizes will be awarded by clocking order.
Our goal is to have the OPTIONAL 350 the same day as the Live & Online Auction of the Hoosier Classic Winners.  However, if weather is not safe for the birds to fly, we will race the next best day. 

THIS RACE IS ONLY AN OPTION.  IT IS NOT REQURIED TO BE ENTERED BY ANY FANCIER.

$20,000 GUARANTEED
Dec-24-2023
SIGN UP TO WIN FREE PERCHES
From The Hoosier Classic Family
We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas! 

Sign Up by 4:00 pm CST Today and you automatically are entered into a drawing to win free perches for the 2024 season! 
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Dec-21-2023
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Now is the time to reserve your perches for 2024.  We have around 1500 perches reserved as of today.

Take advantage of signing up early and we will enter all early reservations into a drawing to be held Live Christmas Eve on Facebook.   Congratulations to our first winner Bill Hatcher from Galaxy Loft!  Bill won 6 perches in the drawing at the Vita King Christmas Auction. 

Starting next week we will be posting For Sale birds from select breeders on iPigeon.  We will update again when we post them as well as the breeders offering birds For Sale.

 
New for 2024
We will be bringing back the option to participate in a 5th race after the final.  Our plan is to have this race 3 weeks after the final race and have the auction of the Hoosier Classic Top 100 Live and Online the same day.  Either way, the auction will happen on that day, and the race will be dependent upon weather.  It will be the first time all the winners can be handled for the top 100 auction, with the ability to bid Live and Online.  This should be a lot of fun, and of course drinks and lunch will be served that day as well.
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Dec-15-2023
SIGN UP FOR 2024
Dec-02-2023
We are 95% done with the 2023 season.  There a still a few checks to write, pending a W9 form being submitted.  As a reminder we DO NOT HOLD prize money for the following year.  You need to claim your prize money soon!  We received the payment from iPigeon for the auction.  The auction money checks were mailed Thursday.  If you bought your own bird back, you were only charged 1/2 of the amount and you will not receive a check.  

The following lofts still need to submit a W-9 Form:
Any Given Day, C & K Loft, Carl Loizzi, Chespy Maestre, Guerra Rodriguez Varela, Kelly, Palomar Peregrino, Peso Pluma


Moving forward into the 2024 season, we will be entering our 13th year of hosting the Hoosier Classic Race, and our 6th year as a Million Dollar Race.  In 5 seasons of the Million Dollar Race, Hoosier Classic has paid out over $6.5 MILLION in prizes!!  We will continue to guarantee $1,200,000 in prizes for the 2024 season.  We will be accepting birds from Feb 15th  - May 10th.  Perch fees will be $200 per bird or 6 birds for $1000.

Some Changes for 2024
* For Sale pigeons will have to be paid for before coming into the loft.  We will continue to promote those breeders who wish to offer For Sale Birds.  This will be done through iPigeon.  A "Flash Buy" will be available to pay perch fees for "For Sale" birds.  Their will be options for birds from different fanciers, or the same fancier and will also include a 6 for $1000 option.  

* A New trailer is currently in the works. We have signed a contract for a new, self loading trailer to be delivered by June 1st, 2024.  This will alleviate much of the stress on the pigeons.  This will in return help allow us to train more as well.  We would like to thank Tony Cuevas and Brito & Pedro Diaz from Florida Pigeon Derby for their help with ideas, videos, photos, and tons of phone calls regarding the construction of it. 

* The cut off will be May 10th for accepting birds.  Please keep in mind we start to flag the pigeons by the 4th of July and start road training early August.  

* Final Race Weekend will be determined AFTER the 125 mile race.  We enjoy seeing everyone and hosting a fun event for all, however we want to be able to pick a day that is best for the birds. Once we pick a "weekend" for the final race, the actual final race day will be determined closer to that weekend and will have a range from Saturday to Tuesday.  That allows us a 4 day window to choose the best day for the birds. 


 
Sign up now for the 2024 Season
Any lofts signed up by December 9th will entered into a drawing for 6 free perches. 
Drawing will be held live at the Vita King Christmas Auction 
Winner need not be present


Thank you to everyone for supporting the Hoosier Classic, now in our 13th year.
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Nov-20-2023
There are still a few lofts that have not completed the W-9 needed to pay out the prize money. 
The list below are the loft names that still need to complete the form.  I have included a link below to download the form.  Please get these in so we can get the prize money paid out before the end of the year.  All prize checks need to be written by December 15th.  If you have any questions please call the office between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm CST @ 219-733-0011.  If it was emailed and possibly overlooked please send another email.  We had hundreds of emails over the course of a week right after the race and it may have gotten overlooked or sent to spam. 

Any Give Day Loft
Big Andy's Loft
Blue Sierra Loft
C & K Loft
Carl Loizzi
Chespy Maestre
Ciro & Yosellaj Loft
Guerra Rodriguez Varela
Hmong Syndicate
Kelly (Luis Centeno)
Lonestar (C L Gage)
Peso Pluma
Prashkov Loft
Rivera & Holguin
Romero Family Loft 
Sweeney - Gregoruk
Tim Macken
Click For W-9 Link
Nov-07-2023
Checks for Prize Money have started to go out for those that have sent in a W-9 form.  If you have over $600 coming in prize money we will need to have a completed W-9 sent in to payout.  The form can be found on our website under the "Forms" tab or by clicking the link below. 

WE DO NOT HOLD PRIZE MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR.  ALL PRIZED MUST BE CLAIMED.


CLICK TO VIEW W-9 FORM

Yesterday we shipped out over 90 boxes of individual birds going home.  Today we will be shipping out over 60 boxes with 2 birds going home.  Due to Saturday being a postal holiday, we will not ship anything else the rest of the week to avoid delays of them being delivered.  On Monday next week we will begin shipping birds home starting with boxes that will have 3 birds going home.  By Wednesday next week we should have all birds on their way home.



 
Don't forget the auction closes this Sunday starting at 8:15 pm CST with the top 51-100. 
The top 26-50 will begin to close at 8:45 pm CST
Finally the top 1-25 will begin to close at 9:15 pm CST.
Oct-31-2023
CLAIM YOUR BIRDS NOW!
DO YOU WANT YOUR BIRDS RETURNED??

TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st  IS THE LAST DAY TO CLAIM YOUR BIRDS. 

IF YOU DO NOT CLAIM YOUR BIRDS BY TOMORROW THEY WILL BE DONATED TO LOCAL CLUBS OR 4-H.   
IT IS THE RESPONSBILITY OF THE BREEDER TO REQUEST YOUR BIRDS BACK.  WE WILL NOT ASSUME YOU WANT YOUR BIRDS BACK.


 
If you mailed a check and did not contact us please due so.  The USPS is not that reliable to assume it will be here before tomorrow.  

If you want your birds returned we will need the following information for the box. 
We do not assume the address in Wincompanion is correct.

Name:
Address:
Phone number:
 
Pedigrees for the Top 100 are due today as well.  They can be emailed to our office at 
hoosierclassicrace@gmail.com

The auction will end on 11/12

We will also need a W9 form for anyone that has won over $600


Link to W-9 Form
Oct-29-2023
Wednesday is the deadline to request to have your birds returned to you.  We will begin sorting the birds Wednesday to start shipping them home on November 6th.  We will only ship 1 day the week of the 6th due to Friday the 10th being a Postal Holiday.  All birds will be shipped home in New Postal Boxes. If you send an email requesting your birds back, we will need the following information:
Name/Loft Name
Address
Phone Number.

If you were part of a syndicate and would like your birds back, please contact us as well. 
If you would like to pick up your birds, please contact us so we can sort them into a pick up section.  Birds will not be available for pick up until November 6th.  Once you call to have them picked up, we also ask that you call the day before you are coming to get them so we can make sure they are crated in the office the day of and ready to go. 
We can deduct shipping cost from prize money if you have any coming, otherwise you will need to provide a credit card for payment, or we can send you a PayPal Link.  
IF YOU DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL TO REQUEST YOUR BIRDS BACK THEY WILL BE DONATED TO LOCAL CLUBS OR 4-H.  I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.  IF YOU CALL IN 3 WEEKS TO GET YOUR BIRDS THEY WILL NOT BE HERE! 
 
PEDIGREES
The pedigrees for the top 100 are due by Tuesday!  The auction is already live and will close on November 12th.  All pedigrees need to be sent to Fred & uploaded by November 1st!
Per the rules, if you fail to produce a pedigree for any bird in the auction, you will forfeit any proceeds from the sale.
  • Top 100 birds clocked on the 360 Mile Race and the top 10 Ace Pigeons as well as the Top 3 Knock out winners will be auctioned off on Ipigeon 14 days after final race.  Breeder receives 50% of Auction Monies. A Pedigree Must Be Provided to receive 50% of the Auction Proceeds.  Pedigrees must be a minimum of 2 Generations.
 
Prize Payments
I will begin to write checks this week. If you have prize money coming and it is more than $600 you will need to submit a W9 Form which is available on our website.  This form must be completed and sent back via Email or Regular Mail.  If you are splitting prize money with anyone, please make us aware so we can make a note.  If you are part of any of the syndicates and have more than $600 coming, please submit a W9.  We have already received the payout list from the admin of the syndicates, but prize money will not be sent over $600 without the W9.

WE WILL NOT HOLD PRIZE MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR! 
 
 
 
Finally, we would like to Thank Everyone for their participation this year in the Hoosier Classic.  
We have been asked a few times what the plans are for next year, and while we think it is great that everyone is already thinking about next year, we still have a job to finish from this year.  While we complete the return shipping from the 2023 season, we will also be carefully considering what next season will look like.  There are many things that we will be reviewing and considering, which could change the 2024 season. 
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