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  2. Pigeon racing - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.

  3. Sea Pigeon - Wikipedia

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    Sea Pigeon (1970–2000) was an American-bred, British-trained racehorse who excelled in both National Hunt and flat racing. In a racing career which lasted from 1972 until 1981 he competed in eighty-five races, and won thirty-seven times. He was best known for his performances in hurdle races when he won the Champion Hurdle on two occasions.

  4. IP over Avian Carriers - Wikipedia

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    The pigeon (carrying a memory card with a 300 MB HD video of Davies having a haircut) was pitted against an upload to YouTube via British Telecom broadband; the pigeon was released at 11:05 am and arrived in the loft one hour and fifteen minutes later while the upload was still incomplete, having failed once in the interim. [14] [15] [16]

  5. Little Wing (2024 film) - Wikipedia

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    A family friend gives Kaitlyn two pigeons, and in studying the details of pigeon care and racing, Kaitlyn learns that a pigeon breeder with a valuable racing pigeon lives nearby. Kaitlyn and her best friend steal the pigeon and sell it to the Russian Pigeon Mafia, but the rightful owner finds her school bag on his roof, and so is able to track ...

  6. Lewis Hamilton will wear Ferrari Red this weekend — sport ...

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    Formula One returns this weekend, and for the first time, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will be sporting Ferrari Red. The soon-to-be 2025 champion left Mercedes after 12 seasons for ...

  7. The Latest: William Byron wins Daytona 500 for the second ...

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    Much of the opening stage was three-wide racing, a product of driving in cooler temperatures that create less-slippery conditions on the 2 1/2-mile speedway. AJ Allmendinger was the first of 41 ...

  8. Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - Wikipedia

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    The members of the Vulture Squadron take turns inventing pigeon-catching planes. The Vulture Squadron try to catch Yankee Doodle Pigeon in a snow-based environment, which angers the local natives and a polar bear. Dastardly steals Muttley's inventions but does not understand how to use them when he tries to demonstrate it in front of an investor.

  9. Geordie Racer - Wikipedia

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    The story was set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the surrounding area, and featured pigeon racers and runners competing in the Great North Run. The main character is Richard "Spuggy" Hilton (Spuggy being a nickname – the Geordie word for sparrow ), who isn't a runner like the rest of his family, but is a keen pigeon fancier and owns 'Blue Flash ...