Dubai Gold Cup Series continues
Victories for Julius Baer by Habtoor (Mohammed Al Habtoor (0), Santiago Cernadas (6), Martin Iturraspe (6) and Guillermo Cuitino (6)) and Bin Drai (Saeed Bin Drai (0), Agustin Canale (6), Manolo Fernandez-Llorente (6) and Raul Laplacette (6)) in today’s final league stages of Group A, sees the teams go through to the Semi Finals of The Dubai Gold Cup at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club.
The 18 goal tournament continues in Dubai
The league matches of The Julius Baer Gold Cup continued over the weekend at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club.
On Saturday, Rashid Al Habtoor’s Mahra (Guy Gibrat, Joaquin Pittaluga and Nacho Gonzalez) led from the start in their match against the Edrees side (Sultan Edrees, Pablo llorente, Juan Ruiz Guinazu and Pierre Henri N’Goumou).
Two horse polo posts believed to have been built by medieval kings in India have been demolished, it has been reported.
The goal markers have stood on vacant land near the centre of the city of Bidar for centuries, and were considered part of the region’s rich cultural history.
18 goal tournament at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club is well underway
The 2015 Julius Baer Gold Cup began on Monday 23 February with a surprise for polo spectators. Ghantoot Polo (Nasser Al Shamsi (1), Felipe Llorente (3), Hugo Barabucci (6) and Ale Muzzio (8)), fresh from their successful campaign in The McLaren Cup earlier in the month, suffered a close defeat against Bin Drai Polo (Saeed Bin Drai (0), Agustin Canale (6), Manolo Fernandez-Llorente (6) and Raul Laplacette (6)). Saeed Bin Drai’s team overcame their opposition 6 goals to 5
Polo may be as old as the Bronze Age but the professional game is making its first appearance as a sport in Tasmania.
At a new polo field at 'Barnbougle' in Tasmania's north east, two professional tournaments are being played.
In an afternoon of falls and fouls, Rashid Albwardy's Desert Palm will face HH Sheikha Maitha's UAE polo team in the Final of The Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge at Desert Palm Resort.
The 18 goal tournament starts in 12 days at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club
The prestigious international tournament, also part of the World Polo Tour, will begin on Monday 23 February with 12 teams entered.
USA settle for second place at the Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club
Brazil, not known for its snow sports, had journeyed through the snow polo tournament without a loss, taking to the field for the Final against USA on Saturday 8 February.
