Sun 28th Mar 2010 Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge An exciting final at Desert Palm Polo Club saw the home team receive the Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge Trophy after defeating Bank Julius Baer 7-4.5. The game was not without incident as Richard Le Poer, Bank Julius Baer’s number 3, was hit by a ball in the final chukka and had to retire. A substitute was quickly found and although Bank Julius Baer, who had received 2.5 goals on handicap at the beginning of the match, continued to play hard, the combined horsepower and skill of the Desert Palm team proved the stronger.    Clive Reid stepped up to receive the trophy from His Excellency Dr Hanif, Minister of Health, who was attending on behalf of the patron of this event, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. He was accompanied by Mr Bernard Fornas, President of Cartier, Mr Louis Ferla, Managing Director of Cartier Middle East and Mr Ali Albwardy, owner of the Desert Palm Estate and a renowned polo patron.   Matias Machado of the Bank Julius Baer team was named Most Valuable Player and received prizes from both Cartier and La Martina, the official kit supplier to the event.  His team-mate Clare Milford Haven stepped up to receive the Best Playing Pony Award for a pony she had played that afternoon and received a saddle from La Martina.     In addition to the polo presentations, Cartier presented a cheque for Dhs 700,000 to UNICEF representative Dr Ayman Abu Laban. The money was raised through Cartier’s own LOVE charity.   Earlier in the day Qatar Airways defeated Cartier 9.5 - 3 in the subsidiary Desert Palm Trophy   © Photograph by Tony Ramirez/www.imagesofpolo.com - The winners, Desert Palm (l-r Rashid Albwardy, Martin Valent, Clive Reid and Peter Webb) Mon 15th Mar 2010 Jaeger-LeCoultre Snow Polo Cup The first edition of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Snow Polo Cup, organised by Santa Maria Polo Club at Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain, reached its climax yesterday, Sunday, 14th March. The Jaeger-LeCoultre team of Richard Fagan, Hernan Pieres and Jack Kidd claimed the title, after defeating Casablanca (Carlos Pinal, Alejo Taranco and Gonzalo Munoz Escasi) 9 – 4 ½ in the final. Jack Kidd scored the opening goal for his team, which was quickly answered by Alejo Taranco, but Jaeger-LeCoultre took an early advantage and ended the first chukka 4 – 2 ½ with goals by Hernan Pieres and Richard Fagan. Jaeger-LeCoultre extended their advantage in the second chukka to 5 – 3 1/2 and from then on everything was in their favour as despite a great attempt from Casablanca they could not increase the scores. Two goals by Jack Kidd and one by Hernan Pieres in the third chukka, another from Jack in the fourth answered by a single goal from Alejo Taranco for Casablanca, from a converted penalty, secured the final score at 9 – 4 ½ . Earlier in the day Santa Maria narrowly defeated Peninsula 7 – 6 in the subsidiary final. © Photograph by Tony Ramirez/www.imagesofpolo.com - Above: Alejo Taranco followed by Hernan Pieres - Below: Jaeger-LeCoultre, the winners (l-r Jack Kidd, Richard Fagan and Hernan Pieres)   Fri 12th Mar 2010 Audi Polo Awards nominees announced This year's nominees for the 2010 Audi Polo Awards, to be held on 17 May, have been unveiled featuring many of polo's top names The Audi Polo Awards features seven categories this year, with five nominees in each category. The awards are being held at the Hilton on Park Lane on the evening of 17 May, attracting huge numbers of enthusiasts from across the polo fraternity . Below is the full list of categories and their nominees: Best High-Goal Team Apes Hill Dubai La Bamba Sumaya Talandracas Best High-Goal Patron Ahmad Aboughazale Jean-Francois Decaux Max Gottschalk Rashid Albwardy Victor Vargas Best High-Goal Professional (8 goals or more) Adolfo Cambiaso Gonzalo Pieres Facundo Pieres Hilario Ulloa Milo Fernandez Araujo Best Medium Handicapped Player (3-7 goals) Hilario Ulloa Joaquin Pittaluga Luke Tomlinson Nachi Du Plessis Nacho Gonzalez Best Low-Goal Player Chris Mackenzie Guy Schwarzenbach Jack Richardson Ollie Cudmore Spencer McCarthy Best British Professional Luke Tomlinson James Beim Malcolm Borwick Mark Tomlinson Nacho Gonzalez Best Lady Player Lucy Taylor Nina Clarkin Rosie Ross Sarah Wiseman Tamara Vestey You can vote on the Audi Polo Awards official website at www.audipoloawards.com

Other top stories Sun 28th Mar 2010 Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge An exciting final at Desert Palm Polo Club saw the home team receive the Cartier International Dubai Polo Challenge Trophy after defeating Bank Julius Baer 7-4.5. Mon 15th Mar 2010 Jaeger-LeCoultre Snow Polo Cup The first edition of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Snow Polo Cup, organised by Santa Maria Polo Club at Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain, reached its climax yesterday, Sunday, 14th March. Fri 12th Mar 2010 Audi Polo Awards nominees announced This year's nominees for the 2010 Audi Polo Awards, to be held on 17 May, have been unveiled featuring many of polo's top names Fri 5th Mar 2010 Jaeger-LeCoultre Snow Polo Cup - Sierra Nevada, Spain The ski resort of Sierra Nevada in Granada, Spain, will host the first Jaeger-LeCoultre Snow Polo Cup Wed 3rd Mar 2010 Arena Test Match at Hickstead England took the prestigious Bryan Morrison trophy for the third consecutive year, this time against Scotland on Saturday, 27th February See all news in: June 2026May 2026April 2026March 2026February 2026January 2026December 2025November 2025October 2025September 2025August 2025July 2025June 2025May 2025April 2025March 2025February 2025January 2025December 2024November 2024October 2024September 2024August 2024July 2024June 2024May 2024April 2024March 2024February 2024January 2024December 2023November 2023October 2023September 2023August 2023July 2023June 2023May 2023April 2023March 2023February 2023January 2023December 2022November 2022October 2022September 2022August 2022July 2022June 2022May 2022April 2022March 2022February 2022January 2022December 2021November 2021October 2021September 2021August 2021July 2021June 2021May 2021April 2021March 2021February 2021January 2021December 2020November 2020October 2020September 2020August 2020July 2020June 2020May 2020April 2020March 2020February 2020January 2020December 2019November 2019October 2019September 2019August 2019July 2019June 2019May 2019April 2019March 2019February 2019January 2019December 2018November 2018October 2018September 2018August 2018July 2018June 2018May 2018April 2018March 2018February 2018January 2018December 2017November 2017October 2017September 2017August 2017July 2017June 2017May 2017April 2017March 2017February 2017January 2017December 2016November 2016October 2016September 2016August 2016July 2016June 2016May 2016April 2016March 2016February 2016January 2016December 2015November 2015October 2015September 2015August 2015July 2015June 2015May 2015April 2015March 2015February 2015January 2015December 2014November 2014October 2014September 2014August 2014July 2014June 2014May 2014April 2014March 2014February 2014January 2014December 2013November 2013October 2013September 2013August 2013July 2013June 2013May 2013April 2013March 2013February 2013January 2013December 2012November 2012October 2012September 2012August 2012July 2012June 2012May 2012April 2012March 2012February 2012January 2012December 2011November 2011October 2011September 2011August 2011July 2011June 2011May 2011April 2011March 2011February 2011January 2011December 2010November 2010October 2010September 2010August 2010July 2010June 2010May 2010April 2010March 2010February 2010January 2010December 2009November 2009October 2009September 2009August 2009July 2009June 2009May 2009April 2009March 2009February 2009January 2009December 2008November 2008October 2008September 2008August 2008July 2008June 2008May 2008April 2008March 2008

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