Knicks Go, Charlatan Top 176 Nominations To Dubai World Cup Sponsored by:
2021 Pegasus World Cup winner Knicks Go
Thoroughbred racing s top stars have been nominated for the highly anticipated 25th running of the Dubai World Cup, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Meydan Racecourse. Among the global stars highlighting the nominations are Knicks Go, Charlatan, Bivouac, Chrono Genesis, Addeybb and Mogul. A total of 1,511 nominations were accepted from 762 horses trained in 19 countries.
The Group 1 $12 million Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline saw a total of 176 nominations led by a strong USA representation including G1 Pegasus World Cup winner Knicks Go, and Bob Baffert-trained G1 Runhappy Malibu Stakes-winner Charlatan. Other major contenders include multiple G1 winner Code Of Honor, Godolphin s undefeated Brendan Walsh trainee Maxfield, G2 winners Sleepy Eyes Todd, and Tax, with the latter trained by Danny Gargan, one of the new trainers to
There were lots of sunshine, windy evenings, spectacular atmosphere, and epic finals of the 2020 Kaduna International Polo Tournament that reaffirmed EL-Amin’s invincibility as Georgian Cup kings. It was a fitting silver Jubilee anniversary celebration for the all-time champions.
Unlike other Kaduna tournaments, this last one was special in many ways. First, it was the first time that heralded the Guinness Book of Record recognition of Georgian Cup and First Bank as the longest run sport sponsorship in the world and the 101 edition of the prestigious event.
Unarguably Nigeria’s most accomplished team ever, EL-Amin polo organization made history on their Silver Jubilee celebration, defeating title holders, Abuja Rubicon for a record 15th title of the highly revered Georgian trophy.
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By Olawale Ajimotokan
The patron and one of the players of the Kaduna El-Amin Polo Club, Mohammed Babangida has described winning Africa’s most prestigious polo trophy, the Georgian Cup at the 2020 edition of the Kaduna International Polo Tournament as special.
Babangida expressed his excitement while fielding questions from our correspondent on Tuesday on telephone.
“Crowning it up with the 15th Georgian Cup victory on our 25th anniversary makes this win even more special,” he further observed.
An elated Mohammed Babangida explained that it has been 25 years this year, when El-Amin was formed, but said that before El-Amin, he had tasted Georgian Cup victory with a different team.