The
changing face of Ghantoot
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Over the past two years, the game of polo has increased dramatically
in the UAE and has made its presence felt. The Ghantoot Racing
& Polo Club has launched the Ghantoot team onto the
international polo arena, participating in events around the
world.
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The
Club has also seen a huge development plan which will be continuing
for the next few years. This year the Clubhouse has three boutique
shops, and also houses a library with a wide selection of Polo books
and magazines. The restaurant offers an international menu and can
cater up to six hundred guests. It is open from 11:00 am through
12:00 midnight. Three tennis courts located near the Grandstand are
now complete.
Around
the Club four new grass polo fields have been built for teaching,
stick and ball and tournaments. Two of the Polo fields are floodlit
and there are approximately two hundred polo ponies for all levels
of polo experience. Top resident international polo players offer
some of the best polo instruction and encourage children to take up
riding. More and more people want to participate in the sport and
they should not be afraid to do so, even if they have no previous
experience. Everyone finds a level on which they enjoy being
involved.
Extensive
landscaping is currently under construction around the
clubhouse to create an oasis for members and guests to spend
time out from the city. Future plans are extremely ambitious
with an eighteen hole golf course, chalets, further
landscaping and health club. |
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Ghantoot
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