Watching the races from the Saudi Bronx stand, AlUla 2024
The team

Kasseem
Abu Nasser

Founded by
Swizz Beatz
Est.
2019
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The first American team in Saudi camel racing. Named for the South Bronx, where Swizz grew up, and Saudi Arabia, his second home.

  1. 2019

    An American name on the race card

    Swizz Beatz enters Saudi camel racing and registers his team as Kasseem Abu Nasser. No American owner had run a team there before.

  2. 2021

    The string starts winning

    Rose, Kim, Alicia 2, Daoud and Zone win races at the Crown Prince Camel Festival and the Olympic Committee Cup. Bronx wins on day four of the Saudi Camel Federation Cup.

  3. 2022

    Rose, again

    Rose wins her races at the Crown Prince Festival and the Saudi Federation Camel Cup. Nora wins the next day. In December, Bader and Solar win three days apart at King Abdulaziz.

  4. 2023

    AlUla

    Saudi Bronx opens its first stand at the AlUla Camel Cup, and Will Smith stops by. Mardiah and Enzo finish first and second in the same race in Tabouk. In December, Enzo wins a race at King Abdulaziz, and Rose one at the Ministry of Sports Cup.

  5. 2024

    Top five at AlUla

    A bigger stand at the second AlUla Camel Cup, and a top-five finish. Basha places third at the Crown Prince Camel Cup. The team also races in Qatar, at the Sword Amir Al Balad Festival.

AlUla

Camel Cup · 2023–2024
Handlers lead a line of racing camels at AlUla, 2024
A racing camel up close
A camel with its robot jockey along the rail, trucks following
A handler rides out on a camel in a checked saddle cloth
The Saudi Bronx stand at AlUla, 2024
Saudi Bronx kit hanging outside the stand
Swizz Beatz speaking at the AlUla Camel Cup, 2024
Swizz Beatz and Will Smith with the Camel Cup tee at AlUla, 2023
The green Kasseem Abu Nasser hoodie at the AlUla stand
The original Saudi Bronx logo: hand lettering with the twin camel heads
The original mark

The hand lettering and the twin camel heads have been on the kit since day one.

2025
“The streetwear grails of the summer.”
GQ Middle East, on the Saudi Bronx racing jackets

The stable

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RoseThe closer. Five wins in four seasons, and she shows up every year.AliciaThe original. Chased Rose home at the Olympic Committee Cup.EnzoSecond to a stablemate at Tabouk. Came back to win a race at King Abdulaziz.MardiahBeat Enzo in a Saudi Bronx one-two at Tabouk.

Races

A festival runs hundreds of races over several weeks, split by age class. These are the races Saudi Bronx camels won.

1stRace won
2024
  • AlUla Camel Cup
  • Crown Prince Camel Cup
  • King Salman Camel Festival
  • Saudi Camel Federation Cup
  • Sword Amir Al Balad Festival, Qatar
2023
  • King Abdulaziz Camel Festival1stEnzo
  • Ministry of Sports Cup1stRose
  • Saudi Olympic Camel Cup1stMardiah
  • AlUla Camel Cup
  • Crown Prince Camel Festival
  • Saudi Camel Federation Cup
2022
  • King Abdulaziz Camel Racing Festival1stSolar1stBader
  • Saudi Federation Camel Cup1stRose1stNora
  • Crown Prince Camel Festival1stRose
  • King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
  • Ministry of Sports Cup
  • Saudi Camel Sports Cup
  • Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Cup
2021
  • Crown Prince Camel Festival1stRose1stAlicia 21stKim1stKim1stDaoud1stZone
  • Olympic Committee Cup1stRose1stDaoud
  • Saudi Camel Federation Cup Festival1stBronx1stConor
  • Ministry of Sports Camel Competition

Team kit

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