When the USPA announced the polo handicap changes, including the most exciting one being Pablo Pieres Jr. “Polito” going up to 10 goals in outdoor polo. Polito was born in Connecticut and is therefore the first American player to receive a 10-goal handicap since Adam Snow in 2003 and is currently the only American 10-goaler.
A bright tablecloth, spread out on a car's hood, displays a colorful array of tempting foods, and hungry guests drift back and forth for another nibble. Just a few yards away, eight horses are galloping madly down the polo field's sideline, their riders' mallets boldly slashing through the air in pursuit of the round white ball.
The San Diego Polo Club (SDPC) celebrates the end of their 29th season in Rancho Santa Fe with the United States Polo Association (USPA) Spreckels Cup & Closing Day presented by Woodford Reserve. SDPC is proud to partner with La Jolla Polo Team to support World Wildlife Fund (WWF) with specific ticket and auction proceeds benefitting the organization.
The weather was as perfect as a polo day could be. The old boys fired a lot at goal and the tyros began to shine. At eleven o'clock sharp ( even Long Legs Kiyonaga was on time) the Red and Gold squads lined up on the ground.
With the majestic Ko'olau Mountains overlooking the Honolulu Polo Club, Team Porsche rallied in the final chukker to capture the Hawaii Polo Life 2015 Polo Soiree.
Hot off the polo press is the news of a new team set up to take the 2016 high goal season by storm, in an unprecedented alliance between two polo organisations at the highest of levels - and what a setup it looks to be.
A pack of six or eight mostly fearless riders doggedly spurring their fast, agile mounts inside a ring at ferocious gallops, windmilling away at a bouncing ball with what look like elongated 3-woods. Horses frothing, nostrils flaring, sweat flying everywhere.
