Andrés Camacho eats, breathes, and lives polo, “the sport of kings.” There is no doubt that Camacho is beyond excited for the 5th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Horses & Horsepower on Saturday, October 24th at the WestWorld of Scottsdale. His team, the Arizona Polo Club, will take on the San Diego Polo Club at 1:00 p.m. in the second of three high-octane polo matches.
The voting has been concluded for the much-awaited Hall of Fame Inductions for the coming year. The chairman of the nominating committee for the National Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Dr. Horace Laffaye, is pleased to announce the approval of the following individuals to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in February 2016;
In just over a week, Ricky Cooper captain of Clogau Wales Polo team will be returning with his team to America to defend the title they have held for the last two years, as winners of the Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Horses & Horsepower.
US Trust rallied in the second half to capture the US Trust Cup with a thrilling 11-10 overtime victory over Postage Stamp Farm Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club.
Luis Escobar scored the winning goal in the first minute of sudden death to clinch the victory.
By day, they hold down a number of regular jobs such as hospice nurse, police officer, teacher, researcher, etc. But at least once a week, if the weather is good and dry, they come together as a polo team
Horses used in the game of polo (known as “ponies” although many are full-sized horses) are asked to sprint at top speed, turn sharply, make sudden stops, stay balanced while riders shift their weight far out of center, and even run into other horses to gain an advantageous position. The nature of the game puts both ponies and players in a position to sustain injuries.
Aspen Valley and Grand Champions Polo Clubs will be well-represented this week in a polo tournament at the Gulf Coast's premier Point Clear Polo Club in Silverhill, Ala.
A polo ball must be within the limits of 3 to 3-1/2 inches in diameter and 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 ounces in weight. A polo ball is usually made of a solid hard plastic. The most common polo balls in use are
