Polo News

It was quite a day in Florida as AUDI/Mannix slugged it out with Orchard Hill some great plays in 1st with Audi playing great control and staying out of a speed duel and off to a 3 – 1 lead 2nd chukkar seen the speed of Pieres cousins

The power of the horse as an international language is one of the main ethos' behind British Polo Day, as Gareth A Davies finds out.

Porsches and Jaguars are parked in the sand while businessmen and their partners, in high heels and hats, sit in the sheltered grandstands, glass of champagne in hand. The scene could be Dubai or Miami but this is Lagos -- Nigeria's biggest city and financial hub -- and the first beach polo tournament in Africa.

From 10th to 14th March, six teams fought for the 2015 Thailand Polo Ambassador Cup at the VR Sports Club in Bangkok. Teams from across Asia with Argentine and English pros gave an international feel to the tournament, teams included home side King Power, Shailai Liu’s Tang Polo from Beijing China, a young team playing under the L’Oreal Men’s Expert name, English patron (who is based in Thailand) Edward Batchelor of Cormix International Polo Team (who for the Ambassador Cup played under his sponsors name – Crockfords with English four goal pro Mike Howe), SPP (Siam Park Polo) and Globalport from the Philippines, which is headed up by businessman ‘Mikee’ Michael Romero, Vice Chairman of Air Asia Philippines.

The polo world has been rocked by the news that Audi has ended its 12-year involvement in polo sponsorship.

Sandie Nicolaisen knows she and her husband, Don, made the right move when they decided to buy the Clark Polo Barn and renovate it last year.

Lake Worth, FL March 16, 2015 – The United States Polo Association® (USPA) today announced that the United States defeated England 17-12 in Saturday night’s historic 22-Goal USPA Townsend International Challenge Cup at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The U.S. team included 10-goal player Tommy Biddle, who played on the United States’ Townsend Cup winning team in 2011 and is the highest-rated arena polo player in the world, seven-goal player Kris Kampsen and five-goal player Jared Sheldon.

Following the Finals of the Ambassador Cup, the VR Sports Club, Bangkok will play host to the sixth Lawyers Polo Tournament. This will be the first time the tournament (which runs from 17th – 20th March) will have been played in Thailand.

The first phase of the Santa María Polo Club tourism-sports project in Sotogrande was approved last Friday by the Territorial Planning Committee in Cádiz, depending on the Junta de Andalucía. This polo club in Sotogrande is one of the top three clubs in the world. Its Summer International Tournament is considered a "Tourist Interest Event” by the Junta de Andalucía, and gathers the best world polo players and teams every year from July to August in this selected housing development in San Roque, what means a great worldwide media impact.