Under the patronage of Club Chairman Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club’s (GRPC) 2015/2016 season has been announced, with the focus firmly on raising funds for charities.
The Hurlingham Club, located in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, hosted the official presentation of the 122° Hurlingham Open HSBC today. The tournament, the second leg of the Triple Crown, will kick-off on October 20.
Let’s go back in time, specifically to the 1950s. It was then that the polo world was dominated by a team called Venado Tuerto, who showed off their skills when playing their classic rivals, El Trébol. Both teams were made up of two pairs of brothers: Menditeguy and Duggan in El Trébol, and Cavanagh and Alberdi in Venado Tuerto.
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.
Mallet Rest position
The rest position is the way to keep the polo stick during the match, when not in use or on standby. It must be considered the starting position of every stroke.
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
