Last weekend Dubai and Ayala played the 52nd Queen’s Cup final in front of 5,000 spectators at Guards Polo Club. Dubai, with Adolfo Cambiaso and Nachi Heguy in the team’s line-up, faced Ayala, with Gonzalo Pieres and John Paul Clarkin. … Continue reading
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The St Regis International Cup at Cowdray Park 2012
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Luke Tomlinson lead England to a narrow win against USA at the annual St. Regis Cup final at Cowdray Park in May – the first of the UK’s international test matches this year, and the first match between USA and … Continue reading
Nacho Figueras Lead his Team to Victory at The Veuve Clicqout Polo Classic
Nacho Figueras & The Black Watch Polo Team
The annual star-studded Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic event in New York took place this weekend with Clive Owen taking a break from filming his upcoming movie “Blood Ties”, to co-host the event. Other celebrity A-listers included, amongst others, Minka Kelly, Zoe Saldana, Rachek Zoe, and Padma Lakshmi.
Due to renovation of the Governors Island the fifth annual Polo Classic was played at Liberty State Park with views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan.
Black Watch, captained by the ‘always competitive’ Nacho Figueras, won 9-7 against Nespresso.
England’s Leading Polo Clubs to form their own Premier League
The FT recently reported that eight of the leading Polo clubs in England will form their own Premier League, funded entirely by sponsorship. The clubs will play each other home and away in two groups of four, and then play a final in August to decide the champion.
Seven clubs have already been confirmed:
- Guards Polo Club
- Ham Polo Club
- Beaufort Polo Club
- Cirencester Park
- Cowdray Park
- Kirtlington Park
- Royal County of Berkshire Club
A Polo Premier League website, registered to Revolution Sports has already been set up: http://polopremierleague.com/
Exciting times ahead!
To read the article on The Financial Times click here.
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