Polo has long been considered a sport played and watched by the rich and famous, from the hallowed turf of Windsor's Smiths Lawn in front of royalty to the snow covered lakes in glitzy St. Moritz. That view is changing, writes Algy Sim.
New Yorkers have long held a fascination with polo. According to the Museum of Polo it was James Gordon Bennett, the publisher of the New York Herald, who brought it to North America. He saw a game being played on a trip to England and loved it so much he returned to America with mallets, balls, and a rule book.
Glorious sunshine beamed over West London as Finals Day of Chestertons Polo in the Park 2016 took place in the historic Hurlingham Park for another momentous day of polo, entertainment and an Olympic-themed children’s pitch invasion.
King Power Foxes (Top Srivaddhanaprabha, Pepito Araya, Gonzalito Pieres and Facundo Pieres) and Dubai (Rashid Albwardy, Kian Hall, Adolfo Cambiaso and Juan Martin Nero) quickly reminded
Zacara (Jack Hyde/Juan Jose de Alba, Lyndon Lea, Lucas Monteverde and Pablo MacDonough) hasn’t had an easy time of it over the course of the 2016 Cartier Queens Cup although they won their first two games by identical 13-9 scores (RH Polo and Sifani).
