Polo News

The University of London Polo Club overcame rivals Cambridge University Polo Club in their first round clash at the Metropolitan Intervarsity Polo 2015 - The London Challenge today, in what was a repeat of last year’s final match-up.

Airstream and K.I.G. played an intense match for the Butler Handicap that went into overtime and gave win to Airstream 8-7 after a penalti shot by Michel Dorignac. Greenwich Polo Club added this public match to the schedule and fans showed up to watch the action.

Is this Argentine season going to be a quadruple crown? It is likely, considering that big teams who play the Triple Crown, such as Ellerstina, Alegria, La Aguada Las Monjitas, and most likely La Dolfina, have confirmed that they will be playing the Jockey Club Open as a warm up to Tortugas.

The bike scene in Detroit is growing, and thanks to Slow Roll, it's also getting recognized around the world. One of the things that Slow Roll has done, is bring the various local biking communities together. That recently led to a conversation about playing polo -- bike polo.

The Land Rover Africa Cup promises to be a fiercely competitive tournament with 10 teams featuring world-class players at the top of their game. On the 16th August, beauty, power and prestige will meld together when the representative teams from South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe and defending champions Ghana, will compete for the much-coveted Land Rover Africa Cup trophy!

Six teams entered the La Martina British Ladies Open Championship at Cowdray Park which was the first to be played in the UK under the new handicapping system for women’s polo.

Palm City Polo Club welcomed Harvard Polo Women’s Captain Aemilia Phillips for lessons and practice chukkers in preparation for her upcoming Metropolitan Intervarsity Tournament in Tianjin, China.

On Tuesday (28th July) and Wednesday (29th July), there will be an opportunity for the spectators to plunge even further into the sport of polo. In addition to the matches there will be a polo rules lesson including a lottery at 2.00 p.m. (on both days admission only 10 EUR).

Congratulations are extended by all at Piaget to an ecstatic King Power Foxes team who are celebrating once again, after winning the 2015 Gold Cup (known as The British Open Polo Championships) at Cowdray Park Polo Club on Sunday 19th July 2015, having also won the Queen’s Cup at Guards Polo Club earlier in the English high goal polo season.

The Final of The Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup at Cowdray Park Polo Club was a fight to the finish between UAE Polo and King Power Foxes with end to end galloping polo. UAE started well, winning a penalty in the first 30 seconds, which Macdonough converted with ease to open the scores.