Nacho Figueras’ Black Watch team will pound the chukkers at Will Rogers Park Oct. 9, when the second annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic touches down in Los Angeles. Last year marked the first time Veuve hosted its closing season game in Los Angeles, and the company proclaimed the event a huge success, as spectators [...]
Lucchese won an 11-9 victory over Piaget in the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open final on Sept. 4, but it wasn’t a gimme. Some victories are all the sweeter because of the struggle, and Piaget put up the fight of the season. “Piaget played fabulously, but it came down to the horses,” observed Ambassador Glen Holden [...]
After a very lively afternoon at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club, the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open semifinals are over and the teams that will face-off in the Sept.4 grand finale of SBP’s Centennial Season are set: defending champion Lucchese, led by John Muse, will face Melissa Ganzi’s Piaget team. Lucchese did not have [...]
It’s really early in the morning and a Jumabhoy family entourage—mom, sister and grandfather—are with me to catch a 9 a.m. flight. We are headed to a polo match. Although I live and study in Houston, Texas, my family is based in Singapore, and that’s where we’re departing, heading to Pahang, Malaysia, where my polo [...]
Prince William scored an impressive four goals, leading his team to a victory at the Foundation Polo Cup July 9 at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. The match, a highlight of the royal visit to Southern California, saw the sporting sovereign knock back four pivotal goals, propelling his team to victory in the [...]
The Second Annual Dog Iron Polo Cup and Champagne Brunch, co-chaired by Diane Keaton and Dennis Quaid, will take place at the Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacific Palisades. The event ― which raises funds for the park’s restoration and rehabilitation― is scheduled for Sunday, August 14. The announcement was made through the Will [...]
Goal-hungry gals from three continents descended on the polo fields of Santa Barbara June 23-26 for the Santa Barbara Polo Club’s Second Annual Ladies World Championship Tournament Qualifier, presented by Terry Ryken’s Sotheby’s in support of Girls Inc. The Estancia Ventarron and Empire Polo teams wound up battling it out for the top prize on [...]
In Carpinteria, they’re rolling out the green carpet – 300 yards long! – for Prince William and his bride, Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. The royal couple has put the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club on the list of stops for their upcoming North American tour. On July 9, the Prince will grab a [...]
Defending champions Black Watch ticked past team Veuve Clicquot in a 6-5 victory at the fourth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, held on New York City’s Governors Island June 5. Led by renowned Argentine polo player and internationally famous face of Ralph Lauren’s Polo Fragrances, Nacho Figueras led his Black Watch team through four chukkas [...]
Adolfo Cambiaso returns for his second season of high goal polo at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. Cambiaso was the top ranked polo player in the world when he made his SBP debut last year, joining John Muse and the Lucchese team. He ultimately helped Lucchese maintain a perfect record for the season [...]
