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THe British Polo Day MEXICO 2013 presented by
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Dear Guests, Welcome to the British Polo Day Mexico, presented by Land Rover. British Polo Day is now well established in Great Britain, the Middle East, China, India, Russia, Singapore, Mexico, Thailand, Germany and France. A special niche has been forged that is far more than just a polo day, it is a cultural bridge built on the universal language of the horse. These shared values create a platform for understanding, dialogue and the development of relationships. Until the inaugural leg in the USA early next year, the 2nd British Polo Day Mexico remains the only event in the Americas. This is in large part due to the drive and vision of our friends and hosts the de Alba family, as well as the full backing of the formidable British Embassy in Mexico and the new British Ambassador His Excellency Duncan Taylor. With guests from the GREAT Campaign, UKTI and other governmental & diplomatic figures of notes attending alongside many of their Mexican counterparts, British Polo Day Mexico remains one of the most exciting and dynamic gatherings in a global platform that now spans the globe. We are delighted to partner with some of the best companies and brands, including Jaguar Land Rover, InterContinental Park Lane, Cumpanio, Don Julio, C&H, Hackett, Charles Russell, Matilda Hotel, The Grosvenor Stationary Company, Cordillera, Abercrombie & Kent, Ettinger, 3RD Home, Justerini & Brooks, Quintessentially Mexico, Billionaire and Taittinger. It is fitting that rekindling the past and establishing new ties should take place in QuerĂŠtaro. As the place where Mexicans first declared their independence, this state now boasts a thriving economy. As we continue to build on the diplomatic, cultural, philanthropic and political links that have enjoyed the full support of The British Embassy in Mexico City as well as The Mexican Embassy in London, we wish you an enjoyable day in this vibrant location.
The British Polo Day Committee
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Timetable 11am - 6pm : Land Rover Experience 12pm - 2pm : Taittinger and Justerini & Brooks Brunch 2pm : Loud Auction 2.30pm : Opening Ceremony 3pm : British Exiles vs. Mexico 4pm : Afternoon Tea & Tequila 4.30pm : British Ladies vs. Balvanera 6pm : Prize Giving Ceremony 6.30pm : Afterparty
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From the Ambassador
8 November 2013
British Embassy Río Lerma #71 Colonia Cuauhtémoc 06500, México DF Tel: +52 55 1670 3202 Duncan.Taylor@fco.gov.uk www.gov.uk/government/world/mexico
Dear Friends, It is a great pleasure to welcome the British Polo Day to Mexico for the second year. Using the international language of the horse, this event allows two great nations to come together and celebrate their shared values and many respective strengths. This is also a glorious opportunity for us all to enjoy the dramatic spectacle of seeing the fast pasted and exciting sport that is Polo, which has a long tradition across the world, including in Mexico. In advance of the Olympics and in recognition of the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II, my government introduced the ‘GREAT Britain’ Campaign to showcase what makes Britain proud. This highlighted Britain's continuing cultural heritage, its tradition of quality and leadership in technology and innovation. The business ties between the UK and Mexico are flourishing. We are seeing increasing British sales in Mexico, particularly in the luxury goods sector, where British brands benefit from their heritage appeal and overall design and quality. We are optimistic that British Polo Day will give a strong push to the knowledge and interest in British goods and the opportunities for both countries. I would like to thank all of our Mexican and British friends who have made this event possible. I hope that each of you will make new contacts, strengthen existing bonds and refresh relations to take forward an even closer relationship between us in the future. Following last year’s success, I am very excited to welcome the British Polo Day back to Mexico. With best wishes,
Duncan Taylor British Ambassador
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Join the british polo day around the world As British Cavalry Officers travelled the four corners of the earth, they learnt to play and love polo, spreading the game from Argentina to Australia. Polo is thriving everywhere it is played. British Polo Day celebrates the heritage of the game in each country, reviving some of the old rivalries whilst bridging cultures in a quintessentially British Day. www.britishpoloday.com British Polo Day India, 14th December 2013 British Polo Day Abu Dhabi, 22nd March 2014 British Polo Day Dubai, 28th March 2014 British Polo Day Morocco, 19th April 2014 British Polo Day USA, 31st May 2014 British Polo Day United Kingdom, June 2014 British Polo Day Germany, July 2014 British Polo Day Russia, July 2014 British Polo Day Singapore, September 2014 British Polo Day China, September 2014 British Polo Day Mexico, November 2014 Australia, Brazil, South Africa and South Korea TBC If you would like to attend a British Polo Day, please email: britishpoloday@abercrombiekent.co.uk
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Balvanera Polo & Country Club For a second year running, Mexico is the sole British Polo Day event in The Americas. This is a testament to the strength of our shared vision as well as the growing economic confidence and cultural opportunities within the country. The best ladies team of all time will be playing at BPD Mexico 2013, along with Russia's top player Misha Rodzianko. This means that our well established cultural bridge between Britain and Mexico has now expanded to engage with an increasingly interconnected group of countries. This international exposure for The State of QuerĂŠtaro and Balvanera Polo & Country Club is immensely positive and, on behalf of the whole family, I welcome all of our guests to the 2nd British Polo Day Mexico. Imelda de Alba
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The light green player has the line, and at fair speed the dark green player would be crossing the line without sufficient safety margin, resulting in a penalty against dark green.
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The Land Rover Cup The British Exiles vs. Mexico
The Hackett Cristina Romo Trophy The British Ladies vs. Balvanera Most Valuble Player Sponsored by C&H
Best Playing Pony Sponsored By Matilda
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Teams and Players MEXICO
BRITISH EXILES 1. Patrick Ephson
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1. Juan Jose de Alba
2. George Meyrick
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2. Victor Setien (2)
3. Max Charlton
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3. Pancho Aguilar (4)
4. Jack Mann
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4. Valerio Aguilar (6)
TOTAL 14
TOTAL 14
BRITISH LADIES
BALVANERA
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1. Lucy Taylor
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1. Guillermo Steta
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2. Tamara Fox
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2. Imelda de Alba
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3. Emma Woods
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3. Misha Rodzianko
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4. Nina Clarkin
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4. Alejandro Gomez de Parada
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TOTAL 9
TOTAL 8
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Geroge Meyrick playing for The British Exiles at British Polo Day China 2012
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The British Exiles
The British Exiles Team is comprised of some of Britain’s top young players and a wide range of other polo enthusiasts, who play predominantly outside Britain at British Polo Days around the world – hence the “Exiles”. Max Charlton and George Meyrick are two players at the forefront of a new “golden age” of young British talent on the rise. They will be joined by leading Army player Jack Mann, now at the helm of a London based Private Security firm, and the team is completed by the up and coming Patrick Ephson.
1. Patrick Ephson
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The two most significant polo areas in Mexico are Distrito Federal (based around Tecamac Polo Club just outside Mexico City) and QuerÊtaro (shared between the two polo Clubs Balvanera and El Marques). There is no Pony Club system in Mexico, so these three Clubs produce the majority of players that go on to represent the national team. After a lull in recent years, Mexican polo is once again growing strongly as a result of a new crop emerging from long established polo families. The next generation of players are exposed to an increasingly competitive domestic circuit as well as developing their skills in England, the U.S. and Argentina. This year’s Mexico team combines the best of the established guard with the fresh talent in the ascendancy.
1. Juan Jose de Alba
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2. Victor Setien
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Although the ancient sport of polo began in Persia and China many centuries ago, the British reinvented the modern game in the Nineteenth Century. Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest proponents of the game, once famously said “a polo handicap is a passport to the world� and polo is still thriving everywhere it is played, from Argentina to New Zealand. British Polo Day carries on the tradition of the British playing polo against friends in a host of different countries around the world.
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The British Ladies Polo is rare in that men & women compete off their given handicap on what is effectively an even footing. British Ladies are world leaders in an area of the sport that continues to flourish as a stand-alone offering. Ladies polo in Britain combines the best traditions of amateur competition with a core group of professional players that hone their skills at the highest levels of the domestic game. The staggering “grass roots� operation that is Pony Club Polo, the willingness of horse loving families to encourage both sons & daughters to pick up a stick and an increasing focus on development from The Hurlingham Polo Association (the governing body for polo in The UK) represent the triple lock that has enabled British Ladies to succeed in all areas of the game. BPD Mexico 2013 sees the best female polo player in the world, captaining the reunion tour of the most successful ladies team in the history of the game. 1. Lucy Taylor
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4. Nina Clarkin
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BALVANERA POLO CLUB
Since Chepo de Alba – owner of Balvanera Polo & Country Club and host of BPD Mexico – discovered his lifelong love of horses and the game itself, Balvanera has attracted the most talented polo players from the region. The most iconic names from the sport – the Gracida brothers, Antonio Herrera, Ernesto Trotz and Gonzalo Pieres Sr. among others – have all spent time with the family as players and friends. Its renown within the global polo community and great infrastructure has led to the development of what is now the most important equestrian center in the country. For the past 20 years Balvanera has hosted the principle show jumping events in Mexico. The combination of both polo and show jumping has given Balvanera a special position within Mexico’s equine community.
1. Guillermo Steta
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History of the Game Polo is perhaps the oldest game in the world – having been played over 2500 years ago - and is truly international. The name polo is said to have been derived from the Tibetan word “pulu”, meaning ball.
Ancient Polo
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n 600 BC the first recorded game of polo took place between the Turkomans and Persians. The Turkomans won. Polo began as a training game for cavalry units, usually the king’s guard or other elite troops. To the warlike tribesmen, who played it with as many as 100 to a side, it was a miniature battle. Persian literature and art give us the richest accounts of polo in antiquity. Ferdowsi, the famed poet-historian, gives a number of accounts of royal polo tournaments in his 9th century epic, Shahnameh (the Epic of Kings). In the earliest account, Ferdowsi romanticizes an international match between Turanian force and the followers of Siyâvash, a legendary prince from the earliest centuries of the Empire. The game spread into North India. In fact Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim Emperor of North India, actually died accidentally in 1210 playing polo. From Persia, in medieval times polo spread to the Byzantines (who called it tzykanion), and
after the Muslim conquests to the Ayyubid and Mameluke dynasties of Egypt and the Levant, whose elites favored it above all other sports. Notable sultans such as Saladin and Baybars were known to play it and encourage it in their court. Polo sticks were features on the Mameluke precursor to modern day playing cards. Polo was passed from Persia to other parts of Asia including the Indian subcontinent and China, where it was very popular during the Tang Dynasty and frequently depicted in paintings and statues. The Moguls were largely responsible for taking the game from Persia to the east and by the 16th century the Emperor Babur had established it in India. Polo was revived in Japan by the 8th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684-1751) and was played until early 20th century. It was the favourite sport of the last Shogun who surrendered power to the Emperor in 1868.
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The Prince of Wales in Jodhpur 1922
Modern Polo
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he modern game of polo, though formalized and popularized by the British, is derived from Manipur (now a state in India) when British tea planters discovered the game in Manipur (Munipoor) on the Burmese border with India and eåstablished the first polo club in the world at Silchar, west of Manipur in 1862. In 1869, Edward “Chicken” Hartopp, 10th Hussars, read an account of the game in The Field, while stationed at Aldershot, and, with brother officers, organised the first game known then as “hockey on horseback”- on a hastily-rolled Hounslow Heath against The 9th Lancers. The 1st Life Guards and the Royal Horse Guards were quick to follow suit on grounds at Hounslow and in Richmond Park; and then on a small ground near Earl’s Court known as Lillie Bridge. The first polo club in England was Monmouthshire, founded by Capt. Francis “Tip” Herbert, 7th Lancers, at his brother’s seat, Clytha Park, near Abergavenny in 1872.
In 1875, the first official match in Argentina took place on 3rd September, where the game had been taken by English and Irish engineers and ranchers.
Prince Philip playing polo
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BRITISH POLO DAY RUNNING TOTAL - OVER $500,000 USD RAISED TO DATE
In countries all over the world, polo has a long history of raising significant funding for worthy causes. Wherever possible, the British Polo Day team is entirely committed to bringing to bare the full weight of its partners, network and creative talent to this end. In partnership with the host family or Club in each case, British Polo Day divides the fundraising proceeds from every international leg equally between local & British charities. In so doing, the polo ties between two nations are reinforced further through shared philanthropic ambitions.
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On behalf of the ‘Face Value’ charity appeal for the children at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England, I wanted to thank all of you attending today’s British Polo Day event in Mexico City, and for allowing our Face Value Campaign to be part of this fantastic day. Our Face Value campaign for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was started a few years ago after my first child, Oscar, was born with a rare syndrome called Crouzon Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes the craniofacial bones to fuse prematurely. Oscar is cheeky, bright and brimming with personality. Everyone who knows him is delighted he’s doing so well because he hasn’t had an easy start in life. Oscar has already had numerous operations to relieve the pressure on his brain and eyes to improve his breathing. When Oscar is older he’ll need another major operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital to help expand and reshape his skull so that his brain can keep growing. Children with craniofacial conditions have to face many challenges - not only functional, but also the psychological pressure of looking ‘different’. With your help, the craniofacial surgery team at GOSH could develop life-changing new technologies to help children like Oscar. The craniofacial team at Great Ormond Street Hospital are committed to giving each patient the best possible chance in life. But further leaps forward are only possible with investment and research and development. Top craniofacial surgeons, Owase Jeelani and David Dunaway aim to undertake an ambitious fiveyear programme to revolutionise surgery for children with craniosynostosis. They aim to develop pioneering new, and less cumbersome, devices to surgically move the skull and face, whilst improving the understanding of the anatomical problems of children with craniosynostosis. We’re committed to help raise £1million as soon as possible so that the team can start taking strides forward. We have already made good progress raising 50% of our target. Thank you very much for supporting today’s auction and with any donations you might care to make. It will be hugely appreciated by a large number of children who will benefit from your generosity. Thank you all very much and I hope you enjoy today’s British Polo Event.
Christian Bearman (Oscar’s dad)
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BRITISH POLO DAY PERSONALITIES Bruce James General Manager - Matilda Hotel Originally from Toronto, Bruce James has guided some of the most iconic and trend-setting luxury hotels and hotel companies in Mexico, since 2011 Mr. James runs Hotel Matilda. Under Mr. James’ leadership, Hotel Matilda quickly evolved into an international brand recognized as a pacesetter and creator of today’s lifestyle. With the Matilda brand firmly estabished, in 2013 he launched Cornerstone, a hotel management and development company that is creating a Hotel Matilda-themed collection of lifestyle-focused boutique hotels. To further position the Hotel Matilda brand, as well as Cornerstone, Mr. James launched the Culture Club, a a lifestyle blog (www.cultureclub.mx) about all that is cool and happening today that has become one of Mexico’a most popular blogs with a national following.
Emma Woods Player - The British Ladies Emma started playing polo around the age of 11 and is now a 3 goal player, based at Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire. Emma captained the University of Cambridge Polo Team from 1993 to 1995; she has also played in the FIP 14 Goal championships in Madrid, the FIP 8 Goal Championships in Austria and has been part of the winning team of the Subsidiary Final of England’s Gold Cup. She has also captained the England Ladies polo team. Emma studied Veterinary Medicine at Magdalene College, Cambridge and is now director of Beaufort Embryo Transfer, a specialist equine reproduction and embryo transfer facility in UK. She also runs a clinical veterinary practice focusing on sport horse performance and lameness.
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Misha Rodzianko Manager Moscow Polo Club Misha Rodzianko is the highest rated Russian player at 2 goals. He began riding and polo together in 2003 at the Moscow Polo Club with his father and sister. He spent three seasons training in Argentina from 2008-2010 after which he moved to Boca Raton FL where he has been training with Joey Casey. In December he finished his bachelors degree at Lynn University having spent several semesters studying in Russia and Argentina. This year he took over as the manager of the Moscow Polo Club. After the success of the inaugural British Polo Day Russia, Misha joins us again in Mexico.
Lord Frederick Windsor British Representative Lord Frederick Windsor is a Vice President at J.P. Morgan, based in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress and writer Sophie Winkleman. British Polo Day’s endeavours to celebrate and champion British luxury heritage around the globe have led to Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor accepting the role of British Representatives for BPD USA. This inaugural event will be held at the Will Rogers Polo Club, right in the centre of LA, on Saturday 31st May 2014. As long-standing friends with a unique link to the British Royal Family as well as the financial institutions and entertainment industries of both countries, their support and insight will be invaluable to this new leg. British Polo Day and the de Alba family are delighted to welcome Lord Frederick to BPD Mexico 2013.
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BRITISH POLO DAY PERSONALITIES JJ de Alba Player - Mexico JJ is 17 years old and has a playing handicap of 2 goals. He has been playing polo since he was 9 years old and started at Balvanera Country & Polo Club. Since 2009, JJ has been playing the full season in England based out of Cirencester Park Polo Club. JJ has won The National Schools Championships twice – the first time in 2010 and the second time as Captain of the Cheltenham Boys’ College team in 2012 – and the 15-goal County Cup in 2012 – playing with 8-goaler JP Clarkin (Nina Clarkin’s husband). Having recently returned to finish the rest of his schooling in Mexico, JJ is one of the county’s fast rising talents.
Wade Shealy Founder, Chairman, and CEO of 3rd Home Wade is recognized as one of the country’s leaders in Resort Real Estate Sales, Marketing and Development. Over the last 28 years, he has been responsible for projects including Sandestin, Florida and Hampton Island, Georgia and dozens of others totaling more than $3 billion in revenue. As vice president of Intrawest he was responsible for luxury projects from New England to the Caribbean. A co-founder of one of South Carolina’s most successful real estate companies, Wade understands the needs of company owners, brokers and agents. A frequent lecturer at the University of Georgia and resource for the media, he has been quoted and featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Trend, Private Air, Links Magazine, Coastal Living, Southern Accents and Executive Traveler.
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Max Charlton Player - British Exiles Max Charlton is one of Britain’s top players and remains a talent very much in the ascendancy. His life in polo began at 12 and at 13 he played on ground one at Palermo, in the final of the under 13s against Nico Pieres. Max’s career has included notable silverware at every level and he has represented England at home and abroad. 2013 alone included representing the winning England team against the USA in Palm Springs, Snow Polo success in St.Moritz with Team Cartier, winning the 18-goal The Indian Empire Shield with Dell Park as well as representing England on home soil against South America and South Africa. His other interests are playing golf and snow-boarding.
Jose “Chepo” de Alba Founder and CEO of Grupo Balvanera Coming from one of the most successful families in the milk business, he decided to change his path by transforming his properties into real estate developments. Convinced by the power of the horse, he chose polo (also his passion) as one of his main strategies for the branding and advertising of Balvanera. He was one of the few people at the time who focused all their efforts on bringing international investment into the state of Querétaro and therefor placed it on the map of triple x business to view it at one of the best places to invest. He now continues to play polo with his family.
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