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International Polo Tournament 2013! I am delighted to welcome Standard Chartered Private Bank as title sponsor to this event, together with among others Park Regis, Cointreau, Stella Artois and IP Global without whom this event would not have been possible. For the first time the Standard Chartered Private Bank Ladies’ International Polo Tournament 2013 will be broadcast internationally on StarSports in South-East Asia, Horse&Country TV in Europe and NowSports in Hong Kong as part of the ‘The Polo Series’. This tournament recognises the standard of play of our local women players and, as in previous years, includes some highly talented international participants. Women’s polo has been growing globally and it gives me great pleasure to support equality in sport at the Singapore Polo Club. I would like to recognise the contribution of many people in organising this prestigious event; from our hardworking Committee and Sub-Committee members, our General Manager and members of staff at the club, to the visiting players who support this tournament each year and the tournament officials, many of whom are volunteers. I would particularly like to thank our many club members who have contributed their horses. This is a most difficult thing to do and I offer my appreciation to these members. I look forward to your continued support and participation. I trust that you will all enjoy the matches. Iqbal Jumabhoy President Singapore Polo Club 1
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About
Singapore Polo Club
The Singapore Polo Club is one of the
oldest sporting and social clubs in Singapore. Founded in 1886 by the officers of the King’s Own Regiment, the 1st Battalion, the Club has a distinguished heritage and remains rich in its traditions of camaraderie and sportsmanship. Polo, considered the “Game of Kings”, was played in the centre of the old Singapore Race Course, now known as Farrer Park. However, there were golfers who shared the
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use of the Race Course grounds and, naturally enough, conflicts arose between the golfers and polo players. The Singapore Polo Club moved to its first home at Balestier Road in 1914. But this proved unsuitable due to its limited size. With the support from an increased military garrison and financial aid from the Singapore Turf Club, three acres of land were allocated at Mount Pleasant
Road and the current site of the Club was established and open for play by 1941.
dignitaries ensured that polo retained its social status among the elite of Singapore.
During World War II, the Japanese converted the grounds into a gun emplacement area and later, it was transformed into a squatter’s camp. After the war, it took the efforts and influence of Lord Mountbatten to reestablish the Polo Club. A dedicated polo player himself, his participation along with other royal
Today, the Singapore Polo Club remains committed to its original charter – that of providing members with the facilities to enjoy polo – and has evolved to include riding and other sporting and social amenities. It is now recognised as the premier equestrian lifestyle club in Singapore and one of the top facilities of this kind in the region. 5
A Brief History of
Polo
“Let others play at what they will, The king of games is still the game of Kings� 6
This couplet from antiquity, inscribed on a stone tablet beside a polo ground somewhere in Central Asia along the old silk route, bears silent witness to the pedigree of this oldest of team sports. Some historians claim that polo originated among Persian nomadic tribes even before Darius and his cavalry forged the first great Persian Empire in the 6th century BC; others that the Mongols were the first to play polo. In either case, it seems likely that as the use of light cavalry spread throughout Asia Minor, China and the Indian sub-continent – as mounted armies swept back and forth across this part of the world, conquering and reconquering – so did this rugged game on horse back. In fact, Tamerlane’s polo grounds can still be viewed in Samarkand. The great rulers and their horsemen – real and mythical – of those early centuries were expected to be brave warriors, skillful hunters and polo players of exceptional prowess. Indeed, Firdausi, the most famous of Persia’s epic poets, gives a number of accounts of royal polo tournaments in his 9th century epic, the Shahnameh or Book of Kings. He eloquently romanticizes an international match between the Turanian force and the followers of Syavoush, alegendary Persian ruler; the poet is eloquent in his praise of Syavoush’s skills on the polo field. Firdausi also tells of Shahpour, a Sassanid king of the 4th Century AD, who learnt to play polo when only seven years old. The 9th century Persian historian, Dinvari, describes polo and its general rules and gives some instructions to players including such advice as ‘polo requires a great deal of exercise’, ‘if the polo stick breaks during a game, it is a sign of insufficiency’ and ‘a player should strictly avoid using strong language and should be patient and temperate’ – maxims apposite perhaps even today! The 10th century
Persian king, Qabus also set down some general rules of polo and especially mentions the risks and dangers of the game. Women were evidently admitted to polo early on. The 13th century poet, Nizami weaves the love story of the Sassanid King Khusrau and his beautiful consort, Shirin around her ability on the polo field, and describes matches between Khusrau and his courtiers and Shirin and her ladies-inwaiting. Nurjehan, wife of the 19th century Mughal Emperor Jahangir, was also skilled at polo. Polo was a popular royal pastime for many centuries in China, the Chinese probably having learned the game from the same Indian people who were taught by the Persians. The polo stick appears on royal coats of arms in China and the game was part of court life in the golden age of Chinese classical culture under Ming Hung, the Radiant Emperor, who was an enthusiastic patron of equestrian activities. Perhaps less cultured, was the reaction of Emperor Tai Tsu who in 910 AD, according to one source at least, ordered all the other players beheaded after a favourite was killed in a match. In more recent history, British tea planters in India first saw the game in the early 1800’s. However, it was not until the 1850’s that the British cavalry drew up the first rules and by the 1870’s, the game was well established in England. Today the game of polo is pursued right across the world, chiefly in the United Kingdom and increasingly on the Europe continent, in Australia, both North and South America (in Argentina with its flat pampas, polo is of course almost the ‘national sport’ second only to football). Polo is also vigorously pursued in North Africa as well as the Middle and Near East, South Asia (notably India and Pakistan) as well as Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia). 7
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Polo Equipment 1. R e i n s : E n a ble the h o rse to be co ntrolled with precisio n whe n a sudde n sto p h as to be made. 2 . L e at h e r S a d d l e : Gives the rider greater freedom of moveme nt. 3 . Long Boots a n d Kn ee G ua r ds: To protect the legs whe n “riding - off” a n o ppo n e nt o r if mist ake nly hit by a mallet. 4 . M a ll e t: T he stick is made of willow o r b amb o o a nd h as a head with which the b all is hit. T he mallet must always be c arried in the right h a nd. 5 . B a ll : T he polo b all is 7 to 8 cm in diameter a nd weighs 13 0 grams . It is made of compressed b amb o o wo od o r plastic a nd c a n reach speeds of up to 25 0 km/ h .
6 . H e lm e t: E ach player is required to wear a helmet which traditio n ally resembles a tro pic al sun helmet. T he helmet protects the player ag ain st falls, b all o r mallet. 7. H o r s e M a n e : Cut o r sh aved to give the player the fullest possible freedom of moveme nt fo r the h a nds a nd rein s a nd to avoid a ny possibilit y of them being e ntrapped in the ma n e. 8. Whi p: To co ntrol speed of the h o rse during play. 9 . H o r s e B a n dag e s : To protect the legs a nd j oints of the h o rse ag ain st the b all o r a swinging mallet. 1 0 . H o r s e ’ s Ta i l : Plaited o r tied up to preve nt the player’s mallet from being c aught init whe n playing a swinging sh ot.
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Umpires & Commentator’s Profiles UMPIRES
Podger El-Effendi started playing polo in Pakistan with his father who was in the Pakistan A rmy. He was rated 5 go als at the age of 16 years old. After finishing his educatio n, he left for his first polo professio n al jo b in Tehran in 1975. T hen, he went to the US A where he played all over the country and spent 2 summer seaso ns in E ngland. He was rated + 8 go als outdo ors and +9 go als indo ors at his highest. He has co ached various teams and individual players until fin ally accepting the jo b of Polo director at the Singapore Polo Club in December 2012.
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Andres Laplacette, 5 g o al h a ndic ap is brought up betwee n Bue n os Aires, C apit al Federal a nd Lo b os . Lo b os is a n h our away from Bue n os Aires, where his farm is lo c ated. H e h as bee n playing polo sin ce young a nd everyo n e in his family, in cluding his gra ndpare nts a nd cousin s play polo ! A ndres also played in the intern atio n al kids tourn ame nt in C hile fo r 4 years sin ce 11 years old. After finishing his Busin ess Studies at universit y, U niversidad C atolic a A rge ntin a (U C A ), he st arted travelling a nd was a ble to play all the seaso ns in A rge ntin a during his sch o ol days .
Nicholas Hadow h as resided in Sing apo re fo r over mo re 3 0 years a nd wo rks fo r A berdee n A sset M a n ageme nt. H e learn ed to play polo at the Sing apo re Polo Club in the late - Eighties a nd played fo r a number of years, o cc asio n ally represe nting Sing apo re in intern atio n al competitio ns . H adow is most proud of win ning the Club Te nt- Pegging Tro phy twice in the Nin eties . H e comme nt ates regularly fo r the Club a nd is curre ntly a member of C owdray Park Polo Club (U. K .) .
A n d re s h a s pl ayed i n Si n g a p o re , M a l aysi a , G e rm a ny, S p ai n a n d A ze r b aij a n a n d is c e r t ai n ly l o o ki n g fo r wa rd um piri n g i n t his to ur n a me nt .
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Team Profiles SC Asia SC Europe SC Middle East SC Africa
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S arah Wisema n Claire D o n nelly Claudia Zeisberger M eliss a Ko
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SC Sarah started playing polo in the Po ny Club in the U K when she was 12 years old. Since then Sarah has embarked o n a professio n al career in polo. She is currently the Polo M an ager at T he All E ngland Polo Club, Hickstead which specialises in aren a polo and has just set up her own polo club this year at Knepp C astle. S arah is a member of the E ngla nd L adies squad a nd h as travelled the wo rld playing polo . Rece nt accolades in clude win ning the M ost Outst a nding L ady Player at the 2013 Audi Polo Awards . S arah curre ntly h olds a grass h a ndic ap of 2 g o als a nd a n are n a h a ndic ap of 4 g o als .
Claire h as bee n playing polo fo r over te n years a nd learnt to play at a Po ny Club. H er hus b a nd, Niall a nd she h ave a polo yard in Guildfo rd, Surrey. T hey play out of C owdray Park Polo Club a nd at Hickstead in the winter. She h as played in the U S A , Australia, N Z , I rela nd, C hin a, I ndia, T h aila nd a nd B arb ados, a nd is very much lo o king fo rward to playing in Sing apo re.
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Claudia’s e nthusiasm h as over time e n couraged her family to t ake up reig ns a nd mallet to make Polo a family spo rt. From N ovember- M arch, T h ai Polo Club is the equestria n h ome to her “ M aple Leaf Team” a nd their string of po nies is b ased there all year around. T he team just played in the N atio n al League in M alaysia, wo n the fin al in Pah a ng a nd c ame overall 2nd in the League. Claudia’s team h as wo n the “Quee n s Cup” in T h aila nd (“ Pin k Polo”) four years run ning .
Melissa st arted riding at the Sing apo re Polo Club whe n she was 10, a nd made the move from the dress age are n a to the polo field 5 years ag o . She h as 2 po nies, S a ndy a nd D a niela . Besides playing regularly in Sing apo re, M eliss a h as also bee n to A rge ntin a, T h aila nd, M alaysia a nd the Philippin es to play. H er other interests in clude traveling, reading a nd run ning .
Claudia is b ased in Sing apo re where she is a Professo r at I N S E A D a nd Ac ademic Directo r of its Glo b al Private Equit y I nitiative.
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Mumy Bella nde 2 I s a belle L aren audie 0 M eliss a Tiern a n 0 A big ail Slater -1 1
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SC Mumy is the first professio n al women’s polo player in A rgentin a. She has always been very supportive of women’s polo and is co nsidered a pio neer for female players in A rgentin a. Mumy began playing polo under the tutelage of her father at San Jorge’s Polo Club at the age of 12. Since then, she has continued her passion for polo around the world. Her ideal women’s team would include Maria Chavanne, Paola Martinez and Lia Salvo. She also hopes to play with 10 -goal male professionals, Gonzalo Pieres and Bautista Heguy at some point during her career.
Isabelle has been married and has two children, She started playing polo in Sing apore in M arch 20 07 and was a member of the win ning team at the Sing apore I ntern atio n al Women’s Polo Tourn ament from 20 07-20 0 9. She has also played women’s intern atio n al tourn aments in T hailand, win ning in 2010 and also being chosen “ M ost Valuable Player” o n this same occasio n! I n additio n to Sing apore and T hailand, Isabelle has travelled to Australia and Korea for polo events.
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Melissa started playing at the Singapore Polo Club in 20 0 5. She keeps horses in Sing apore and T hailand, where she plays during the Singapore off-seaso n . Together with husband G ary, they play as GT M team. Melissa has two children Nico and Sasha who are regular visitors to the Singapore Polo Club, participating in Po ny Club activities. Melissa also enjoys skiing and yoga.
Abigail is B ritish a nd h as bee n living in Sing apo re fo r five years . A big ail wo rks fo r A meric a n E xpress as Directo r, Glo b al M erch a nt Services . She o nly discovered polo quite rece ntly a nd is playing her first full seaso n a nd is n ow tot ally h o o ked. A bi loves to travel a nd h as played in T h aila nd, Australia, Philippin es a nd the U S – n ext sto p, A rge ntin a .
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I z zy Parso ns 2 Tiva G ross 1 A pril M c Ken n a -1 Elaine Parnell/Stepha nie M asefield -1 1
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Izzy started polo through the pony club and played all the divisions up to Gannon. She has represented the H PA and SU PA in tours to Dubai, Argentina, France and recently Australia against their U21 team and have taken part in the British Polo Day in Mexico and Germany. She is now in her second year at Bristol University major in Politics. Tiva is 20 years old and lives in Kenya. She has played polo since the age of 10. She is currently at Oxford Bro okes U niversity, studying sports co aching and physical educatio n . She is a 1-go al and is lo oking forward to play polo in Sing apore.
April st arted to learn to play polo in E ngla nd at b oth the R oyal A scot a nd H ertfo rdshire Polo Clubs . A pril j oin ed the Sing apo re Polo Club in 20 0 6 with her hus b a nd, wh o is also a n active player. Together they h ave also played polo in Australia, T h aila nd a nd I ndia . T hey h ave two childre n .
While wo rking in Pakist a n in the 19 8 0 s Elaine g ot her first t aste of p o l o whe n s he was invited to ride at S h a ndur To p, the hig hest p o l o field in the wo rld . U nfo r tu n ately wo rk ke pt g et tin g in the way s o it was a n other 2 0 ye a rs b efo re s he fin ally picked up a p o l o stick. T he p o l o bug h as n ow b ee n c aug ht by the rest of her family: s o n Wa rwick pl ays fo r L oug h b o roug h U niversit y a nd her hus b a nd R o s s h as als o decided to give it a g o . El ain e’s p o l o h as h ad s o me in c o nve nie nt interruptio n s over the ye a rs but s he is fo rever th a n kful to her faithful steed J ot a fo r her l oyal supp o r t!
Stephanie has been a member of the Singapore Polo Club since 1978 when her parents both started playing polo. She learnt to ride at the Singapore Polo Club and spent most of her time riding polo po nies. It was o nly in 19 9 8 after returning from H o ng Ko ng that she decided to start playing polo and has played o n and off for the last 15 years. Stephanie has been married for 15 years to ES P N T V presenter Paul M asefield and has 2 children who are 11 and 9 years old.
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M aru Gimenez I nes Beng olea A n n a Lowndes A n n Wilkinso n / Yvo n ne Twiss 28
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SC Maru lives in General Rodriguez, Buen os Aires, A rgentin a. She has 2 daughters of 9 years. M aru is a horse lover and hence, she is also a director of polo in a polo club. She loves what she does and enjoys each day to her fullest.
Anna has been playing polo at the Singapore Polo Club since 20 0 5. She plays off a –1 handicap and has played in the U K, T hailand and Australia. A n n a and her husband Graham C ox have 3 children, T homas 5, Scarlett 3 and Georgia 1, who were all born in Sing apore.
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Ann is married to Kevin wh o also plays polo at Sing apo re Polo Club a nd she h as two childre n a nd three gra ndchildre n wh o keep her o n her to es! She would highly recomme nd polo to a nyo n e wh o loves equestria n activities as it very e nj oya ble a nd beats g oing to the gym to keep fit! She learn ed to play polo at the Sing apo re Polo Club a nd h as also played in E ngla nd, Australia, M alaysia a nd Pakist a n .
Yvonne has been playing polo since 20 0 0. She joined the Singapore Polo Club because she wanted her children to learn to ride. After a short return to show jumping, she decided to switch polo. Polo has become a great family sport for Yvo n ne, with both her so ns, Alex and Giles playing to a high standard. Yvo n ne is single and has travelled to many other countries including Australia, US A , I ndia, M alaysia and E ngland to experience the game. Aside from polo, Yvo n ne has spent her entire career in Singapore span ning some 20 years in the commodities derivatives industry.
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Introduction to Polo
in Singapore SIZE OF FIELD: Polo is played on a polo ground measuring 300 yards long and 160 yards wide. There are boards around the field to help keep the ball inside the playing field. TEAMS: A polo match is played between two teams of four players each. The purpose of the match is to hit a hard plastic ball 3 inches in height between goal posts that are 7.3 metres apart. The goal posts are 3 metres high, but for the purposes of scoring a goal the height stretches to infinity. The player strikes the ball using a cigar shaped piece of wood attached to a cane stick, altogether referred to as polo mallet. CHANGING ENDS: After each goal, the teams change ends such that the same team now has to score the next goal at the other end of the field. Often confusing for both players and spectators. HANDICAP: The players on a team each have an individual handicap. The aggregate of the individual handicaps forms the team handicap. A higher handicap (measured in ‘goals’) refers to a better player with individual handicaps ranging from -2
to +10. If one team has a higher handicap than its opponent, the higher handicapped team would give its opponent a headstart. MATCH DURATION: A polo match is made up of a number of periods referred to as ‘chukkas’. In Singapore, a match is generally played over 4 chukkas. CHUKKA DURATION: Each chukka has a playing time of 7 minutes. In order to keep to 7 minutes of actual playing time, the clock stops every time the umpire blows the whistle to stop the match. Once 7 minutes of play time are reached, a bell will ring. However play continues until the ball hits the field boards or leaves the playing field or the umpire blows the whistle. The bell will ring again after 30 seconds, which ends that chukka. In the last chukka, the first bell at 7 minutes will end the match. HORSES & HORSE CHANGE: Generally one horse is used for one chukka. A player therefore needs a minimum of 4 horses to play a match. In Singapore it has become a local custom to stop play halfway during a chukka to allow players to change their horses for the health and safety of the horses. HORSE TACK & DRESS: Specifically for polo, a horse’s
tail hair is tied to its tail bone to avoid ‘hairy hook’, whereby the sweeping tail of a horse would interfere or ‘hook’ a player’s mallet. The horses’ lower legs are covered with bandages to protect it from accidental hits by the polo ball. Whereas riding horses generally have one rein (rope attached to horse’s mouth), polo horses often have two reins for increased precision and control. RULES: Polo is governed by a set of rules to help protect the safety of horses and players. The basic rules are often compared to road traffic rules, with the direction that the polo ball has just travelled being the middle line of this ‘road’. Should a player cross, enter or move in this ‘road’ in a manner dangerous to another player or horse, the umpire will blow for a foul. As the rules are difficult to apply in such a fast moving game, matches often have two umpires as well as a referee. PENALTIES: When an umpire sees an infraction of the rules, he will blow the whistle for a foul which stops the game. Depending on the location and severity of the foul, the game will restart with a penalty hit from the spot where the foul occurred or the middle of the field or at 60, 40 or 30 yards in front of the opponent’s goal. 33
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