Youth
All Aspects of Youth Polo
On Friday 17 June, The Power of Polo Charity returned to Guards Polo Club for the first time in three years, with the players taking part a mix of young people and ex-injured military service personnel. They were joined by London’s Ebony Horse Club and after a four chukka match, the final score rested on 5-5. The Power of Polo Charity at Guards Polo Club
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Power of Polo at Guards
Polo Training Center Santa Barbara On Monday 22 August, the annual Polo Training Center Santa Barbara (PTCSB) benefit golf tournament will take place as part of a fundraising series to support youth polo. Guests may purchase an individual player ticket ($500) or foursome ($1,800) for the tournament, which will include a box lunch, green fees, cart, and an evening reception from 5 to 7pm with live music on the picturesque lawn overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Reception-only tickets ($150) are also available, visit www.polotrainingcenter.com/golf to find out more.
Photograph by Honor Stephens
Durham Invitational Polo Tournament
The Durham Invitational Polo Tournament teams
Photograph by John Rowley
On Thursday 23 June, after months of careful planning, the inaugural Durham Invitational Polo Tournament was hosted at Thoresby Park Polo Club in blistering sunshine, with teams from the universities of Durham, Nottingham, Exeter and London competing for prizes generously donated by Oswald Sporting and Hrafn Gin. Throughout the day, the action was followed carefully by a group of dedicated spectators from Durham University, keen to watch some of the best
Action from the inaugural Durham Invitational Polo Tournament
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university teams in the country. They were treated to some wonderful chukkas throughout the morning, which saw Nottingham lead the way with a flawless two wins from two. Following a brief interlude for a buffet prepared at Thoresby, the Durham side then triumphed after an excellent performance in their Subsidiary Final against London, before the Final was won by an impressive Exeter team, who, led by tournament MVP Zac Campbell-Breeden, defeated Nottingham in a brilliant and gripping match decided by a penalty shootout. Following the prize-giving ceremony, players and spectators then returned to Durham for an evening at the Durham University Polo Ball, turn to the Sidelines pages for social images from the evening. The thrilling standard of play reflected a tremendous year of growth for the Durham University Polo Club, who have broken membership and performance records both on and off the pitch. Durham Invitational Polo Tournament Results: 1st: Exeter University Polo Club (Zac Campbell-Breeden, Finn Campbell-Breeden Waleed Bukhari & Pablo Camprubí) 2nd: University of Nottingham Polo Club (Ryan Hutchinson, Anna Kinge Annabel de Jong & Oliver Beyrich) 3rd: Durham University Polo Club (Henry Morris, Cecile Tuesley, George Simms & Martin Teo) 4th: University of London Polo Club (Nachi Az, Lea Duquenne, Yash Sharma & Suryaveer Bali) For Youth polo dates, please turn to our What’s On pages
