Polo photographer David Lominska underwent a successful quintuple bypass at Palm Gardens Medical Center in Florida. David received a steady stream of “get well wishes” from friends far and wide, including friends and players in Aspen who filled up the back of a World Champion Snow Polo poster with well wishes and sent it to him to cheer him on. Photo by Louisa Davidson
Get ready for more polo!! Polo action again on February 16th with the Polo Players Support Group Outback 40 Goal presented this year by Nespresso. Game starts at 3 pm and auctions will be officiated by BidPal. For more information visit www.polosupport.com.
Prestonwood Polo Club owner and 2 goal handicap polo player, Vaughn Miller, is Coach of the Prestonwood Interscholastic and TCU polo teams. TCU women Amber Pacheco, Dani Cruse, Julia Ancey, Lauren Dungan and Sina Burmeister are training hard to win Regionals in Houston and go all the way to nationals, held inSan Diego this year. Prestonwood interscholastic has won the required two games to qualify for regionals, where they, too, hope to win it all and advance to nationals. So far, both teams look to be off to a good start!
Sea Breeze Polo won the Holiday Family Tournament at the Port Mayaca Polo Club in Florida in December. Wilf Fine, Ray Fine, Whistle Uys and Adrian Wade were the winning team and the MVP went to Whistle Uys, who scored 6 of the teams 10 goals, all from the field. BPP went to Adrian Wade’s third chukkar mare, Savvy. Port Mayaca Polo Club was happy to have Honoree Benny Gutierrez there to present the trophies.
What a perfect way to get the ball rolling on a new polo season at the famed International Polo Club (IPC). The “Perfect 10” herself, Bo Derek, still gorgeously recognizable since her 1980s smash hit “10” will throw out the season’s first polo ball for the opening cup matches and help launch a new season at the IPC. And not just any season – but the Club’s highly anticipated 10th Anniversary Season. Perfect.
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