76 SIDELINES JULY 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Congratulations to Great Meadow polo who cleaned up at Miami
Beach! Congratulations to
David Tafuri, John Gobin, Bash Kazi
and
Juan Monteverde
for winning the men’s Miami Beach Polo
tournament! John Gobin got the Most Valuable Player award and
David Tafuri played an amazing game!
Celebrity Ranch Polo Club
hosted the
Camp Pendleton Cup
military event in Hemet, California. The special match was held
in conjunction with the club’s tradition of supporting U.S. Marines
and their families stationed at Camp Pendleton and 29 Palms
Marine bases. The main event polo match featured the Celebrity
Ranch polo team competed against a U.S. Military squad with
players from all over the country under the direction of
Lt. Colonel
Dean Daggett
and
Russ Sheldon
, Governor of the U.S. Polo
Association (USPA), the sport’s national governing body.
The Ladies Polo Auxiliary
presented the 12th annual Polo
on the Lawn beneftting Project Transformation at
Prestonwood
Polo Club
. Close to 300 people enjoyed the days festivities that
included a children’s area, adult lawn games, silent auction, best
dressed contests, picnic and tailgate contests, Kentucky Derby
viewing, champagne divot stomp, the Henry S. Miller Cup and
Youth exhibition polo matches. Teams
Prestonwood, Ancha
Polo
and
Blue Dog
battled for the
Henry S. Miller Cup
in a
round robin fnale on the feld. It was a close game but Blue Dog
Polo Team came out victorious in the end.
Vaughn Sebastian
Miller, Sophie Gleeson
and
Vaughn Miller
in competed for
Prestonwood, and
Sidro Olivas, Steve Gilchrest
and
Wyatt Myr
rode for Dallas Blue Dog Team.
Twilight Polo at Great Meadow
is in full swing. Arena polo
under the lights will be held every Saturday night through
September 7th. Get ready for a big season fnale on the grass
September 8th, the US vs. Pakistan, hosted by the
Embassy
of Pakistan
. There’s more than just polo at Great Meadow – on
selected Friday nights spectators can enjoy Twilight Jumpers.
The Twilight Jumpers series will be held June 28th, July 19th and
August 30th.
What does a
publisher do on
the Sidelines?
They go fshing in
the Northwoods!
Sidelines Magazine
Publisher
Samantha Charles
and her fancé
Jerry Spitler
enjoy
a little R & R – and
some great fshing!
Congratulations to the
International Polo Club Palm
Beach
on winning the prestigious
2013 Providencia Award
from The Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors
Bureau (CVB). The award was based on the organization’s
signifcant and substantial impact on the destinations tourism
industry. The International Polo Club is home to America’s
triple crown – the three highest rated polo tournaments
on the continent: the
USPA C.V. Whitney Cup, the
Piaget USPA Gold Cup, and the USPA U.S. Open Polo
Championship.
The International Polo Club Palm Beach
(IPC) celebrates its 10
th
season of bringing the highest goal
polo competition to Palm Beach County during 16 weeks of
the winter season. Pictured: CEO of the Palm Beach County
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
Jorge Pesquera
, and
IPC President, John Wash
, right.
Photo by LILA Photos
Prince Harry
(pictured) fnished up his U.S. tour in
Greenwich, Connecticut, where he played a charity polo
game held at the Greenwich Polo Club, in front of 400
guests. During the match many of the players including
Nacho Figures
(Polo Ralph Lauren model),
Dawn Jones
(cinematographer and wife of actor
Tommy Lee Jones
),
and
Marc Ganzi
(Audi Team captain) were spotted using
the PoloGear™ Nic Roldan Elite Free Shoulder Saddle™.
Developed by polo star,
Nic Roldan
, in conjunction with
Verhan Saddlery and PoloGear™,
this saddle operates
on a completely new and innovative concept. The saddle
removes the rider’s weight from the horse’s shoulders while
simultaneously keeping the rider in the desired optimum
forward position. All of the riders, including the Prince, were
smiling – thanks to a great game!
Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Image
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