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Thursday, July 10 2014
British Polo Day – presented by Land Rover – celebrated its first event on African soil with the inaugural British Polo Day Morocco. Guests including Sir Richard Branson, philanthropist Eve Branson, Philip Treacy, British Ambassador to Morocco Clive Alderton, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Dwight L. Bush Sr. and a handful of Virgin
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Friday, June 06 2014
In Memory of H. Ben Taub H. Ben Taub, better remembered in his worn cowboy boots and well-worn cowboy hat, in a rare dressed up moment with Sidelines Magazine publisher, Samantha Charles, on the fields of Palm Beach Polo and Country Club. By Ed Scanlon There is a kind of immortality that comes to us
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Friday, May 09 2014
Four-goaler Jesse Bray, who has made his mark on the West Coast, traveled 3,000 miles to receive the prestigious Equus & Co. Award, which honors the Team USPA player who best exemplifies the program’s principles, which includes leadership and a commitment to growing the sport. The 21-year-old Jesse received a check for $10,000 and a
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Friday, April 11 2014
Way to go Team USA for ending England’s unbeaten run at Hickstead! Team USA was the dominant force in the annual International Arena Polo Test Match at Hickstead in March, beating England by 21 goals to 17. England had not lost in the International Test Match since 2008, but their unbeaten run was ended when
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Thursday, March 13 2014
Sidelines Magazine, as well as the entire polo community, was shocked and saddened at the death of polo great Carlos Gracida. The 53-year-old Hall of Famer and former 10-goal rated player was taking part in a tournament at Everglades Polo Club when he fell and his horse rolled on him. He was taken to the
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Friday, February 07 2014
One of the world’s most glamorous winter destinations, Aspen was the setting for the Piaget World Snow Polo Championship at WagnerPark. Top-ranked Argentine polo players Facundo Pieres and Gonzalito Pieres of the Piaget Ellerstina Polo team, and polo’s most famous face, Nacho Figueras, joined America’s top-ranked player, Nic Roldan, along with hosts and co-founders of
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Wednesday, January 01 2014
FEM Pololympics II was held in Buenos Aires on December 8th, 2013. International women polo players living in Buenos Aires area, or visiting for the Palermo Open Finals, from various countries teamed up according to their different nationalities. Nations competed against one another for the honor of winning the first Nelson Mandela Polo 4 Peace Cup, named in tribute to
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Thursday, November 28 2013
Empire Polo Club is pleased to announce the Los Angeles Polo Training Center and Polo School has chosen Empire Polo Club as the location of their winter facility in Indio, California. The new polo school is operated by California Polo Club in Los Angeles. President Rodney Fragodt has recruited a team of seasoned polo instructors to
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Friday, November 01 2013
Lovely Shady Ladies!! Karen Reese, Sidelines Magazine Publisher Samantha Charles and Leslie Masterton stayed in the shade in the announcer’s stand – while wearing their shades – at the Aiken Ladies Invitational in Aiken, South Carolina. Lisa Glazer let Sidelines know that she and Dr. Howard Glazer (long time players at the Detroit Polo
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Friday, August 09 2013
Our condolences to Sidelines publisher Samantha Charles on the loss of her dachshund, Mojo, April 1998-June 2013. Samantha said, “It is with great sadness I say goodbye to my loyal companion of almost 16 years, Mojo. We had so many good years together and he started a legacy of “Mo’s” in my life. Mojo traveled
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