The Polo Report By Steve Crowder More news of the Spreckles’ Cup finals in San Diego you might not know Graham Bray’s horse “Socks” was Best Playing Pony. His Son Jesse was MVP and his Patroness Joy Bancroft ‘s 14-year old Young Gun won the Willis Allen Award, which is the Most Improved Player in [...]
IT’S FINALS TIME @ THE SPRECKLES !
October 1, 2011 By
Willis Allen Memorial Kicks Off at San Diego Polo Club
September 14, 2011 By
We are playing with a fantastic group of people in September. If you’ve never followed the season of polo in San Diego, September is the best month to see action-packed games. We welcome new players and new competition. The first match on Sunday brought Hanalei Bay versus Southwind Adeptus. Ron Bonaguidi, our President and Patron [...]
Hanalei Bay Wins USPA Rossmore Cup Finals at San Diego Polo Club
September 10, 2011 By
What a day! We knew the finals of the USPA Rossmore Cup was going to be a nail-biter, but we had no idea we’d have two crashes, two red flags, over time, and a run-away horse. Tritech/Princeps: Alisha Wray -1 (SUB: Colton Bancroft in 6-7 Chukkers) Ashton Wolf 3 Gaston VonWernich 5 Chris Maloney 1 Hanalei Bay: [...]
A LOOK AT THE FUTURE IN CALIFORNIA POLO … IT HAS TO CHANGE!
August 25, 2011 By
The Polo Report By Steve Crowder Polo has been a hard sport to sell in Calfiornia for years, but since 2007 there has been almost no growth. Even though someone may come up with some numbers showing I am wrong, they are clearly BS. Most sports seem to have suffered in California. In Los Angeles [...]
Things get hot at San Diego Polo Club
August 18, 2011 By
Jesse Bray of Starmeadow went home on Saturday afternoon after playing a practice game with his teammates, Joy Bancroft, Jessica Bailey and his father, Graham Bray. He massaged his shoulders and complained to his mother he needed ice packs for his upper back. When his mother asked why his shoulders were so sore, he responded, [...]
San Diego Polo Club Returns for the 2nd half of their 25th Season Sunday August 14, 2011
August 11, 2011 By
San Diego Polo Club (SDPC) returns from summer break for the 2nd half of its 25th season on Sunday, August 14th with the Fernando Gutierrez Memorial Cup Tournament and fundraiser for TERI Therapeutic Riding Program. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. for two action-packed matches at 1 and 3 p.m. Join in the excitement of Sunday [...]
Surf Cup Finals @ San Diego Polo Club
August 5, 2011 By
The Surf Cup Finals on July 17 was a great wrap-up to the first half of the 2011 San Diego Polo season. The stands were packed for the mid-summer Surf Cup Finals! The feature match pitted Starmeadow/Hanalei against Tritech/La Pasion, with the latter squeaking out a win, 11-12. The match started out with a 3-0 [...]
