It was a hustling and bustling weekend at SBPRC, as the club put on an invitational tournament with two flights for California players in conjunction with the finals of the USPA Presidents Cup 8-goal. Ten polo games were played over the course of the weekend, and eleven teams, 256 polo ponies, forty four players, eight [...]
Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club Under-18 International Polo Tournament (Tianjin, October 10th, 2011) Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club concludes its Under-18 International Polo Tournament with a fantastic victory for the USA Final Results: USA 5.5 England 4. Subsidiary Final Argentina wins 8:6 against South Africa. On a glorious autumn afternoon Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club (“Metropolitan Polo Club”) [...]
Photos by Miguel Fairbanks Grants Farm faced a new opponent in the final of the 8 goal Wickenden Cup at Santa Barbara Polo Club on Sunday, Oct 2, but the result was the same, as the team continued to dominate the 8 goal with a 13-9 win over Gehache. The game started off in Gehache’s [...]
Harry East Memorial 8 goal Schedule Santa Barbara Polo Club Sept. 18th, 2012, Sunday Results Grants Farm handily defeated Mr Cecils/ Homewood 12-4 in the 8 goal action on Sunday. Despite having two substitutes (Pat Nesbitt for Leigh Brecheen and Henry Walker for Andy Busch Sr) Grants Farm had no trouble spreading the [...]
Photos by David Lominska. Some victories come easy, some are a battle every step of the way, and perhaps, are all the sweeter because of the struggle. For the 2011 Lucchese Polo Team, the Centennial season at Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club started out with great expectations, as team owner John Muse and 10 [...]
Piaget and Lucchese head to finals After a very interesting day at Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club, the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open semifinals are over and the final, which will be the grand finale of the Centennial Season, is set. Defending champion Lucchese, led by John Muse, will face Melissa Ganzi’s Piaget team. Lucchese [...]
By Alex Webbe Piaget upset previously unbeaten Audi 15-10 Thursday afternoon to earn a berth in the finals of the 2011 Bombardier Pacific Coast Open at the Santa Barbara Polo Club. Piaget wasted little time picking up two goals from Miguel Astrada and a single goal from Jason Crowder to move out to an early 3-0 [...]
While the rest of the country kept a wary eye on the weather forecast, those of us lucky enough to be at Santa Barbara Polo Club today enjoyed perfect conditions for some rock and roll 20 goal polo. The Bombardier Pacific Coast Open quarterfinals are in the books, and ERG and Piaget will advance to [...]
