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Gold Cup, Cowdray Park
Rock ’n’ Horsepower Cartier Queen’s Cup, Smith’s Lawn
he biggest names in polo are making their way to the UK to Guards Polo Club to play in the Cartier Queen’s Cup which begins on 18th May. For the first time, the final will be played on a Saturday (11th June) so that Cartier’s VIPs and the polo crowd can also attend The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations next day. The event attracts the sport’s leading players from across the globe and ten- goal superstar Facundo Pieres, last year named Cartier’s Most Valuable Player, will be returning with the Kingpower team to defend his title. The Cartier Queen’s Cup is always 22-goal polo at its best, with players and ponies at the top of their game. Other highlights include the Bentley Royal Windsor Cup Final on Sunday 19th June, the oldest tournament played at Guards Polo Club with doors open to non-members on this day. The showcase event on Sunday 26th June is the Archie David Cup Final. On Saturday 23rd July the annual polo spectacular showcasing an English Test Match for the mighty Coronation Cup takes place against a competitive Commonwealth team. With Royal Salute as title sponsor, this world class day is one of the stand-out social events of the summer. For full details and to book tickets visit www.
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guardspoloclub.com or call the ticket office on 01784 437797.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup Tournament at Cowdray Park Polo Club is rated one of the most exciting and stylish occasions of the English sporting season. With a long and illustrious history, Cowdray Park is recognised as the home of British Polo and has hosted Polo for over 100 years, with the first tournaments recorded in 1910. Today around 485 matches are played each season, with the highlight being the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gold Cup for the British Open Championships which is the premier polo tournament in the world at 22 High Goal level. With all the international stars of the game in action in the incomparable setting of Cowdray Park’s famous Lawns, the event draws polo aficionados from all over the globe. This year’s tournament opens on 21st June with the King Power side returning to defend the title of British Open Champions. Highlights of the tournament include the Midhurst Town Cup taking place on Sunday 26th June with entry at just £5 per person, under 12s free. The following weekend sees the popular Argentine Ambassadors Cup being played on Sunday 3rd July. The Semi Finals of the Gold Cup are played on Wednesday 13th July with
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the action-packed Final on Sunday 17th July. The British Ladies Open Championship runs during the final week of the Jaegar-LeCoulture Gold Cup with its final on 16th July, the Saturday of the Gold Cup weekend. For full details and to purchase tickets visit
www.cowdrayparkpolo.co.uk A hidden gem at the foot of the stunning Surrey Hills, on Saturday 18th June Hurtwood Park Polo Club is again offering a unique blend of entertainment where horsepower meets pony power, all in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. Ideal for polo fans looking for something a little different, this year’s Rock ‘n’ Horsepower will offer the traditional attraction of polo plus a display of high performance super cars, topped off with a spectacular evening concert Kenney Jones and some very special friends. A host of children’s activities plus a shopping village for retail therapy make it a perfect day out for all the family. Rock ‘n’ Horsepower – now in its third year – is Prostate Cancer UK’s flagship music event, put on by Kenney Jones and his wife Jayne to raise much needed funds and awareness for the disease. Hurtwood will also host the Festival of Surrey from 15th to 17th July. Visit
www.hurtwoodparkpolo.co.uk for further details.
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