Equestrian Season Preview Wellington Looks Forward To Top High-Goal Polo Action This Winter Season BY Y.A. TEITELBAUM
Seventeen years ago, longtime Wellington resident and renowned polo player Hector Galindo was lining up at midfield ready to play in the inaugural game at the new International Polo Club Palm Beach stadium. Then, Galindo was an 8-goaler and
leader of Tommy Lee Jones’ San Saba team against Bob Daniels’ Pony Express foursome. Now, the 2016 Hall of Fame inductee plays and umpires year-round. Then, Pony Express defeated San Saba 13-9 in that first stadium game before a large, boisterous crowd on
that Sunday in early January. Now, after almost eight months of uncertainty since being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, another season of world-class polo is planning its return, but it is unknown if any fans will be allowed at the games.
PHOTO BY ALEX PACHECO
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