Autumn 2016

PONYLINES

y BEACH POLO WORLD CUP Fourteen polo teams returned to Miami Beach for the ninth annual Beach Polo World Cup. The action began on 25 April with a kick-off party at The Raleigh Hotel, introducing the eight women’s teams that would do battle the following day in the Maserati South Beach Women’s Polo Cup. The Heys USA team took the top honours while the Bulgari team finished first in the lower bracket. A press party introducing the six men’s entries was held that evening. Two days of play took place in the flooded and by 11am it was decided to cancel the finals. A Monday match was arranged 11am it was decided to cancel the finals. A Monday match was arranged between Yellow Cab andault. Despite the disappointment of the finals being rained off, players and patrons alike made to return 201hen rains came. The sand arena was flooded and by 11am it was decided to cancel the finals. A Monday match was arr 160 words. Alex Webbe

y BEACH POLO WORLD CUP Fourteen polo teams returned to Miami Beach for the ninth annual Beach Polo World Cup. The action began on 25 April with a Apichet (Tal, above right) and Aiyawatt (Top) are the sons kick-off party at The Raleigh Hotel, of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the founder of the Thailand introducing the eight women’s teams that Polo Association. In the UK, the brothers play with Facundo would do battle the following day in the and Gonzalito Pieres. Top won the Queen’s Cup in 2015,Maserati South Beach Women’s Polo Cup. but lost in this year’s semi-finals. He also triumphed in last The Heys USA team took the top honours year’s Gold Cup, but lost out this time round to Tal. while the Bulgari team finished first in the Both siblings are involved in the family businesses: lower bracket. A press party introducing the Top was recently promoted to CEO of the King Power six men’s entries was held that evening. Two duty-free chain in Thailand, where Tal is head of human days of play took place in the 12-goal resources, overseeing 8,000 staff. Srivaddhanaprabhacompetition. By virtue of net goals, the Snr is the owner of Leicester City Foxes, who won the Maserati team were eliminated and the Yellow 2015/16 Premier League in May, despite the bookmakers Cab v The Raleigh finals were set when the setting odds of 5000–1. rains came. The sand arena was flooded and Earlier this year, the brothers won the Asia Cup at Monday match was arranged between Yellow Bangkok’s VR Polo Club, owned by their father, and in Cab and The Raleigh, but player logistics did July, the family’s Berkshire club, Billingbear Park Polo, defen’s entries was held that arena was hosted the league games of the FIP’s 90th Ambassador’s flooded and by 11am it was decid while the Cup, in which all three men competed. In August, Tal tookBulgari team finished first in the ed to cancel a team to Gstaad and Vichai competed in St Tropez. the finals. A Monday match was arr evening.

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