What’s On in December

Polo directory What’s On – Polo Fixtures

Winter Victor Ludorum 2022/23

15 Goal Beaufort Beaufort 15 Goal Emsworth HPA Club National Championships Black Bears New Year Trophy RCBPC Arena Gold Cup

10 to 12 Goal

Emsworth The Ambassadors Cup Longdole The Jubilee Cup Black Bears The Christmas Cup Westcroft Park Surrey Hills Winter Trophy

4 to 6 Goal

Black Bears Lower Bolney Farm Arena Cup RCBPC HPA Club National Championships Emsworth Emsworth 4 to 6 Goal Westcroft Park Westley Green Farm Plate Druids Lodge Bodensee Trophy

Victrix Ludorum

Hickstead Hickstead Victrix Ludorum Ash Farm Ash Farm Victrix Ludorum Silver Leys Silver Leys Victrix Ludorum Black Bears Black Bears Victrix Ludorum

WOMEN’S

Lakeside, USA Pacific Coast Circuit Arena Women’s Challenge Hickstead Ladies’ Tournament Eldorado, USA Pacific Coast Circuit Women’s Challenge Eldorado, USA Women’s Pacific Coast Open RCBPC Ladies Nations Vallex, Aus Victorian Polo Association Ladies Championships 2023 12/13/2022 18/12/22 3/1/2023 14/01/23 20/1/2023 29/01/23 8/2/2023 25/02/23

29/11/2022 11/12/22 13/1/2022 23/12/22 26/12/2022 01/01/23 30/1/2023 05/02/23

9/12/2022 18/12/22 3/1/2023 15/01/23 20/1/2023 29/01/23 10/2/2023 19/02/23 21/2/2023 26/02/23

29/11/2022 04/12/22 6/12/2022 11/02/22 24/1/2023 29/01/23 7/2/2023 12/02/23

8 to 12 02/12/22 03/12/22

03/12/22 04/12/22 8 to 12 31/12/22 02/01/23

14 to 16 31/12/22 02/01/23 4 to 6 19/01/23 22/01/23 31/01/23 01/02/23

Youth Polo

Port Hills, NZ Ronald McDonald Charity Polo: SI vs NSW 03/12/22 03/12/22

AAP, Pilar Tres Naciones

18 to 24 06/12/22 10/12/22 Beaufort Pony Club Christmas Arena Tournament Open 11/12/22 11/12/22 Beaufort The Beaufort Polo School Christmas Cup Open 17/12/22 18/12/22 Longdole The Longdole Academy Challenge Open 28/01/22 29/01/23

Quick Question

Answer - to the question posed on our Letters page

A: Bautista Heguy’s Argentine Open scoring tally is 591 goals and was only recently surpassed by Facundo Pieres who hit 600.

SNOW POLO

Aspen St. Regis World Snow Polo Championship Kitzbühel 20th Bendura Bank Snow Polo World Cup Kitzbühel St. Moritz Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz 19/12/22 21/12/22

12/01/23 15/01/23

27/01/23 29/01/23

UK

The below dates have been confirmed by clubs

RCBPC The Paul Castle Challenge Beaufort/ Longdole The TREEmendous Cup sponsored by Bluestone Westcroft Park The Winter Trophy Silver Leys Nockolds Trophy Beaufort/ Longdole The Winter Low Goal Challenge RCBPC The Chairman’s Trophy Westcroft Park The Cheeseplatter Challenge Hickstead Christmas Tournament RCBPC Winter Solstice Tournament Silver Leys Prestige & Village Trophy RCBPC Challenge Matches Beaufort/ Longdole New Years Festive Challenge Druids Lodge El Rosario Trophy & Fireside Polo Evening Druids Lodge The Christmas Trophy Druids Lodge Autumn League Finals (Pig Trophy Weekend) Hickstead The Inspired Arena Polo Masters Westcroft Park The New Year Trophy Druids Lodge Watersfield Trophy & Fireside Polo Evening Beaufort/ Longdole RJ Polo Challenge Silver Leys Autumn League Finals Westcroft Park The Wine & Whiskey Weekend Druids Lodge Druids Winter League (Chatanooga Salver) RCBPC The FCT Trophy Beaufort/ Longdole The January Low Goal Cup Hickstead Inspired Arena Polo Test Match for the Bryan Morrison Trophy Westcroft Park The January Bowl RCBPC The Jim McEnteggart Trophy Beaufort/ Longdole The January 10 Goal Silver Leys I Fancy That Trophy Druids Lodge Data-IS Lismore Trophy RCBPC The Olin Trophy 13 to 15 30/11/22 04/12/22 8 to 10 02/12/22 04/12/22

0 to 6 03/12/22 04/12/22 03/12/22 04/12/22 4 to 6 09/12/22 11/12/22 4 to 6 10/12/22 11/12/22 8 13/12/22 18/12/22 17/12/22 18/12/22 2 to 4 17/12/22 18/12/22 17/12/22 18/12/22 Open 22/12/22 03/01/23 4 to 6 30/12/22 08/01/23 8 06/12/22 10/12/22

24/12/22 24/12/22 07/01/23 08/01/23

07/01/23 08/01/23 10 07/01/23 08/01/23 8 10/01/23 14/01/23

8 to 10 13/01/23 15/01/23 14/01/23 15/01/23 8 14/01/23 15/01/23 15/01/23 12/03/23

10 to 12 17/01/23 22/01/23 4 to 6 20/01/23 22/01/23 21/01/23 21/01/23

10 21/01/23 22/01/23 4 to 8 24/01/23 29/01/23 8 to 10 27/01/23 29/01/23 28/01/23 29/01/23 29/01/23 29/01/23 7 to 10 31/01/23 05/02/23

AUSTRALIA

Gundalong Gundalong Challenge Yaloak Yaloak Tournament 0, 4 to 6 & 8 to 10

Mingela Mingela Polo Cup

0, 4 to 6 & 8 to 10 Melbourne City Melbourne City Polo Christmas Polo 0, 4 & 8 to 10

Melbourne City Melbourne City Polo Club Cup 0, 4 & 8 to 10

Mingela Mingela New Year Polo 0, 4 to 6 & 8 to 10

Eynesbury Eynesbury Tournament

Melbourne City Melbourne City Polo Club Cup 0, 4 to 6 & 8 to 10 0, 4 & 8 to 10 21/12/22 31/12/22 03/12/22 04/12/22

07/12/22 07/12/22

15/12/22 16/12/22

17/12/22 18/12/22

07/01/23 08/01/23

14/01/23 15/01/23

21/01/23 22/01/23

NEW ZEALAND

Hawkes Bay Wine Country Cup Rangitikei West Coast Cup South Canterbury Picnic at Polo Hololio Guy Kirkpatrick Memorial 02/12/22 04/12/22 10/12/22 11/12/22 0 & 8 10/12/22 11/12/22 10/12/22 11/12/22

Kihikihi Dozen Cup

10/12/22 11/12/22 Amuri Amuri Tourmanet: SW Broom 0, 2 & 8 14/01/23 15/01/23 Wigram Christchurch Tournament: Bevis Turner 0, 2 & 8 17/12/22 18/12/22 Cambridge Hannon Trophy 17/12/22 18/12/22 Hololio Hololio Tournament 29/12/22 30/12/22 Auckland Ardmore Tournament 07/01/23 08/01/23 Kihikihi Waikato Tournament 07/01/23 08/01/23 Wigram Christchurch Tournament 0, 2 & 8 07/01/23 08/01/23 Queenstown Queenstown Invitational 07/01/23 08/01/23 Waimai Waimai Tournament 14/01/23 15/01/23 Mystery Creek Mystery Creek Open 21/01/23 22/01/23 Port Hills Port Hills 0, 2 & 8 21/01/23 22/01/23 Hawkes Bay Savile Cup 24/01/23 29/01/23 Blenheim Blenheim Tournament 0, 2 & 8 28/01/23 29/01/23

USA

Dallas

Southwestern Circuit Arena Masters Cup 0 to 6 03/12/22 03/12/22 Hawaii Hawaiian Islands Players Cup 0 to 4 04/12/22 04/12/22 Rancho Naranjo Southwestern Circuit Arena Challenge Cup –2 to 8 11/12/22 12/12/22 Hawaii Hawaiian Islands Circuit Sportmanship Cup 0 to 4 12/12/22 15/12/22 Patagones NPC Inaugural Cup 12 to 16 17/12/22 01/01/23 Palm City Florida Circuit Sportmanship Cup 4 to 8 21/12/22 24/12/22 Costa Careyes Southwestern Circuit Congressional Cup 5 29/12/22 04/01/23 Palm City Florida Circuit Congressional Cup 4 to 8 28/12/22 03/01/23 NPC Joe Barry Memorial 12 to 16 02/01/23 22/01/23 Sarasota National Outdoor CommanderIn-Chief Cup 10 to 14 15/01/23 19/02/23

NPC Ylvisaker Cup 12 to 16 20/01/23 12/02/23

Patagones Outback Invitational Hobe Sound Florida Circuit General George S. Patton Jr 12 to 16 20/01/23 11/02/23 4 to 5 04/01/23 16/01/23

Eldorado Pacific Coast Circuit Masters Cup 0 to 4, 6 to 8 & 10 to 12 06/01/23 29/01/23

Eldorado Mack and Madelyn Jason Memorial 6 to 8 & 9 to 12 06/01/23 29/01/23

Hobe Sound Florida Circuit Constitution Cup 4 to 6 18/01/23 29/01/23

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