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CONTENTS

20…Letter from the President 22…Contributors…Meet the people who make it happen

Polo Club

25… …Polo 101, Hollywood’s hideout, a breakdown of the seasons, field events, and more 35…Polo People…Patron Ben Soleimani, players Jesse Bray and Grant Palmer, youth polo, and star pony Chocolate

41…Polo Style…Kendall Conrad’s equestrian-chic roots, be seen in the latest summer tailgate trends, tastemakers at the field, and more

51…Polo Taste…Grassini Family Vineyards’ annual event at the club, the Bellini Brunch at the Belmond El Encanto, where club members eat and drink in town, and more

60…The Ambassador…Polo power couple Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier WRITTEN BY GINA TOLLESON. PHOTOGRAPHED BY DEWEY NICKS

68…Shape Shifter…Art photographer Tasya van Ree’s otherworldly equestrian dreamscapes

BY GINA TOLLESON

76…Happy Trails…Polo patron Michael Hakan’s Old World-style farmhouse in Carpinteria WRITTEN BY JENNIFER BLAISE KRAMER. PHOTOGRAPHED BY BLUE CALEEL

87…Polo Scene…Movers, shakers, spectators, soirees, and 2015 tournament winners 96…Tournament Schedule…The 2016 season ahead

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Far left to right: DEWEY NICKS captures Delfina Blaquier at the club; Loon Point afternoon; Jennifer Hale and Nacho Figueras take off in the golf cart with the style team; Nacho and Delfina in the grandstands.

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LOC ATION Loon Point Beach in Summerland and the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.

WH O Argentine polo celebs and teenage sweethearts Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier.

WH AT “The Ambassador” (page 60).

WEAR Styled by Alyssa Sutter and Lindsay Pogemiller of Rachel Zoe’s Studio (Zoe is a close friend of the Latin twosome), Nacho bravely endured a soaring heat wave in winter coats and sweaters, while “Delfi” (her nickname, which sounds like “honey” in his swarthy accent) blew us away in everything from Givenchy and Michael Kors gowns on horseback to galloping in swimsuits in the chilly Pacific Ocean.

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CHAIRMAN 1999-2003

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PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

President John Muse Vice President Rhys Williams Treasurer Cindy Sapienza Secretary David Sigman Daniel Walker, Leigh Brecheen, Dawn Jones

Jennifer Hale

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Gina Tolleson

MANAGING EDITOR

Gina Z. Terlinden

TRUSTEES

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General Manager David Sigman Event and Sales Director Alison Hansen Polo Manager Melanja Jones Field and Facility Manager Sergio Jaramillo Event Coordinator Monique Rodriguez Tennis Director Bart Hillock Tennis Clubhouse Manager Joanie Bear Head Tennis Pro Lance Kronberg Tennis Pro Stephanie Baker Stone Controller Debby Bernal Polo School Director John Westley TRUSTEES OF DISTINCTION

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Welcome to the 2016 Polo Season LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

We are looking forward to a very promising year, with six to eight teams anticipated for both the medium and high-goal communities. We had a successful season last year with record attendance and a great customer experience for our playing sponsors, corporate sponsors, and fans. We introduced a new VIP posh polo lounge on the terrace, and it was well received by all. We look forward to expanding our VIP posh polo lounge to the mountain tent during the summer season. You will also see a more robust website and additional engagement over social media to communicate everything happening at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.

Melanja Jones has rejoined the club as our full-time, year-round polo manager. We have combined the interscholastic and intercollegiate programs with our Santa Barbara Polo School for beginners. We will have more details in the coming months as we finalize these plans. Melanja, the board, and I aim to make the club more accessible for beginners and early stage players, as these players represent the future of our club.

Our full calendar for the 2016 season can be found at sbpolo.com. Come join us this summer for our main matches on Sundays at 3 pm or for more relaxed afternoons on Fridays at 4 pm.

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JOH N M U SE President

2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RHYS WILLIAMS Vice President

CINDY SAPIENZA Treasurer

DANIEL WALKER

LEIGH BRECHEEN

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DAWN JONES

DAVID SIGMAN General Manager

On behalf of the

Antelope Polo Team

Anne, Geoff & Grant Palmer congratulate the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club on its 2016 Polo Season.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Blue Caleel

“As you drive up to the Hakans’ house, you feel as if you’ve arrived at a European farmhouse with stunning Old World architecture paired with warm, homey details and mountain views,” says the locally based photographer who shot “Happy Trails” (page 76). “The unique pairing of Oksana’s Siberian heritage and Michael’s East Coast sensibility and polo lifestyle is captivating.”

Dewey Nicks

“One of the great privileges of photographing people is meeting and working with personalities like Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier,” says Montecito-based photographer Dewey Nicks, who shot the cover and “The Ambassador” (page 60). “They were elegant, athletic, and effortless in sharing their joie de vivre throughout the day. I will never forget watching these two through my lens, riding ponies at a full gallop pressed next to each other.”

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Tasya van Ree

“During the season in Santa Barbara last year, I was learning how to play polo and around the horses on a daily basis,” says the Hawaiian-born, Los Angeles-based artist/photographer who shares her Equine Intelligence series in “Shape Shifter” (page 68).

“Being so close to them, feeling them, watching them…I wanted to capture every moment.”

Monique Rodriguez Lindsay Pogemiller and Alyssa Sutter

“Since we usually spend long hours in photo studios, we loved the chance to style outdoors,” say the duo who dressed Nacho Figueras and his wife, Delfina Blaquier, for “The Ambassador” (page 60). “Watching them with the horses was an amazing experience in itself. Plus, being on the beach—it was a dream shoot!”

“Working at the club is amazing because of all the people I get to spend time with. When the teams and their families come in, I adore playing with their children and watching them grow up,” says Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club event coordinator Monique Rodriguez. “I come from a very athletic family and especially enjoy when we host soccer tournaments and large sporting events. I truly love to be creative and design beautiful areas for our members and guests to appreciate.”

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Alison Hansen

“Enjoying this pristine 87-acre playground never feels like work,” says Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club’s event and sales director Alison Hansen, who penned a number of articles for this issue. ”Every day is different, and who wouldn’t love to spend time with great people, including our members, teams, staff, and guests?”

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POLOClub Sunday FUN DAYS

PHOTOGRAPH: MICHAEL HABER

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JOHN WESTLEY

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impromptu stick-andball session.

Grandstanding on the weekends

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MERCHANTS

POLO CLUB

BANK rides

into battle.

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PLAYERS ON EACH TEAM

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The players wear jerseys numbered through .

Each number indicates a certain position. The #1 is the attacking, goal-scoring player; #2 scores and also defends against the #3 player on the opposing team; #3 is the playmaker (similar to the quarterback in football); and #4 is the defensive specialist. Much like hockey or soccer, there is a great deal of fluidity to the positions.

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been in existence. It is the third oldest club in the United States Polo Association.

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GOALS

The rating of the Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open, the highest-rated tournament on the West Coast. The goal rating sets the maximum level of the combined handicaps of the players on the field. Polo players each have a comparative rating; the best players are goal and beginning players are or . and , and pro Competent amateur players are goals and above. players are typically

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MOUNTED UMPIRES

Because of the speed and distance covered in each game, it takes 2 professional umpires mounted on horseback to regulate the game. If needed, a stationary referee on the sidelines breaks a tie on a call made by the 2 umpires on the field.

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The minimum age that a horse can be ready to play in 16-goal polo. Horses typically start polo training at years of age. It takes several years to train them or to be calm in the chaos of polo, respond to the rider’s commands at high speeds, and develop the muscular strength and stamina to play 16-goal polo. Called the sport of kings, polo is how ancient kings trained their horses to go into battle.

OUT OF THE members of the 2015 USPA team that went to the finals of the Federation of International Polo (FIP) competition in Chile also played Intercollegiate Polo at the Santa Barbara Polo School with coach John Westley. Patrick Uretz and Remy Mueller represented the United States in international competition.

CHUKKERS IN A GAME

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A chukker is a -minute period of play, and chukkers long. The divot stomp is at each game is halftime, just after the third chukker.

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months in the year it’s possible to play polo in Santa Barbara— highly unusual for a sport that depends on good weather.

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The average number of horses each player rides in a game in the Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open. Players start each chukker on one horse and then switch to another horse to minutes. every

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The size of a regulation polo field. At yards by yards, a polo field football fields. is the equivalent of

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PHOTOGRAPHS: TROPHY, BRIAN HODGES

POLO by the Numbers

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Hollywood HIDEOUT

The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club is a popular Sunday getaway for Tinseltown, drawing the likes of Jason Segel, Alan Thicke, and Mohamed Hadid. Nathalie Dubois-Sissoko invited club staff to the 2016 Golden Globes DPA Gifting Suite at the Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills, where celebrity guests were invited to come to Sunday polo.

Some of the familiar faces the club hosted were Sebastian Roché from The Originals TV series and his wife, actress Alicia Hannah Roché; Natasha Henstridge (Species); True Blood star Gregg Daniel; Sandra Vidal from The Bold & the Beautiful along with Rica, Famosa, Latina costars Luzelba Mansour, Sissi Fleitas, and Andrea Garcia to film two episodes of their show; Anne Leighton of Law & Order: SVU; agent Xaque Gruber with model/actress Angeline Rose Troy, The Love Boat actress Jill Whelan, and telenovela star Alex Meneses; and celebrity stylist and magazine editor Derek Warburton. A.H.

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Bella and Mohamed Hadid; Derek Warburton; Carter and Alan Thicke; Memo Gracida, Natasha Henstridge, and Daniel Walker; Alicia Hannah and Sebastian Roché; Jason Segel and Monique Rodriguez.

ONE toWATCH

California-born MELANJA JONES has worked in the polo industry for more than 17 years. She started out grooming and training young horses before graduating with honors from Colorado State University.

After mentoring with Jimmy Newman at the International Polo Club in Wellington, Florida, she transitioned to polo management. For many years she was a “polo gypsy,” crisscrossing the country with her horses to work at clubs in Wyoming, Texas, Florida, Maryland, and at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. Now, she is based at the SBPRC as the full-time, year-round polo manager. She is also on the USPA rules committee and Santa Barbara Youth Polo Association board of directors.

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Summer SESSIONS In May and June during the spring 12-goal season, the VIP posh polo lounge is located center field on the shaded terrace. Mix and mingle while you meet and take photos with polo players and check in on social media.

During the high-goal season in July and August, the terrace is reserved for members and sponsors, and due to the success of the VIP posh polo lounge last year, it’s expanding to the larger tent during the high-goal season this year. In September and October, the 8-goal league provides down-home charm as guests enjoy polo played by local teams.

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Save the Date

Polo players, their families, and social members are invited to the FRIDAY EVENING POLO PARTIES . Learn to line dance at the cowboy-chic party on July 22 and meet mystical underwater beauties at the mermaid pool party on August 5. Each month, the club showcases a new theme or area of the property. All parties are listed on the social calendar, and invitations are sent out beforehand A . H .

Get the LOOK

The revamped BOUTIQUE features a variety of specialty items for men, women, and children. As the only American stop on La Martina’s four-stop world tour, the club has cobranded shirts and sweaters (from $75) with the Argentinean sports and leisure clothing manufacturer. The boutique also sells wide-brimmed hats by Jane Anne Design (from $30) and exclusive Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club items including polo balls, mallets, baseball hats, vests, and sweaters as well as wine caddies from the likes of Maserati and Gulfstream jets. A . H .

PHOTOGRAPHS: TOP, MATT ROBERTS, REWIND PHOTOGRAPHY

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Not Just for Polo...

From October to April when polo teams are traveling the world, the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club welcomes several FIELD SPORTS to the impeccable turf, including youth lacrosse and soccer tournaments drawing thousands of guests who attend to cheer on the teams. Smaller tournaments for ultimate disc and adult kickball also commence on the fields. A . H .

WILD Horses

While there are three matches on Sundays (10 am, noon, and 3 pm), the 3 PM MATCH is the main game on the exhibition field. Arrive around 2:30 to catch the action, which includes the Maserati and pony parade as well as the national anthem before the throw in. This new schedule aligns with other highgoal polo clubs around the world and allows for more games to be played. A . H .

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Team USPA player JESSE BRAY , now at 5 goals, first arrived at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club to play in the 2012 fall 8-goal with the Dark Horse polo team when he was 19 years old and just 3 goals. Originally from New Zealand, Bray took the risky step of jumping into a professional polo career straight out of high school and now reaps the rewards for his commitment to the sport with national recognition for a successful 2016 winter 20-goal season in Florida, where he was awarded the high goal achievement award. Now he is looking forward to competing under sunny California skies in the upcoming 12 and 16-goal seasons at SBPRC with the Klentner Ranch polo team.

Bray got his professional start at the age of 16, playing for Julian Mannix on an 8-goal team that swept all three months of 8-goal tournaments at the Eldorado Polo Club that year. Bray spent several years working his way up through the tournament levels from his start in the Eldorado 8-goal season to success in the 12 and 16-goal leagues at SBPRC tournaments. Then came a run at the Federation of International Polo (FIP) championship with Team USPA that took home team Chile to the brink before falling just short of the title. “Playing for my country and Team USPA in the FIP in Chile was amazing,” says Bray.

Bray credits his father—professional polo player and manager Graham Bray—as well as mentor and frequent teammate Santiago Trotz of Pilar, Argentina, as two of his biggest influences. SBPRC has also played an important role in his career. “The great thing about Santa Barbara is that it has all levels of polo, so I was able to work my way up from the 8-goal to the 12-goal to playing in the 16-goal season,” he says. Keep an eye out for Bray as he competes in his kiwi blue helmet in the 12 and 16-goal games with Klentner Ranch—chances are he will be in close proximity to the goal. M E L A N J A J O N E S

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For many years, BEN SOLEIMANI was a mainstay of the Santa Barbara polo season. “The Mayor of Melrose,” as the announcer would call him, typically played in all six months of the Santa Barbara professional season and won many tournaments. A highlight was winning the 2013 America Cup 20-goal, when he earned most valuable player in the America Cup final.

Following the 2013 season, Iranian-born Soleimani started spending most of his time pursuing business opportunities abroad. Born into the rug business—he began working at his father’s rug shop when he was 8 years old—he became a partner in the American arm of the family company, Mansour Modern, before partnering with Restoration Hardware. Soleimani was also instrumental in expanding his family’s real estate holdings and vision on enhancing Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

However, it’s not all work and no play. While overseas, Soleimani competed in the British Gold Cup and Queen’s Cup in the United Kingdom as well as two high-goal seasons in Sotogrande, Spain. He also won the Ellerstina Gold Cup in Argentina two years in a row, his team being the only team in the history of that tournament to do so. His Restoration Hardware polo team won in 2014 with a roster of Soleimani, Santiago Von Wernich, Magoo Laprida, and Hilario Ulloa and repeated the victory in 2015 with a lineup of Soleimani, Facundo Llorente, Magoo Laprida, and Hilario Ulloa.

Now, Soleimani is back in Santa Barbara with his RH team, competing in this year’s 16-goal season for the Pacific Coast

Open. “I love Santa Barbara,” he says. “The fields and the weather are the best.” Indeed, he is all about pursuing the things he loves—polo and work. “My life right now is completing a 25-year-long vision of turning Melrose Avenue into L.A.’s most popular street for high-end retail,” he says. “I’m playing polo and doing what I love in business. I do not work just to work, I pursue opportunities in business that I am passionate about.” M . J .

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PHOTOGRAPHS: JESSE BRAY, ELIZABETH HEDLEY; BEN SOLEIMANI, JOE SCHMELZER

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Youth Polo

The 2016 MIGUEL TORRES/WORLD GYM

For two Saturdays each summer, the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club is given over to the youth of polo for the MIGUEL TORRES/WORLD GYM YOUTH TOURNAMENT and the LINFOOT MEMORIAL tournaments. On these days, the club donates the fields and logistical support to the Uretz and Linfoot families to provide a chance for youth players in California to experience polo with their peers on the fields where the legends play. In these tournaments, the kids of high-goal professionals from Argentina and Chile play on the same teams as the children of the grooms who so carefully watch over the high-goal horses.

Corky and Kathy Linfoot started the Linfoot Memorial in 1988 to honor Corky’s father, Dr. Billy Linfoot, a 9-goal player in his prime, who was president of the club in the 1960s. The tournament started with just a few kids and now draws more than 40. “We are so appreciative of the club supporting the tournament and youth polo,” says Kathy.

Claudia and Mike Uretz are players and parents of four polo-playing boys. In 2000, they were playing polo with Miguel and Kelly Torres and Alfonso Giannico at what was then called Meeker’s Field when the idea for a youth tournament was born.

The tournament continued at Meeker’s until Miguel Torres’s passing in 2007, when they were invited to bring it to the SBPRC and the name was modified to Miguel Torres/World Gym Youth Tournament. “We wanted the kids to have an opportunity to play against their peers,” says Claudia.

Many of the players who started in these tournaments have gone on to compete in higher-goal polo. The success of the youth tournaments inspired the club to start full-time programs such as the coaching league to help all beginning players young in age and young at heart grow as polo players. M . J .

YOUTH TOURNAMENT is scheduled for SATURDAY, JULY 16,

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One to Watch

PHOTOGRAPHS: BOTTOM, KILHO PARK

GRANT PALMER is just 14 years

old, but he has been playing at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club for many years. He played in the coaching league to start and then progressed to the pro pool tournaments; this spring season, he’s competing in the pro pool, and will play the same pro this winter at Eldorado Polo Club. Grant’s father, Geoff Palmer, has enjoyed a very successful career in polo over the years and is noted for his sportsmanship and love of the game.

Grant shows every sign of following in his father’s footsteps. M . J .

Grant with his parents, Geoff and Anne.

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED TO PLAY POLO? I started playing polo when I was 3

but didn’t really get into it until I was 7.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT THE SPORT?

What I love most about polo is the thrill and adrenaline you get from running up and down the field on a horse, breakaways, and scoring goals.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT SBPRC? That it has perfect polo weather—not too hot, not too cold.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE HORSES AND CAN YOU TELL ME A BIT ABOUT THEM? My favorite

horse’s name is Delfina. She can get me in and out of plays easily and does everything you want her to do. I recently got another horse, Cherokee, from my dad—an “old campaigner” as he likes to call her. My dad played her in the 12-goal for years and I’m having a lot of fun with her as well.

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS AS YOU PROGRESS?

I just want to become the best that I possibly can.

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CHOCOLATE (or “Sho-ko-la-tuh” as pronounced and cheered for in Spanish) will

be a pony for the history books, having won several titles and events, including the Argentine Open in 2013. However, despite garnering fame abroad, Chocolate was born (in June 2003) and bred in the Santa Ynez Valley. Coming from a long lineage of polo-playing horses, Chocolate’s parents—his sire Morningstar and dam Empress—were both thoroughbreds; Empress’s owner, Ken Berry, was also Chocolate’s first owner with Honario Ramirez as his trainer.

“Some years ago, I was watching Ken playing a practice game in Santa Barbara, and the incredible movements of this horse called my attention,” says Argentine player Santiago Trotz. “I asked Ken if I could ride him and I played him in a practice game some days after. I couldn’t believe the ability he had for the game.”

Aside from the prestigious 2013 award, Chocolate was also named the best polo pony in the finals of the Palermo Argentine Open in 2013 and best playing pony in the finals of the 2015 Tortugas Argentine Open, all which gave this American horse worldwide recognition. Trotz says Chocolate, who’s returned to the states with owner Bob Jornayvaz to reside in Florida, has all the qualities a horse needs: “temperament, agility, fastness, mouth, and heart.” J E N N I F E R B L A I S E K R A M E R

Adolfo Cambiaso rides CHOCOLATE in the

Argentine Open.

Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Polo 038 Interscholastic girl’s teammates Cory Williams, Megan Varchetto, Charlize Bisogni, and Mia Sweeney with Westmont’s men’s team of Mike Esparza, Tony Uretz, and Hank Uretz.

Three enthusiastic teams of young players compete in the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club’s INTERCOLLEGIATE/INTERSCHOLASTIC PROGRAM : Westmont College’s men’s team, Santa Barbara interscholastic’s girl’s team, and the Santa Barbara/Central Coast interscholastic boys. Some of the players have previous polo experience whereas others have never ridden before, but they all learn about competition and sportsmanship.

Coached by Megan Judge of Central Coast Polo, the Santa Barbara/Central Coast players are Charlie Walker, brothers Luke and Jake Klentner, and Luke O’Leary. The SB/CC team defeated a disciplined Poway polo team at the Western Regionals to advance to the national championship

in Houston, Texas—a feat in their first year of I/I competition. They won their first game at nationals against Country Farms polo team 11-8 before falling to Prestonwood.

The Santa Barbara Interscholastic girl’s team of Cory Williams, Megan Varchetto, Mia Sweeney, and Charlize Bisogni competed together for the first time this year. The girls gained a wealth of experience and friendship during their journey.

Westmont’s men’s interscholastic team has played at SBPRC for many years and won two national championships. Tony Uretz, Hank Uretz, and Mike Esparza are training to challenge for a third title. At press time, they were preparing for the Western Regional competition.

John Westley coaches the Santa Barbara interscholastic girl’s and Westmont men’s teams.

During the last 15 years at SBPRC, Westley has taken 36 qualifying teams to the USPA’s Regional Intercollegiate/Interscholastic polo tournaments and 13 qualifying college teams (UC Santa Barbara, Westmont, and Santa Barbara City College) to the United States Polo Association’s National Intercollegiate Championships, bringing home the title twice. In 2015, he was also chosen to coach the USA intercollegiate team against Britain, and recently received the Clint Nangle Equine Welfare Award from Pacific Coast Circuit governor Patrick Nesbitt. John and his wife, Wendy Westley, teach lessons for all ages at the Santa Barbara Polo School, sbpoloschool.com, shepherding new players into the world of polo. M . J .

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Chic and casual tastemakers on and off the field

KENDALL CONRAD grew up riding

trails in her native Santa Barbara.

MADE to play WHO Kendall Conrad, designer.

WHAT The Santa Barbara native turns her passion for all things equestrian and her love of saddle leather into a coveted handbag and accessories collection.

WEAR Everyone from Vogue

A-listers to tony field-side polo fans pair their looks with Conrad’s classic details and chic neutral palette. G I N A T O L L E S O N

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The beautiful details: hardware, stitching, and braiding. The gear itself—crops, lunges, cinches, bridles, martingales—has shown up in my work.”

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GET THE LOOK Top to bottom: Camaroon chain cuff, $300, Cagancho slides, $375, and Triana messenger bag, $875, available at Kendall Conrad at the Montecito Country Mart, 1024 Coast Village Rd., Montecito, 805-886-8344, kendallconraddesign.com.

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FIRST LADIES OF POLO

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There is no denying the Latin dynasty of polo players and their famously beautiful wives.

When it’s game on, Argentina’s first lady Juliana Awada, 10-goaler Adolfito Cambiaso’s wife, María Vázquez, artist Lolo Tanoira (wife of 9-goal player Santiago Chavanne), and Meghan Gracida (wife of the legendary Memo), and many more turn to designer ROCIO GONZALEZ ’s bohemian, handcrafted bolsas for their tailgating style.

Gonzalez—herself part of an iconic polo family and married to player Paco de Narvaez—brings her new collection to Santa Barbara this summer for a special trunk show on July 16 with Malia Mills, 805-845-2137, maliamills.com, at the Montecito Country Mart. G . T .

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latest classic-yet-feminine 1970s-inspired sportswear collection, TORY SPORT .

Model and surfer Olivia Jansing goes from the sand to the field in the slide-slit tank ($125) and tech-knit striped skirt ($225) paired with zigzagprint sneakers ($185), available at barneys.com. G . T .

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WHO Kirk Miller, 36, tailor, Minnesotan turned New Yorker

and now Santa Barbara style master.

KNOWN FOR Modern tailoring for the new generation of gentlemen dressers with his custom clothing collection, MILLER’S OATH , millersoath.com.

S.B. POLO LOOK The new California Construction jackets—

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“Having been raised on the Central Coast of California, the effortlessly chic fashion sense common in the Golden State is ingrained in me,” says MEGHAN GRACIDA , who embraces her roots through her style as she travels the world with her husband, Memo, following his professional polo career. “To put it simply, I'm a little boho with the elegance of old Hollywood glamour, wrapped together with a hint of rock-and-roll to keep things interesting.” Although Meghan acquires special pieces to add to her closet during her travels, her top two spots are Ladybug Boutique, 805-693-8998, ladybugboutique. com, in Santa Ynez and DIANI Boutique, 805-966-7177, dianiboutique.com, in Santa Barbara. A S H L E Y N E L S E N

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Meghan Gracida at the polo club; John Muse with Memo and Meghan Gracida.

Either a boho-chic Ulla Johnson dress— Ladybug Boutique has many of these— or a slip dress from Mason by Michelle Mason.

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I’m currently lusting over Gianvito Rossi’s suede Janis high sandal and the Pedro Garcia Marcia wedge at Diani.

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Every woman looks beautiful showing some clavicle. I am obsessing over Apiece Apart’s Glorieta top.

Interior designer BIRGIT KLEIN .

Meet BIRGIT KLEIN , who is bringing her European design sensibilities into our neck of the woods. Originally from Germany, “Bee” lived in London, New York, and Los Angeles until she realized this was home for her. “I fell in love with Santa Barbara when we visited to watch the Pacific Coast Open,” she says. “I remember it so clearly, as I was newly pregnant, and I just knew that this is where I want to raise my family.”

While she’s working on creating a local studio and storefront full of European home furnishings and accents, she’s still bouncing from project to project all over the globe and likes to take a breather at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. “The kids love coming to watch their daddy [Andrew Broeren] play and feed the horses carrots after the game.”

Her interior style—which she calls “luxurious and timeless yet comfortable and relaxed” and includes signature components such as sculptural pieces, lots of texture, and muted tones— is often echoed in her wardrobe. At the club, you’ll likely see her in a summer dress, sunglasses, and a geometric Pucci scarf. “I often wear long and floaty dresses layered with a great little jacket or knit in case clouds roll in,” she says. “If I wear a hat, I usually wear a Panama hat or something unstructured and flexible. And, as I will inevitably walk on grass, I usually wear a fantastic wedge heel or elegant and embellished flat sandal—also good if you want to participate in the divot stomping on the field.” J E N N I F E R B L A I S E K R A M E R

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A Perfect PAIRING When it comes to polo and the GRASSINI FAMILY VINEYARDS , the connection is

personal. “I grew up riding,” says CEO Katie Grassini, “and I got my first horse at the age of 8.” As a girl, she competed on hunter-jumpers, and when her family spent summers in Carpinteria, they came to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club to watch the competitions.

“I remember the beautiful horses,” she says, “and how big the guys on them were.

They were riding around like cowboys!”

Her affection for the sport was rekindled as an adult when she attended the benefit at the polo club that welcomed Britain’s Prince

William and his wife, Kate, in 2011. “I was amazed at the game’s speed and intensity, and I realized then that Grassini Family Vineyards could get involved.”

May 22 marks the company’s third annual event, when Grassini hosts a tent at the polo club and provides shuttle service between the club and their downtown Santa Barbara tasting room (Grassini wine club members’ general admission fees to the polo club are also waived for the day). “It’s been a real partnership,” she says. The occasion is a wonderful way to taste Grassini’s new releases, enjoy delicious food, and watch the fast-moving sport just steps away. “I love that you’re right there next to the horses. You can have a glass of wine…and there’s this amazing battle on the field.”

The grapes for Grassini’s acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Petit Verdot all come from Happy Canyon, at the warmer east end of the Santa Ynez Valley, on property the family has owned since the 1980s. Around 2000, “Dad saw people putting in vineyards and thought the land was right for Bordeaux varietals,” Katie says. “This year, we’ll also do a stand-alone Merlot—it’s a beautiful grape and wine.”

The Grassinis also pride themselves on sustainability: “We’re 100 percent solar powered,” and all the water used for the winery—“and it’s a lot!”—is recaptured, cleaned, and used for irrigation. The sustainability program includes the Equipo label, whose profits, in part, go to an emergency fund for the vineyard crew.

That impetus to share extends to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. “Our event gives us the opportunity to reach more people and expose them to polo,” says Katie. “It’s such a great sport!” 813 Anacapa St., Ste. 6, Santa Barbara, 805-897-

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Off the FIELD Where to find the club’s movers and shakers postgame

Megan Judge C O A C H & 3 - G O A L PL AYE R, O UTD O O R W O M E N ’ S PADARO BEACH GRILL , 805-566-9800, padarobeachgrill

.com, on Santa Claus Lane, is an awesome place for an aftergame lunch, watching the surf, and relaxing with friends.

best place to take the junior and collegiate polo teams. And I love getting drinks with a view at the BACARA RESORT & SPA , 844-276-0955, meritagecollection.com/BacaraResort.

Pipe Vercellino 5 - GO A L PL AYE R

First, you eat, and after, you get to dance at SANDBAR , 805-966-1388, sandbarsb.com—very entertaining and has a good vibe, like a disco. OLIO PIZZERIA , 805-899-2699, oliopizzeria.com, is a very good restaurant near State Street— great pizzas. THE NUGGET , 805-969-6135, in Summerland has everything from burgers to pasta and is close to the polo club.

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Clockwise from top right: Tostadas at SANDBAR ; PADARO BEACH GRILL ;

pizza at OLIO ; the pool bar at the BACARA RESORT & SPA ; THE NUGGET .

We had our first date at ARIGATO SUSHI , 805-965-6074, arigatosb.com, even though we didn’t know it was our first date at the time. Jeff is a RUSTY’S PIZZA , 805-564-1111, rustyspizza.com, fanatic, so if we are getting food delivered, that’s what we’re getting. LOS ARROYOS , 805-969-9059, losarroyos.net, for margaritas and dinner with friends is always fun.

Sideline Sips

Enjoy your day with one of our signature cocktails such as the passion fruit Moscow mule, and a glass of bubbly is always popular too—especially during the halftime divot stomp.

PASSION FRUIT MOSCOW MULE

2 oz. vodka ½ oz. passion fruit puree ½ oz. simple syrup 2 oz. brewed ginger beer Add vodka, passion fruit puree, simple syrup, and ginger beer in a cocktail shaker. Shake and serve over ice in a tumbler.

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AU BON CLIMAT 813 Anacapa St., 805-963-7999, aubonclimat.com.

BABCOCK WINERY 131 Anacapa St., Ste. C, 805-456-2700, babcockwinery.com.

BLAIR FOX CELLARS & FOX WINE CO. 120 Santa Barbara St., 805-699-6329, foxwineco.com.

CA' DEL GREVINO 131 Anacapa St., Ste. C, 805-456-2700, grevino.com.

CARR VINEYARDS & WINERY 414 N. Salsipuedes St., 805-965-7985, carrwinery.com.

CEBADA WINES 5 E. Figueroa St., 805-451-2570, cebadawine.com.

DEEP SEA TASTING ROOM—CONWAY FAMILY WINES 217 Stearns Wharf, Ste. G,

805-618-1185, conwayfamilywines.com.

DRAKE WINES 32 Anacapa St., Ste. C, 805-845-4801, drakewines.com.

DV8 CELLARS 28 Anacapa St., Ste. C, 805-966-6601, dv8cellars.com.

GRASSINI FAMILY VINEYARDS 813 Anacapa St., Ste. 6, 805-897-3366, grassinifamilyvineyards.com.

HAPPY CANYON VINEYARD 30 El Paseo,

805-232-3549, happycanyonvineyard.com.

JAFFURS WINE CELLARS 819 E. Montecito

St., 805-962-7003, jaffurswine.com.

JAMIE SLONE WINES 23 E. De la Guerra

St., 805-560-6555, jamieslonewines.com.

KALYRA BY THE SEA 212 State St., 805-965-

8606, kalyrawinery.com.

KUNIN WINES 28 Anacapa St., 805-963-9633,

kuninwines.com.

LAFOND WINERY & VINEYARDS 111 E. Yanonali St., 805-845-2020, lafond winery.com.

MARGERUM WINE COMPANY 813 Anacapa St., 805-845-8435, margerumwine company.com.

MUNICIPAL WINEMAKERS 22 Anacapa St., 805-931-6864, municipalwinemakers.com.

OREANA WINERY 205 Anacapa St., 805-962-5857, oreanawinery.com.

PALI WINE COMPANY 116 E. Yanonali St., 805-560-7254, paliwineco.com.

RIVERBENCH SANTA BARBARA 137 Anacapa St., Ste. C, 805-324-4100, riverbench.com.

SANFORD SANTA BARBARA 1114 State St., Ste. 26, 805-770-7873, sanfordwinery.com.

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SUMMERLAND WINERY 2330 Lillie Ave., Summerland, 805-565-9463, summerlandwine.com.

THE VALLEY PROJECT 116 E. Yanonali St., 805-453-6768, thevalleyprojectwines.com.

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The Ambassador Nacho Figueras, the Argentine polo player who has seduced us into a world of060 luxury…

Paired with his soul mate—a proverbial force of nature—his equally

stunning wife, Delfina Blaquier,

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“When you see the horses race down the field, it is very emotional” says Delfina.

“You know the grandmother and the aunts of those ponies.

It’s even more special to watch our own horse,

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“A mission in my life is to bring polo to the world a little more,” says Nacho Figueras, who has saddled up with both Prince William and Prince Harry and cohosts the annual bicoastal Veuve Clicquot Polo Classics on Manhattan’s Governors Island and at Pacific Palisades’s Will Rogers State Park. The 39-year-old is as comfortable straddling a horse and hitting the game-winning goal as he is in front of the camera modeling for major designers, most notably with Ralph Lauren for the past 10 years.

Nacho Figueras is polo’s David Beckham. Married to his teenage sweetheart, photographer and model Delfina Blaquier, the jet-setting father of four travels the globe with his picture-perfect brood in tow. The handsome Argentine rose to fame playing on the fields of the Hamptons, where he just so happened to be discovered by fashion photographer Bruce Weber at a dinner party. He’s that enviable trifecta— with the look, the family, and the accent to boot. And now they’ve set their sights on the sunny sands of California as a new seasonal hub.

He couldn’t have a better teammate than Delfina.

They are the real deal, a modern fairytale in the making. From love at first sight in their native Buenos Aires to a wedding on the family’s estancia in 2004 and whirlwind trots around the world, the charming couple even starred together in Ralph Lauren’s 2011 Romance campaign, aptly titled “A Love Story.”

No one knows the glamorous polo world like “Delfi” (as Nacho calls her), who’s watched four generations of players—her grandfather, father, husband, and son—play in countless matches. The striking mother of Hilario, 16, Aurora, 11, Artemio, 6, and Alba, 3, is a force to be reckoned with on a horse as well. A fluid and fearless rider (yes, she commands the reins bareback and barefoot in beaded gowns and swimsuits in these pages), the 5’11” stunner is just as passionate about the game and the life they have created in Argentina and abroad.

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He’s that enviable trifecta—with the look, the family, and the accent to boot.

And now they’ve set their sights on the

sunny sands of California.

JOHN VARVATOS shirt, LEVI’S jeans. Opposite:

On Delfina: MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION

gown. On Nacho: RALPH LAUREN PURPLE LABEL sweater.

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TESS GIBERSON sweater, CALI DREAMING top. Opposite: BRUNELLO CUCINELLI sweater.

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Interns: Catherine McFarland and Kara Pearson. Follow on Instagram: @nachofigueras @delfinablaquier #wearefigueras

Photographer’s assistants: Henry Han and Albert Fu. Hair by Eric Gabriel. Makeup by Christy Coleman. Production assistant: Charlotte Bryant.

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The couple is currently building a modernist manse outside of Buenos Aires that contains an art studio for Nacho to paint his colorful abstract canvases and to house Delfina’s oversized blackand-white photographs. The barns host more than 500 horses with an adjacent breeding facility that turns out prize-winning ponies at world-class prices. “Horses are a very important part of the game.

Without good horses, you can’t win. It’s like race-car driving. You could be the best driver in the world, but if I give you a 1964 Oldsmobile and I drive a Ferrari, you can never beat me,” remarks Nacho. “With polo, it’s more or less the same. If you have great horses and are playing someone who is as good as you but doesn’t have good horses, 99 percent of the time, you will win.”

It’s no surprise that they’re eyeing the ball rolling toward the West Coast—fashion, art, entertainment, music, food, film, and even the luxe biz of polo—layering into the cultural zeitgeist of the new California. New Yorkers are moving to the City of Angels in droves, and our American Riviera is seducing Hamptonites. We also happen to have one of the finest polo clubs in the world. John Muse, president of the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, adds: “Nacho is a brand of his own in fashion and the equestrian lifestyle. He is one of the most effective promoters of the sport of polo.”

“Santa Barbara has a very special vibe,” says Delfina. “I could make it my home very fast.” The Figueras tribe loves to road-trip up the 101, take trail rides in the Santa Ynez Valley, and watch sunsets at Butterfly. “We love it as a family here,” says Nacho.

“The beach, the horses, the people, and of course, the polo club.” ●

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MICHAEL KORS sweater, LEVI’S jeans. Opposite, top

to bottom: TESS GIBERSON sweater, CALI DREAMING top; On Delfina: CALI DREAMING top, on Nacho: BRUNELLO CUCINELLI

sweater, LEVI’S jeans.

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TASYA VAN REE ’s untitled photograph

series EQUINE INTELLIGENCE was shot in SANTA BARBARA and JOSHUA TREE .

Shape Shifter

The otherworldly dreamscape of the DIVINE

EQUINE captured through the lens of artist Tasya van Ree BY

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The double-exposed photographs JUXTAPOSE the HORSE WITH NATURE . “I wanted to create a world where the two existed in a single space of time, in another dimension.”

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“A HORSE is like a PAINTING of infinite dreams, PROFOUND AND BEAUTIFUL .”

WEATHERED BOOTS AND ANTIQUE MIRRORS make

a graceful corner in the farmhouse; Opposite: From paintings to awards, POLO MEMORABILIA pops up

throughout the home.

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Happy Trails WRITTEN BY

J E NNI F E R B L A I S E KRA MER BLUE CALEEL

PHOTOGRAPHS BY

Polo patron Michael Hakan finds his postcareer

paradise in an Old World farmhouse

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The LIVING ROOM is full of old furniture layered with luxurious furs and South American blankets. French doors and LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS from the Oak Group invite the outdoors in.

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Clockwise from top left: GAUCHO BLANKETS AND VINTAGE HATS feel

like Patagonia country; OKSANA, MICHAEL, AND PAULINA

in the stone entry; ROMANTIC NODS

include a four-poster bed. Opposite: Wood and chandeliers lend an OLD WORLD feel.

After a 20-year high-goal career, Michael Hakan calls himself a “happy graduate” of polo. “I have no plans to return to the saddle,” he says, “but am happy to have made a safe landing.” That he did, settling safe and sound into a 12-acre estate in Carpinteria’s Rincon Hill neighborhood. An investment manager by day, Hakan’s real passion is farming, and here he tends to more than six acres of avocado orchards and a plethora of native fruit trees, including sapote. Between planting and harvesting, Hakan loves kicking back and taking in the views from his European-style hillside farmhouse.

He and his wife, Oksana, met in France and were happy to find a home that reminded them much of Provence. “It looks like a Mediterranean bastide like you’d see in the south of France, Spain, or Italy,” he says. “I love the style, the stone, the tiled roofs, and the views.” With a long gravel drive and espaliered plants climbing up the stone and stucco walls, the farmhouse transports you to another place. Sundrenched patios filled with terra-cotta planters stretch out over sweeping views of trees, mountains, and the ocean, while chickens and geckos run with the family dog and cat around the grounds.

Inside, the home has more of that nostalgic charm despite the fact that it was actually built in the early 1990s. The interiors boast textured walls, wood beams, iron chandeliers, and rustic wood

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out and purchasing a bunch of new stuff. “There’s no giant rush to make it perfect tomorrow…there is no finish, it’s an ongoing project.” While the couple thinks they’ll consider using a designer down the road, for now, they’ve put their pennies toward farmhouse basics: irrigation, wells, and roofing.

The Hakans have another farm in the Coachella area, where they grow organic Medjool dates and keep a few horses. Though Michael no longer competes, Paulina has begun to ride and plays Pee-Wee Polo on Saturdays. On weekends, they also go to polo matches together—with Michael enjoying life as a spectator and watching the next generation of players.

Hints of polo are found throughout the home, from boots in the hall to awards in the office to Argentinean blankets hung on hooks, making it clear that the game is never too far from his mind. “I am so happy to have been part of that wonderful world of polo,” he says. “I still treasure it.” ●

furnishings. Light bounces down hallways from the country kitchen with colorful tiles and painted green cupboards to the lofty beamed living room lined with French doors, inviting the scenery in. Romantic details are everywhere—from candelabras to vintage mirrors to four-poster beds. But the most magical might be the stone and iron spiral staircase winding up to a fairy tale-like tower where their 7-year-old daughter, Paulina, has a playroom with a view—every little princess’s dream come true.

Having traveled extensively through Turkey, Russia, Europe, and Argentina, the Hakans picked up quite a few antiques over the last several years.

They’ve also collected paintings—mostly landscapes from the local Oak Group—as well as polo-inspired pieces. All this gives the home a lived-in, collected, “mix-and-match” aesthetic, says Michael. “We were inspired by what we had,” he laughs, adding they made do with existing furniture instead of running

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To All Gehache Polo Wives’ in the World

The Polo Wife’s Oath

I promise to attend every game in which my husband is playing. w I will have his whites spotless on game day. w My first priority will be Polo. w The care of polo ponies must come before the needs of my family. w I will be ready to drive a horse-filled trailer home if my husband is too tired or indisposed after celebrating his victory. w I will always state that I was watching the game every minute, and that each and every shot made by my husband was amazing. w I will act thrilled to attend the same event at the same place with the same people every Sunday afternoon, for the entire season, regardless of how I really feel. w I will attend the Polo Ball with the same people that I see every Saturday and Sunday at the same place all season long. w Although polo players enjoy riding their horses hard and putting them away wet, DO NOT, I repeat, allow this same tawdry behavior to happen to you. w Finally, and most importantly, I will never wear trousers whiter than my husband’s polo whites.

Best Wishes for a Wonderful Season The Holden Family

POLOScene Madison Richardson, Nacho Figueras, and guest

Shiva Safai

Mike Hakan and daughter Paulina

Mrs. Elizabeth Skene, Sandy Herron, and Gloria Holden

Ben Soleimani, Santi Wulff, John Muse, and Nacho Figueras

Brian Fagan and guest

Amanda Martinez sings the national anthem

Well-dressed men

John Muse, Bob Jornayvaz, and Chuck Lande

Lisa Smith and Morten Wengler

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Linda Phan, Angeline Rose Troy, and Jill Whelan

Wildcat fans

Michael Kramer, Veronica Hansuld, Alex Altavilla, Mindy Denson, and Margarita Fairbanks Lande

Alex Rodriguez and Taylor Toner

Serafina and Arshia Rios

Lindsay Heatley and Andy Smith

Henry Walker and Daniel Gonzalez

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Ken Walker

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POLO SCENE

Christy Venable, Ambassador Glen and Gloria Holden, and John Venable

Lucas and Kristina Criado, Josefina Trotz, and Matias Baibiene

Barry Meyer, Sandy Herron, Doug Reeder, and Vinnie Meyers

Ariana Nobel, Shelley and Phil Heatley, and Rhys Williams

Pat Nesbitt, Victoria Firestone, Lord Veste, and guests

National anthem with a Maserati

Lindsey, Matt, and James Ladin Ronny Hale, Alison Hansen, Matias Baibiene, Ariana Nobel, and Charlie Muldoon

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Chris Denson and Wesley Ru

Remy Mueller, Rob Jornayvaz, Patrick Uretz, Santi Trotz, Steve Krueger, and Alfonso Giannico

Jeff and Luke Hall

Christine Chalier and Liz Rusnak Arizmendi

Georgette and Luis Escobar

Megan Varchetto and Paige Beard

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George Gilstrap dances up a storm

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2016 SOCIAL CALENDAR FRIDAY, MAY 6

FRIDAY, JULY 22

12-GOAL SPRING

SUNDAY, JULY 24

Club Party

Griffin Dellaverson, Leigh Brecheen, and Hana Grill

SUNDAY, MAY 8 JW, Ashley, and Siena Hall

Mother’s Day/Jewelry by Gauthier Polo Cup SUNDAY, MAY 15

Jewelry by Gauthier Polo Cup Final SUNDAY, MAY 22

Pope Challenge

SUNDAY, MAY 29

Curt Whiteman and Ron Singer

Pope Challenge Final

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USPA Nespresso America Cup

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5

Mermaid Pool Party SUNDAY, AUGUST 7

USPA Nespresso America Cup Final

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

Linfoot Memorial Kid’s Polo Tournament

SUNDAY, JUNE 12

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14

FRIDAY, JUNE 17

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 18-19

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26

Engel & Völkers Polo Classic Final

FIELDS CLOSED JUNE 27 TO JULY 5

16-GOAL SUMMER SUNDAY, JULY 10

Belmond El Encanto Polo Classic Final SATURDAY, JULY 16

USPA Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open USPA Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open End of Summer Party SUNDAY, AUGUST 28

USPA Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open Final 8-GOAL FALL SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Harry East Memorial Final

Miguel Torres/World Gym Youth Tournament

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

SUNDAY, JULY 17

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

USPA Maserati Silver Cup

Connie Pearcy, Rita Hortenstine, John Pearcy, Henry Hortenstine, and Betty and John Crawford

SUNDAY, JULY 31

Engel & Völkers Polo Classic

Linfoot Clinic

Rocio Kissling, Bilo Zarif, Jan Ray, Dick Shalhoub, and Ursula and Pat Nesbitt

USPA Maserati Silver Cup Final

SUNDAY, JUNE 5

Club Party and Awards Enrique Tessada and Toby Mayer

Cowboy Chic Party

Richard Mineards and Andy Smith

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USPA President’s Cup

USPA President’s Cup Final

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SOCIAL CALENDAR (CONT.) FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23-25

Women’s Tournament SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

USPA Wickenden Cup SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

USPA Wickenden Cup Final SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8-9

Jasmine Trotz, Geoff Palmer, Grant Palmer, and Judith Baker

Kevin Brink, Katie Turpin, Lee Anne Walker, Rich Milling, Charles Ward, Shannon Meeks, and Brent Monroe

Last Chance Tournament 12-GOAL FALL

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Father’s Day/USPA La Martina Intra-Circuit

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

USPA La Martina Intra-Circuit Final

Michelle Gauthier, Brent Monroe, and Sandy Moss

Mike and Amy Azzaro with kids Allie, Nico, and Harrison

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Steve Crowder, John Dellaverson, guest, Mindy Denson, Leigh Brecheen, Olivia DeMeyer, Dan DeMeyer, Wesley Ru, Chuck Lande, Paige Beard, Margarita Lande, and Elena DeMeyer

Richard Mineards and Monique Rodriguez

Anita Wulff and Josefina Trotz

Sharon Landecker Holden, Mindy and Chris Denson, and Jeep Holden

Wendy and John Westley with Patricia

Lucchese players

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Patsy Kravchuk, Cindy and Joe Sapienza, Barry and Alison Meyers, and Enrique Tessada

Alan and Tanya Thicke with Facundo Obregon

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Charles Ward with Gulfstream team Brent Monroe, Kevin Brink, and Wayne Oedewaldt

Olga Vaughan, Angie Antwan, Jiannina Castro, and Adrian Simonetti

Bob Fell, Mike Azzaro, Dr. Richard Caleel, and Joel Baker

Francisco Escobar, Isabela Quintero, Judith Baker, and Tuty Bon Gusto

Ann Young and friends

Mary Stark and Pam Tivnon

Gloria and Ambassador Glen Holden

Josette Tkacik

Memo, Meghan, Michi, and Julio Gracida

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Eleanora Ballanger, Kari LloydMarkowitz, and Sharie Lloyd

Max, Sydney, Sheri, and Bruce Vincent

Tete Grahn of Lucchese

Gene and Dee Funkhouser

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Angelina Rose Troy, Jill Whelan, and Alex Meneses

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Cecilia Cole, Priya Kapoor, and James Darnborough

Joel and Doreen Ladin

Timo NuĂąez

Bob and

April Sutton, Dr. Calvin A. Wilson, and Dana Hansen

Robin Fell

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Joe Sapienza and Jerry Cupit with friends

Erin and Henry Walker with friends

Justin Klentner

Beverly Singer, Ariana Nobel, and Ron Singer

Lucchese boot tent

David Walker’s cabana

Sebastian Tkacik, John Muse, and Natasha Henstridge

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Kirsten Springer and John Westley

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Gulfstream jet doing a flyover

Charles Ward and Belmond El Encanto’s Sean O’Bryan

Nathalie Dubois Sissoko and Aboubacar Sissoko

Claudia Uretz, Elizabeth James, Sophia Uretz, and Shelley and Lindsay Heatley

Andra and Grayson Macleod

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Lindsay Heatley, David Lominska, Hayley Heatley, Jesse Bray, Patrick Uretz, Ty McCarty, and Ryan Gilbertson

Sandra Vidal, Patron the Polo Pony, Andrea Garcia, and Luzelba Mansour

Anita and Emilia Wulff

Jeff, Blake, and Cean Smith

Suzanne Pika, Megan Varchetto, and Victoria Firestone

Curt and Erlyne Whiteman

Jonathan Burrows and Dr. Richard Caleel

Olga Vaughan, Cindy Sapienza, and Dan Walker

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Geannie Williams and daughter

King Straus and Beverley Jackson

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LUCCHESE

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK

John Muse, Tete Grahn, Facundo Obregon, and Jeff Hall

Felipe “Pipe” Vercellino, Daniel K. Walker, Lucas Criado, and Memo Gracida

USPA Lucchese Heritage Cup

Pope Challenge ANTELOPE

KLENTNER RANCH

Mike Azzaro, Steve Krueger, Amy Azzaro, Lucchese representative, Angie Antwan of Maserati, Jesse Bray, and Justin Klentner

Polo kids, Santi Trotz, Angie Antwan of Maserati, Patrick Uretz, Geoff Palmer, and Felipe “Pipe” Vercellino

S A N TA B A R B A R A P O L O 2 0 1 6

PHOTOGRAPHS: DAVID LOMINSKA

USPA Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open

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Schedule

2016 SEASON

COACHING LEAGUE April 23-October 2 EARLY BIRD CHUKKERS April 21-May 1 Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday PRO-POOL LEAGUE May 7-June 26 Tournament games Saturdays and Sundays 12-GOAL TOURNAMENTS May and June Jewelry by Gauthier Polo Cup May 6-15 Pope Challenge May 20-29 Engel & Völkers Polo Classic June 3-12 USPA La Martina Intra-Circuit June 17-26 Practices on Wednesdays, tournament games Fridays and Sundays Fields closed June 27 to July 5 HIGH-GOAL TOURNAMENTS July and August Belmond El Encanto Polo Classic July 8-10 USPA Maserati Silver Cup July 15-24 USPA Nespresso America Cup July 29-August 7 USPA Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open August 12-28 Tournament games Fridays and Sundays

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6 AND 8-GOAL TOURNAMENTS September and early October Harry East Memorial September 3-4 USPA President’s Cup September 10-18 USPA Wickenden Cup September 24-October 2 Tournament games Fridays through Sundays WCT LADIES TOURNAMENT September 23-25 LAST CHANCE TOURNAMENT October 7-9 0-1 goal flight, 2-4 goal flight SURF AND TURF LEAGUE November 5-27 Weekends only

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