SAN SABA, PONY EXPRESS TO PLAY IN FIRST SUNDAY GAME
AT NEW INTERNATIONAL POLO CLUB PALM BEACH
December 30, 2003

WELLINGTON - The latest chapter in high-goal polo in the United States begins Sunday when San Saba plays Pony Express in the 22-goal Joe Barry Memorial tournament at the new International Polo Club Palm Beach. The game marks the first official high-goal polo match at the new club.

San Saba features the high-flying duo of 8-goaler Hector Galindo of Wellington and 9-goaler Agustin Merlos of Argentina. They are joined by 3-goaler Luis Echezarretta and patron Tommy Lee Jones. Galindo is a veteran who has won numerous major titles while Merlos is a member of one of polo’s most famous families. His older brothers, Sebastian and Pite, are both 10-goalers and their father, Cacho, is a legendary player. Jones, the award-winning actor, is a serious polo player who is known as a solid, hard-riding patron.

Pony Express features 8-goaler Alejandro Agote and 7-goaler Guillermo Caset Jr. patrolling the middle with young American star Jeff Blake, a 6-goaler, and patron Bob Daniels rounding out the foursome. Although not as experienced as San Saba’s top pair, Agote and Caset bring a wide-open style to the game.
Eleven teams have entered the year’s first high-goal tournament. The semifinals are scheduled for January 15 with the final scheduled for Sunday, January 18 at 3 p.m.

“We’re honored to play in the club’s first game,” said Galindo. “We want to win our division and reach the final, that’s our focus. This is an extremely tough tournament to begin a season. We have to play with intensity the entire game.”

Tickets begin at $10 per person and are available at the gate or by calling (561) 204-5687.

International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Avenue South in Wellington. From I-95, take the Forest Hill Boulevard exit and go west approximately 12 miles. Turn left onto South Shore Boulevard and go two miles. Turn left onto Pierson Road, travel about one mile and then make a right onto 120th Avenue South. The club is on the right. From Florida’s Turnpike, take Exit 93 (Lake Worth Road) and go west about six miles. Make a right onto 120th Avenue South. The club is on the left.