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Polo News
High-Goal Winter Polo Season Opening Day Features Star
Power and Horsepower
January 4, 2015
Wellington, Fla. (December 29, 2014) - On Sunday,
January 4, the drama and excitement of the high-goal
polo season kicks off at the International Polo Club
Palm Beach. For 16 weeks, the world’s finest polo
players and their ponies storm into Wellington, where
12, 20-goal teams and eight, 26-goal teams go head-to-head
in the greatest athletic and equine polo matchups on
Earth.
 Opening
Day features a luxurious marathon of culinary masterpieces
and nonstop adrenaline. From 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Supercar
will be kicking off their fifth annual Supercar Week
with a display of high-end, high-performance, and high-octane
vehicles lined up at the entrance to The Pavilion. Sunday
Brunch at The Pavilion begins at 2 p.m., offering more
than 80 delectable, gastronomic selections, entertainment,
and spirited beverages.
Renowned Broadway stars and sisters, Ann Hampton Callaway
and Liz Callaway, will perform the National Anthem.
Actress Tatum O’Neal, the youngest person ever
to win an Academy Award, will do the ceremonial coin
toss.
The afternoon highlight, the final match of the 20-goal
Herbie Pennell Cup, starts at 3 p.m. on the
Engel & V?lkers Field. Guests will enjoy the spectacle
of thoroughbred horses charging down the
field, the solid click of mallet on ball, the pop of
champagne corks, and the excited revelry of
thousands of spectators!
John Wash, International Polo Club (IPC) president,
promises that 2015 will be the best polo season ever.
“Every year, we have been able to take the entire
polo experience up a notch,” said Wash. “Our
executive team puts in long days brainstorming new ideas
and juggling the hundreds of details that go into making
IPC the world’s premier polo destination.
“We couldn’t be more proud to be the home
of the most prestigious tournaments in North America,
the USPA C.V. Whitney Cup, the Piaget USPA Gold Cup,
and the U.S. Open Polo Championship.”
Sunday polo tickets start at $10 for general admission
and go up to $120 for box seating. Sunday Brunch at
The Pavilion during January-February is $100, and the
Reception Pass is $55. For March-April, pricing increases
to $120 for Sunday Brunch, and $65 for the Reception
Pass. The Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brunch (for two)
is priced at $300 for January-February, and increases
to $330 during March-April. Advance ticketing and reservations
are highly recommended, and are available for purchase
online at InternationalPoloClub.com.
About International Polo Club Palm Beach
The International Polo Club Palm Beach is the premier
polo destination in the world, hosting the largest field
of high-goal teams and the most prestigious polo tournaments
in the United States. Polo enthusiasts descend upon
Wellington, Fla., each winter season to enjoy their
love of the sport in the most prominent and well-equipped
polo facility. The 2015 Palm Beach Polo Season will
open on Sunday, January 4, and will conclude 16 weeks
later with the 111th U.S. Open Polo Championship®
final on Sunday, April 19. Polo matches are open to
the public, with a wide range of hospitality and guest
seating that includes elegant grandstand viewing, field
tailgating, lawn seating, field-side champagne brunch
at The Pavilion, and exclusive sponsor boxes. Tickets
start at $10. For ticketing and sponsorship information,
or to book a special event year-round, please call 561-204-5687
or visit InternationalPoloClub.com.
Media Contact:
Enid Atwater, Venue Marketing Group
[email protected]
office: 561-844-1778, ext. 21
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