Eye candy for the ladies: Nacho himself!

Catching up: Peter Ramani says that he’s moved his Blak-Horse store to a new location on Pierson Road, next to Bill Tyson’s in Wellington. Be sure to stop by and say ‘hi.’

While visiting his aunt and uncle Gretchen and Lou Heffner in Aiken, SC, Sean David Hash, 7, from Ft. Worth, Texas pulled his pony Freckles out of her stall and said “Freckles and I are ready to play polo. When does it start?” Shetland pony today 85 BPP tomorrow!

Sunlight Saddle Club welcomes Marcelo Cabeza as club pro. Marcelo is now opening the club for polo lessons, arena polo and tournaments. The farm is located in Stuart, FL. Marcelo relocated to Jupiter from Kentucky, where he spent his last 10 years teaching and playing polo. Sunlight boasts four championship fields, practice fields, stick and ball field, an exercise track, 5 barns, 75 stalls, and turnouts.

Calling All Patrons: Millionaire Matchmaker is currently casting for its third season. Doron Ofir Casting is looking for viable, single millionaires in their 20s – 40s who have at least a net worth of one million dollars on paper. This season the show is specifically interested in featuring a man or woman with an equestrian background. Sheryl from Casting says: “They must be sincere in the search for a woman/man that they would like to date. The show will be focusing on the millionaire men/women and what they do. It is only a 4-day shoot. It is a great way, while meeting an amazing man/woman, to have the opportunity to really put your business venture out in the public and highlight who you are as a business mogul.” Interested? Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or go to www.bravo.com to find out more.

Nacho Figuera is as nice and pleasant as they come. While shopping at Texas Polo, he drew quite a crowd, and he was very good with the children who came up for his autograph mostly young girls. See ya later Jonas Brothers!

The GPL based out of L.A.(Gay Polo League for those of you who don’t know) is planning some big parties and polo vacations. It is even rumored that they are starting chapters in South Florida and the Hamptons. Ask Mason Phelps about their upcoming event in Wellington this winter.

Club News: If you really want to know where the biggest party of the summer was this year it would have to be in Wichita at the new Great Plains Equestrian Center and Fairfields Polo Club that Jack Shelton opened this summer. They restored a beautiful barn from the 1800s to function as a meeting spot and office for the new polo school. But before the hitting cage was even finished, the bar was in working order, complete with a glass front beer cooler kept at a cool 22 degrees. No, the bottles don’t explode, they are using the new high tech aluminum ones. Just what you need to battle the heat in Kansas! Dan Healy is at the helm and he keeps the students hopping as well as the players with plenty of polo and social activities!

In the face of a bad economy, the Eldorado Polo Club in CA is really going the extra mile to keep prices attractive and their members happy. In addition to rolling back their membership rates to 2005 prices, they’re bringing back cross over fees to players who stable at the club for the 09-2010 season. Well done!

Mark your calendars! 302 Polo will host the 11th annual USPA Aiken Ladies Invitational Polo Tournament presented by Mav.Office.com from September 21-26, 2009. The event will once again benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s funding of a program located at University Hospital of Augusta’s Breast Care Center. The tournament consists of three divisions- ALI Signature Flight at 3-5 goals, the Campbell Cup at 0-2 goals and the Player’s Junior Cup at 0 goals. Players and teams come to Aiken from all over the world including all over the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa, Argentina and Jamaica. A full schedule of games and locations will be available at www.302polo.com or by calling tournament manager Rebecca Gutierrez at 561-676-2879 AFTER September 20, 2009.

We’ve heard that many of our college players are having to make do with less than regulation polo equipment, playing with arena balls that are really miniature soccer balls, and even worse, so Ladies Polo Auxiliary and Pro Chukker are teaming up to get all college polo teams equipped with proper POLO playing gear! They’ll be doing fundraisers at the debut of Prestonwood Polo Clubs’ new regulation size arena this fall. Contact Dena Miller at 972 628 7955 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to find out how your college team can participate, or how you can support your college team!

The Polo Players Support Group (www.polosupport.com) is rallying to help two players who were severely injured in separate car crashes this summer. After being near death after a motorcycle crash in May, Claudio Manfrin has been taken off a respirator and his condition is improving. He remains in a hospital in Perris, CA. Luis Funes, barn manager for La Pampa Stable and regular in the Hamptons, was injured July 12, suffering injuries that may keep him out of work for at least 9 months. The PPSG is asking for any contribution to help these two players with their medical expenses and build reserves for the balance of 2009. A very generous supporter has pledged to match all donations for 2009 up to $10,000.

Passing: Reuben Evans passed away on August 17. He suffered a stroke on June 5th in Texas where he spent the majority of his life. He played polo at New Mexico Military Institute and was on the first team west of the Mississippi to win the National Intercollegiate Championship. He played in Midland, Indio, Hawaii, Chicago, and England among other places. In 1970, he teamed with Harold Barry, Joe Barry and Hap Sharp to win the US Open. He will be greatly missed by his family and former teammates.

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