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Weather played its part for the first time in the league stages of the Cartier Queen’s Cup. Action turned to The Queen’s Ground at the Club for Ferne Park versus Jindal Steel/La Dolfina, although this game was delayed due to thunder and lightning ⚡️. Vere Harmsworth’s Ferne Park were looking for their third win in Group Two while Jindal Steel/La Dolfina were searching for a first victory after three narrow defeats. Next up was Kazak v Black Bears on The Duke’s Ground, also at Guards Polo Club. Black Bears were looking for their third win and a guaranteed place in this weekend’s quarter-finals. Kazak was focused from the first whistle though. Catch up on the action in our full match report below 👇

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🐎 Top 5 breeders by the number of horses playing in this year’s Cartier Queen’s Cup.

Polo ponies are 80% of the game; their speed, agility and courage can change the nature of a match.

Breeders from Argentina, UK to South Africa and Australia continue to shape the highest level of polo and supply the horsepower behind the sport’s biggest teams.

The Club’s oldest tournament, the Royal Windsor Cup, begins today. Twenty teams will compete for the title in the UK’s leading 15-goal tournament, culminating in an unforgettable Finals Day featuring exceptional hospitality from Sticks'n'Sushi and world-class equine entertainment 🐴

Join us on Sunday 21 June for a fabulous family day out on Smiths Lawn. Tickets via the link in bio.

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Cartier Queen’s Cup pony lines edition 📸🐴🎞️❤️

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Thirteen may be considered an unlucky number for some but La Dolfina /Marques de Riscal, Aureus and Gaston all headed home on day 13 in the league stages of the Cartier Queen’s Cup with wins under their belts. Catch up on the latest action from the Cartier Queen’s Cup below 👇

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The 18-year-old Lorenzo Chavanne continues to deliver for Claudio Porcel’s Balanz Capital. Yesterday he was instrumental in helping this team defeat the defending champions, Andrey Borodin’s Park Place 10-7 in a fast game on The Queen’s Ground. Both teams were hunting their third win of the tournament and so there was plenty at stake. Next up was a win for Adebayo Karim’s Shoreline who were hunting down their first victory. However, they had to take this game to the fourth overtime of the tournament. Ed Banner-Eve did the honours, firing through the winner in the seventh chukka with less than a minute left on the clock.

Catch up on all the action from yesterday below 👇

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Congratulations to Shoreline Polo Team who yesterday won the Richard Watt Cup 10-9 in a competitive game that went to extra time played against the Sujan Indian Tigers as part of the league stages in the Cartier Queens Cup.

The Cup is named after a former Chairman of Guards Polo Club and Colonel Watt’s son, General Sir Redmond Watt, a former five-goal player himself, presented the trophy to Adebayo Karim on the Princes’ Ground.

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Congratulations to Team Tchogan, winners of the Committee Cup. After a closely fought final against Tempest the team won 5–4.5 this morning on Smiths Lawn.

⭐️The MVP was presented to Jake Coventry
🐴The Images of Polo BPP award went to Hemmsa, played by Catalina Lavinia.

In the Sub-Final, AFB defeated Blenheim by 10.5–8 to claim the victory 🏆

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Yesterday we welcomed the very best of student polo to Smith’s Lawn for the highly anticipated La Martina Varsity Day, a showcase of talent, tradition, and competition in front of a fantastic crowd.

The day began with the Oxford Old Blues taking on the Cambridge Old Blues in a closely contested encounter. After an exciting match, Oxford Old Blues emerged victorious with a narrow 4–3 win. Next up, Harrow School faced Eton College, with Eton College delivering an impressive performance to secure a commanding 9–2 victory.

A new addition to this year’s programme was the Power of Polo Charity Match, featuring Sam Dracott - Farrier and Silly Prune alongside Power of Polo ambassadors and players from Oxford and Cambridge. The entertaining fixture saw both sides competing for the charity trophy, with the Power of Polo OUPC team ultimately claiming the honours with a 9–7 victory.

The final match of the day was the historic Varsity showdown between Oxford University Polo Club and Cambridge University Polo Club Played in front of an enthusiastic crowd, the defending champions from Oxford proved a formidable force, producing a dominant display to defeat Cambridge 12–0 and retain the trophy for the 2026 season. The prizes were kindly presented by Cameron Walton-Masters, in memory of his father David Walton-Masters, who was such a champion and supporter of University polo.

Well done to all of the students and players that took part in yesterdays matches 👏

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