The Sydney Polo Club is a polo club in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest polo club in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Sydney Polo Club successfully hosted the 2017 World Polo Championship.
It is the premier polo club for competitive polo in Sydney.
Location It is located at 100 Ridges Lane, Richmond, New South Wales, 2753, along the Hawkesbury River.Time Out: Sydney Polo ClubGoogle Map
The equestrian facilities include:
2 undercover riding arenas 38 premium brick horse stables
Extensive acreage Pasture managed paddocks Wash Yards 3 full size polo fields
History The Sydney Polo Club was established in the late 1970s by Mr Ken Austin, a well known polo player and contributor to the Australian Polo Council for many years. The Club was based at Menangle Park, NSW.
There was an earlier Club of the same name based in Moore Park NSW, Australia. The first match in Australia took place 23 July 1874 in Moore Park, New South Wales, of which one of the players was Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead; it led to the founding of the club.Sydney Polo Club: About UsHorace A. Laffaye, The Evolution of Polo, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2009 p. 39 Banjo Paterson (1864-1941), who composed Geelung Polo Club, was an early club member.Stephen Lacey, Meet the modern-day Jay Gatsby, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2013
Peter Higgins, co-founder of Mortgage Choice (), and his wife Rebecca Higgins were gifted the name and trophies of the Sydney Polo Club from Ken Austin in the 1990s after Ken Austin's retirement due to illness.
The current Sydney Polo Club is based at Richmond, New South Wales. They have established the annual Sydney Gold Cup.
Sydney Polo Club is home to Riverlands Academy the top learn to play polo school in the country.
World Polo Championship The Sydney Polo Club is hosting the 2017 World Polo Championship. The Championship rights were awarded to the club itself. This is unusual as the normal process is to award it to a country. The Sydney Polo Club was offered the opportunity to bid because of their unparalleled fields and grounds. The Australian Polo Federation is in support of the Sydney Polo Club. The Championship was run with the support of strategic partner Destination NSW.
Over 100,000 spectators attended the Championship. Argentina beat Chile in the final.
Bronze: England
Silver: Chile
Gold: Argentina
Popular culture Sydney Polo Club is a popular film and shoot location in Australia.
In 2013, the opening scene of The Great Gatsby was filmed at the Sydney polo club. Peter Rabbit 2 Episodes from multiple seasons of The Bachelor Australia including Episode #2.2,#4.10, #5.4 Episodes from multiple seasons of The Bachelorette Australia including Episode #3.5 Episodes from multiple seasons of Married at First Sight Episodes from multiple seasons of Farmer Wants a Wife Mr Inbetween season 2
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