Saturday, June 28, 2025

Equestrian

IPC Season Continues With Another Valiente Win

The high goal season at the International Polo Club Palm Beach resumed on Sunday, March 18 with matches for the USPA Gold Cup and the Carlos Gracida Cup. It was a wonderful, sunny day, and many polo fans came out...

Spencer Smith Wins $132K Horseware Ireland Grand Prix

As the only clear round of the night, 21-year-old Spencer Smith of Wellington and Theodore Manciais, owned by Ashland Farms, won the $132,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday, March 17. It was the highlight event of...

Trudy Erceg: A Female Groom In The ‘Sport Of Kings’

Polo is thought of as the “sport of kings,” so being a singularly successful female in what is an arena of super athletes, historically man and horse, makes Trudy Erceg stand out. As a world-class, high-goal groom for two decades,...

COTA Event Raises Money To Fight Breast Cancer

The Challenge of the Americas continued its fight against breast cancer on Friday, March 9 by hosting Grand Prix musical quadrilles at the Global Dressage Festival showgrounds. The event featured top equestrian competitors from the United States, Canada, Latin...

Valiente Nabs Another Big Win, Claiming Butler Handicap At IPC

Following their recent C.V. Whitney Cup victory against Colorado, Valiente never lost focus and found themselves in an identical final on Sunday, March 11, at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Poised to capture their second 26-goal...

Coyle Victorious In $384,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix

Riding through a downpour, it was Daniel Coyle of Ireland riding Cita, owned by Ariel Grange & Lothlorien, who came out victorious in the $384,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate Grand Prix CSI 5* on Saturday, March 10 at the...

CaptiveOne Advisors Becomes Major Sponsor Of WEF

CaptiveOne Advisors LLC, a national leader of captive insurance services with offices in Wellington, specializes in building custom captive insurance programs for its clients. The firm is pleased to announce its support as an official and major sponsor of...

Carlucho Arellano Of Wellington Takes Senior Position At USPA

The United States Polo Association recently announced that Carlucho Arellano Jr. of Wellington has been selected as the association’s executive director of services. Arellano earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia, which enables him to effectively...

Equestrian Preserve Forum Set For March 26

Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee invites residents to an Equestrian Preserve Owners’ Forum on Monday, March 26 at 7 p.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The forum will open with a “State of the Equestrian Preserve...

British Dressage Olympian Carl Hester Leads Master Class At AGDF

Carl Hester, MBE, one of the most decorated dressage Olympians of all time, was in Wellington on Wednesday, Feb. 28 to lead a new master class at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. The world-renowned trainer coached six riders in a...

Douglas Elliman Saddles Up To Support Give Back For Special Equestrians

Douglas Elliman Real Estate has saddled up with Give Back for Special Equestrians and honorary co-hosts Georgina Bloomberg and Jimmy Torano for the second year in a row to host a glamorous evening of world-class Grand Prix show jumping...

Great Britain Wins $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO 4* At WEF

The team from Great Britain — Amanda Derbyshire, Ben Maher, Emily Mason, Emily Moffitt and Chef d’Equipe Di Lampard — won the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4*, presented by U.S. Trust & Bank of America Merrill Lynch, on Saturday, March...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...