17^th Season Highlights

Opening Day of the 2008 season of the Newport International Polo Series will feature USA against Canada on Saturday, June 7 at 5:00 pm  Hailing from Canada’s far western province of Calgary, host of next year’s winter Olympic Games.

June will also feature Newport’s archrivals from Yale, who pack a powerful punch for the crowd, chiseling the home team to battle-readiness for the Scottish Polo Team on deck, who will be determined to defend their winning record against USA. 

The Newport International Polo Series runs continuously every Saturday through the summer, with an international line-up that also includes England, Ireland, France, Egypt, Jamaica and South Africa, as well as some teams closer to home. 

In July, both France and Ireland will challenge the home team in their continuing series against USA.  The Irish match on July 19^th will be followed by the Newport Polo Club’s annual ‘Asado’ lamb roast ~ a polo tradition!

            The first weekend of August will provide a festive highlight of the summer when the Egyptian Polo Team arrives from Alexandria and Cairo to be the celebrated guests at the International Polo Ball ~ Supreme on Fri., Aug. 1^st and featured in the tribute match on Sat. Aug. 2^nd in the Polo Series against USA.  The match will be followed by the Newport Polo Club’s annual Lobsterbake.  The eighth annual black-tie gala takes place at one of Newport’s glamorous destinations.  Proceeds will benefit the Newport Polo Education Foundation.

The Polo Series is proud to announce its loyal sponsors: the Carnegie Abbey Club, WCRB Classical Radio New England, NBC-10, the Newport Daily News, Lufthansa and Continental Airlines, Atlass Insurance/Fireman’s Fund and.. “Our sponsors have been with us since the beginning.  Without their help the Series would not be as extensive as it is,” explained Dan Keating, Polo Series founder. 

The Series takes place on the outskirts of Newport at historic Glen Farm in Portsmouth, where the last 100 picturesque acres of what was once a 700-acre manorial farm during the Gilded Age, are preserved today as an equine center and recreational community property of the Town of Portsmouth.  It is located six miles north of downtown Newport on Route 138. 

The Newport International Polo Series is proud to announce its 2008 sponsors including the  Carnegie Abbey Club, WCRB Classical Radio, NBC Channel 10, the Newport Daily News,  Pearls Boutique Hotels, Barton and Gray Mariners Club,  Lufthansa, Continental Airlines, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, and Bose., as well as promotional partners including The Preservation Society of Newport, Bird’s Eye View Helicopter Tours,  Newport County Visitor & Convention Bureau, the Newport Music Festival, the International Tennis Hall of Fame and America's Cup Charters.  For more information about partnering with the Polo Series, click here.

For more information about the teams and matches, check the calendar section for each specific match.  To make reservations or inquire about our special events, call 401-846-0200.