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The sport of kings keeps its own calendar. On snow in January, in Windsor in June, in Buenos Aires before Christmas.
The sport of kings keeps its own calendar. On snow in January, in Windsor in June, in Buenos Aires before Christmas.
1985The first Snow Polo World Cup on Lake St. Moritz
Every winter the lake below St. Moritz freezes hard enough to carry horses. The Snow Polo World Cup is played there in January, and has been since 1985. The races run on the same ice in February are in Horse racing.
1955Guards Polo Club is founded in Windsor Great Park
Guards Polo Club plays on Smith's Lawn in Windsor Great Park, west of London. It was founded on January 25, 1955, with Prince Philip as its president, and its premier tournament, the high goal Cartier Queen's Cup, is played in June. The rest of the English summer is in The English season.
1893The Argentine Open is first played
In August the Gstaad Polo Club plays above Gstaad. In winter the game moves to Wellington, near Palm Beach, for the season of the International Polo Club Palm Beach. The year ends in Buenos Aires: the Argentine Open, played at Palermo since 1893, is the most important tournament in the sport, and Buenos Aires is on the board.
St. Moritz🇨🇭 Switzerland
Gstaad🇨🇭 Switzerland
Palm Beach🇺🇸 Florida, United States
Buenos Aires🇦🇷 ArgentinaSources. Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz · Guards Polo Club · Asociación Argentina de Polo. Read October 2026. A record of places, houses and dates, published as research. Patrician.ch has no commercial relationship with any house named here. Photographs from Unsplash and Pexels, used under their licenses.
In January, on the frozen lake.
The Snow Polo World Cup has been played there since 1985.
In June, at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park.
The club was founded in 1955.
On the frozen lake of St. Moritz in January, and in Gstaad in August.
The Argentine Open, played at Palermo in Buenos Aires since 1893, at the end of each year.
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