FT Special Report | Polo July 2011

POLO Online Read our who’s who of the English high­goal season, including Lyndon Lea (right) www. ft. com/poloFINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Saturday July...

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POLO Online Read our who’s who of the English high­goal season, including Lyndon Lea (right) www. ft. com/poloFINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Saturday July 23 2011 twitter. com/ftreports A s the English polo season reaches its climax, crowds have been enjoying some of the most exciting and unpredictable matches for years. Always a... Plus

POLO Online Read our who’s who of the English high­goal season, including Lyndon Lea (right) www. ft. com/poloFINANCIAL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT | Saturday July 23 2011 twitter. com/ftreports A s the English polo season reaches its climax, crowds have been enjoying some of the most exciting and unpredictable matches for years. Always a spectacle, the high-goal – or top professional – season, which culminated in the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup and this weekend’s Cartier International at Guards Polo Club, has been shaken up by rule changes that many aficionados believe have made the sport more dramatic. Concerned about the ability of some leading players to dominate matches, the Hurlingham Polo Association, the sport’s governing body, altered the rule book to force more open play. The changes – which were already implemented in Argentina and the US – have been credited with playing a part in surprise results such as the win by the French-funded Talandracas team in the Queen’s Cup where the fa Moins

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