Polo is a Go-go! - The Daily Planet Arthur

2017 Saratoga Polo Association (SPA) Season Kicked off Friday with it’s Usual Granduer and Style

SARATOGA SPRINGS – OK, I’m going to give one man’s opinion here.

With Baseball, football, and the like – I’m all about the stats. Not the new-fangled sabermetric ones with the long acronyms – but the classics. Give me a sports section or a website with traditional baseball box scores, and I can amuse myself for hours.

Same thing with racing – Thoroughbred and Harness. I know to be successful, I should probably be a ‘trip handicapper’ – watching race replays to supplement my dependance on the Form, or the track program. But I don’t have the time, and anyway- I’m a stats guy.

But not with Polo. With Polo I’m about the qualitative and soaking up the vibe.

I hear the announcers, and laugh at their jokes and jaunty jocularity. But I’m really not listening. Many times I don’t even know who scored, or who won – and I really don’t care.

I go to the Saratoga Polo Association’s (SPA) matches, like last Friday’s 2017 season opener – and I cheer every goal, no matter which team scores it. I marvel at the pageantry, appreciate being treated like royalty (even though the only thing “royal” about me is my first name) by the welcoming staff, and relax… I turn my phone off, and get away from stats, texts, Facebook and my website.

I never get upset at Polo. But sometimes I MEET Upset at Polo…

Yes, THAT Upset, the legendary wonder mini-horse spokesmodel for Impressions of Saratoga’s Dark Horse line!

If you missed Upset on Friday, well – don’t get upset. He’ll be making quite a few visits to the Saratoga Polo Fields, along with many other promotions and challenge cups throughout the season:
THE 2017 SARATOGA POLO TOURNAMENT SEASON
EVERY FRIDAY AND SUNDAY AT 5:30 pm
(GATES OPEN AT 4pm)
July 9
Celebrate Saratoga Tournament
July 14
SPA Anniversary Tournament
July 16
SPA Anniversary Tournament
The Bob Bullock “Voice of Saratoga Polo Association” Cup
Upset, The Dark Horse Mascot
AOET Saratoga Uganda Jewelry Fundraiser
July 21
Veuve Clicquot Challenge Tournament
Hodes + Landy 25th Anniversary Cup
July 23
Veuve Clicquot Challenge Tournament
The Veuve Clicquot Cup
July 28
The Times Union Presents The Mid-Summer Celebration Tournament
Featuring Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
July 30
The Times Union Presents The Mid-Summer Celebration Tournament
The Times Union Cup
AIM Services Inc “Best Polo Pooch Contest”
August 4
The Whitney Cup Tournament
presented by the Adelphi Hotel
August 6
The Whitney Cup Tournament
presented by the Adelphi Hotel
August 11
The Barrantes Cup Tournament
The OrthoNY Cup
Upset, The Dark Horse Mascot
Welcoming Special Guest AYCO
August 13
The Barrantes Cup Tournament
Featuring Cooked Perfect
August 18
Nemer Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Saratoga Presents
TheYlvisaker Cup Tournament
August 20
Nemer Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Saratoga Presents
The Ylvisaker Cup Tournament
Upset, The Dark Horse Mascot
Tailgate Decorating Contest
August 25
Alfa Romeo Presents The Saratoga Special Tournament
The SPAC Wine and Food Festival Cup
August 27
Alfa Romeo Presents The Saratoga Special Tournament
The Alfa Romeo Cup
September 1
The Polo Hall of Fame Tournament
September 3
The Polo Hall of Fame Tournament
Upset, The Dark Horse Mascot