GUARDS POLO CLUB is the leading private members polo club in Europe. It was founded in 1955 with HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as President. Since inception the Club has grown considerably and it is now the largest polo club in Europe in terms of membership and number of grounds. The Club's premier official tournaments are the Queen's Cup, Royal Windsor and the Archie David, all of which take place in June. In July each year, the Club plays host to the Hurlingham Polo Association's International Day. The Club is also home to the Inter-Regimental in July, The Duke of Wellington Trophy in August and the Nations Cup in September. Cartier International Polo Day in July epitomises the high society lifestyle enjoyed by Royalty and celebrities alike.

THE NEW MUSCOVY COMPANY takes its inspiration from the 16th century Muscovy Company - the first English joint stock company set up to trade with Russia at the time of Tsar Ivan IV (the Terrible). New Muscovy continues the tradition of long standing commercial links with Russia. It owns an award winning luxury vodka brand Ivan the Terrible©, produced for the Company in St Petersburg. Ivan the Terrible© vodka is a corporate partner of Guards’ Polo Club and the official supplier of BAFTA Film and TV Awards. In 2005 the Company launched Ivan the Terrible Polo Challenge©, the first and only annual polo tournament in which teams from Russia play.

 

 

MOSCOW POLO CLUB (est 2003), chaired by Alexis Rodzianko, provides modern infrastructure and bespoke facilities for professional players and extensive training programs for beginners. It runs a busy schedule of summer and winter tournaments, including Russian Open Polo Championship in partnership with Credit Suisse in August and polo-on-snow tournament in February. Playing months are February-March and June-July-August-September.