CELEBRITY PLAYERS INCLUDE JOHN WALSH AND SALVATORE FERRAGAMO
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THREE CHARITIES
Vero Beach, FL -February 18, 2012
An exciting roster of international polo players will compete in the first biannual Charity Polo Cup at Windsor (charitypolocupatwindsor.com) on Saturday, February 18, 2012. The sold-out event to benefit national and local charities is co-chaired by Windsor, Florida’s co-founder The Hon. Hilary M. Weston and Vero Beach’s John Walsh, host of America’s Most Wanted.
A national celebrity for his syndicated television show, Mr. Walsh is also an avid polo player who competes seasonally in Florida and New York, often alongside his 17-year-old son Hayden, one of America’s brightest young players. Salvatore Ferragamo is the grandson of the esteemed Italian footwear designer and leader of his family’s expanding wine business. Mr. Ferragamo has played polo against the likes of Prince Charles and Prince Harry in the Outback Polo match in Tidworth and his close friend John Walsh and actor Tommy Lee Jones.
Walsh says he is eagerly anticipating the event both for the thrill of the sport and because it benefits local charities. “It will be a wonderful family day and an opportunity to see world-class polo inside of Windsor,” says Walsh. “People will have an opportunity to learn more about these special charities.”
Mr. Walsh and Mr. Ferragamo will now be joined by top-level international polo stars including; Christian “Magoo” Laprida Jr., son of famed polo player Christian Laprida who won the Camara de Diputados and then made his debut in the Argentine Open for Pilara in November 2011; Lucas Monteverde, one of the world’s finest defensive players, a British Open winner and four-time Argentine Open winner; U.S. Polo champion Tommy Biddle winner of the 2002 U.S. Open and four-time winner of the Monty Westbury trophy; Julian Daniels, one of England’s most consistent high-goal performers over the last 10 years who currently plays for Greg Goodman’s Mount Brilliant team; Australian Nick Manifold, an eight-time winner of the U.S. Open and the U.S. Gold Cup who also manages Peter Brant’s White Birch; and Englishman Max Secunda, a British Open finalist and current manager and player for John Walsh’s Shamrock Polo Team. Secunda is also serving as match designer for the event. Lucas Criadohas won the US Open with White Birch, the USPA Gold Cup, the East Coast Open and the CV Whitney Cup. He has played 9 Argentine Opens, and has been a finalist in the Hurlingham and Tortugas Opens. He has also won the Camara de Diputados and Copa RepublicaArgentina.
For years Windsor has enjoyed an enviable reputation as a community that demonstrates clear and committed support for the many not-for-profits that make Vero Beach so special. Proceeds from this charity event will directly benefit three such worthy causes including The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the Humane Society of Vero Beach & Indian River County and Saint Edward’s School Financial Aid Fund. The co-chairs of the first Windsor Charity Polo Cup are Kelly Holm and Mary Mullan. The first bi-annual Windsor Polo Cup is supported by Swarovski (tk), as a Grand Patron Sponsor.
Windsor Charity Polo Cup attendees can either enjoy an elegant tented field-side champagne luncheon or a picnic in the festive field-side tailgating area. In addition, on Friday, February 17, the pool area at The Costa d’Este Beach Resort will be transformed into the “Polo Lounge” for a happy hour celebration. The Costa d’Este Beach Resort – Gloria Estafan’s hotel in Vero Beach is also the site of a VIP after-party Saturday evening sponsored by Akvinta vodka. http://www.akvintausa.com.
For more information please contact Mary Mullan (410) 804-8721maryc.mullan@gmail.com or Kelly Holm (772) 559-6362kellyg.holm@gmail.com.