Triple Crown of Polo
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Triple Crown of Polo, started in 2006 is a ESPN2
television series exhibiting the top level league of American
Polo
. Started by David McLane
, known for Women of Wrestling
, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
and Pro Beach Hockey
, the show featured three of the top tournaments in the country to appeal to the affluent polo fan.
The tournaments stops included the Sarasota Polo Club in Sarasota, Florida
, the Las Colinas Polo Club] in Dallas, Texas
and the Santa Barbara Polo Club
in Santa Barbara, California
the first year in 2006 and Sarasota, Santa Barbara and the New Bridge Polo and Country Club Aiken, South Carolina
since 2007/
The program found top level sponsorship by luxury car manufacturer, Lexus
. It offered a Tiffany
trophy delivered in a Brinks security truck that was followed to the venue by helicopter. Through ESPN's various International networks, the show was seen in 129 countries.
Leroy Neiman
is the official artist of Triple Crown of Polo, creating 10 stunning portraits of the action.
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
television series exhibiting the top level league of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
. Started by David McLane
David McLane
David B. McLane is a senior marketing executive with over 25 years experience in identifying and producing uniquely targeted live events and media entertainment properties through his company, David McLane Enterprises, Inc...
, known for Women of Wrestling
Women of Wrestling
Women of Wrestling, aka WOW!, is a professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane, previously the founder of Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. It was based in Los Angeles, California...
, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, also known as GLOW or G.L.O.W., was a professional wrestling promotion for women, begun in 1986 and continued in various forms after it left television. Colorful characters, beautiful women, and over-the-top comedy sketches were integral to the series' success...
and Pro Beach Hockey
Pro Beach Hockey
Pro Beach Hockey was a professional inline hockey league. It lasted three seasons, 1998, 1999 and 2000.PBH games were played with a ball instead of a puck on an outdoor rink on the beach at Huntington Beach, California. The season lasted slightly less than two months in the early summer. Games...
, the show featured three of the top tournaments in the country to appeal to the affluent polo fan.
The tournaments stops included the Sarasota Polo Club in Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
, the Las Colinas Polo Club] in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
and the Santa Barbara Polo Club
Santa Barbara Polo Club
Founded in 1911, the Santa Barbara Polo Club in Santa Barbara, California is the premiere equestrian Polo club in the Western United States. The club, located between the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, consists of three full size outdoor polo fields, one arena,...
in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
the first year in 2006 and Sarasota, Santa Barbara and the New Bridge Polo and Country Club Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken is a city in and the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South...
since 2007/
The program found top level sponsorship by luxury car manufacturer, Lexus
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...
. It offered a Tiffany
Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co. is an American jewelry and silverware company. As part of its branding, the company is strongly associated with its Tiffany Blue , which is a registered trademark.- History :...
trophy delivered in a Brinks security truck that was followed to the venue by helicopter. Through ESPN's various International networks, the show was seen in 129 countries.
Leroy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman is an American artist known for his brilliantly colored, pseudo-expressionist paintings and screen prints of athletes and sporting events.- Early years :...
is the official artist of Triple Crown of Polo, creating 10 stunning portraits of the action.