Argentina's star Facundo Pieres, for instance, is an ambassador for whisky brand Royal Salute, sponsor of the World Polo Series.

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The World Elephant Polo Tournament, held every November in Nepal, features the best teams from around the world.

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Chief Executive Larry Ellison sails the Americas Cup, so Dubai businessman Ali Albwardy hits with Adolfo Cambiaso, the world's No. 1 polo player.

WSJ: Exclusive Sport of Polo Is Reaching Out

Considered a pastime for nobility in the West, growing enthusiasm for polo among multimillionaire entrepreneurs from the world's fastest-growing markets is shifting the established thinking.

WSJ: Exclusive Sport of Polo Is Reaching Out

Featuring Argentine polo teams with some of the best handicaps in the world, the tournament ends with a match on 13 October where the winning team receives the prestigious Emilio Anchorena Cup.

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Meanwhile, the Giants have not won a World Series title since they moved to San Francisco, last winning when the Polo Grounds was still in existence in 1954.

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The author himself was blessed with a curious and unpredictable mind, his subjects including alchemy, Antarctica, Nordic tales, Marco Polo, Mayan sculpture and the quest for gold in the New World.

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This semi-rural peninsula of New York state, which juts out into the Atlantic in two thin forks, has become world-famous for its extraordinary wealth and privilege, and the high society of polo games, lawn parties and sports cars that go with it.

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