Dec. 9-13th, 2025
$100K Prize | 12 Team Cap | Registration Open
Proudly Presented by California Polo Club at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center (LAEC) Equidome 480 Riverside Dr. Burbank, California
The U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship is an official tournament of the United States Polo Association (USPA).
The U.S. Arena Open (officially known as the U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship) serves as the highest level of United States arena polo competition at 12 to 16 goals and has a rich history dating back to 1926. In its inaugural year, it was won by Yale University, composed of Reddington Barret, Winston Guest, and William Muir. Their early triumph was soon surpassed by the Brooklyn Riding & Driving Club, who claimed the title for three consecutive years (1927 to 1929).
In the modern era, Cedar Croft Farms made history from 2013 to 2015, becoming only the second team in tournament history to win three consecutive titles with the same lineup: Kris Kampsen, Felipe Viana, and Robert Ceparano. After a brief hiatus in 2019 to 2020, the championship returned in 2021, marking a new chapter for elite arena polo.
Recent champions include Dallas Polo Club (2021), Beverly Equestrian (2022), and SIG (2023). The 2023 event saw a record nine teams compete at the California Polo Club (Los Angeles, California) in three days of intense play. The thrilling final between SIG (Eden Ormerod, Daniel “Cacho” Galindo, Nicolai Galindo) and KCrush (Harrison Azzaro, Remy Du Celliee Muller, Mike Azzaro) ended in a nail-biting 15 to 14 victory for SIG, highlighted by a 14-goal performance from Nicolai Galindo.
The 2025 U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship will be played alongside the United States Arena Handicap, and both competitions are intertwined in structure. All teams will play two qualifying matches within their bracket. Two scoresheets per game will be kept, one for the U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship (no handicap) and one for the United States Arena Handicap (with handicaps in force).
The top three teams from each bracket, along with the next best-performing teams based on win/loss records from Open scoresheets, will advance to the U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship semifinals. In the case of tied records, a one-player-per-team shootout will determine the advancing semifinalists. A draw is held before the semifinals to ensure that teams from the same bracket do not face each other.
The remaining five teams will compete in the United States Arena Handicap, offering a chance for strong competitors to continue their run for a national title. The semifinal winners of the Open advance to the U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship Final.
This year’s tournament will also feature a $100,000 prize purse.
For spectators, the U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship represents the pinnacle of the sport, combining history, athleticism, and world-class talent in an unforgettable display of teamwork, speed, and precision.
Team Registration
$100K Prize | 12 Team Cap | Entries Open
Please reach out to CPC Polo Manager Dr. Katty Wong at californiapoloclub@gmail.com
or call (626)629-8193
Los Angeles Equestrian Center (LAEC) Equidome
480 West Riverside Dr. Burbank, CA 91506
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California Polo Club (CPC)
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Located just 15 minutes from Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley, CPC offers comprehensive services including horse training, boarding, polo lessons, and year-round polo activities. The club fosters a welcoming environment for newcomers while maintaining a high standard of competition and horsemanship. It also maintains strong ties with other clubs, offering reciprocal play with the Santa Barbara Polo Club and other renowned grass venues, ensuring a vibrant and connected polo community in California.
Beyond the chukkers, CPC remains a community hub where players, families, and fans come together to celebrate the sport’s enduring spirit of athleticism, teamwork, and tradition.
California Polo Club (CPC) has deep roots in California’s polo history, tracing its origins back to 1876. Early efforts to bring polo to the state were led by Captain Nell Mowry, a long-distance rider from the San Francisco Bay Area, possibly influenced by James Gordon Bennett. While those initial attempts struggled to take hold, the sport gained traction in the 1880s when English enthusiasts like Mr. C.A. Summers and Captain Hutcheson reintroduced polo to Los Angeles. Their efforts laid the foundation for a thriving polo scene that culminated in the creation of the Santa Monica Polo Club in 1888 by Dr. J.A. Edmonds and Senator John Jones, followed by the Riverside Polo Club in 1891. These early institutions were organized under the Pacific Coast Polo and Pony Racing Association, which governed the sport across several clubs until 1909.
The modern era of CPC began in 1995, when the club reopened as a member of the United States Polo Association (USPA). Today, it stands as one of the largest arena club and fourth largest club overall in North America, offering exceptional facilities for players of all levels. Renowned for its top-tier arena polo program, CPC has hosted the prestigious U.S. Arena Polo Open multiple times and even claimed the U.S. Arena Polo Open in 2011.
Polo Players Support Group (PPSG)
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The Polo Players Support Group (PPSG) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization that embodies the heart of the polo community, players helping players. PPSG is firmly established and actively engaged in providing financial assistance to seriously injured or ill players and grooms who could otherwise be forgotten.
In 2000, the 40-Goal Rob Walton Benefit was created to raise money for 8-goal Polo Hall of Famer Rob Walton, who was paralyzed from the neck down in a polo accident. In this inaugural event, many of the best polo players in the world donated their time and efforts to play an exhibition match and raise funds to help Walton meet his ongoing medical expenses.
Inspired by the success of that benefit and recognizing the need to help other members of the polo community, Dave Offen, Tony Coppola, and Tim Gannon founded the Polo Players Support Group (PPSG) and launched the annual U.S. Polo Assn. 40-Goal Polo Challenge to raise funds for players and grooms in financial crisis due to injury or illness.
Since its inception in 2002, PPSG has distributed more than $3.5 million to 119 different individuals from the polo industry, providing vital assistance and a sense of hope to those in need. The annual 40-Goal Challenge and other events have become some of the sport’s most meaningful gatherings, uniting the global polo community in compassion and support.
PPSG continues to serve as a reminder that in a sport built on courage, camaraderie, and horsemanship, the polo community’s greatest strength isn’t on the field—it’s in how it takes care of its own.
