Polo and horsepower are returning to Scottsdale in an exciting, innovative, and socially distanced setting.
The producers who created the Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships a decade ago are back this year with the Stella Artois Scottsdale Polo Classic Presented by Ketel One, November 7th at WestWorld of Scottsdale.
This year’s event is open air and closely follows social distance guidelines in response to COVID-19. It’s a new way to put the social in social distancing. The producers carefully crafted a plan for an event that is both exciting and prudent and it was approved by the City of Scottsdale.
This year open air tables, lattice fencing, and umbrellas are replacing traditional tents. In addition to fulfilling city requirements the event has also been certified by HealthyVerify, a collaboration including Arizona State University and Barrow Neurological Institute to ensure significant safety precautions and measures are being met.
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, has been with the event from the beginning and returns for a 10th year to this signature Scottsdale event known as “The Best Polo Event in the World.”
Once again there will be a preview of some of the cars featured at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, which takes place January 16th through the 24th at WestWorld.
For nearly 50 years, automobile enthusiasts from all over the world have flocked to the Barrett-Jackson collector car auctions. In addition to the January Scottsdale Auction, Barrett-Jackson holds its Fall Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale October 22nd to the 24th in lieu of its previously scheduled 2020 Las Vegas and Palm Beach events as the Scottsdale venue presented an exciting and more feasible alternative.
McLaren Scottsdale is a new sponsor and its signature cars will be on display. Returning sponsors will also be displaying their featured cars and trucks including Sanderson Lincoln, Earnhardt Genesis North Scottsdale, Courtesy Volvo, Scottsdale Maserati, and of course Highline Autos.
The Apex Motor Club is also returning and will be displaying cars from its one of a kind facility in Maricopa.
A long list of car clubs will also be displaying their vehicles including the Ferrari Club of America, and the Scottsdale Corvette Club.
And all vehicles will be suitably spaced to ensure social distancing. And alongside all that horsepower will be thee exciting polo matches.
The day begins with Arizona Polo Club taking on Columbia. It will be followed by the signature charity match of the day. EPR Polo takes on the Celebrity Cruises Polo Team in a match supporting Arizona Equine Rescue and Southwest Wildlife and featuring professional polo players making their inaugural appearance in Scottsdale.
The final match of the day features the Morehouse College Polo Club, a private historically black men’s college in Atlanta, and the school Martin Luther King, Jr. attended. The team will be making its first appearance in Scottsdale. The men of Morehouse will take on the Women’s All-Stars in a “Battle of the Sexes” match starting at 3:30pm.
Tickets and tables are on sale now at www.ThePoloParty.com
They include the Barrett-Jackson Outdoor Polo & Jazz Lounge which includes admission to prominent field-side section with tables, chairs, and umbrellas, as well as complimentary mimosas through half-time of the first match and (1) complimentary mimosa thereafter. Also enjoy, complimentary french fry bar (12 Noon to 4pm), day-long live jazz music, and a convenient, no-host bar located nearby for beer, wine, champagne, and cocktails. Space is limited. CDC guidelines will be enforced.
There is also ample sideline parking options, which are ideal for social distancing.
-General Sideline Parking allows you to drive your car field side and enjoy the match from your tailgate. Spots are available on first-come, first-serve basis on the event day.
-Premier Sideline Parking. Spots will be reserved with your name. Drive your car field side and enjoy the match from your reserved sideline parking spot in the best spot, mid-field!
-Elite Sideline Parking. One of the best perches in Arizona sports. Spots will be reserved with your name. Enjoy the match from THE center-field tailgate spaces.
RV Day Pass. Roll in, hook up with an elevated view of the action and enjoy the day’s festivities!
Attendees can also enjoy a post-event concert from renowned local performer Roger Clyne (this event is separately ticketed), as well as live DJs, acoustic guitar performances, a sneak preview of the 2021 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, the Canine Couture Dog Fashion Show, and the World’s Longest Catwalk Fashion Show presented by Phoenix Fashion Week.
And after the polo party, don’t forget to register as a bidder or a consigner at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction, January 16 through the 24th at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Contact (480) 421-6694 for more information.
For more information or to buy tickets online, check out www.ThePoloParty.com.
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