NEWS RELEASE -- APRIL 20, 2010 --OAK POINT, TEXAS – The Dallas Fall Polo season opened Saturday Saturday September 4 at Prestonwood Polo Club and as always, Prestonwood has some exciting events

o unveil,  Prestonwood Polo and Country Club Fall Press Release



2010 Fall polo season at Prestonwood truly Rocks! September is casual, Ladies Polo Auxiliary welcome you back with a Kick off Reception of wine and munchies in the grand pavilion. Tailgate, grandstand boxes are open as is pavilion, first come. Bounce house for kids and leashed dogs are welcome, bring the family and enjoy! $10 a car, reserve a grandstand box for 24 with a table for your BYOB/Picnic and a professional polo player will give you the “Intro to Polo” 30 minutes before game time for $250.

October is full of awesome special events:

Oct. 2nd is our version of the TX/OU rivalry Red River Shoot Out-Polo Style!

Show your spirit and win prizes for most Spirited Tailgate and Most Spirited Box!

Oct. 7th is our WCT kick off party-Denim and Diamonds Gala at Prestonwood Country Club Hills 6600 Columbine Way, Plano. Dinner, fashion show featuring Project Runways season 6 winner, Shirin Askari and Calcutta. Meet and bid on teams from 6 different countries! Winner splits the pot with the house! $75 person, $100 after Sept. 25.

Women’s Championship games begin Friday and finals are Saturday Oct. 9th with a Veuve Clicquot Celebration for players and sponsors in the grand pavilion. Join the teams -$25.

Oct 10- Men VS. Women “Battle of the Sexes Challenge”

Oct. 16. (rain date Oct. 23)“Horsepower Under Hood and Saddle”

Great American Wheels & Wings, Paws In The City, Paws 'n' Wheels and other animal rescue/welfare organizations
Horsepower Under The Hood & Saddle, a regional car show event with antique, classic, custom, exotic, luxury, rare, restored and stock automobiles with a world class polo match afterward. Other activities. Vendors available including food/drinks. To raise awareness and much needed funds to help with abandoned, abused, dumped, neglected, stray, surrendered and tortured animals.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 (RAIN DATE is Saturday, October 23, 2010)
Car show - 10AM to 3PM; Polo match - 4PM to 7PM
Animal rescue and welfare
General admission tickets will be for sale at the gate on the day of the event or at various Paws In The City/Great American Wheels & Wings events. General admission is $10 per person or $20 per carload. PawsInTheCity.org online car show pre-entry is $25 or $35 at the gate on the day of the event. There are no online sales of general admission tickets.

Oct. 30- 6th annual Polo on the Midway presented by Wells Fargo Advisors benefiting Denton County Children’s Advocacy Pony rides, petting zoo, games and more! VIP tickets include dinner compliments of Raphael’s, and libations in the grand pavilion. General admission is $20 a car.

Nov. 6 SMU Equestrian Team fundraiser-$100-dinner, libations and polo!

Nov. 7th ‘Polo and Petanque-A French Day!

Nov. 13-End of season Polo and Awards.

Prestonwood has been awarded the USPA Hall of Fame Challenge Cup November 6, 7 & 13

Come, bring the family, friends…enjoy the thrill of the ponies, the sideline socializing and family friendly atmosphere! Bounce house for children, BYOB/Picnic, leashed dogs are welcomed!







including a newly upgraded Polo Party Pavilion by Casual  Living Furniture store and Home Theater Plus.  Coming off a highly successful 2009, the 2010 polo season will begin early with the match on April 24 and continue every Saturday through mid July, still only $10 a car. An additional $5 a person for Ladies Polo Auxiliary sponsored Party Pavilion, make reservations at pr@prestonwoodpolo.com  or call 972-628-7955.  Every week is something different!
We launched our first ever Prestonwood Polo magazine inside the 380 Guide; our meet the players at the pre-season party was at Markham Jewelers and our season kicks off Saturday April 24 with an SMU mixer, followed by the 9th annual Polo on the Lawn benefiting the Family Place on May 1. There will be a Ladies Polo Auxiliary Wine and Chocolates reception May 5th and Polo for the Planet on June 5, the Patriot Cup is July 3 and our season finale is July 10.  We will also be adding a French Polo Day with “Polo and Petanque”, so be prepared to wear your beret!

Polo lessons at Prestonwood are ongoing and our Jr. polo players are ready to show us what they’ve learned. Look for upcoming Interscholastic games being scheduled. info@oakpointpolo.com  for more info on private lessons and Jr. Polo School program. Join anytime! Check the website regularly for additions and changes to the schedule, game times, rain outs, etc. www.oakpointpolo.com 

BYOB/Picnic, family friendly and leashed dogs are always welcomed!