Photos: Inaugural Philadelphia Polo Classic press conference
Work to Ride hosted a press conference announcing the inaugural Philadelphia Polo Classic, benefiting Work to Ride. The event, on September 24, will be the first of its kind in Philadelphia and is expected to attract over 3,000 guests to Fairmount Park, and will mark a major positive moment for the city of Philadelphia.
Teams will be captained by Kareem Rosser, a former member of the Work to Ride program, captain of the first all-Black team to win the National Interscholastic Polo Championship, and author of award-winning memoir Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives. World-renowned polo dignitary and advocate of the Work to Ride program, Nacho Figueras, will serve as a co-captain alongside Rosser.
https://philadelphiapoloclassic.org/
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Kareem Rosser, Kathryn Ott Lovell, Nacho Figueras and Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr.
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Chamounix Stables
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Duane Lucas, Work to Ride Team and Kevin Jones
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The press conference announcing the Philadelphia Polo Classic, benefiting Work to Ride. The event, on September 24, will be the first of its kind in Philadelphia and is expected to attract over 3,000 guests to Fairmount Park, and will mark a major positive moment for the city of Philadelphia. —Hughe Dillon
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Kareem Rosser, professional polo player from West Philadelphia. He will captain one of the two teams in the first Philadelphia Polo Classic to be held in September at Fairmount Park.
—Hughe Dillon
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Nacho Figueas, professional polo player and actor from Argentina will captain one of the teams in the first Philadelphia Polo Classic to be held September 24. in Fairmount Park. —Hughe Dillon
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Nicole Cashman, (r) Cashman & Assocs does the public relations for the first Philadelphia Polo Classic, benefiting Work to Ride to be held in Fairmount Park on September 24, 2022.
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The Work to Ride Team - Ms. Lezlie Hiner, Executive Director (c)
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Guests receieved a signed copy of Kareem Rosser's autobiography, and how he broke barriers to become the first black professional polo player, "Crossing The Line."
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