Welcome to

The Sport of Kings

Polo is a community sport and community health is a shared responsibility. Due to the rising health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recommendations by the CDC, Governor DeSantis and President Trump to cease all gatherings of more than ten people, we have made the difficult decision to suspend all onsite events until further notice. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and as we evaluate, we will notify you promptly of any updates to our schedule.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we prioritize the health and safety of our members, players, umpires, staff and everyone in our Sarasota Polo community. We encourage everyone to take precautions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to take care of your families and loved ones as we face these trying times.

Welcome to the 29th Season at the Sarasota Polo Club. An estimated 45,000 Sarasota-area polo spectators will be on hand during our 2020 Sarasota Polo Season, beginning Sunday December 15th, 2019 through Sunday April 12th, 2020. During Polo Season, every Sunday afternoon at 1pm, we welcome the public to bring out their picnic baskets and enjoy the thrill of the “fastest game on four feet.”  With Clydesdale wagon rides, exciting action, food and beverage, tailgating, half-time entertainment, divot stomping and plenty of fresh air, Sunday polo is the perfect place for a family outing; dogs are even welcome on a leash.

Established in 1991 as the first development in Lakewood Ranch, the Sarasota Polo Club has a remarkable legacy. In 1922 our property was settled as a 28,000-acre timber ranch. Originally the cowboys who worked on our ranch began playing knock-around polo games in their free time. Our ranch hands rode their quarter horses with stock saddles using make-shift polo equipment and knowing very little about polo, the cowboys played by their own rules. Rule #1? The first rider to fall off their horse bought beer for the entire team, a rule that remains in place today. Eventually mallets, saddles and a few polo ponies were donated to the “cowboy games,” and our polo club was born.

Polo is a community sport like no other. For decades the Sarasota Polo Club has been a popular Sunday tradition and part of the Sarasota, Manatee, and Lakewood Ranch social scenes. In addition to polo matches, our Club’s spectacular grounds and venues are home to a variety of community and social events including concerts, festivals, sporting events, charity fundraisers, corporate meetings and elegant weddings.

Today the Sarasota Polo Club, owned by James and Misdee Miller, is a premier luxury sporting destination in Lakewood Ranch FL, located on 130 perfectly manicured acres, including 45 private equestrian estates, 7 Bermuda grass polo fields, a regulation-size polo arena, a half-mile horse track, on-site stabling for 72 horses, a Player’s clubhouse and a Polo pavilion.