This year, the Ladies Polo Cup pays tribute to Sunset Hale known as Sunny Hale who died in February 2017 at age 48 due to complications from breast cancer.
We could not imagine a better empowered woman to represent the Ladies tournament and a better occasion to sponsor this event.
Sunny Hale was the first female Polo Player in America and the first woman in history to win the US Open Polo Championships alongside some of the greatest male players in the sport! No wonder that she is considered as the world’s greatest women’s polo player. Her mother Sue Sally Hale also played Polo in the 1950s but used to disguise herself as a man…
We will remember Sunny Hale through the years, as she helped to break down boundaries for women who wished to live their passion, by creating the Women’s Championship Tournament. She was also inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2012 and launched the American Polo Horse Association – website used by the players and owners to collect and record horses’ pedigrees.
“Follow your dreams and always keep them in your sight. Do it. You are here for a reason and the seed that is planted within you is your greatest gift. It is what makes you unique and will be your guide. It is up to you to find it and bring it to life. Do it, mean it and enjoy the journey.” – Sunny Hale