January - March 2019 ISSUE 01 PRUDENTIAL p14 p36 p50 CLUB NEWS RIDING SOCIAL Friends Of SPC Appeal Bonanza Up-Close With GOLD CUP 2018 Horses Fair Interclub Dressage Jodie Kidd Team Aston Martin Emerges as Winners Opus_editorial_PEAK_FINAL_DT_181030R1.pdf 1 30/10/18 4:59 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Opus_editorial_PEAK_FINAL_DT_181030R1.pdf 1 30/10/18 4:59 PM CONTRIBUTORS Ali Reda PATRONS MANAGEMENT Ady Wong Koh Pei Bei Ameerali Jumabhoy Sylvan Braberry Laurent Ruelle General Manager Derek Mitchell Vinothini Vijayan K.C. Loh Joanna Wong Secretary COMMITTEE Irene Seah Events & Banquet Manager Satinder Garcha President Han Peck Hoe Facilities & Maintenance Tan Hock Manager Vice-President Jacky Peh Ali Reda Finance Manager C Polo Captain M Alinna Li Melissa Ko Human Resource Manager Y Honorary Secretary On The Cover CM Victor Phua Photo by Jon Sng Rickard Hogberg Lifestyle & Events Manager MY Honorary Treasurer ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT BY SINGAPORE POLO CLUB. Opinions expressed are solely those of the writers and are not necessarily endorsed by CY Sunny Oh Stephanie Masefield Polo Administration Manager the Singapore Polo Club. The Club is not responsible or liable in any way in CMY respect of any information contained in the contributed articles, advertisements, Committee Member photographs or illustrations in this publication. Editorial enquiries should be directed to [email protected]. Unsolicited material will not be K Daniel Sitranen Peggy Yeo Riding School Manager returned. All information correct at time of printing. Committee Member Ady Wong Published quarterly by the Gregory Parkhurst Membership & Marketing Singapore Polo Club Committee Member Communications Manager 80 Mount Pleasant Road Wee Tiong Han Singapore 298334 Committee Member Tel: +65 6854 3999 Fax: +65 6256 6715 Daniel Chua Email: [email protected] Committee Member www.singaporepoloclub.org Permit No.: MCI (P) 124/01/2019 Connect with us at: www.facebook.com/SingaporePoloClub instagram.com/singaporepoloclub CONTACTS Committee [email protected] HR & Admin [email protected] Events & Banquet [email protected] Marketing, Advertising & Sponsorship [email protected] Facilities & Grounds [email protected] Membership [email protected] Finance [email protected] Polo [email protected] Food & Beverage [email protected] Riding [email protected] Gaming [email protected] Sports & Recreation [email protected] General Enquiries [email protected] The Polo Loft [email protected] Singapore Polo Club | 01 CONTENT 4 President’s Message 6 General Manager’s Message 8 New Members List 14 OPERATING HOURS CLUB NEWS 12 2018 Long Service Award FRONT DESK 7.30am – 9.30pm (Sunday to Thursday) 14-16 Friends of Horses Fair 7.30am – 10.00pm (Friday & Saturday) 17 Spreading Light and Joy for Deepavali/ A Visit by Red Cross Home for the Disabled F&B OUTLETS 18-19 Equine Therapy Programme with Touch Community The Polo Bar 8.00am – 11.00pm (daily) The Mountbatten Room POLO 8.00am – 11.00pm (daily) 20 Get Your Seat Together - The Verandah Equestrian Fitness And Riding Aids 8.00am – 11.00pm (daily) (Last food order at 9.30pm) 21 2018 Polo Season Comes To An End 22-25 Prudential Gold Cup 2018 FACILITIES 26 Grooms Cup 2018 Gaming 27 Beinhorn-Faizullah Youth Challenge Cup 11.00am – 11.00pm (daily) Gym 7.00am – 9.00pm (weekdays) RIDING 8.00am – 8.00pm (weekends) 30-31 SPC Young Riders Jacuzzi 32-33 Getting to Know the Mulays 7.00am – 9.00pm (daily) 34 Fuelling a Childhood Passion LUSH Spa 36 SPC Appeal Bonanza Interclub Dressage 10.00am – 9.00pm (daily) 37 Singapore Polo Club Plays Host 36 Sauna to the British Horse Society Exams 7.00am – 9.00pm (daily) 38-39 The Inaugural Asia Pacific Exchange Programme Squash Court 7.00am – 10.00pm (daily) 40 FEI World Dressage Championship/ FEI World Jumping Challenge 2018 Swimming Pool 7.00am – 9.00pm (daily) 42-43 Pony Camp Tennis Courts 7.00am – 10.00pm (daily) LIFESTYLE 50 The Polo Loft 46-47 Capable Luxury 11.00am – 6.00pm (Tues –Sun) 48-49 Outfitting Your Urban Lifestyle SOCIAL 50-51 Up-Close with Jodie Kidd 52-53 Trick-or-Treat 54-55 A Jolly, Merry Christmas! 02 | Singapore Polo Club bobbleAD_Pathed.indd 1 03-Oct-18 5:46:03 PM PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Members and Friends, ope all of you had a wonderful holiday season and are as energised as I am for what is shaping up to be a great year for the Singapore Polo Club. HWe have an exciting calendar ahead for Polo, Riding, as well as our Social Activities and Outreach activities. We have also been given the final approval by the URA for the redevelopment and upgrading of our Club that has been in place for a while now. We will share more details in due course. Wishing you all the very best for 2019. Warm Regards, Satinder Garcha President 04 | Singapore Polo Club GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE special day with your loved ones, the Club offers solemnisation packages in a scenic and lush environment where you could spend an enchanting moment with horses and nature. Do contact our Lifestyle and Events Team to make an appointment and leave all your planning to us. SPC’s Outreach programs has reached out to even more organisations with plenty of activities and initiatives to do our part for the community and environment. The use of plastics in the Club has been greatly reduced and sustainability is the buzz word in the Club. We are pleased to announce that our highly popular bath towels are available for sale at the front office together with your favourite polo and riding T-shirts and pants. You can also purchase them from Zack’s Tack Polo Shop, located at the Verandah. The recent riding exchange program between Malaysia and Singapore saw riders from both countries exchanging ideas on the finer points of show jumping, dressage and training. The Club Dear Members, is in talks with the Malaysian Equine Council to expand our level of training and development appy New Year to all our members for our grooms; providing management courses and guests as we look forward to as well as further raise the quality of stable a really exciting year ahead with management and grooming at our Club. Based redevelopment and upgrading works on the Australian TAFE program, this would pave certain to go ahead with the approval of our outline the way for more talent to further and better their Hsubmission by the URA. skills and career in equestrian management. Last year we saw more than forty new members We would like to thank members who had given joining our Club as they enjoy the lush greenery, their constructive feedback the past year and surroundings and the various facilities of the Club. for those who had written in with wonderful With a thrilling polo calendar, the introduction of comments recognising the hard work put in by our riding league and a whole host of events lined the team; we want you to know that your positive up this year, members can proudly bring your comments will motivate and encourage them to families, friends and guests to partake in the fun do even better. and excitement of all these lifestyle, riding, polo events and activities. With the Committee and Sub-committees support, our volunteers and most of all; our We have noted that quite a number of members members, my team and I will always continue to frequent our facilities for business meetings and give our best to make this a Club you can be proud networking. We are pleased to announce that of. Our sincere thanks and appreciation. from February this year, the Club offers a business support centre for those who prefer working in a On behalf of my team, I would like to wish you a conducive environment while enjoying the benefits Happy Lunar New Year and lots of blessings of being a member. Please contact our Member from above. Relations Officers who will be happy to assist you with your queries. Warmest Regards, For couples who are looking for an enchanting Sylvan Braberry and magical experience when celebrating your General Manager 06 | Singapore Polo Club EasterParty_Pathed.indd 1 17-Jan-19 9:21:11 AM New Members October - December 2018 A warm welcome to the new members who have recently joined the Singapore Polo Club family. We look forward to seeing you at the club! CHARTER TERM Claudia Maria Charlotte Fuchs-Klepek Giampaolo Murzi Ding Hock Chai Gilles Jacques Francois Demptos Henry Edward Sowerby Lancaster Klaus Alfred Reginald Benno Holtzem Lee Taylor Lin Yu Ming Rachel Louise Ellingford Sarimah Arsad Bonehill REGULAR Anbarasan S/O Thuraimanikam Daniel Jonathan Rham Gert Jan de Boer Heather Morrison Laird Heidi Kate Carter June Cheah Nicholls Kelly Sinatra Hardy Laura Lim Fei Yien (Lin Fei Yan) Matthew Francis Love Michelle Ong Poh Choo Nicholas James King Noor Dhariwal Olyna Ong Polly Mei Yan Mak Shannon Ker Suzana Sarginin Vaessen Trent Alexander Iliffe Wong Mie-Leng Zena Lim I-Linn Zhan YuanTing ELIZABETH GRACE Elegance is Timeless Singapore Polo Club Calendar of Events 2019 Polo Calendar POLO 15 January 22-23 June Field Re-opens for Club Tournament 04 Stick & Ball Practice 6-7 July 2 February Club Tournament 05 First Day of Polo 5-12 August 4-8 February Field Closed 03/1 Week Break Field Closed 01/1 Week Break 24-25 August 16-17 February Club Tournament 06 Club Tournament 01 21-24 February 27 August-1 September Polo @ CBD Festival Club Tournament 07 9-10 March 14-15 September 2 to 4 goal 10 to 12 goal (Tentative) 23-24 March 28-29 September Club Tournament 02 Club