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The Polo Club : History |
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In 1995, the grounds of the Ferme d’Apremont became available and a group of friends, who wanted to open a centre of polo excellence, obtained a 50 year lease from the Institut de France to create Chantilly Polo Club. |
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The village of Apremont was an ideal place to set up the club having already been used by Baron Robert de Rothschild in the 1920’s. |
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The level of polo at the club is always increasing thanks to the presence of some of the world’s best players who are attracted by the club organised tournaments and this, in turn, helps the club to develop. The most important tournament recently organised at the club by the FIP was the world cup finals. |
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The strategy developed by our president, Patrick Guerrand – Hermes is clear: to facilitate the playing of polo by adults and youngsters alike in the best possible conditions and at the best price available. His vision is, as is often fund in England, to create a polo club built around friends who play in a relaxed atmosphere and not for social advancement. |
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The Chantilly Polo Club, managed since its inception by Philippe Perrier, is a training and competition centre where members can also feel relaxed as can, we hope, members of other clubs. Above all it strives to be a centre of excellence where everyone is warmly welcomed. |
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Chantilly is the gem of the Picardie region, near Paris and Charles de Gaulle Airport, convenient for Air France's passengers. |
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This royal jewel, protected by 3 forests, has been the cradle of French culture, art, culinary traditions and equestrian science. It is today the European capital for 3,500 horses in training. |
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The first French thoroughbred horse race took place in front of the château de Chantilly and its stables, built by the Prince de Condé, cousin of King Louis XIV, the Roi Soleil. |
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Today, the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix de Diane Hermès, in which the greatest owners compete, such as as the Queen of England or their Highnesses the Prince Aga Khan and the Al Maktoum Sheiks, attract fans from all over the world. . |
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Polo in Chantilly started in Apremont, one of these 3 farms which surrounded the princely château, where the Rothschild family built their field in 1920, and became the Laversine famous Gold Cup winner |
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The Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly hosts the French Open, the FIP European Championship in 1999, the FIP Polo World Championship in 2004 and other major tournaments in France. |
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