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International Polo Club Palm Beach Championship Field
Re-named “Stanford Field” With Major Sponsorship Commitment
by Houston-based Stanford Private Wealth Management
By YA Teitelbaum
January 10, 2006

WELLINGTON, FL – International Polo Club Palm Beach, along with Stanford Private Wealth Management, announced a three-year agreement for the naming rights of the championship field at the premier high-goal polo club in North America.

Under the terms of the agreement, “Stanford Field” is now the exclusive name of the championship field at International Polo Club Palm Beach, the largest high-goal polo stadium in the United States. The agreement takes effect immediately and continues through December 2008.

The “monumental” announcement was made by International Polo Club General Manager Michael C. Brown at the annual pre-season press conference and luncheon Tuesday at the club’s Grand Marquee.

“This is a maturation of a traditional sponsorship that we began in 2004 when we became title sponsor of the U.S. Open,” said Jay Comeaux, Executive Director of the Houston-based Stanford. “International Polo Club and Stanford Private Wealth Management are very similar because we both believe in doing everything first class. We decided to expand our sponsorship and we couldn’t be happier.”

Stanford began its sponsorship at International Polo Club in 2004 as the title sponsor of the U.S. Open Polo Championship, the most prestigious polo tournament in North America and it will continue in that role through the 2008 tournament. A record-tying 15 teams competed in the 2005 tournament and 7,138 spectators attended the 2005 final, the largest crowd at a polo match in South Florida in more than a decade.

“International Polo Club and Stanford are perfect partners for this venture,” said John Goodman, owner of International Polo Club Palm Beach and patron of two-time U.S. Open champion Isla Carroll. “Jay and Stanford have been terrific supporters of International Polo Club since Day 1. I’m very pleased that our sponsorship relationship has moved to the next level.”

“This speaks so well for the sport of polo, for the vision that Stanford has, for the long-term commitment by John Goodman and his family for the sport and the community of Wellington,” said Brown.

About Stanford Private Wealth Management:
Stanford Private Wealth Management, a privately-held global network of affiliated companies, has been the title sponsor since the 100th U.S. Open Polo Championship in 2004. Stanford’s family of companies provides international private banking, trust and brokerage services and real estate development. Currently, the Stanford organization manages in excess of $27 billion in deposits and assets, serving clients on six continents. The success of the group is the result of entrepreneurial spirit and drive spearheaded by third generation Chairman and CEO R. Allen Stanford.

About International Polo Club Palm Beach:
The third season of world-class high-goal polo at International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida begins on Sunday, January 15 and concludes with the prestigious Stanford U.S. Open Championship final on Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. The club will host five high-goal tournaments over 15 weeks, including three 26-goal events, the highest-rated tourneys in the United States. The 26-goal tournaments are the Hall of Fame Cup, the C.V. Whitney Cup and the Stanford U.S. Open Championship. Peter Brant’s White Birch won all three 26-goal events in 2005.

At least 20 high-goal teams are expected to participate in part of the 2006 season, according to International Polo Club polo manager Jimmy Newman, enhancing International Polo Club’s reputation as the most competitive high-goal club in the U.S.

Among the world’s top players expected to play during the 22-goal and 26-goal seasons are 10-goalers Mariano Aguerre, Javier Novillo Astrada, Miguel Novillo Astrada, Mike Azzaro, Adolfo Cambiaso, Carlos Gracida, Marcos Heguy, Agustin Merlos, Pite Merlos and Sebastian Merlos as well as 9-goalers Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Lucas Criado, Paco de Narvaez, Memo Gracida, Bautista Heguy, Eduardo Heguy, Lucas Monteverde, Gonzalito Pieres, Facundo Pieres and Adam Snow.

International Polo Club Palm Beach is the first new polo club to be built in decades, fulfilling a long-standing void for a facility dedicated solely to high-goal professional polo. Designed in a tropical, Caribbean-Colonial style, it combines old-world charm and new-world comfort. In addition to its public facilities, the club’s membership facilities include a tiki bar and outdoor dining area, swimming pool, tennis courts as well as spa and fitness center with workout rooms.

International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Avenue South, between Lake Worth Road and Pierson Road in Wellington. For ticket information or special events, please call the club at (561) 204-5687 or visit the website at www.internationalpoloclub.com.