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Does Anyone Play Polo at the Golden Gate Park Polo Field Anymore?

Bay Curious

KQED

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

We go back in time to the days when polo was king at Golden Gate Park. Reported by Ryan Levi. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi, Suzie Racho, Erika Kelly, Amanda Font and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

From K-QED.

0:02.0

Hello, this is Bay Curious.

0:06.0

I'm Olivia Allen Price.

0:08.0

And if you're just tuning in, welcome to our six-part series on San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

0:14.0

Now if you've been to the park's polo field in recent years it might have sounded a little like this.

0:25.0

The 300 foot long grassy field is probably best known as the home of music festivals, like outside lands. But what about something a little

0:34.8

more on brand? With a name like the Polo Field, you would expect it could be a place where you might catch a match.

0:45.3

That's what Bay Curious Listener Cliff Bargar wanted to know.

0:48.8

It is Polo still played in Glengate Park.

0:51.4

Barger likes to bike and run on the track

0:53.8

around the polo field, but he's never seen any horses.

0:57.4

If polo was happening, I would probably check it out

0:59.6

at least once.

1:01.9

After this quick break, we'll get the skinny, or should I say Winnie, on the polo field.

1:08.0

Horse puns, are they funny?

1:10.0

Yay or nay!

1:20.0

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1:30.0

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1:32.0

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1:35.0

We sent reporter Ryan Levy to Golden Gate Park in search of Polo at the Polo Field.

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