PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Last year, thousands of people came to Fairmount Park to watch world-famous polo champions play in our city for the very first time.
In September, they will do it again.
Tickets just went on sale Monday for the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Polo Classic.
Our Alicia Vitarelli had a chance to chat with the visionary behind this event, which is all about inclusion and access: access to the sport for young athletes, and access to spectators too.
Kareem Rosser is a national polo champion who found his calling at a local nonprofit called Work to Ride.
This event raises money for the nonprofit as it expands, and it also raises Philadelphia’s status as a polo town.
“We had polo being played for the first time in the city,” says Rosser, reminiscing about last year’s inaugural event. “And we had African Americans, kids playing polo, kids of color playing. It was just an amazing day. We’re excited to bring this …