Singapore Polo Club

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The Singapore Polo Club was established in 1886. The Singapore Polo Club is one of the oldest social and recreational clubs here and has evolved into Singapore's premier equestrian facility offering a wide range of horseback riding activities as well as other sports. The game of polo is played on grass, a full size field being 275 metres long and 180 metres wide. Two teams of four players mounted on horses compete to put a 8.8 cm polo ball through goal posts standing at one end or the other of the field. A complete polo match consists of either 7 chukkas of 7 minutes for each chukka. During the fast play, the co-ordination of man and horse requires split second timing and reactions of both and is indeed a thrilling sight to watch. The play is usually so intense that players normally require to mount fresh horses after each chukka.

The Singapore Polo Club is located at 80 Mount Pleasant Road, Singapore 298334. At the Singapore Polo Club, polo is usually played throughout the year, although it is usual to close the field and rest the polo ponies during the rainest months of June and December. Practice club chukkas are played on Tuesdays, Thursdays as well as Saturday and Sunday, commencing normally at about 5pm. The Club welcomes spectators to the club to view these practice chukkas as well tournament matches.

Singapore Polo Club is located near Mount Pleasant Road; 0.2 kilometre away from Bukit Timah Diversion Canal; 0.2 kilometre away from Thomson Road; 0.3 kilometre away from Jalan Mashhor; 0.4 kilometre away from Andrew Road; Singapore Polo Club is geographically located at latitude (1.3322 degrees) 1° 19' 55" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8362 degrees) 103° 50' 10" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore.

The locations related to Singapore Polo Club are represented by the the shortest path as the crow would fly between any two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Singapore Polo Club is located 0.3 kilometre from Zhu Hua Yuan. Singapore Polo Club is located 0.4 kilometre from Riding For The Disabled Association Of Singapore (RDA). Singapore Polo Club is located 0.4 kilometre from SLF Building. Singapore Polo Club is located 0.4 kilometre from Polo Club Riding Track. Singapore Polo Club is located 0.4 kilometre from Police Academy.

Zhu Hua Yuan 0.3km, Fun's Florist 0.4km, Spa 0.4km, Far East Flora 0.5km, Nature Company 0.6km, Hawaii Landscape 0.6km, Goodwood Florist 0.7km, Candy's Greenhouse 0.8km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Singapore Polo Club.

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall 1.3km, Nat'l Orchid Garden 3.2km, Visitor Centre 3.4km, Thief Market 3.7km, Ranger Station 3.8km, Jelutong Tower 3.9km, Sculpture Square 4km, Stamford Arts Centre 4km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Singapore Polo Club.

Macritchie Peak Food Hut 1.1km, Balestier Food Centre 1.6km, Longhouse 2.1km, Shunfu Food Centre 2.2km, Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Food Centre 2.2km, Newton Food Centre 2.2km, Whampoa Food Centre 2.3km, Prata Cafe Building 2.4km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Singapore Polo Club.

Chij Sec Toa Payoh 0.8km, Marymount Kindergarten 0.8km, Catholic Junior College 0.8km, School of the Visually Handicapped 0.9km, Marymount Convent 1km, Balestier Hill Secondary School 1.2km, Balestier Hill Primary School 1.2km, Sanyu Adventist School 1.3km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Singapore Polo Club.

Polo Club Riding Track 0.4km, Macritchie Park 1.1km, Goldhill Ave Playground 1.3km, Toa Payoh Town Park 1.4km, Malcolm Road Park 1.5km, Macritchie Walking Trail 1.6km, Low Hanging Tree 2.1km, Waterside Chinese Altar 2.1km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Singapore Polo Club.