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- U.S. Open Polo Championship founded in 1904
- First played at Van Courtland Park
- Current location: International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington
- 100th anniversary of the championship celebrated in 2004
- In the past, the tournaments have been held in the Northeast, and Chicago
- Has been held in Florida since 1996
- Held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach since 2004
- Sponsors include the Ritz-Carlton, the Palm Beach Post, HSBC Bank in Wellington, Florida and others
- 2009 matches began on April 3, 2009
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The U.S. Open Polo Championship is one of the major three international polo tournaments. The 105th U.S Open Polo Championship final is scheduled to be held on April 26, 2009.
On April 19, 2009, the match including the Lechuza Caracas team from Venezuela had to be postponed after 21 polo horses died after becoming disoriented and collapsing.PalmBeachPost.com: Polo Pony Death Toll Climbs to 21 Overnight After Mystery Illness... (April 20, 2009) According to polo team members, the horses likely died after receiving the vitamin Biodyl, which is not approved for use in the United States by the FDA.KTLA: Polo Team: Illegal Vitamin Supplement Killed Horses
Lechuza Caracas Dead Horses
By April 20, 2009, 21 polo horses on the Lechuza Caracas team were confirmed dead. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the horses may have been injected with a steroid tainted by a cleaning solution.South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: Polo Horses Die: Polo Horse Death Toll at 21... (April 20, 2009) One of the team's veterinarians said it was unlikely that the 'poison' was due to performance enhancing drugs, like steroids. He also dismissed speculation that tainted medication could have led to the horses deathsPalmBeachPost.com: Polo Pony Death Toll Climbs to 21 Overnight After Mystery Illness... (April 20, 2009) Later reports stated the deaths were likely caused by the vitamin Biodyl, which is commonly given to polo horses, but is not approved for use in the U.S. by the FDA.KTLA: Polo Team: Illegal Vitamin Supplement Killed Horses
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