Fri 11th Jul 2008American player dies whilst out jogging Bobby Barry, son of Roy M Barry, the American 9-goaler died in Santa Barbara yesterday (Thursday 10 July). Bobby had a glittering polo career including wins of the Butler Handicap, the CV Whitney, Heritage, Continental, President's, Centennial, Inter-Circuit and North American Cups. He was also a finalist in the US Open.
According to reports Bobby and his friend Rick Sears were walking and jogging in Santa Barbara with their respective daughters. Bobby had gone on ahead, and when the rest of his party reached him he had collapsed and died. We will post further details as we get them.
 | | Other top stories
Fri 30th Jan 2026 Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers Passes Away Ex-Chairman of HPA & Ham Polo Club, Ex-President of FIP
Sun 25th Jan 2026 6-4˝ Victory for Standing Rock in St. Moritz 26,000 spectators over three days of competition
Sat 24th Jan 2026 Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz Semi Finals Flexjet and Standing Rock through to tomorrow’s Final
Fri 23rd Jan 2026 The 41st Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz Day 1 Opening wins for Flexjet, St. Moritz-Top of the World & Standing Rock
Mon 19th Jan 2026 UAE Claim UAE Federation Cup 7-6 win vs Bhansali at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club
Mon 19th Jan 2026 2026 Arena International Results Back to back wins for home teams
Sat 17th Jan 2026 Team Defender Lift AlUla Desert Polo Trophy Narrow 9-8 win against Team AlUla
Fri 16th Jan 2026 2026 Alula Desert Polo is Underway! Team AlUla vs Team Defender in tomorrow’s Final
Wed 14th Jan 2026 2026 AlUla Desert Polo Teams Announced 15 to 17 January in Saudi Arabia
Mon 12th Jan 2026 73rd Uruguayan Polo Open & 1st Uruguayan Womens Polo Open Wins for Rio Negro Los Tapiales & Savoir
Wed 7th Jan 2026 Palm Beach Season Underway Gauntlet of Polo Begins on 11 February
Tue 6th Jan 2026 Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz Countdown Just 16 days until the start of 2026 edition
Mon 5th Jan 2026 AlUla Desert Polo Returns 16 to 17 January Top names including Adolfo Cambiaso, Lia Salvo & Pablo MacDonough
|