OUTSIDE THE BOARDS™ PODCAST
SEASON #2 | EPISODE #6: Hope Arellano
RECORDED: January 21st, 2022
On this Episode of Outside The Boards, and after multiple failed attempts due to technical difficulties, I’m thrilled to welcome women’s polo rising star, Hope Arellano.
Born in Wellington, Florida, Arellano spends spring and fall each year in Aiken, South Carolina, where her family owns a horse farm. Clearly, riding is an Arellano obsession. Her father is a professional polo player, her mother played while she was pregnant with Hope, and she and her two older brothers started riding at a very young age.
By age six, Hope was swinging a mallet. Despite her youth, Hope was already racking up a slew of accomplishments, including becoming the youngest winner ever at the 2017 U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship at the Houston Polo Club, being named Most Valuable Player at The Women’s Tournament at The Villages Polo Club in The Villages, Florida and winning the 12-goal USPA Pete Bostwick Memorial tournament with her two brothers and father.
At 18, she now plays in low, medium, and high-goal matches in both mixed and women’s tournaments. She also travels all around the country. This is what Hope Arellano's life looks like as one of today’s most active female players in American polo.
In 2021 Hope would play in the Ylvisaker Cup, play in the World Polo League and the Butler Handicap at Port Mayaca Polo Club. But the biggest highlight would be joining the La I-re-nita team competing in the Women’s Argentine Open.
Hope is smart, beautiful and a force in women’s polo. I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to get to know her and I’m excited to see her play and continue her streak as one of the world’s top female players.
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