SMR Cup This Weekend!

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Sarasota, Florida, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 25, 2012 -- Rugged cowboys, fresh off the ranch, and polished polo players will join forces this weekend for three days full of fun activities known as the SMR (Schroeder-Manatee Ranch) Cup. The SMR cup is a three-day competition between cowboys and polo players, all competing for the coveted Bull Trophy – and bragging rights, of course – to be awarded on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.

Weekend events include fishing, skeet shooting, roping, cattle penning, polo, and more!

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SMR Cup This Weekend!

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http://www.sarasotapolo.com

Some of the weekend events are open to the public, and most events are open to the media. The public is invited to see the roping and penning, free of charge, from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the rodeo arena. On Sunday, the public can see the cowboys and polo players compete in a horse race during halftime of the polo match, which starts at 1 p.m. Admission is $10.

The SMR Cup started back in 1991, when Robin Uihlein, president of the Sarasota Polo Club and Roger Hill, then SMR cattle manager, decided to come up with an event to bring the worlds of ranching and polo together.

This year, one of the participants will receive the annual Randy Ballard Award, named for an SMR cowboy who took up polo and made himself a competitive player. Ballard died two years ago after a long battle with cancer.

Schedule of events and program below.

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With 130 acres of perfectly manicured grounds, the Sarasota Polo Club boasts nine world-class polo fields and a regulation-size arena. Since 1991, the Sarasota Polo Club at Lakewood Ranch has been providing exhilarating polo matches at one of the most beautiful settings in Southwestern Florida. For more information go to www.sarasotapolo.com.


Presenting Sponsor
Sarasota Ford

Team Sponsors
Beltone Hearing Care Center
Buccaneer Pawn
Pest & Disease Management, LLC.
Polo Grill & Bar
Trout and Leigh Insurance, Inc.
Wildcat Polo

Competition Sponsors
SMR Aggregates – Fishing
SMR Farms – Skeet Shoot
Sarasota Equine Associates - Roping & Team Penning
Sarasota Polo Club – Polo Match
Jeremy & Myrna Whatmough – Horse Race

Lunch Sponsor – Sat.
Manatee Cattlemen’s Association

Arena Deck Sponsor
Jack Shelton & Wink Hartman

MVP Sponsor
United Agri Products

Randy Ballard Scholarship Fund


SMR Cup 2012


FRIDAY JANUARY 27
7:00pm Oak’s BBQ Dinner
SMR Cup Meet & Greet
Live Entertainment by the Rum Runners

SATURDAY JANUARY 28
8:00 am – 10:00 am Fishing Ski Lake/Boat Ramp
(coffee, muffins & banana’s provided)
10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shooting Ski Lake/Boat Ramp
12:30 pm Lunch Ski Lake/Boat Ramp

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Roping Arena
Penning Arena

SUNDAY JANUARY 29
9:30 am SMR Cup Polo Fields #3 & #5
12:00 pm Brunch (for participants) Clubhouse
1:00 pm SMR Cup Finals Field #1
1:45 pm Horse Race Field #1
(during half-time of the polo match)

More information can be found online at http://www.sarasotapolo.com

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