Stephen “Laddie” Sanford

Laddie Sanford was the dynamic 7-goal patron and captain of the famed Hurricanes team, which won the U.S. Open in three different decades, with victories in 1926, ‘29, ‘30, ‘48 and ‘49. He also won the Monty Waterbury four times, the 1946 Camacho Cup and notched an impressive number of international successes.

His penchant for the finest horses and the ability to buy them earned him the reputation of the best-mounted polo player in the world. In 1928, he made history by purchasing Jupiter for $22,000, by far the highest price paid up till then for a polo pony. His mares Fairy Story, None-So-Pretty and Shamrock dominated the National Pony Show, and Beatrice, Lallah Koolah and Fairy Story also won the coveted Prince Friarstown Cup.