Harare Polo Club

Harare Polo Club is Zimbabwe's oldest and most storied polo institution, a club whose history mirrors the colonial and post-colonial experience of polo in southern Africa. Situated adjacent to the Borrowdale Racecourse in Harare's northern suburbs, the club has maintained polo in Zimbabwe through decades of economic and political challenge, preserving an equestrian tradition that dates to the late nineteenth century when British settlers established the game on the Mashonaland Plateau. The Zimbabwe Open — hosted at Harare — is one of sub-Saharan Africa's most prestigious polo events, drawing teams from South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, and beyond, and representing the high point of Zimbabwe's polo calendar. The club's membership spans both the established equestrian community and a new generation of Zimbabwean players, and its grounds have hosted some of southern Africa's most memorable polo occasions.