ANALYSIS/OPINION:
I don’t know if you missed it, but the First Annual Heritage Polo Tournament was held this past weekend in Poolesville, Maryland.
“This event will host up to 500 general admission and dozens of VIP guests, including professional polo players, diplomats, sports stars, and many other recognized Washingtonians,” the press release read.
With all due respect to the polo community, there have been mid-Julys in Washington when this would have qualified as the biggest sporting event in the area — and not that long ago.
But the landscape of sports in the region has changed so dramatically over the past two decades that July in Washington has become a sports fan’s buffet — topped off this July with Nationals Park hosting Major League Baseball’s 89th All-Star Game Tuesday night, with a nationwide audience focused on the District.