The story of the Maison begins on a polo field. In 2012 Francesco Mitrano, Italian entrepreneur and Monegasque resident, started the Monte-Carlo Polo Club; in July 2013 the first Monte-Carlo Polo Cup was played in Beausoleil.
The parade
From the first edition, the tournament has opened with the parade of the riders and their horses on the Place du Casino. In 2015 the Club recalled that it was the only event, after the Formula 1 races, allowed to use the square of the Casino.
The editions
The Cup moved to the Domaine de Vire-Vent, on the heights of Monaco, in 2015, as a 10-goal tournament; in 2018 it became the Monte-Carlo Beach Polo Charity Trophy. Every edition closed with a gala and an auction for a charity of the Principality. The Federation, presided over by Francesco Mitrano and full member of the Federation of International Polo since 2013, then brought the tournaments abroad, to Dubai and along the Côte d’Azur.
From the field to the wardrobe
The tournaments created a style: the shirts of the teams, the blazers of the prize-giving, the hats of the ladies’ hat parade, the evening of the gala. The Maison was born from that style, with the same crest and the same spirit.
The whole sporting history — editions, results, FIP certificates and press — is told by the Monte-Carlo Polo Federation.