Do you know? I know!! I know!! This is a great little piece of trivia for EVERYONE!! There are alot of sports in the world using very large playing fields.
A baseball field is pretty big.
What about Soccer -Field Hockey - Rugby??? What about Lacrosse?............ (A Lacrosse field is 110' long by 60' wide)
By now you are thinking - come on, Kara - we know it is a football field! Is that what you are thinking?? That it must be a football field? Well, a football field is 360' long by 160' wide.

If you haven't guessed by now - I'll fill you in. Did you know?...... that a polo field is the largest playing field in all sports. Well, think about it - with all those horses out there it has to be big. Two teams with four players each (and all on horseback) - - PLUS two referees - both on horseback. The field has to be big!
Take a look!

300 yards long and 160 yards wide to be exact. Slightly larger than 9 football fields - and almost 10 acres in size.
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POLO 101: A series! (AKA: Polo: So much to learn, So little time!) Provided together by Kara Casamassina and Gene Mock, The Carolina Real Estate Company, Aiken SC.
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32 Comments on WHICH SPORT HAS THE LARGEST PLAYING FIELD???
:) Thanks for stopping by JoEllen! Have a great day :)
Watch out for the steaming divit! I guess it is not advisable to wear your stilettos to a polo match?
no no no - no stillettos!! that subject will come up later in the series, lol
Kara ~ What about a Canadian football field. We can't forget about our friends up north.
hey Ryan..... according to my sources - A Canadian Football Field is 150 yards long by 65 yards wide. Still a far cry from the polo field dimensions of 300 yards long and 160 yards wide. sorry.
I didn't think of that one!!!!!! You got me thinking on that one it looks like the crowds are really spread out too, so everyone gets a good view........
Yes Frank - the spectators are along both sides of the field. This pic is from a huge tourny final match so the vip tents are set up along the clubhouse side of the field :)
I think you just answered your own question Ryan. Is it a golf course - - - or a golf field? ;)
(it would appear that Ryan came back and deleted his comment...hmmm - not sure why, though. His question was "what about a golf course?" )
Kara, Great Question. I would have Guessed a Soccer Field.
Stop stomping on the divits and write another blog already jeeezzzzzhhhh!
Are you feeling any better today?
Kara, interesting, gotta make the horses tired with all that playing field.
Rob, Thanks for asking, but no - still feel lousy, but I'll live. Nice to be missed :)
Hi Duane ! Yes the horses do get very tired (and a fresh horse is key to the players performance) - - that is why every player has a 'string of polo ponies'.
Kara, ahh, didn't know that. Think the only time I seen any thing to do with Polo was on Pretty Woman.
:) My niece said the same thing when I took her to her first polo match.
Kara, it looks like a sport that I would enjoy, hehehe (my best horse impersonation) grin
omg - that is funny, Duane :) *grinning right back at ya*
I see that you are a sports fan and like POLO.
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Thanks Harrison - I'll check it out :)
That is interesting. almost 9 football fields big is quite impressive. Thanks for the trivia and thanks for yet another list idea.