14 Oct 2014 12:35 AM PDT
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Modern Family‘s Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband, Justin Mikita were all decked out this weekend as they attended the Fifth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, an event to benefit Will Rogers Historic State Park to help support California State Parks. The park, located in Pacific Palisades, was the location of the event.
Will Rogers State Historic Park has a long association with polo that dates back to the 1920’s when Hollywood’s biggest stars including Walt Disney, Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable and Douglas Fairbanks would join Will Rogers for friendly games of polo at his picturesque ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Will Roger’s ranch, now the Will Rogers State Historic Park, has remained at the heart of the Los Angeles polo scene and is now home to the last remaining polo ground in the county. Veuve Clicquot is committed to keeping the sport of polo alive in Los Angeles by supporting the park through the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, Los Angeles.
Faced with narrowing state budgets and staff reductions, the park also depends on public and private partnerships like Will Rogers Ranch Foundation and Will Rogers Polo Club, as well as private contributions, for financial support of preservation efforts.
California State Parks has partnered with two 501(3)c non-profit organizations, Will Rogers Ranch Foundation and the Will Rogers Polo Association, who are dedicated to honoring the legacy of Will Rogers through interpretation, education, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of Will Rogers State Historic Park. Through the fourth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, Los Angeles, Veuve Clicquot is proud to once again support State Parks. For more information please visit www.parks.ca.gov.
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Since its creation in 1772, Veuve Clicquot played an instrumental role in establishing and evolving the champagne industry as we know it today. Located in Reims, France, Veuve Clicquot prides itself on using only the most distinct grapes reflecting Madame Clicquot’s motto “only one quality, the finest.” Now, more than 200 years later, Veuve Clicquot Champagne inspires the world to “Be Clicquot”: modern, audacious and premium quality. These values, set forth by the ground-breaking and extraordinary Madame Clicquot and maintained by generations of Clicquot drinkers, promise a remarkable experience with each sip of Veuve Clicquot Champagne.
Veuve Clicquot began its long association with polo in England with the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup and now in the United States with the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. This stylish event began in New York City in 2008, marking the return of polo to Governors Island after nearly a 70 year lapse. In 2010, Veuve Clicquot brought the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic to Los Angeles for the first time, held at the Will Rogers State Historic Park. Veuve Clicquot has sponsored polo matches at renowned US polo clubs including the Greenwich Polo Club, International Polo Club in Wellington, Florida, and Santa Barbara Polo Club in California. This is the fifth year the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic will be held at the beautiful Will Rogers State Historic Park in Los Angeles, California
Below see photos of Jesse Tyler Ferguson with his dashing husband, Justin Mikita. While there they ran into many other celebrities, but we also include photos of them with Scott Foley and Hannah Simone.
