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Vale Pat MacGinley & Funeral Details
10 Jul 2023
Family and friends of Pat MacGinley are invited to attend his funeral service.
Tuesday 18th July at 11:30am, at Our Lady of Lourdes, 4 Goodwood Street, Newtown (Toowoomba) QLD
Followed by a celebration of his life, from 1.00 - 5.00 pm, at the Winning Post, Toowoomba Turf Club, Hursley Rd. With finger food and cash bar.
In lieu of flowers, donations to The Heart Foundation would be appreciated.
As per Pat's wishes, No Black clothing please.
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It is with deep sadness, that we hear the passing of an Australian Polo great, Pat MacGinley.
Pat started his polo career in 1969 and was part of the selection panel for the Australian Polo Hall of Fame, he was instrumental in its creation, as well as establishing the Australian Polo Past Players Association.
Pat had an astounding career that included several appearances for Australia of which he captained the Australian team, he also won America’s Cup and Captained a team which included King Charles back in the 80’s.
Pat worked alongside Anto White and Jim Gilmore and was instrumental in sourcing over 280 horses, from around Australia for the XI Federation of International Polo World Cup, played at Sydney Polo Club in 2017.
Pat had a major influence on the sport of polo in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.
Sinclair Hill has descriped Pat as “a great contributor to polo. He was from that great nursery of polo - the Darling Downs. He was a very talented player and was a player of great influence during Australia’s golden years of polo.”
His contribution to polo in Australia was astonishing and he will be sadly missed. Our thoughts are very much with his family at this time.
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