The Outback 40-goal Challenge was played at International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida on February 18. Eight 10- goal players put on a show for a large crowd, and all to raise money for the Polo Players Support Group.

Founded by Dave Offen in 2002, to date the Polo Players Support Group has awarded over $1.3 million to 38 seriously injured or ill polo players and grooms. For many players, it is the only organization they can turn to when they are injured or ill. The organization does not pay for medical care, which could quickly wipe out any reserves it has, but instead helps with living expenses for players and or their horses while they are unable to work.

This year team sponsors included Equus & Co. and EFG Bank. Players included Adolfo Cambiaso, Juan Martin Nero, brothers Facundo and Gonzalo Pieres, Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Pablo Mac Donough and the newest 10-goalers Pelon Sterling and Sapo Caset playing in the event for the first time.

Immediately following the game guests made their way to the Nespresso Pavilion for cocktails, live and silent auctions and a VIP dinner hosted by Outback Steakhouse. The live auction is always a spirited event, with guests trying to outbid each other for the players' team jerseys. Other auction items include a polo week with Mariano Aguerre in Argentina, a catered Outback dinner party for 100 guests, hunting and boating trips and tickets to the Kentucky Derby.

In conjunction with the event, the 8th annual Jimmer Newman Memorial was played earlier in the day, when young players got together to play a match in honor of Jimmer Newman who passed away on October 8, 2004 at just 24 years old. The match also raises money for the Polo Players Support Group.