The Joe Barry Memorial was founded in 2005 in honor of Joe Barry, who passed away in 2002. Inducted into the Polo Hall of Fame in 1999, his major wins included six U.S. Open Polo Championship titles, three USPA Gold Cup titles and the 1971 Coronation Cup in England. Recent champions include Palm Beach Equine (2020), Santa Clara (2021), Patagones (2022) and Iconica (2023).

The Joe Barry Memorial will serve as the first qualifying leg of four prestigious national tournaments (Ylvisaker Cup, Iglehart Cup, Outback Cup) culminating in the NPC 16-Goal Championship. Qualifiers are played across multiple clubs, with the championship final hosted on Sunday, April 13, at the National Polo Center – Wellington (NPC). Participating clubs include Port Mayaca Polo Club (Okeechobee, Florida) and the Wellington Polo Tour (WPT) led by Patagones Polo Club (Wellington, Florida) and a series of private fields falling under the WPT umbrella.

In 2024, BTA (Ignacio “Nachi” Viana, Steve Krueger, Alfonso Pieres, Kelly Beal) went head-to-head against Forbes Plunkett (Brandon Plunkett, Nicolas “Nico” Escobar, Lucas Escobar, Felipe “Pipe” Vercellino). The team in orange maintained the lead for the majority of the match until BTA mounted its comeback in the second half to tie the score in the sixth chukker. In the game’s final moments, Nico Escobar made a nearside neckshot, scoring the game-winning goal to earn the 8-9 victory with only seconds left on the clock.