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The Nations Cup, a show jumping event in Wellington in which riders compete for their countries, brought more than 9,000 people to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center the other night. In addition to the charming Paige Johnson (above), an equestrian and the daughter of the billionaire BET founders Bob and Sheila Johnson, Page2Live shutterbug Mike Jachles ran into the likes of Canadian Olympic rider Eric Lamaze (below) on March 4. Click here for the full gallery

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With a beefy bodyguard in tow, Houston millionaire trust-funder John Goodman (above, with his arm raised next to an unidentified family member) has started to re-appear at his polo club in Wellington.

Goodman, 47, is facing trial on charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in last February’s death of 23-year-old engineer Scott Wilson.

Goodman, who could be sent to prison for 30 years after a trial expected in the spring, disappeared from public view most of last polo season and was holed up in fancy Miami Beach hotels.

This season, however, he’s been spotted catching some of the action at his International Polo Club Palm Beach. He even posed for photos with tennis champ Serena Williams on a recent Sunday.

An attorney for Wilson’s parents wasn’t amused when he saw the pictures.

“While Mr. Goodman is free on bail attending polo matches and continuing to wine and dine the rich and famous,” said attorney Scott Smith, “Mr. and Mrs. Wilson continue to suffer from the loss of their only son.”

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More on Goodman and Wellington’s polo scene:

– Click here for the Page2Live Hall of Shame

– The Kardashians take in polo in Wellington

– DUI death suspect John Goodman in hiding

– Goodman’s $200-Ladies Night booze tab

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Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan was dropped on the field of Wellington’s International Polo Club Palm Beach by helicopter Sunday for the coin toss of the afternoon’s featured match. Donovan, 41, plays chameleon ex-spy Michael Westen on the popular USA Network series. He’s filming the show’s next season in the Miami area and was accompanied by little-known actress Michelle Woods. To see who else has been at polo, click here or on the Rich Graulich photo.

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Last night was an unusual night of entertainment at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington.

It started with a $25,000-show jumping competition. There was a little cleanup after the horses. Then hip-hop star Akon took to the stage as the windows of equestrian center neighbors started vibrating.

More than 1,500 people showed up for the party.

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Ninety-year-old Frank Stallone, one of Wellington polo’s elder statesmen and actor Sylvester Stallone’s dad, has come out to defend troubled International Polo Club Palm Beach boss John Goodman.

Stallone (Gary Coronado/The Palm Beach Post)

Goodman, 46, slammed his Bentley into the economy car of 23-year-old Scott Wilson in rural Wellington Feb. 12, killing him. And authorities have been investigating whether Goodman, who may have a history of drug abuse and was at two parties before the crash, was impaired.

With no charges filed as the public grows impatient, Goodman has been moving from luxury hotel to luxury hotel in the Miami Beach area and routinely meets with his lawyer in the Magic City, Roy Black.

But in the meantime, attendance at the Sunday games at Goodman’s club has been substantially lower than last year. So the star of Rocky and Rambo’s dad is asking for forgiveness for Goodman. And Stallone’s also asking the public not to take it out on the sport of kings.

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