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On horseback, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are the toast of Wellington

Reality TV stars Kourtney and  Khloe Kardashian took in the sights and sounds of polo Sunday afternoon in Wellington, and Page2Live’s got the exclusive pictures! The sisters, with Kourtney’s baby daddy Scott Disick and their spawn in tow, materialized at International Polo Club Palm Beach to watch the sports of kings, but also to film an episode of the season 2 of their show, E!’s Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. Sipping champagne and riding with hunky Wellington polo star Nick Roldan, the sisters seemed to enjoy their afternoon. The show’s new season kicks off in June. Click here, or on the photo, for more on the Kardashians’ afternoon.

Polo star Nick Roldan gives an obviously uncomfortable Kourtney Kardashian a ride on his pony (Click on the photo for more)

Polo star Nick Roldan gives an obviously uncomfortable Kourtney Kardashian a ride on his pony (Click on the photo for more)

Kourtney & Khloe take Wellington polo

Kourtney and Khloe

Kourtney and Khloe

They picked a fine time to visit!

Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, who are in South Florida to film season 2 of Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami, will tape an episode in Wellington Sunday afternoon.

At the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Yes, John Goodman’s place.

For some reason, the company producing the Kardashians show for E! is trying to keep the whole polo trip hush-hush. And Shamin Abas, the club’s spokeswoman, declined comment.

But the cast and crew are expected at the club’s brunch and afternoon match.

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John Goodman crash victim’s family “pleased” with probe, but Goodman was “reckless”

John Goodman, at a polo function with actress Hillary Duff (Click on the photo for more)

John Goodman, at a polo function with actress Hillary Duff (Click on the photo for more)

The family of fresh college graduate Scott Wilson, who was killed Feb. 12 when his car was broadsided in rural Wellington by International Polo Club Palm Beach boss John Goodman, is “very pleased” with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation into the accident.

This, despite the facts that no finding has been released a month after the incident, or that Goodman hasn’t been charged, according to one of the Wilsons’ attorneys.

Goodman survived with minor injuries, and authorities are considering criminal charges. Goodman, 46, was at two parties before the accident, and was accused by his ex-wife last year of being a cocaine abuser.

“Scott’s parents understand that this is a high-profile situation and that everyone involved is trying to dot the ‘i’s and cross the ‘t’s,” said West Palm Beach attorney Scott Smith, who represents Wilson’s dad, William. “The family doesn’t want anyone to make a mistake on this.”

When asked about a recent Page2Live scoop about the fact that Palm Beach County Fire Rescue firefighters and paramedics failed to find Wilson, who drowned strapped in his seat in the upside down car submerged in a canal, Smith said the family wants to allow the agency to investigate its response to the crash.

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Mother of victim in polo boss John Goodman’s crash lawyers up

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Wilson

Attorneys representing the mother of a recent college graduate who died after his car was struck by Wellington polo mogul John Goodman’s Bentley are launching their own investigation into the crash that killed her son.

Jack Scarola, a partner at the high-profile West Palm Beach law firm Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart and Shipley, said the firm is starting from scratch its own probe into the death of Scott Wilson, 23.

International Polo Club Palm Beach founder Goodman suffered minor injuries in the Feb. 12 accident. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and State Attorney are conducting a criminal investigation. They’re not expected to decide before May whether charges will be filed against Goodman.

Said Scarola: “We will independently and thoroughly investigate. It’s highly unlikely that there’ll be a single lead that we won’t follow.”

Scarola said the firm has been representing Wilson’ mom Lili in other matters. He said the firm’s involvement “could include civil action arising from the death.”

Goodman visited two parties before the crash, and authorities seized credit card receipts showing Goodman paid for 18 shots of booze less than an hour before he allegedly blew through a stop sign and struck Wilson. And Page2Live revealed Monday that fire rescue workers failed to find Wilson’s body in his car, which was partly submerged in a canal after the Bentley hit it.

Akon to play Wellington’s equestrian center

Akon, at a concert in Boca's Mizner Park in October

Akon, at a concert in Boca's Mizner Park in October (Michele Sandberg/Special to Page2Live)

It’s like bringing Tiger Woods to a family values conference.

R & B superstar Akon, singer of Locked Up, is slated for a March 19 concert in the arena of the Wellington’s Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

There’ll also be a showjumping competition that night — the Puissance International, with a $25,000 purse.

The rapper caused a worldwide storm when he simulated a sex act on stage with the 15-year-old daughter of a preacher. The stunt cost him the sponsorship of Verizon.

Let’s see: highbrow and lowbrow in the same place? That could be fun!

Source: Polo boss John Goodman passed out at the wheel

Goodman with actress Hillary Duff last year at a polo club function (Click on the photo for more on Goodman)

John Goodman with actress Hillary Duff last year at a polo club function (Click on the photo for more on Goodman)

International Polo Club Palm Beach founder and polo team owner John Goodman may have passed out at the wheel of his Bentley on Feb. 12 before crashing into a Hyundai at a speed that could have reached 70 mph, a source familiar with the hush-hush investigation into the crash told Page2Live.

That’s the theory that crash investigators with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are using as they piece together the events that led to the death of the Hyundai driver, 23-year-old fresh college graduate Scott Wilson, in rural Wellington.

The source asked to remain anonymous because authorities, who aren’t commenting, are trying to keep their work secret until they decide if they’ll bring charges against the 46-year-old multi-millionaire Goodman.

But I’m told PBSO sleuths believe Goodman passed out as the car traveled south on 120 Avenue South. The car gathered speed then overshot a right turn for a shortcut leading to his $4.5-million home. It blew through the stop sign at the corner of Lake Worth Road and crashed into Wilson’s Sonata, sending his car into a canal.

Even with the Bentley totaled, Goodman sustained only a broken wrist — indicating, the source said, that Goodman’s body was somewhat relaxed at the time of impact.

Goodman, who hired Miami attorney Roy Black, hasn’t been talking to investigators and has been living in Miami Beach hotels since the crash.

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EXCLUSIVE:Rescuers in polo boss John Goodman crash investigated for missing dying man

Wilson's car, shortly after it was pulled out of a canal Feb. 12 (Click on the photo for more about the accident)

Wilson's car, shortly after it was pulled out of a canal Feb. 12 (Click on the photo for more about the accident)

Shocking development in the aftermath of the car crash that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson and injured International Polo Club Palm Beach founder John Goodman: As many as 10 Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responders have been notified that they are under internal investigation.

Their superiors want to know whether the crew from Wellington’s Station 27 followed procedures because Wilson’s body was not found until an hour after the Feb. 12 crash.

Page2Live has been told exclusively that two firefighters searched Wilson’s submerged car, which was upside down in a canal. But the rescuer could not find Wilson in the early morning darkness and gave up the search.In time, fire rescue left the scene when they thought their work was done.

But the jaws of sheriff’s deputies left behind dropped when Wilson’s Hyundai Sonata was hoisted back on the road, revealing his body on the seat.

Said a fire rescue source: “Our guys obviously didn’t look for a body hard enough.”

Fire Rescue spokesman Capt. Don Delucia confirmed that existence of the investigation but declined comment. When asked about emergency procedures for cars in canals, Delucia said: “There are masks and snorkels on the emergency vehicles but the conditions in our canals are bad. It’s so opaque you can’t see your hand in front of you even in broad daylight. Diving on a vehicle is extremely dangerous and difficult.”

Delucia said responders also have the option to call in professional divers, but that wasn’t done, according to my source.

An autopsy showed that Wilson drowned after Goodman’s Bentley went through a stop sign and hit his car, sending it into the water off Lake Worth Road in Wellington’s horse country. Goodman left the scene and walked to a nearby home to call 911. Authorities are still trying to figure out whether alcohol or drugs were involved. Goodman suffered a broken wrist, hired star attorney Roy Black and has been hiding in Miami Beach hotels since the crash. Goodman, 46, has not been charged with a crime.

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EXCLUSIVE: Polo boss John Goodman shuns Welly, lands in luxury beachside retreat

John Goodman, the embattled polo boss under criminal investigation for his role in a fatal crash in rural Wellington last month, has been shunning friends and business associates since he crashed his Bentley into 23-year-old Scott Wilson’s vehicle Feb. 12, killing him.

But that doesn’t mean that the multi-millionaire Texas trust-funder Goodman has been roughing it.

Far from it.

The Canyon Ranch Miami Beach (Click on the photo for more on John Goodman)

The Canyon Ranch Miami Beach (Click on the photo for more on John Goodman)

Page2Live tracked down the 46-year-old founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach in a boutique hotel in Miami Beach that specializes in relaxation, health and wellness. The joint boasts a “serene atmosphere of casual elegance,” health experts on-call and countless ways to “reawaken your spirit and refresh your soul.”

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Polo boss John Goodman’s attorney working on settlement for crash victim’s family

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Goodman with Lizzie McGuire star Hillary Duff and a circus elephant at the polo club two years ago (Click on the photo for more of Goodman with celebs)

A civil trial lawyer for Wellington’s International Polo Club Palm Beach has been discreetly making inquiries on whether the family of Scott Wilson, the 23-year-old killed in a car crash with club founder John Goodman, is ready to talk financial settlement.

Wilson’s parents, Lili and William Wilson, buried their son Saturday, eight days after the tragic accident in rural Wellington. Authorities are investigating whether booze or drugs were a factor as Goodman, 46, drove his Bentley into Wilson’s Hyundai after allegedly failing to stop at an intersection. No charges have been filed against Goodman.

But two legal community sources tell me Palm Beach attorney Wade Byrd, who has represented the polo club for years, is making calls to area lawyers to find out if the Wilsons already got lawyered up.

“Goodman’s people want to settle this asap,” one of the sources said. “They don’t want the family against them if he has to go through the criminal justice system.”

Wade didn’t return calls, and the Wilsons couldn’t be reached.

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Polo boss John Goodman talks about the sport of kings in recent video

International Polo Club Palm Beach owner John Goodman, the multi-millionaire Texan who makes his home in Wellington in winter, talks about how much polo means to him in this rare video.

Goodman, 46, also owns and plays on the Isla Carroll team. Named after his wife, Carroll, the team is one of polo’s best.

Goodman drove his Bentley convertible into 23-year-old UCF grad Scott Wilson’s car early this morning, killing him. Goodman was treated for minor injuries at Wellington Regional Medical Center and released. PBSO is investigating if alcohol had a role in the deadly crash.

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