First Annual Coconut Cup played at Careyes Polo Club on the weekend of January 20 and 21. Players from Washington, Oregon and Calgary, Canada as well as Giorgio Brignone , owner of the Polo Club and Resort located on the Mexican Pacific Ocean. Play was fast paced but low scoring as the final game ended [...]
The International Arena Polo Test Match returns to British shores on Saturday 3rd March to the All England Polo Club, Hickstead. The USA are sending a 21-goal American side across the water; formed of Tommy Biddle, John Gobin and Brad Blake, to battle it out in Hickstead’s state of the art arena against Team England [...]
Players from Peru, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, USA and Mexico participated in a 4- team event to finish the year 2011 in tournament play at the beautiful fields of the Costa Careyes Polo Club. The club is located three hours south of Puerto Vallarta and a 5 minute horseback ride from the Pacific Ocean. Guillermo [...]
Excitement amongst the UK polo fraternity has reached fever pitch following the recent announcement and very special news that the International Arena Polo Test Match will once again return to British shores to the All England Polo Club, Hickstead, on Saturday 3rdMarch. The only arena polo game played at an international level in the UK; [...]
TEAMS PLAYED IN CLUB POLO CABO 4TH ANNUAL BAJA GOLD CUP 2011 PIAGET/CLUB POLO 8 GOALS 1- TONY YAHYAI A 2- GASTON VON WERNICH 5 3- ALVARO TADEO 3 WILD CAT POLO CLUB MINNESOTA 8 GOALS 1- RYAN GIBERTSON A 2- JOSEPH STUART 4 3- NICOLAI GALINDO 4 THE ME /NICKI BEACH HOTEL 9 GOALS [...]
La Dolfina proved too strong against the newly formed Ellerstina team, as they recaptured the Argentine Open Championship title on Friday 9 December 2011, in a 16-10 victory over Ellerstina in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina in front of over 15,000 cheering fans. La Dolfina dominated the throw-ins and controlled the ball early on, limiting Ellerstina [...]
By Alex Webbe The old sports adage says that “offenses win games and defenses win championships”, and La Dolfina proved it to be correct Friday afternoon as they recaptured the Argentine Open Championship title in a one-sided 16-10 victory over Ellerstina in Palermo, Argentina in front of over 15,000 cheering fans. La Dolfina dominated the [...]
United States Polo Association (USPA) prepares for U.S. polo’s jump into television in 2012 December 6, 2011 (Wellington, Fla.) – The U.S. Polo Association (USPA), the national governing body for the sport of polo, will cap off an exciting 2011 season by presenting the Argentine Open Final on ESPN 3 this Friday, December 9 at 2:00 [...]
By Alex Webbe Popular local sentiment wanted to see Estancia Grande upset Ellerstina, with Lolo Castagnola and Lucas Monteverde facing their old teammates at Palermo in the finals, but that was not to be the case. On the strength of eleven goals from Facundo Pieres Sunday afternoon, Ellerstina will return to defend its 2010 Argentine [...]
By Alex Webbe La Dolfina struggled through the first three chukkers with a stubborn and realigned La Aguada lineup before coordinating a series of offensive thrusts that had them cruising to a comfortable 15-7 win and a sweep of all three opponents leading to a return to the finals of the Argentine Open Championship. Miguel [...]
By Alex Webbe A realigned Ellerstina polo team seemed to have finally found its new identity as it stomped on Chapaleufu Indios II, 21-14, at Palermo this afternoon in the second round of play of the 2011 Argentine Open. By elevating young Nico Pieres to the “varsity” team, Ellerstina lost 10-goalers Pablo MacDonough and Juan [...]
