Newsletter August 2013

By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent Goti scores twelve times in Lechuza Hampton Cup Win  Tomas Goti scored twelve goals in leading a Lechuza (Victor Vargas, Mariano Gracida, Juan Martin Nero... Team Gstaad Palace is victorious in the Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad Final 2013 The 2013 Hublot Polo Gold Cup concluded with a stunning finale as Team Gstaad Palace took the elusive title of... By Christian Pfahl Photo Gallery: Hublot Polo Gold Cup By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent White Birch bests Equuleus 13-11 in Hampton Cup action White Birch (Herden Radcliff, Matias Magrini, Mariano Aguerre and Remy Muller) jumped out to an 8-6... Equus claims medium handicap division honours, Los Dragones repeats low handicap success at Santa María Polo Club Copa de Plata’s two new title holders The Copa de Plata corresponding to the 42nd Torneo Internacional Land Rover de Polo waved goodbye to... Undefeated, St-Tropez/La Campana and Ferne Park will be going for title at Saint-Tropez Final of the Côte d’Azur this Sunday The two top teams taking part in the Côte d’Azur Polo Cup will be playing for the title this... Hublot Polo Gold Cup qualifiers held this Saturday at Gstaad Gstaad Palace and Hublot into Swiss final Two thrilling matches were played this Saturday (August 17th) as part of the Hublot Polo Gold Cup, which is... Tito Ruiz Guiñazú’s team defeats Royal Barrière in latest Coupe d’Or action Body Minute claims its first win at Deauville The ninth day of the Coupe d’Or Lucien Barrière went ahead at the Deauville International Polo... Fashion Polo Team clinches Coppa Italia F.I.S.E. Argentario Polo Club’s 2013 season-closer Another great season of polo reached its end last Sunday (August 11th) at Italy’s Argentario Polo Club,... Success for Nico and Pablo Pieres’s outfit on eighth day of Coupe d’Or La Quinta loses undefeated status to Talandracas at Deauville The eighth day of the Coupe d’Or Lucien Barrière went ahead at France’s Deauville... Joaquín Pittaluga’s team reaches Côte d’Azur Polo Cup decider undefeated Ferne Park bags first berth in Saint-Tropez final The first of the Côte d’Azur Polo Cup finalists emerged this Friday (August 16th). This 10-goal... British polo regulatory body announces new ratings corresponding to 2013 high season Hurlingham Polo Association handicap changes England’s 22-goal 2013 season came to an end on Sunday July 21st when the Zacara outfit claimed the... The Pieres’s outfit claims Copa de Plata, with Facundo on a never-ending winning trail Ellerston adds to its lists of successes One of the most awaited matches of Spain’s polo season, the final of the high-handicap Copa de Plata El... Equus and Costa Rica now vying for medium-handicap Copa de Plata, Costa Rica and Los Dragones going for the low-handicap title All set for three great finals at Sotogrande There no respite in what refers to the 42nd Torneo Internacional Land Rover de Polo at Spain’s Santa... Star Design and Gstaad Palace, first-day winners at Swiss venue The Hublot Polo Gold Cup, in its 18th year running at Gstaad Just as has been happening for the last 18 years, and with the spectacular setting of the Swiss Alps, Polo... One great move for the growth of the sport in UK A united front for polo in the Midlands Dallas Burston Polo Clu, is pleased to announce the start of a new era for Midlands based polo clubs, building... 3-0 record already for Facundo Sola’s team in Coupe d’Or Nothing’s stopping Murus Sanctus so far at Deauville The seventh qualifying round of matches corresponding to the Coupe d’Or Lucien Barrière went... Second day of 16-goal event at Guards Polo Club BHC Polo starts Duke of Cornwall Trophy with victory The second day of the Oman Air Duke of Cornwall Trophy, the remaining medium-handicap tournament in the 2013... Argentinean player returns to action at Bridgehampton Polo Club after recovering from injury Headed by Mariano Aguerre, White Birch Farm reigns supreme so far in Hampton Cup Argentina’s Mariano Aguerre has made a return to polo, at the Bridgehampton Polo Club, after having... Final medium-handicap event of the season kicks off with victory for Golden Falcons The Duke of Cornwall Trophy at the Guards Polo Club Short in the steps of a number of leading tournaments with some of the world’s leading players in... Team overcomes Royal Barrière on sixth day of Coupe d’Or Two wins on the trot for La Quinta at Deauville The sixth round corresponding to the 2013 Coupe d’Or Lucien took place at France’s... Victories this Wednesday move teams closer to Cote d’Azur Polo Cup deciding match Ferne Park and Paprec nearing in on final at Saint-Tropez   The final of the Cote d’Azur Polo Cup, one of the longest-standing events in the calendar of... 20-goal teams rounding off club’s summer season Pacific Coast Open soon to start at Santa Barbara David Stirling, Hilario Ulloa, Lucas Criado, Jeff Hall, Mariano Obregón, Iñaki Laprida, Memo... Brothers Facundo and Gonzalo Pieres to face Guille Terrera and his team this Friday Ellerston and Halcyon Gallery into Copa de Plata final at Sotogrande The two finalists corresponding to the Copa de Plata El Corte Inglés of the 42nd Torneo Internacional... Narrow, 12-11 win against La Herradura secures USPA Piaget Silver Cup title for team FMB takes home the silverware at Santa Barbara One of the most awaited finals of the summer season at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club was played... Santiago Trotz leads Santa Barbara foursome to title in 8-goal event Home team claims James Colt Classic The final of the James Colt Classic was played last weekend at America’s Santa Barbara Polo &... Argentina’s Triple Crown-opening event to start September 24th. Final set for October 12th Tortugas Open schedule announced The final in which Ellerstina defeated La Dolfina at Palermo on December 8th last year remains fresh in the... Winners of the Harrison Cup Interview: John Kent, Lamrei Polo Team LP: When did you start playing polo? John Kent: I started playing polo in the pony club when I was about 9... Second win for team in Côte d’Azur Cup; debut success for Ferne Park Sezz foursome keeps ahead at Saint-Tropez The third day of the Côte d’Azur Cup went ahead this Saturday (August 10th) at the popular French... Dubai, the other high-handicap victor this Saturday; Costa Rica, the only team with 2 wins in low-handicap Scapa, undefeated and straight into Torneo Internacional semi-finals Another action-packed day of great polo went ahead this Saturday at Spain’s Santa María Polo... By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent Lechuza stomps Equuleus, 14-8, in Hampton Cup opener Lechuza (Victor Vargas, Mariano Gracida, Juan Martin Nero and Tomas Goti) played the part of a rude house... By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent Robin Hood Charity Match Nacho Figueras is back and he’ll be on the playing field alongside other polo greats in the 2013 Piaget... Ellerston, UAE and Halcyon Gallery, newcomers to the Spanish season, victorious in Copa de Plata clashes Victories for debuting teams at Sotogrande It was a great start for the three newcomer teams in the high-handicap Copa de Plata El Corte Inglés... Ten up-to 10-goal teams in action as from Thursday at Saint-Tropez All set for the 2013 Côte d’Azur Cup The traditional Côte d’Azur Cup will go ahead at the same time as the Open du Polo Club... 2-0 records for teams on way to Silver Cup final Restoration Hardware and La Herradura on the crest of the wave at Santa Barbara The USPA Piaget Silver Cup kicked off last Friday (August 2nd) at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquuet Club,... By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent Lechuza beats Heathcote 12-11 in overtime for the Cup Tomas Goti scored the winning goal in overtime as Lechuza (Victor Vargas, Mariano Gracida, Juan Martin Nero... Challenge Cup final last Sunday Golden Falcons foursome lifts 18-goal cup at Cowdray Park Polo Club The final corresponding to one of the several tournaments taking place at Cowdray Park Polo Club was played... Second phase of Torneo Internacional at Santa María Polo Club is go! HB and Scapa off to great starts in Copa de Plata Two highly-entertaining matches marked the beginning this Sunday (August 4th) of the Copa de Plata El Corte... Medium- and Low-handicap Torneo Internacional finals this Saturday The Bronze also goes to Kaptive Leones and Los Dragones in Spain Following the Dubai team’s clinching of the high-handicap Copa de Bronce on Friday, this Saturday... Victory against home team leads to title at Cowdray Park Lamrei claims Harrison Cup in OT The Jaeger-LeCoultre Harrison Cup came to an end with a thrilling final between home team Cowdray Vikings and... High-handicap Copa de Bronce goes to Adolfo Cambiaso’s team Dubai foursome lifts its first summer Cup of the season The first final corresponding to the 42nd Torneo Internacional Land Rover de Polo was played this Friday... Final scheduled for this Saturday at Cowdray Park Polo Club It’s Lamrei vs. Cowdray Vikings in Harrison Cup title decider The semi-finals of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Harrison Cup, a tournament open to teams with handicaps of up to 15... By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent Catamount joins the field for the USPA Piaget Silver Cup Six teams line up for the 2013 USPA Piaget Silver Cup at the Santa Barbara Polo Club with action scheduled to... Dr. “A” and Kaptive Leones in medium-handicap; Silex vs. Los Dragones in low-handicap Two more finalists emerge in Spain The three finals corresponding to the first stage of the 42nd Torneo Internacional Land Rover de Polo, at... By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent White Birch to face Equuleus in Monty Waterbury Cup finals White Birch (Del Walton, Joao Ganon, Matias Magrini and Tomas Alberdi) were the first team to qualify for the... OFFICIAL PARTNERS PHOTO GALLERIES Photo Gallery: Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad View all galleries