Argentina

Polo News, South America

9. December 2019

La Dolfina has qualified for the final of the 126th HSBC Argentine Open in the 100th game with the current team line-up in the Triple Crown on Saturday, December 14th. Yesterday, Ellerstina Johor was the second finalist in the coveted final round at the world-famous Campo Argentino de Polo field 1 in Palermo after winning against Las Monjitas.

The Campo Argentino de Polo, the “cathedral” of international polo, hosted the twelfth matchday of the 126th HSBC Argentine Polo Open yesterday. The two teams, who will compete against each other again in the final on 14 December, have been determined. The Argentine Polo Open is the world’s most important polo tournament. 10 teams with a team handicap of 28 to 40 goals take part in the competition. Polo fans from all over the world take part in the games every year.

In a fiercely contested match Ellerstina Johor yesterday returned the favour with 11 – 10 goals to last year’s winner of her own group, Las Monjitas, and thus secured her place in this year’s Volkswagen Cup finale. For Ellerstina Johor it is the 12th final of the Argentine Open in the last fifteen years (since 2005 the team only missed the final in 2006, 2013 and 2018). As in the previous 11 final entries (3 victories and 8 defeats), their opponent in 2019 will again be La Dolfina Sancor Seguros. The eagerly awaited final against the tournament’s six-time defending champion, La Dolfina Sancor Seguros, will take place next Saturday, 14 December.

La Dolfina Sancor Seguros had already secured his place in the final on Saturday, 7 December, with a superior 15 – 6 win against La Dolfina Polo Ranch. Besides the place in the final, the team of La Dolfina Sancor Seguros, which played all 31 games in Palermo so far unbeaten, won the Imperial Cup, which was presented by Diego Gonzalez Puig, Brand Manager of the Imperial Brewery. La Dolfina is now preparing to play the 19th final since the team was founded in 2000 (12 victories and 6 defeats at the Argentine Open so far).

TEAMS:

Ellerstina Johor (+39)
Facundo Pieres (+10)
Gonzalo Pieres (+9)
Pablo Pieres (+10)
Nicolás Pieres (+10)

La Dolfina Sancor Seguros (+40)
Adolfo Cambiaso (+10)
David Stirling (+10)
Pablo Mac Donough (+10)
Juan M. Nero (+10)

Current Ranking of the 126. HSBC Argentine Open

1)      La Dolfina                  750 (4 PJ) (70 GF)
2)      Ellerstina                    750 (4 PJ) (53 GF)
3)      LD Polo Ranch          450 (4 PJ) (55 GF)
4)      Las Monjitas              450 (4 PJ) (54 GF)
5)      La Natividad              300 (4 PJ) (44 GF)
6)      La Albertina               150 (4 PJ) (44 GF)
7)      La Aguada 150 (4 PJ) (43 GF)
8)      La Ensenada              150 (4 PJ) (39 GF)
9)      La Irenita 150 (4 PJ) (36 GF)
10)   Cría Yatay 0 (4 PJ) (42 GF)

Photos: POLO+10 / Thomas Wirth

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La Dolfina has qualified for the final of the 126th HSBC Argentine Open in the 100th game with the current team line-up in the Triple Crown on Saturday, December 14th.…

Polo News, South America

THE VILLAGES CLAIMED LA AGUADA LADIES CUP

9. December 2019

The Villages defeated MJVH Polo by a 10 a 5,5 score and won the 2019 edition of La Aguada Ladies Cup, after the final that took place at La Aguada Polo Club, in Open Door, Argentina, on Friday December 6.

Meanwhile, La Aguada took a 7,5-3 win over Agua Fria Ourofino, and earned the third place.

Lia Salvo was named MVP and Claudia Junqueira was presented with the Fair Play Award.

La Aguada Ladies Cup, one of the most important competitions within the busy ladies polo calendar of the spring polo season in Argentina, featured four teams up to 18 goals (ladies handicap)

Following the awards presentation, teams, players, media and special guests enjoyed the warmth of the Novillo Astrada family at their home, with a great closing party and Argentine asado, in an ideal entourage to have fun and a great time with family and friends, the spirit of La Aguada Polo Club.

A very special thanks to our sponsors for the continuing support; to the participating teams and players, to the media, and all our friends who always come to La Aguada to enjoy our events. Thanks to you all, and we are much looking forward to seeing you all next year!

LA AGUADA LADIES CUP – EQUIPOS PARTICIPANTES

The Villages: Catalina Lavinia 1, Catalina Jantus 2, Paige McCabe 6, Lia Salvo 9. Total: 18

MJVH Polo: Alicia Woods 1, Sofía Sciutto 4, Stephanie Haverhals 4, Sarah Wiseman 7. Total: 15

La Aguada: Sarah Brown 1, Dayna Waechter 3, Mia Novillo Astrada 6, Emma Boers 5. Total: 15

Agua Fria Ourofino: Claudia Junqueira 1, Jeanine Hugo Menéndez 5, Courtney Asdourian 6, Sofía Taylor 3. Total: 15

LA AGUADA LADIES CUP – FIXTURE

Tuesday December 3

MJVH Polo 7 vs. Agua Fria Ourofino 6,5

The Villages 10 vs. La Aguada 5,5

Thursday December 5

MJVH Polo 7 vs. La Aguada 6 5

The Villages 7 vs. Agua Fria Ourofino 5,5

Friday December

La Aguada 7,5 vs. Agua Fria Ourofino 3

The Villages 10 vs. MJVH Polo 5,5

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The Villages defeated MJVH Polo by a 10 a 5,5 score and won the 2019 edition of La Aguada Ladies Cup, after the final that took place at La Aguada…

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IRONGATE CLAIMED LA AGUADA COWDRAY PARK POLO TROPHY

3. December 2019

Irongate took a 8-7 win over Price On Demand, and captured the seventh edition of La Aguada Cowdray Park Polo Trophy, the tournament that featured four teams up to 13 goals, and co-hosted together by two of the most prestigious and renownned polo clubs worldwide, La Aguada Polo Club and Cowdray Park Polo Club.

The finals were held on the morning of Wednesday November 27 2019, at Aguada Polo Club, and teams lineups featured the Novillo Astrada brothers. Also in attendance were Cowdray Park Polo Club’s Polo Manager, Mr. Chris Bethell and The Hon. Mrs. Lila Pearson, the club’s Vicepresident, who played with her team Cowdray Vikings, the winners of the Subsidiary Trophy, after beating Silver Leys by a 6-4 score.

A very special thanks to all our sponsors for the continuing support, to all the participating players and teams and to our friends at Cowdray Park Polo Club, who came once again to La Aguada. It is always a pleasure and a delight to greet you all and make you feel at home at the Novillo Astrada family’s club.

Thank you for coming and we are very much looking forward to seeing you all next year!

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Irongate took a 8-7 win over Price On Demand, and captured the seventh edition of La Aguada Cowdray Park Polo Trophy, the tournament that featured four teams up to 13 goals,…

Polo News, South America

THE XVI JULIO NOVILLO ASTRADA CUP

20. November 2019

Las Monjitas took a 11-9 win over El Milagro, and captured the XVI Julio Novillo Astrada Cup, presented by Río Uruguay Seguros, following the championship match that took place at La Aguada Polo Club, in Open Door, Argentina, on Tuesday November 19.

Therefore, Camilo Bautista’s foursome won the trophy for the fourth time, as they did in 2013, 2014 and 2017. Two of the members of the winning team – Facundo Sola and Guillermo Caset Jr – are currently playing the Triple Crown in Argentina with the orange jerseys. The lineup was completed with Matt Coppola.

Following two consecutive ties, Las Monjitas commanded the two next chukkas. Although El Milagro leveled at 8-all at the start of the fifth chukka, Las Monjitas wasted no time at all to re-take the lead through Facundo Sola, until El Milagro’s Santiago Solari produced a spectacular goal in the last seconds within the fifth chukka to tie at 9-all. But in the last chukka of play, Facundo Sola and Guillermo Caset Jr., managed to score one goal apiece to seal the win for Las Monjitas, that allowed them to claim La Aguada Polo Club’s premier competition for the fourth time (Score Las Monjitas: 2-2, 4-4, 7-5, 8-7, 9-9, 11-9).

The awards presentation was as follows:

• MVP: Shared by Guillermo Caset Jr and Federico Tomasevich
• Skeeter JohnstonFair Play Award: Francisco Irastorza
• Best mounted player: Santiago Solari
• BPP presented by the Argentine Polo Pony Breeders Assn.: Dolfi Educada (Guillermo Caset Jr)
• River Slaney BPP Award: Sunny (owned by Las Monjitas, ridden by Guillermo Caset Jr)

Meanwhile, the fourth place went to Power Infraestructure who beat Los Cocos by a close 10-9, and La Mancha Dutta Corp earned the third place after defeating Lovelocks Polo Stud by a 12-5 score.

The XVI Julio Novillo Astrada Cup, presented by Río Uruguay Seguros, had a fantastic closing party, that included an exquisite asado and other delicacies, in a lovely friendly entourage, with everybody enjoying the hospitality and warmth of the Novillo Astrada family.

Special thanks to all the participating players and teams; to our sponsors, for the constant support; to the media, for the distribution of the news; and to all who came thoroghout the tournament. To each and everyone of you, thank you! We are very much looking forward to seeing you all next year!

XVI JULIO NOVILLO ASTRADA CUP, PRESENTED BY RIO URUGUAY SEGUROS – PARTICIPATING TEAMS

League A
Los Cocos: Rafael Zubillaga 0, Alfredo Bigatti 8, Miguel Novillo Astrada 8, Tomás Lalor 6. Total: 22

El Milagro: Federico Tomasevich 1, Santiago Solari 6, Francisco Irastorza 6, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9. Total: 22

Power Infraestructure: Miguel Mendoza 1, Lerin Zubiaurre 8, Alejandro Muzzio 8, Jorge Fernández Ocampo 5. Total: 22

League B
Las Monjitas: Camilo Bautista 0, Matt Coppoloa 3, Facundo Sola 9, Guillermo Caset (h) 10, Matías Fernández Llanos 6. Total: 22

La Mancha Dutta Corp: Timmy Dutta 3, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 7, Mariano Obregón 6, Facundo Obregón 6. Total: 22

Lovelocks Polo Stud: Tommy Severn 3, Charlie Hanbury 6, Matt Perry 6, James Beim 7. Total: 22

XVI JULIO NOVILLO ASTRADA CUP, PRESENTED BY RIO URUGUAY SEGUROS – FIXTURE

Thursday November 7
Lovelocks Polo Stud 12 vs. Power Infraestructure 7

Friday November 8
Las Monjitas 10 vs. Los Cocos 7

Saturday November 9
El Milagro 12 vs. La Mancha Dutta Corp 10

Monday November 11
La Mancha Dutta Corp 10 vs. Los Cocos 6

Tuesday November 12
Las Monjitas 9 vs. Power Infraestructure 6
El Milagro 12 vs. Lovelocks Polo Stud 10

Thursday November 14
Lovelocks Polo Stud 9 vs Los Cocos 6
La Mancha / Dutta Corp 11 vs Power Infraestructure 9

Friday November 15
Las Monjitas 10 vs. El Millagro 9 (OT)

Tuesday November 19 – FINALS
Subsidiary I
Power Infraestructure 10 vs. Los Cocos 9

Subsidiary II
La Mancha Dutta Corp 12 vs. Lovelocks Polo Stud 5

Final XVI Julio Novillo Astrada Cup, presented by Río Uruguay Seguros
Las Monjitas 11 vs. El Milagro 9

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Extreme Polo League (XPL) starts in September

19. June 2019

An eventually world wide polo league is due to start in Argentina on September 21, before the start of the High Goal Season with the final at the Palermo Stadium on October 5. (By Eric Weil, Buenos Aires)

It is the Extreme Polo League (XPL) which will be administered by EBI Media Holdings Ltd founded by an Argentine, former low handicap player, Juan Zavalia. The tournament will not interfere with other major tournaments and aspires to have 10 or more stages around the world for teams of minimum 28 goal per team and minimum four handicap players.

Franchises have so far been bought by La Dolfina Polo Ranch (with Adolfo Cambiaso and his son ‘Poroto’), Ellerstina (possibly with two teams), Las Monjitas, La Aguada, La Ensenada, La Albertina and Alegria for the first two years, while USPA (US Polo Association) with an entirely US team and HPA (Hurlingham Polo Association) with a British team are also close to join.

As in Formula One motor racing, teams will earn points at each stage and at the end of the year receive money according to their position. In the first year, Zavalia says 740,000 dollars will be distributed with the money coming from sales of franchises, TV, marketing, attend-ances, etc. Some rule changes will be made to presumably make the game more dynamic and interesting to watch. Goals scored from a minimum of 80 yards will be worth double. Players can have a maximum of 12 horses per stage and teams can change players during the match.

Former NBA basketball player Pepe Sanchez is Zavalia’s partner and in charge of the financing. For next year, the sum to divide among the teams is expected to be 1,180,000 dollars. Zavalia worked for 20 years in an investment bank and was part of the Genii Capital Group when it owned the Lotus team when it was racing in Formula One from 2008 to 2014. “Something like the XPL could not have been done before when the media was only interested in the attendance at matches before writing about the sport. But now they have the backing of OTTs (Netflix).”

An eventually world wide polo league is due to start in Argentina on September 21, before the start of the High Goal Season with the final at the Palermo Stadium…

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San Eugenio Ladies Cup kicks off

15. March 2018

With the San Eugenio Ladies Cup, the first high goal Ladies Cup of 2018 kicks off today in Lobos/Canuelas. For it’s second edition, 6 international teams with 11 to 12 goals teamhadicap will compete for the title at the San Eugenio Polo Club owned by Sébastien Le Page and Morgan Van Overbroek (also owners of Polo Park Zürich).

Games will start on Thursday at 14:00, continue on Friday all afternoon and Saturday, the final will be played at 17:00 followed directly by prizes ceremony and a big party.The press conference held Tuesday evening in the House of La Martina in Buenos Aires had a big success in presence of players and sponsors. For the first time, ESPN POLO will broadcast live the final of a private tournament on Saturday 17th of March.

Lobos has seen his level of polo highly increasing in the last years with well known clubs such as Algeria, Araucaria, Remanso, Bien Mirada, San Francisco de Asis and of course San Eugenio.

Teams San Eugenio Ladies Cup 2018:

La Dolfina Brava (12)
Milagros Sanchez 6
Clelia Crespo 3
Ann Rodger 2
Veronica Posse 1

La Araucaria – Escorihuela Gascón (11)
Veronica Magnasco 4
Ginevra d’Orazio 4
Paolina Nazarova 2
Clara Martinez Ferrario 1

Polo Park Zürich (12)
Clara Cassino 7
Lucia Podestà 3
Maitena Marre 2
Morgan Van Overbroek 0

El Metejon (11)
Sol Lopez Llames 5
Alice Servaes 3
Fleur Van Andel 3
Catalina Lavinia 0

La Dolfina Brava II (12)
Mumy Bellande 6
Farida Rosso Baldacchino 4
Esperanza Uranga 1
Azucena Uranga 1

Matrioshka Polo Team (12)
Lia Salvo 9
Maria Seculini 2
Raya Sidorenko 1
Zhanna Bandurko 0

Winners of the San Eugenio Ladies Cup 2017 (Photo: San Eugenio Polo Club/Morgan Van Overbroek)

With the San Eugenio Ladies Cup, the first high goal Ladies Cup of 2018 kicks off today in Lobos/Canuelas. For it’s second edition, 6 international teams with 11 to 12…

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POLO+10 meets Santa Maria de Lobos Polo Club

10. January 2018

POLO+10 meets Santa Maria de Lobos Polo Club: Since many years, POLO+10 traditionally attends the most important polo tournament in the world – the Argentine Open. In December 2017 we were delighted to be invited at the Santa Maria de Lobos Polo Club to join the Caset family for the birthday of Sapo Caset. Click here and find some impressions of the beautiful Caset Polofarm in Lobos.

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POLO+10 meets Santa Maria de Lobos Polo Club: Since many years, POLO+10 traditionally attends the most important polo tournament in the world – the Argentine Open. In December 2017 we…