Newsletter July 2013 Twelve Oaks, Dubai and El Remanso on the winning trail Three teams undefeated so far at Cowdray Park Polo Club Three teams repeated victory in their Sunday (June 30th) outings at Cowdray Park Polo Club in what refers to... Teams battle hard in final at Spain’s Santa María Polo Club Memorial Conde de la Maza goes to Los Dragones A hard-fought final was what the spectators were able to watch in today’s (Sunday, June 30th) Memorial... Title-decider this Sunday at Santa María Polo Club Los Dragones and Silex in Memorial Conde de la Maza final The last two qualifying matches of the Memorial Conde de la Maza were played this Saturday (June 29th) on the... La Bamba de Areco (with Gonzalo and Pablo) and Zacara (with Facundo) taste Gold Cup victories Pieres surname on the headlines this Saturday at Cowdray Park This Saturday (June 29th) marked another day of high-handicap polo at Cowdray Park Polo Club, in the shape of... By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent East Coast Open begins on Sunday White Birch Farm and Heathcote register wins in Greenwich  The 2013 East Coast Open gets underway on... Second stage of Santa María Polo Club-hosted event kicks off Memorial Conde de la Maza, now on the Rio fields The 10th Memorial Conde de la Maza changed sceneries as from this Friday (June 28th), after having kicked off... By Alex Webbe, US Senior Correspondent White Birch Farm and Heathcote register wins in Greenwich White Birch Farm (Wesley Bryan, Mariano Aguerre, Matias Magrini and Peter Brant) handed Airstream (Peter... Finalists to emerge this Saturday at Polo Club de Chantilly One round of Trophée Champlatreux remaining prior to final Following a four-day lapse, the Trois Forets and In The Wings – Paprec foursomes went on to score... Teams make progress with victory in Thursday’s matches Sainte Mesme and Blackstorm/Why Not edge into Coupe Laversine semi-finals The seventh and last round of qualifying matches corresponding to the Coupe Laversine Challenge Élie De... Sumaya, victorious against Lucchese in latest Gold Cup action Worthy debut outing for Hilario Ulloa and Facundo Sola at Cowdray Park The Sumaya (League D) vs. Lucchese (League B) clash was much-awaited by all in what refers to this... December to March event to take place in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy PIPA ProAm Winter Polo Tour venues confirmed The Polo Instructor and Players Association (PIPA) has recently announced the four countries that will host... UAE Polo team, El Remanso, Les Lions, third round Gold Cup winners Tough start for reigning champions at Cowdray Park Polo Club The third round of the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup went ahead this Wednesday (June 26th) at Cowdray Park Polo... Sixth round of Coupe Laversine, at Polo Club de Chantilly Sainte Mesme and Lynx making good progress in France The sixth round of qualifying matches corresponding to the Coupe Laversine Challenge Élie de Rothschild... Wins for teams headed by Gonzalo Pieres and Guillermo Caset La Bamba de Areco and Enigma successful in Gold Cup debut outings Two League C teams were successful in their debut outings corresponding to the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup, which... Bacchanale Ball to Honor Italians, Benefit The Hope Funds for Cancer Research When in Newport, Do as the Romans Do Newport Polo is pleased to announce The Hope Funds for Cancer Research as the beneficiary of this year's... Thrilling Aberto do estado de São Paulo final last Sunday Itanhangá Pine crowned at Helvetia Polo Country Club The final of the 83rd Aberto do Estado de São Paulo turned out to be a real cliff-hanger at... Team takes USPA Intra-Circuit Cup with 5-1 record Can-Can claims title at Santa Barbara As many people expected, the Can-Can foursome claimed the USPA Intra-Circuit Cup this Sunday (June 23rd), an... Rei -Tres Marías, the day’s winner at France’s Polo Club de Chantilly Trophée Champlatreux resumes Following a one-week lapse, the Trophée Champlatreux continued this Sunday (June 23rd) at... Opening day success for Dubai and Twelve Oaks at Cowdray Park Polo Club Gold Cup off to a great start in England The Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup, Cowdray Park Polo Club’s most awaited tournament of the season, kicked off... Joaquín Pittaluga’s team claims Royal Windsor Cup Celebration time for Ferne Park foursome at Guards Polo Club Having reached the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup quarter-finals on the basis of a superior goal difference, the... Silex and San Enrique, the day’s winners at Puerta de Hierro, Spain First stages of Memorial Conde de la Maza completed The third round of matches of the Memorial Conde de la Maza went ahead this Sunday (June 23rd) at the Puerta... Second day of Memorial Conde de la Maza. Royal Oman defeated in event debut Los Dragones continue their winning ways at Santa María Polo Club As with the tournament’s previous, opening day, the Puerta de Hierro fields of Spain’s Santa... None of the event’s seven teams remain undefeated at Chantilly Coupe Laversine semi-finals approaching The teams taking part in the Coupe Laversine Challenge Élie de Rothschild have so far proved to be very... Penalty shootout leads to title showdown between Can-Can and Dark Horse Dark Horse into USPA Intra-Circuit Cup final A thrilling day’s polo went ahead this Friday (June 21st) at America’s Santa Barbara Polo &... San Enrique and Los Dragones, the day’s winners at Santa María Opening day of Spain’s Memorial Conde de la Maza The San Enrique and Los Dragones foursomes got off to a great start in the 10th edition of the Memorial Conde... Itanhangá Pine vs. São José Polo Audi in Brazilian title showdown All set for Aberto do Estado de São Paulo final at Helvetia Polo Club The semi-finals of the 83rd Aberto do Estado de São Paulo this Friday (June 21st) turned out to be two... Royal Windsor Cup final this Sunday Ferne Park and Shalimar to battle it out for title at Guards Polo Club The semi-finals corresponding to the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup were played this Friday (June 21st)... Next low-handicap event on Spanish calendar Memorial Conde de la Maza coming up at Santa María Polo Club The Santa María Polo Club in Spain is readying itself for the forthcoming, 10th edition of the Memorial... São José Polo Audi, Itanhangá Pine, Itanhangá RP Sports and Guabi Polo vying for two places in tournament final Aberto do Estado de São Paulo semi-finals this Friday The first phase of the Aberto do Estado de So Paulo was completed this Wednesday (June 19th), with two matches... Lynx Polo team and Great Oaks kick off in style at Polo Club de Chantilly Two successful debuts in Coupe Laversine A new round of the Coupe Laversine Challenge Élie de Rothschild went ahead this Tuesday (June 18th) at... Four teams in low-handicap event at Polo Club Vreeland last weekend Youston claims Dutch Open The Youston, Polo Club Vreeland, Nederland FM and Viva La Vida foursomes took part last weekend (Saturday 15th... Children of leading polo players in action at Coworth Park 1st La Aguada Guards Youth Tournament a huge success Following the initiative of 9-goal polo player Eduardo Novillo Astrada, last Saturday (June 15th) the 1st... Aberto do Estado de São Paulo - Day four São José Polo Audi moving ahead at Helvetia Polo Country Club In the only match this Monday (June 17th) corresponding to the Aberto do Estado de São Paulo –one... Renewed action, with the top stars at Cowdray Park, England, as from Sunday next Gold Cup to begin June 23rd Hectic polo action continues around the globe, with eyes directed mainly to England. Short in the steps of the... By Luru Wei, www.luruwei.com Photo Gallery: Queen's Cup final By Luru Wei, www.luruwei.com Remaining qualifying matches this Friday at Santa Barbara Can-Can foursome into USPA Intra-Circuit Cup final There was renewed action this past weekend at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, in America, where the... Tournament’s lengthy qualifying phase completed at Guards Polo Club Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup quarter-finals next Eight of the eighteen teams taking part in the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup will be playing this... Victory for team in Sunday’s Coupe Laversine clash with Marquard Media La Victoire Blackstorm/Why Not and a good start at Chantilly A new round of the Coupe Laversine Challenge Élie de Rothschild tournament went ahead this Sunday (June... Rei -Tres Marías and In The Wings - Paprec, victorious at Polo Club de Chantilly Second round of Trophée Champlatreux The second round of the 8-goal Trophée Champlatreux (June 15th/30th) went ahead this Sunday (June 16th)... Narrow win against Park Regis seals title for team at Singapore Polo Club 2013 Singapore Open goes to Stella Artois team Five teams, with handicaps of up to 10 goals, took part in the 2013 Singapore Open, the most-awaited... Sunday final at Polo Club Saint-Tropez St. Tropez/La Campana team claims Var Tournament The St. Tropez/La Campana and Con Hielo Polo Team foursomes played the final of the Var Tournament this Sunday... Penultimate qualifying round at Guards Polo Club Emlor C and Montana, Sunday’s winners in Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup Emlor C and Montana were the winning teams on the tenth day of qualifying matches corresponding to the Al... Following its recent Copa de Jerez de Polo success, team claims Memorial Andrés Parladé Sapphire makes it two titles in a row at Spain’s Santa María Polo Club There was another day of finals this Sunday (June 16th) at the Santa María Polo Club, with the title... Facundo Pieres brilliantly leads team to title at Guards Polo Club Zacara clinches Queen’s Cup with victory against El Remanso The Zacara foursome, headed by Argentina’s Facundo Pieres, and with Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade, Lyndon... Con Hielo Polo team and St. Tropez/La Campana to battle for title at Saint-Tropez All set for Var Tournament final this Sunday Despite a couple of teams withdrawing from the event and changes in the schedule, the traditional Var... Marquard Media La Victoire and In The Wings, the opening day’s victors Coupe Laversine kicks off at Polo Club de Chantilly As part of the spring calendar of the Polo Club de Chantilly, the Coupe Laversine Challenge Élie de... Third win for team in Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup There’s no halting Newlands of Stow at the Guards Polo Club With the final of the Queen’s Cup fast-approaching at the Guards Polo Club, a new round of the Al... All set for Sunday’s final at Santa María Polo Club Sapphire and Woodchester to decide Memorial Andrés Parladé title The finalists of the 14th edition of the Memorial Andrés Parladé emerged this Saturday (June... Sapphire, Los Dragones, Blueye, the opening-day winners Memorial Andrés Parladé at Santa María Polo Club Currently taking place at Santa María Polo Club as part of this venue’s spring calendar is the... Seven up-to 13-goal teams in action, with Pancho Bensadón again as the leading figure Coupe Laversine, another event kicking off this weekend at Chantilly This Saturday (June 15th) will mark the beginning of several events at France’s Polo Club de... Five teams in low-handicap, spring event at Chantilly Trophée Champlatreux as from this Saturday Polo Club de Chantilly is set to host a new edition of the Trophée Champlatreux as from this Saturday... Three matches on event’s eighth day at Guards Polo Club Ferne Park, La Indiana and Aravali move forward in Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup  A new round of matches corresponding to the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup went ahead this Friday (June... Event in aid of Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer organization, June 23rd New edition of Ladies Day at the Dallas Burston Polo Club soon The second edition of the Ladies Day event will take place at the Dallas Burston Polo Club in England. The... Wins for São José Polo Audi and Itanhangá RP Sports at Helvetia Polo Club Second round of Aberto do Estado de São Paulo This Thursday (June 13th) was the second day of this new (83rd) edition of the Aberto do Estado de São... To benefit Sentebale, the charity created by Prince Harry of England and Prince Seeiso of Lesoto, to aid children of Africa’s most vulnerable families Nic Roldan to host Celebrity Polo Cup in San Diego The event will take place at the San Diego Polo Club, in the United States, on Saturday, September 14th, with... Cartier Queen’s Cup - By Luru Wei, www.luruwei.com Photo Gallery: El Remanso vs. Cortium-Jaeger-LeCoultre Photos by Luru Wei, www.luruwei.com Seventh day of tournament at Guards Polo Club Lost Boys and Newlands of Stow ahead in Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup Four matches marked the seventh day of the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup at the Guards Polo Club, with 18 teams... Subsidiary final this Sunday, prior to Zacara vs. El Remanso title-decider Talandracas and Les Lions to decide Queen’s Cup subsidiary title Short in the steps of two thrilling Cartier Queen’s Cup semi-finals, the two subsidiary cup finalists... Event in aid of Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer organization, June 23rd New edition of Ladies Day at the Dallas Burston Polo Club soon Dallas Burston Polo Club (DBPC) is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual DBPC Ladies Day, in aid of... Helvetia Polo Club hosting event as from this Wednesday Guabi Polo triumphant in Aberto do Estado de Sao Paulo opener A new edition of the Aberto do Estado de Sao Paulo, the 83rd, kicked off this Wednesday (June 12th) at the... Final at Tianjin Goldin Mteropolitan Polo Club Maserati claims Metropolitan Polo Classic The last four days will surely go down as something very special in Asia’s polo scene, as the Maserati... Teams headed by Facundo Pieres and David Stirling to clash in Queen’s Cup final Zacara and El Remanso in leading title-decider Zacara and El Remanso are the teams to emerge as finalists of the Cartier Queen’s Cup, following this... By David Lominska Photo Gallery: USPA Intracircuit‏ By David Lominska Final of China’s highest-ever handicap event this Wednesday FIPA claims third place in Metropolitan Polo Classic The third-placed team corresponding to the highest-handicap tournament to take place in China’s polo... Six matches on event’s sixth day at the Guards Polo Club Royal Windsor Cup action continues While the teams prepare for the Queen’s Cup semi-finals at the Guards Polo Club, the sixth day of the Al... Final of 15th Anniversary Tournament, at Polo Club Saint-Tropez, this Sunday St. Tropez/Dark Ice claims season-opener in France Four 12-goal teams took part in this spring’s season-opening tournament of the Polo Club Saint-Tropez:... Team defeats Ferne Park on fifth day, following previous defeat Sifani foursome recovers lost ground in Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup At the Guards Polo Club, minutes after the last two quarter-finals of the Queen’s Cup had been played,... Queen's Cup - By Luru Wei, www.luruwei.com Photo Gallery: Cartier Queens Cup 2013 Queen's Cup - By Luru Wei, www.luruwei.com Seven up to 26-goal teams vying for title in Brazil as from Wednesday Star-studded Aberto do Estado de São Paulo ready for the off Brazil’s most-awaited eleven days in what refers to polo begin this Wednesday (June 12th) at the... Polo Club of Gstaad prepares for traditional, Agust 15th/18th event Switzerland ready to host Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad Switzerland’s Polo Club of Gstaad has confirmed it will going ahead with a new edition of the Hublot... Final scheduled for this Wednesday (12th) at Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club Maserati secures remaining Metropolitan Polo Classic final berth The second finalist of the Maserati Metropolitan Polo Classic, which is being held at the Tianjin Goldin... Four teams in 12-goal tournament as from this Friday, at Saint-Tropez Var Tournament kickoff confirmed France’s Polo Club Saint-Tropez will be hosting its Var Tournament as from this weekend (Friday, June... Lolo Castagnola and Gonzalo Pieres Sr. lead team to Copa Día de la Bandera glory La Natividad takes the Cup home at Rosario (Argentina) The talent-filled La Natividad team, with Bartolomé Castagnola, Gonzalo Pieres Sr., Gastón... Second day of 12-goal event at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club Can-Can remains the only undefeated team in USPA Intra-Circuit Cup The second day corresponding to the USPA Intra-Circuit Cup, which is being held at the Santa Barbara Polo... Fortune Heights, victorious on opening day of highest-handicap event in China’s rich polo history First semi-finalist of Metropolitan Polo Classic emerges Four 24-goal teams are competing in the Maserati Metroploitan Polo Classic, the highest-handicap tournament in... Team wins Copa de Jerez de Polo at Santa María after hard-fought match against Los Dragones Undefeated Sapphire clinches title in Spain The 9th edition of the Copa de Jerez de Polo went ahead this weekend, taking place for the second time at... Queen’s Cup fixtures confirmed for next Wednesday Zacara and Cortium into semi-finals at Guards Polo Club The remaining two quarter-finals of the Cartier Queen’s Cup were played this Sunday (June 9th), at the... Sapphire and Los Dragones to decide title at Santa María Polo Club Copa de Jerez de Polo finalists emerge Spain’s Santa María Polo Club is hosting the Copa de Jerez de Polo, of which the two semi-finals... Teams headed by Cambiaso and “Pelón” Stirling victorious in q-finals Dubai and El Remanso into Queen’s Cup semi-finals With a huge attendance at the Guards Polo Club, the first two quarter-finals of the Cartier Queen’s Cup... Brazil’s Copa Ouro final played this Saturday Home team São José Polo-Audi claims leading title The Club Polo São José was one of the venues hosting a title decider this Saturday (June... First outdoor event of the season for Tang Polo Club 4th Annual Beijing Friendship Polo Tournament Tang Polo Club’s outdoor polo season kicked off with the 4th Annual Beijing Friendship Polo Tournament.... Closing stages of Copa Día de la Bandera at Jockey Club Rosario Semi-finals this Saturday at Rosario (Argentina) With leading players such as Alberto, Bautista and Horacio Heguy, together with “Lolo” Castagnola,... Opening day at Santa María Polo Club. Semi-finals this Saturday Copa de Jerez de Polo gets going in style In the midst of some very fine weather, this Friday (June 7th) the IX Copa de Jerez de Polo got off to a... Team headed by Marcos Araya and Juan Zavaleta wins 18-goal tournament at Cowdray Park Polo Club Duke of Sutherland Cup goes to La Indiana The final of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duke of Sutherland Cup was played this Friday (June 7th) at Cowdray Park... Copa Ouro final this Saturday at Club Polo São José, Brazil Title decider between Itanhangá Brasil Insurance and São José Polo-Audi The semi-finals of the Copa Ouro were played this Thursday afternoon (June 6th) at Club Polo São... New edition of low-handicap tournament kicks off this Friday IX Copa de Jerez de Polo, this weekend’s leading event at Santa María Polo... Six teams, with handicaps of up to five goals, will be taking part in the IX Copa de Jerez de Polo, which is... Merlos brothers’ team tops the rest in penalty shootout Les Lions grabs remaining berth in Queen’s Cup quarter-finals The first stage of the Cartier Queen’s Cup was completed this Thursday (June 6th) at the Guards Polo... USPA Intra-Circuit Cup next on the calendar, as from Friday Twelve-goal season progresses at Santa Barbara Short in the steps of the Vic Graber Memorial final, the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club is now... Balvanera defeats DCC in both Group 2 teams’ first outing Overwhelming debut win for Balvanera in Royal Windsor Cup There are currently several tournaments going ahead at the Guarsd Polo Club, and one of them is the 18-goal,... Five teams in 12-goal event at Santa Barbara Antelope claims Vic Graber Memorial The Vic Graber Memorial went ahead last weekend at America’s Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, this... Seasonal kickoff August 27th at Club Hípico Militar San Jorge; Palermo final set for December 7th Dates of leading Argentine Opens announced by the AAP The Asociación Argentina de Polo announced the dates of the country’s leading tournaments this... São José Polo-Audi wins penalty shootout and heads the teams in Copa Ouro Fixtures for semi-finals announced at Club Polo São José Following the final day of the qualifying stage corresponding to the Copa Ouro at Brazil’s Club Polo... Second win for the Group 1 outfit. Good start for Dell Park Clarita Black, first of the Royal Windsor Cup quarter-finalists Apart from the prestigious Queen’s Cup, the Guards Polo Club is at the same time hosting the Al Habtoor... Qualifying stage completed. Last quarter-finalist to emerge from penalty shootout this Thursday Black Bears into Queen’s Cup quarter-finals The qualifying stages of the Cartier Queen’s Cup -the Guards Polo Club’s leading tournament of the... Semi-finals played this Tuesday at Cowdray Park Polo Club La Indiana and Dell Park in Duke of Sutherland Cup title decider Two very hard-fought semi-finals were played at Cowdray Park Polo Club this Tuesday (June 4th), in this case... Prata Polo Audi, São José Polo-Audi, Itanhangá Brasil Insurance and Itanhangá Pine to seek berth in final in Brazil Copa Ouro semi-finalists emerge The four semi-finalists of the Copa Ouro emerged this Tuesday (June 4th) at the Club Polo São... League 4 quarter-finalists confirmed. First round to end this Wednesday Talandracas and Cortium-Jaeger-LeCoultre progressing in Queen’s Cup Only one qualifying round of the Cartier Queen’s Cup remains now, after this Tuesday’s (June 4th)... Sainte - Mesme, Lynx Polo Team and Murus Sanctus, the seventh day’s winners One qualifying round left of Charity Cup Three matches of the Charity Cup were played this Tuesday (June 4th), the seventh day of this tournament which... Pink Energy, the only undefeated team so far in 15th Anniversary Tournament Polo Club Saint-Tropez season’s curtain-raiser begins The long-awaited season of France’s Polo Club Saint-Tropez finally got off to a start last Saturday... Another of the season’s leading events at the Guards Polo Club New edition of the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup gets going The first two days’ action corresponding to the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup went ahead this past... By Michael Lou, Germany Correspondent Movie Star wins Bucherer High Goal Cup Heino Ferch, a popular German movie and tv-star, put his Land Rover team in the lead with an important goal to... Third win for (undefeated) team headed by Facundo Pieres and Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade on 11th day of Queen’s Cup There’s no stopping quarter-finalists Zacara at Guards Polo Club The four Group A teams of the Cartier Queen’s Cup were in action this Sunday (June 2nd), the eleventh... Match called off due to heavy rainfalls Sixth round of Copa Ouro postponed Sunday’s rainfalls in the area of Brazil’s Polo Club São José have led to the match... Title glory for team at Santa María Polo Club with victory against Cancha 2 Mara foursome claims 2nd Torneo de los Restaurantes The second edition of the Torneo de los Restaurantes, Copa La Quinta, came to an end this Sunday (June 2nd) at... More Charity Cup action this weekend Murus Sanctus at a steady pace at Polo Club de Chantilly Three more matches of the Charity Cup, the tournament in aid of the Hadassah women’s organization, were... Home team’s second win this Saturday at Club Polo São José, in Brazil São José Polo-Audi reaches Copa Ouro semi-finals Following a lapse of several days with no polo being able to be played due to the prevailing weather... Low-handicap event in full progress at Santa María Polo Club Mara and Cancha 2 to play Torneo de los Restaurantes final The second day of the low-handicap Torneo de los Restaurantes, with the Copa La Quinta up for grabs, went... Another win for Cambiaso’s outfit secures place in quarter-finals Dubai could defend Queen’s Cup title The tenth day of the Cartier Queen’s Cup went ahead this Saturday (June 1st) at the Guards Polo Club,...