At the start of the second date – the first of Zone B – of the 85th Tortugas Country Club Open, in which the Emilio de Anchorena Cup is at stake, on Saturday 11/10 on court 5 of Tortuguitas, Ellerstina Indios Chapaleufú Vista beat the recent winner of the Drysdale Subsidiary by a tight 16 to 15 in the 132nd Hurlingham Club Open. The Clonargen Cove.
In a good game although very short, both teams started stick and stick until midway through the fourth chukker, when La Ensenada went 7-5 up. From there and with a colossal Lorenzo Chavanne, Ellerstina Chapa scored 8 consecutive goals to make it 13-7 and calm down in the match. But La Ensenada, commanded again by Jero del Carril – scorer of the match – did not let up, continued to fight in all sectors of the field of play and was discounting the advantage until they achieved the tie in the last quarter. And when it seemed that the match was defined in extra time, Cruz Heguy, with a long shot, gave the victory to the team that unites the Pieres and Heguy families, just 20 seconds before the final bell.
Highlights from ESPN – click here.
Teams and progression:
Ellerstina ChaEllerstina Indios Chapaleufú Vista: 1-2, 3-2, 5-5, 9-7, 13-8, 13-9, 14-12 and 16-15.
Judges: Matías Baibiene and Martín Aguerre. Arbitrator: Martín Pascual.
Second Game
On Saturday 10/11, the second date – the first of Zone B – of the 85th Tortugas Country Club Open, in which the Emilio de Anchorena Cup is at stake, closed on court 6 of Tortuguitas. The recent runner-up of the 132nd Hurlingham Club Open, UAE Polo, beat La Hache Cría & Polo by 18 to 12.
The match was divided into two very marked parts: the first three chukkers, where the United Arab Emirates team was an unstoppable waterspout, with a huge Polito Pieres, author of 9 of his team’s 12 goals to make the score 12-0 and almost sentence the result; and then, the other five periods, in which UAE slowed down a little and LH Cría raised its level to achieve a good passage of 12-6, with Bauti Bayugar as a standard, and be much closer in the final score.
Teams and progression:
UAE Polo: Pablo Pieres 9 (15 goals, six from penalties and one from Penalty 1), Lucas Monteverde (n) 9, Tomás Panelo 9 (2) and Juan M. Nero 10 (1). Total: 37.
The Hatchet and Polo: Bautista Bayugar 8 (8, four penalties), Carlos M. Ulloa 8 (3), Joaquín Pittaluga 8 and Ignacio Laprida 8 (1). Total: 32.
UAE Polo: 4-0, 8-0, 12-0, 12-2, 13-3, 15-6, 17-8 and 18-12.
Judges: Martín Pascual and Gonzalo López Vargas. Arbitrator: Martín Aguerre.
Photo credit: Matías Callejo / Prensa AAP.
This event, the second link in the 2025 Triple Crown organized by the Argentine Polo Association, which began with the 132nd Hurlingham Club Open, will then end with the 132nd Argentine Polo Galicia Open, which will begin on November 1 and end on December 6. Tickets are available through the Ticketek system.