Second title of the season for La Natividad La Dolfina!
On Thursday, 10/30, the decisive match of the 85th Tortugas Country Club Open was played. The recent winner of the Hurlingham Club Open and only contender for the Triple Crown, La Natividad La Dolfina, beat Ellerstina Indios Chapaleufú Vista by a tight 12 to 11, took the trophy and will seek the TC in the 132nd Argentine Polo Galicia Open.
The tournament was played by the 8 best teams in the world, which boast between 32 and 40 goals of handicapp.
The finalist teams and progression:
La Natividad La Dolfina: Camilo Castagnola 10 (4 goals), Adolfo Cambiaso (n) 10 (4, two penalties), Adolfo Cambiaso (h) 10 and Bartolomé Castagnola (h) 10 (4, one penalty 1). Total: 40.
Ellerstina Chapaleufú Indians View: Facundo Pieres 10 (5, one penalty), Antonio Heguy 8 (2), Gonzalo Pieres (h) 9 (3) and Cruz Heguy 9 (1 penalty 1). Total: 36.La Natividad La Dolfina: 1-0, 4-1, 4-4, 5-6, 7-7, 8-8, 11-9 and 12-11.
Judges: Gastón Lucero and Guillermo Villanueva (h). Arbitrator: Matías Baibiene.
THE NUMBERS
La Natividad La Dolfina won its second title since the two teams merged. Separately, La Natividad now has three trophies in Tortugas (2022, 23 and 25); while La Dolfina accumulates seven (2013 to 2018 and 2025).
On the individual side, Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr.) won his 10th title in this Open. For their part, Camilo and Barto Castagnola won the tournament for the third time; while Poroto Cambiaso was champion for the first time in Tortugas. Congratulations!
AWARD CEREMONY
Francisco E. Dorignac Award for MVP: Antonio Heguy.
AAP Award for Best Horse of the Final: Show Down, played by Barto Castagnola.
AACCP Award for the Best Registered Player Product Argentine Polo Race: Guadalupe Lady Jane, played by Poroto Cambiaso.
The other teams that participated:
UAE Polo: Pablo Pieres 9, Lucas Monteverde (n) 9, Tomás Panelo 9 and Juan M. Nero 10. Total: 37.
La Irenita La Hache Clinova: Hilario Ulloa 9, Francisco Elizalde 9, Pablo Mac Donough 10 and Ignatius du Plessis 9. Total: 37.
The Clonargen Inlet: Rufino Bensadón 8, Gonzalo Ferrari 8, Juan Britos (h) 8 and Jerónimo del Carril 9. Total: 33.
August Sun: Facundo Sola 8, Paco de Narváez 7, Benjamín Panelo 8 and Juan M. Zubía 9. Total: 32.
Los Machitos El Refugio: Victorino Ruiz Jorba 8, Alfredo Bigatti 8, Diego Cavanagh 8 and Teodoro Lacau 8. Total. 32.
The Hatchet and Polo: Bautista Bayugar 8, Carlos M. Ulloa 8, Joaquín Pittaluga 8 and Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 32.
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 presented by Visa, which will start on November 1 and end on December 6. Tickets are available through the Ticketek system.
Photo credit: Matías Callejo / Prensa AAP.