LA ENSENADA IS THE CHAMPION OF THE 56th JOCKEY CLUB OPEN THAI POLO CUP
(San Isidro, October 2, 2021)
La Ensenada beat La Hache this Saturday by 17 to 12 and was proclaimed champion of the 56th Open of the Jockey
Club Thai Polo Cup. The match took place on field 1 of the club, which presented excellent conditions to host the
game. In total, 6 teams with 30-34 goals participated in the contest.
During the first two chukkers, the match was clearly dominated by La Hache, winning by 5 goals. However La
Ensenada managed to catch up during the following chukkers. The sixth chukker was tight, 6-8 for La Ensenada, with
Barto Castagnola scoring most of the goals. La Ensenada kept scoring, maintaining an important goal difference,
finishing the match 17-12.
After the game, the awards ceremony was attended by the Jockey Club Board of Directors; the Interim Mayor of San
Isidro, Alberto Tripoli; among other prominent personalities. It began with a few words from the President of the
Jockey Club, Miguel Crotto Sojo, and then the President of the Argentine Polo Association, Delfín Uranga.
The details of the second day of the 56th Open of the Jockey Club Thai Polo Cup were as follows:
LA ENSENADA 17-12 LA HACHE
LA ENSENADA: Juan Britos 9 (2 goals), Alfredo Bigatti 8 (5), Juan Martín Zubía 8 (5), Bartolomé Castagnola (Jr) 9
(5).
Total: 34.
LA HACHE: Salvador Ulloa 7 (1 goal), Carlos María Ulloa 6 (2), Gonzalo Pieres (h) 9 (4), Hilario Ulloa 10 (5). Total:
32.
Judges: Gonzalo López Vargas & Gaston Lucero. Umpire: Rafael Silva.
Most Valuable Player of the Final: Bartolomé Castagnola (Jr).
Best Playing Pony of the Final: Anabel. Played by Bartolomé Castagnola (Jr).
Best Playing Pony registered in the Asociación Argentina de Criadores de Caballos de Polo: El Overo
Maravilla. Played by Bartolomé Castagnola (Jr).
Fair Play: Gonzalo Pieres (h).