The England team (Henry Porter, Mark Baldwin,
Will Lucas and Satnam Dhillon) will travel to
Chantilly to compete for one of two European
spots for the FIP World Cup in Australia. Will Lucas
has won the Royal Windsor nine times, so he
knows how to play in the medum goal.
Eduardo Novillo Astrada has put his name
forward to be president of the Argentine Polo
Association, along with Eduardo Heguy as
a vice president, Facundo Pieres and Adolfo
Cambiaso as advisors and a number of other
top professionals.
The 123rd Argentine Open, held in December, was
special in many ways. The first six chukkas were
fast and fun to watch. La Dolfina dominated the
last two chukkas, as Ellerstina lost concentration
in the seventh. The game lasted only 80 minutes,
ending 45 minutes earlier than normal.
Almost 90 per cent of the current US 0-goalers
have never had a rating above 0. Former
10-goalers Owen Rinehart and Adam Snow –
along with ex-England International Julian Daniels
– will host two weekends of coaching this spring
to raise players to the next level.
After 16 years playing with Dubai in England, this
summer Adolfo Cambiaso will play with Ben
Soleimani’s RH Polo, joined by Rodrigo Andrade
and Tommy Beresford. With Dubai, Cambiaso
reached the Gold Cup final seven times (winning
four times) and won the Queen’s Cup six times.
IPC’s new CEO Mark Bellissimo said there are
8 million skiers in the US, 24 million tennis
players, 25 million golfers and 27 million people
who are doing something with horses. He aims to
convert some of that 27 million to polo.
G A Y P O L O
The first international Gay Polo League (GPL) outside North America concluded
on 10 December 2016 at Bautista Heguy’s Chapa Uno Polo Club in General
Rodriguez, Argentina. Three teams, made up of polo professionals and LGBT
players, fought to become GPL Argentina champions, with PMG beating RSM
3–2, and Cedar Crest 2–1. Lots of laughter was shared both on and off the field,
and the next edition of the Gay Polo League will be in Florida in April.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L I N T E R C O L L E G I A T E
C H A L L E N G E C U P
On 16 January, Team USA won the 2017 International Intercollegiate Challenge Cup
held at the WestWorld equidome in Scottsdale, Arizona. The United Kingdom and the
United States alternate hosting this annual tournament, and both teams had each
won the cup twice prior to this year’s match. The USA team was made up of Liam
Palacios, Team USPA member Julia Smith, Dalton Woodfin and Jillian Tietje. The
UK team comprised Tobias Small, Samuel Boreham, Minnie Kerr-Dineen and Robin
Ormerod. It was anybody’s game going into the final chukka, but with just over
a minute remaining, the USA pulled ahead by one, then scored again with just 20
seconds left to win the game 15–13. The Most Valuable Player was awarded to Robin
Ormerod (pictured above); USA’s Dalton Woodfin received the Sportsmanship Award;
and Best Playing Pony honours were presented to Hurricane, owned by George Dill.
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ELIZABETH HEDLEY; KATERINA MORGAN;
IMAGESOFPOLO.COM; CONY LA GRECA
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