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The trophy made a victorious return to American soil
for the first time in more than 25 years
In 2009, England travelled to Wellington,
Florida’s International Polo Club, for a 10-9
victory, followed by a 12-11 overtime win in
2013 and a fourth straight Westchester Cup
victory in 2018, 12-6, before the English
finally returned to America the following year
in an effort to extend their winning streak.
For the 2019 match, the United States
Polo Association opted to turn to a more
youthful line up. Bypassing 8-goaler Nic
This page, from left
: The two captains; Mike
Azzaro and Jack Richardson.
Opposite
: Team
USA, from left, Jared Zenni, Mike Azzaro,
Peke Gonzalez, Geronimo Obregon; the
Tiffany & Co-designed Westchester Cup
Roldan and 7-goaler Jeff Hall, the selection
committee picked Azzaro and three of the
country’s most promising young players,
and the gamble paid off.
Jack Richardson scored the opening goal
in the first 30 seconds of the game before
a pair of goals from Gonzalez ended the first
chukka with a 2-1 US lead. Play was fast and
furious in the second period of play. Goals
from Cudmore and Richardson gave England
a 3-2 lead. A goal by Azzaro in the final 30
seconds of the chukka levelled the score.
Penalties were costly for the English, with
both teams struggling to break through
defences. Gonzalez converted from the 30
and 40-yard lines for a 5-3 halftime lead.
The two teams battled evenly through the
fourth with Azzaro and Gonzalez scoring from
the field, while England picked up a goal on
a Penalty 1 and goal from the field by
