10/12/2025
After the great polo season of Alto Handicap, in which La Natividad La Dolfina achieved the AAP Triple Crown after being crowned champion of the 132nd Argentine Polo Galicia Open presented by Visa, the 85th Tortugas Country Club Open and the 132nd Hurlingham Club Open; handicap modifications were made, in which the most important were the increase from 8 to 9 of Antonio Heguy, polo player of Ellerstina Indios Chapalefú Vista, runner-up in Tortugas and Palermo; and the down from 10 to 9 of Juan M. Nero, a player who participated in the UAE Polo team.
Other of the most important increases were those of Lorenzo Chavanne, Lucas Criado (h), Paco de Narváez, Beltrán Laulhé and Felipe Vercellino, from 7 to 8; and those of Louis Hine, Kristos Magrini, José Riglos (n) and Ignacio Viana, from 6 to 7.
For their part, in addition to that of “Juanma” Nero, among the most significant casualties are those of Jerónimo del Carril and Ignatius du Plessis, with a handicap of 9 to 8 goals; and those of Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade and Alejo Taranco, from 8 to 7.
The modifications will be effective as of January 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Board of Directors at the meeting on Wednesday, 12/10, chaired by Benjamín Araya.
To see the remaining increases (103), click HERE
To view the casualties from 0 to 6 (72), click HERE
WOMEN’S HANDICAPS
The AAP Board of Directors also established the modifications in the valuations of 49 players (48 increases and 1 decrease), which will be effective as of January 1, 2026, after what was resolved in March 2010, where an exclusive handicap for women was established only to be used in women’s tournaments.
The most important rises belong to the champion of the IX Women’s Open, La Dolfina, since Mía Cambiaso ascended from 9 to 10; and Catalina Lavinia was promoted from 8 to 9. Meanwhile, Maitena Marré and Elena Venot, rose from 7 to 8; Micaela Saracco, from 6 to 7; and finally, Pearl Venot, Juana Deramo and Clara Malén Trino Ruano, from 5 to 6.
The only casualty and very transcendental is that of the British Nina Clarkin, who dropped from 9 to 8.
The complete list of increases and decreases of Polo FEM is as follows:
UP
9 to 10: Mia Cambiaso.
8 to 9: Catalina Lavinia.
7 to 8: Maitena Marré and Elena Venot.
6 to 7: Micaela Saracco.
5 to 6: Juana Deramo, Clara Malén Trino Ruano and Pearl Venot.
4 to 5: Ashley Glennie, Clara Martínez Ferrario and Felicitas Páez Allende.
3 to 4: Juana Borthaburu, Juana Pilar Carello Chouza, Isabella Lavinia, Magdalena Lazzarino, Pauline Schaer and Dayna Waechter.
2 to 4: Myla Cambiaso.
2 to 3: Jazmín Arab Cohen, Olivia Bogo, Martina Braun, Mora Castagnola, Luján Heguy, Catalina Jantus, Mora Erdozia Merchán, Chiara Nalli Abad, Annalise Phillips and Olivia Zucchi.
1 to 2: Josefina Brady, Ludmila Brizuela, Ina del Carril, Rocío Huilén Domínguez, Lupita González, Lucía Junqueira du Plessis, Megan Manubay, Martina Paz and Luna María Uranga.
0 to 2: Milagros Sirvent.
0 to 1: Eloisa Alba, Delfina Carrascal, Helena Caset, India Merlos, Carmela Peres, María Paz Rolandi, Emilia Scopsi Wulff, May Sommer, Isabella Teitelbaum and Martina M. Zaragoza.
Down
9 to 8: Nina Clarkin.
AMATEUR
Finally, it was decided to modify the valuation of 11 amateur players, of which 6 correspond to increases and 5 to decreases.
The complete list of increases and decreases of Amateur Polo is as follows:
UP
7 to 8: Juan Dub and Félix Von Rennenkampff.
6 to 7: Carlos Carcano.
5 to 6: Ricardo Alejo Nitti and Aníbal Orrico.
3 to 4: Sebastián Giusto.
DOWN
7 to 6: Francisco Soldati.
6 to 5: Miguel Vigano.
5 to 4: Alejandro O’Reilly.
4 to 3: Diego Barthalot.
3 to 2: Michel Florent.