Game Reports

First day’s play in the 2014 Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup for the British Open Polo Championship

Group A/B

After success in the first matches of the Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup 2014 yesterday, by Zacara over Thai Polo to lift the Carlos Gracida Trophy and UAE over EFG Bank Aravali, today it was the turn of Lucchese and HB Polo to meet on the lawns at Cowdray Park Polo Club.

John Muse, Luke Tomlinson and the rest of team Lucchese took an early lead 3-0 up at the end of chukka two.   By half time the gap had been narrowed to 4-2, by Ludovic & Sebastien Pailloncy, Ignacio Toccalino and Pite Merlos, but HB Polo could not come any closer than a two goal difference, trailing 7-5 in the fifth.  Victory it seemed was inevitable for Lucchese who concluded their first game of the 2014 Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup winning 8 -5 to HB Polo, with the Pieres on their team living up to the family name, being the top goal scoring of the match, scoring 5 of the 8 goals.

3pm Talandracas 12 v 11 El Rosario – Brooks

White Birch scored seven unanswered goals in the third chukker on their way to a 14-10 win.

Preliminary play in the 20-goal tommy Glynn Memorial Cup at the Greenwich Polo Club in Connecticut.

The USPA La Martina Intra Circuit Tournament is off to a competitive start at Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club

Zacara retained the high-goal Cartier Queen’s Cup at Guards Polo Club

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Thai Polo came from behind to defeat home favourites KotaSAS-IBIL 8-7 with a goal in sudden death overtime.

White Birch and CT Energia win opening games in the 20-goal Tommy Glynn Memorial Cup at the Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, CT.