Costa Careyes Polo Club, Mexico, celebrates Chinese New Year
Players from California, New York, Calgary, France and Mexico came to Careyes to play polo and celebrate the Year of the Horse. Social eventsLive were on going including a light opera musical performed in the Plaza de los Caballeros and the celebration held at the stables for the Chinese New Year.
Four teams were organized with all teams playing each other – the team with the best won-loss record was declared the winner. Guillermo Steta, FIP respresentative from Mexico, was on the winning team with Luis Perez, Rodolfo Ramos and Hans Giebeler. They had the same record as 2 other teams but were ahead in net goals . The last game of the tournament came down to who beat who and by how much. The Careyes team of Giorgio Brignone, Chris , Will and Katie Falk who had a 2 win record but was stopped by the Evertis de Mexico team of Diego Velarde, Diego Gonzalez and Manuel Matos 6 to 4 putting them out of the top spot.
The 4th team was Daniel Roenisch, Charlie Vassalo, Hugo Villalobos and Mane Yerena.
Careyes has a full schedule for the rest of the season culiminating with the 15th Annual Agua Alta tournament- April 12 – 19th and the following week with the Azteca Gold Cup – 18 goals – and Junior Polo Clinic and tournament. Please see www.careyes.com.mx and contact susanstovall@careyes.com.mx