So who will be the winners of the 2015 Polo Awards?

So who will be the winners of the 2015 Polo Awards? The nominees are announced.

By Victoria Elsbury-Legg

The polo countdown to the English summer polo season is well and truly under way and with chukkas starting in a matter of days at Smith’s Lawn its perfect timing for the announcement of the 2015 nominees for The Polo Awards, which will once again be held at Guards Polo Club – this year on Tuesday 19^th May 2015.

Now in its tenth year the ceremony is a chance for the very best in the polo world – patrons, pros and teams – to be recognised for their achievements in the previous season with sponsored prizes presented to the winners in each section. Last year, John Tylor and Brigadier Arthur Douglas-Nugent were also awarded The HPA Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Carlos Gracida the La Martina Outstanding Contribution to World Polo Award.

In 2014 the winners were:

The Kent & Curwen Most Outstanding High Goal Team – Zacara

The Royal Salute Most Outstanding High Goal Patron – Lyndon Lea

The Guards Polo Club Most Outstanding High Handicap Player – Facundo Pieres

The Tally Ho Farm Most Outstanding British Professional – Max Charlton

The HPA Victor Ludorum Awards – 18 Goal – La Indiana

15 Goal – Emlor C

12 Goal – Cadenza Juniors

8 Goal – Windmill Farm

6 Goal – Chester Polo

The PNN Most Outstanding High Goal Pony – Open Top Model (owned by Facundo Pieres)

The Thai Polo Club Gold Cup Dream Team

1 Facundo Pieres 10

2 Max Charlton 6

3 Tom Morley 6

4 Simon Arber 0

Nominees for The 2015 Polo Awards are:

The Most Outstanding High Goal Team

Dubai

Halcyon Gallery

King Power

Talandracas

Zacara

The Most Outstanding High Goal Patron

Rashid Albwardy (+2)

Lyndon Lea (+1)

Sebastien Pailloncy (+3)

Guy Schwarzenbach (+2)

Aiyawatt (Top) Srivaddhahaprabha (+1)

The Most Outstanding High Handicap Player (8 – 10)

Adolfo Cambiaso (+10)

Juan Martin Nero (+10)

Facundo Pieres (+10)

Polito Pieres (+8)

Gonzalito Pieres (+10)

The Most Outstanding British Professional

James Beim (+7)

Max Charlton (+6)

James Harper (+6)

Richard le Poer (+6)

Luke Tomlinson (+7)

The HPA Victor Ludorum Awards

18 Goal – Dell Park

15 Goal – Cadenza Juniors

12 Goal – Black Eagles

8 Goal – AFB

6 Goal – Rigby & Rigby