Hilario
Figueras debuts in Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
By Alex Webbe
Over 8,000 spectators showed up on New Jersey’s Liberty
Island Saturday afternoon for the sixth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo
Classic. With crowd favorite Nacho
Figueras relegated to the sidelines for the June 1st event, the
crowd was treated to the high-goal debut of his thirteen-year-old son, Hilario.
Tickets for the popular event sold out in 4 ½ hours as
Nacho Figueras and co-hosts Mathew McConaughey and Veuve Clicquot Vice
President Vanessa Kay presided over another successful fund that would help
restore Liberty Park to pre-Hurricane Sandy conditions.
Nacho’s Black Watch team of Bash Kazi, Rico Mansur,
Hector Guerrero and his son, Hilario Figueras rode to an exciting 8-6 win over
Nespresso (Kris Kampsen, Alexis Rodzianco, Hernan Traverso and Alan Adler)
before an enthusiastic assemblage of polo fans and stylistas.
As for young Hilario’s high-goal debut in the United
States, it went well.
“Hilario played well for a 13-year-old kid,†said his
proud father. “He scored three goals.â€
Nacho beamed, “I was very proud and happy to see him play.â€
As for Nacho, it’s going to be another 10 weeks before he
can even consider mounting up again, but that hasn’t kept him from banging the
promotional drum to advance the sport.