WEEK LVII
VOLUME V EDITION VIII
Sona Polo lift the prestigious Sir Pratap Singh Cup Bodyguard and Cavalry battled it out for President’s Polo Cup 2018 Casablanca defend their National Twenty Goal title
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SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP 14 Goal Delhi | India
The Sir Pratap Singh cup was presented by Maharaja Pratap Singh of Jodhpur in honour of HRH The Duke of Connaught to India. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh was a career British Army Officer. The legend was the Maharaja of the princely state of Idar. The man behind the Sir Pratap Singh Cup was one of the most influential personalities in the Golden Age of Polo. The 14-goal trophy was first played for in Delhi in 1921 and has since been played every year in Delhi. The first game was won by the Patiala team.
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SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP 14 Goal Delhi | India
TEAM COMPOSITION SONA POLO Mr. Sunjay J Kapur Sawai Padmanabh Singh Mr. Abhimanyu Pathak Bk. Mr. Gerrado Mazzini TOTAL
0 +3 +5 +6 +14
SAHARA WARRIORS Col. Ravi Rathore +5 Mr. Vandit Golechha 0 Mr. Salim Azmi +3 Bk. Mr. Matthew Philip Perry +6 TOTAL +14 JINDAL PANTHER/GARCHA LIONS Mr. Satinder Garcha +2 Mr. Simran Singh Shergill +6 Mr. Raul R. Laplacette +6 Bk. Mr. Naveen Jindal 0 TOTAL +14 LA PEGASUS POLO Mr. Dhananjay Singh Mr. Siddhant Sharma Mr. Dhruvpal Godara Bk. Mr. Samir Suhag TOTAL
0 +4 +5 +5 +14
HYDERABAD CHAUGHAN Mr. Gaurav Sahgal +3 Mr. Angad Kalaan +3 Mr. Basheer Ali +5 Bk. Cdr Akhil Sirohi +3 TOTAL +14
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Delhi | India
SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP
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DAY: 1 Sahara Warriors 10 Jindal Panther/ Garcha Lions 8
La Pegasus Polo 6 Sona Polo 6
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Delhi | India
SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP
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DAY: 2 DAY: 2 Sahara Warriors La Pegasus Polo
5 8
Sona Polo Hyderabad Chaughan
6 6
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Delhi | India
SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP
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DAY: 3 Jindal Panther/ Garcha Lions
9
Hyderabad Chaughan
7
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Delhi | India
SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP
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SEMI-FINALS La Pegasus Polo Sona Polo
8 Jindal Panther/Garcha Lions 9 Sahara Warriors
6 3
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Delhi | India
SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP
FINALS Sona Polo and LA Pegasus Polo battled against each other in the ďŹ nal of the Sir Pratap Singh Cup. The match was intense and ended with Sona Polo lifting the Sir Pratap Singh Cup. Sona Polo Mr Sunjay Kapur Sawai Padmanabh Singh Mr Abhimanyu Pathak Mr Gerardo Mazzini
12
0 +3 +5 +6
LA Pegasus Polo Mr Dhananjay Singh 0 Mr Siddhant Sharma +4 Mr Dhruvpal Godara +5 Mr Samir Suhag +5
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TOP SCORERS OF THE
TOURNAMENT
GERARDO MAZZINI 14
SAMIR SUHAG 13 Goals
RAUL R LAPLACETTE 10 Goals
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WHAT DID THE PLAYERS
SAY? SUNJAY KAPUR “As the patron of the team you expect your team to win and It was a great game for us. The team played really well. We combine really well as a team and we won the cup. It was an excellent game.”
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ABHIMANYU PATHAK “I still don’t know how to digest the win. We worked really hard throughout the season to come to this tournament and win this trophy, which was really important for us. This was our second win for the season and the most Important one. 14 - goals, Sir Pratap Singh Cup is quite a big trophy to win.” INTERNATIONAL
SAWAI PADMANABH SINGH “It’s my first victory of the season. It feels amazing. The team has been functioning really well. Sunjay has invested a lot in the team, in horses and in training them. It has paid off really well.”
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GALERIE DE POLO SIR PRATAP SINGH CUP
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RMRM GOLD VASE CUP Delhi | India
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Delhi | India
PRESIDENT’S POLO CUP 2018 The President’s Polo Cup was introduced in the year 1975 under the patronage of Late President Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. Fakhrudin was the then Patron-in-Chief of Indian Polo Association (IPA). It was a prestigious Cup which was played as an open tournament. A team with a minimum of 10 goals handicap qualified to enter and all high goal players participated. The President’s Polo Cup was discontinued from 2005 onwards. President’s Bodyguard took the initiative with the help of President’s Secretariat and conducted the first President's Polo Cup Exhibition Match at its Polo Ground in March 2013.
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Delhi| India
PRESIDENT’S POLO CUP 2018 President’s Polo Cup witnesses Teams Bodyguard and Team Cavalry fight against each other to get their hands on the President’s trophy. It was a high goal match and Bodyguard emerged as the winners in a fiercely close battle. Team Bodyguard Simran Singh Shergill Shamsheer Ali Cdr Akhil Sirohi Navjit Sandhu
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+6 +6 +3 +3
Team Cavalry Col Ravi Rathore Lt Col Vishal Chauhan Basheer Ali Angad Kalaan
+5 +4 +5 +3
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GALERIE DE POLO PRESIDENT’S POLO CUP2018
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Grand Champions Polo Club | USA
NATIONAL TWENTY GOAL Casablanca played against FlexJet in the final of the National Twenty Goal trophy. Casablanca lifted the National Twenty Goal trophy after defeating FlexJet in a dramatic final.
FlexJet
Casablanca Grant Ganzi Whistle Uys Pablo Spinacci Julio Gracida
11
+2 +4 +6 +4
Melissa Ganzi Jason Crowder Jeff blake Juan Bollini
A +6 +6 +5
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Grand Champions Polo Club | USA
NATIONAL TWENTY GOAL MOST VALUABLE
PLAYER Pablo Spinacci was named the Most Valuable Player in the ямБnal of the two-day tournament.
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Grand Champions Polo Club | USA
NATIONAL TWENTY GOAL BEST PLAYING
PONY Tornado, a 7-year-old pony played by Whistle Uys and owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Graymar Farm, was Best Playing Pony for the two-day tournament.
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Alfredo Lalor headquarters | Argentina
MUNICIPALITY OF PILAR 2018 CUP La Irenita defeated La Dolfina in extra chukka and won the Municipality of Pilar 2018 Cup.
La Irenita Santiago Loza Juan Joretche Martin Podesta Jasinto Crotto
11
La Dolfina +6 +6 +6 +7
TomazFernandez Llorente Raul Colombres Isidro Strada Joao P Ganon
10
+7 +6 +6 +7
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Grand Champions Polo Club | USA
RETO’S BIRTHDAY CUP St. Moritz captured the inaugural Reto’s Birthday Cup. St. Moritz and Aspen Valley Polo Club played in the Reto's Birthday Cup honoring Reto Gaudenzi, one of the sport's greatest visionaries.
St. Moritz Morgan Van Overbroek Pablo DorignacJames Mariano Gracida Reto Gaudenzi
5
Aspen Valley Polo Club Sebastien Le page Rogerson Juan Bollini Tito Gaudenzi
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Al Habtoor Polo Club| Dubai
HABTOOR POLO CHALLENGE CUP
Habtoor Polo team defeated Mahra Polo Team by 7 - 5 to claim the 6th Habtoor Polo Challenge Cup.
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Palermo | Argentina
125th Argentine Open The 125th Argentine Open of Polo, the world’s largest interclub event saw La Ensenada play against Aregia La Irenita and La Dolfina Polo Ranch battle against La Aguada on Day 1 of its play. DAY 1 La Ensenada 18 Aregia- La Irenita 14 La Dolfina Polo Ranch14 La Aguada 11
Image Credits - Matias Callejo
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Palermo | Argentina
125th Argentine Open La Canada Angiocor Daily Racing Form played against Albertina Abu Dhabi and Las Monjitas fought against Cigar Yatay WeWork on the second day of 125th Argentine Open of Polo, the world’s largest interclub event. DAY 2 Albertina Abu Dhabi 18 Las Monjitas
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La Canada Angiocor Daily Racing Form Cigar Yatay WeWork
10 9
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Delhi | India
YES BANK INDIAN MASTERS Indian Masters Trophy was introduced by Indian Polo Association in 2012. Five teams participated in the inaugural tournament and was won by Sahara Warriors. Rajnigandha Achievers won the last year’s Indian Masters after beating Delhiites Polo by 7 goals to 6. This year 4 teams are competing for the Yes Bank Indian Masters trophy.
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YES BANK INDIAN MASTERS DELHI POLO SEASON
TEAM FORMATION RAJNIGANDHA ACHIEVERS Mr. Pranav Kapur Mr. Gaurav Sahgal Mr. Salim Azmi Bk. Mr. Matthew Philip Perry TOTAL
+2 +3 +3 +6 +14
JINDAL PANTHER/ GARCHA LIONS Mr. Satinder Garcha +2 Mr. Simran S Shergill +6 Mr. Raul R Laplacette +6 Bk. Mr. Naveen Jindal 0 TOTAL +14 PALERMO POLO Mr. Dhananjay Singh Mr Siddhant Sharma Mr Dhruvpal Godara Bk. Mr. Samir Suhag TOTAL SONA POLO Mr. Sunjay J Kapur Sawai Padmanabh Singh Mr. Abhimanyu Pathak Bk. Mr. Gerardo Mazzini TOTAL
0 +4 +5 +5 +14
0 +3 +5 +6 14
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YES BANK INDIAN MASTERS All the four teams competed on the ďŹ rst and second day of the 14-goal tournament at the Jaipur Polo Ground, Delhi.
Rajnigandha Achievers Sona Polo
DAY 1 8 Jindal Panther/Garcha Lions 7 6 Palermo Polo 5 DAY 2
Sona Polo 6 Rajnigandha Achievers 5 Jindal Panther/garcha Lions 11 Palermo Polo 5
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La Aguada Polo Club | Argentina
ARGENTINE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP The ďŹ nals of the Argentine Amateur Championship will take place on 25th November, 2018. Libres del Sur 7 Las Betulas XEPYLC 9 EFG Escorihuela Gascon 9 Las Tapias 7 Libres del Sur 7 Las Betulas XEPYLC 9 EFG Escorihuela Gascon 9 Las Tapias 7
Los Cuervos 6 Esmowing 8 Los Amigos 6 RSK Polo Team 4.5 Los Cuervos 6 Esmowing 8 Los Amigos 6 RSK Polo Team 4.5
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POLO TO WATCH
OUT FOR!
UAE Polo National Day : 21 - 30 November, 2018 International Cup (Azerbaijan Vs USA) : 24 November, 2018 UAE National Day Cup : 30 November , 2018
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From March 2nd to 10th, 2019
GALLOPS OF INDIA The 3rd edition of the Gallops will take place in the majestic land of Rajasthan, India. The Gallops will take you deep into the stunning colours, the exotic scents and the majestic scenery of the eternal Rajasthan in India. The Gallops is a combination of a great ride, a passionate challenging race, a unique human and cultural experience, a very entertaining journey and a discovery of breath- taking natural landscapes. More than an equestrian adventure, a human adventure!
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FROM THE
EXPERT: Tip of the Week
CAPS From the ďŹ rst to fourth years of life of a horse, the permanent teeth begin to grow in, but in order for them to grow in normally, the deciduous teeth (baby teeth), must shed. Deciduous teeth that have not been lost and sit on top of the permanent teeth are called caps. The ďŹ rst set of caps are ready to shed approximately at 2 years and 8 months. These can sometimes cause discomfort when the bit comes in contact with them. This causes various problems such as the horse will be shy of the bit, unable to turn on either side, develop cuts in the mouth or tongue, behaviourial issues etc. Caps are fully shed around the age of 4 years. Hence we recommend younger horses to have routine
Says Dr Akruti Choksi - BDS & equine dental technician Telepathic animal communicator, Conscious horse conscious rider practitioner
LA OPULENCE
OPULENCE What is Opulence? A bunch of alluring irresistible grant moments that sparkle! LA POLO for the 50th time brings to you the magic of the beyond world encapsulated in eloquent say.
Capture the buzz of melodious operas, pulsating sports festivals, lush fashion events and so on as LA POLO takes a sneak peak into the most fabulous events around the world.
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MADRAS MOTOR RACING TRACK, THE HERITAGE TO ALL MOTOR RACING ENTHUSIASTS An antidote for racing animals, the dead heat timing of those racers, the hot air that splashes your face while standing near those tracks, the whirring of those engines and squealing of those racing cars, all can be witnessed at the Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai.
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CRÉATIONSET SAVOIR-FAIRE AND MARIE CLAIRE IDÉES 28 November, 2018 - 2 December, 2018
If you love crafts of any kind then you’ll want to plan a visit to the Créations et Savoir-faire and the Marie Claire Idées convention to discover all the latest trends and equipment needed for crafts and design. Over 250 exhibitors will be showing in four categories: Needlework, Paper and Colors, Decoration and Lifestyle, Fashion Trends and Accessories. Whether you love knitting, scrapbooking, embroidery or any other home craft, this expo is a marvelous chance to be inspired at every turn! Venue: Porte de Versailles
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SALON DU CHEVAL 24 November, 2018 - 2 December, 2018
This annual show is one of the biggest events in the equestrian world. Over 400 exhibitors are expected to attend, and more than 2,000 horses. A kid's village is on site where children can take a short riding lesson and at night the magical performance of Nuit du Cheval takes place. The event takes place on the outskirts of the city at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition center.
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