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The U.S. Polo Assn. is the new Official Apparel Partner of The Gold Cup

Photograph courtesy of Cowdray Park Polo Club

Cowdray Park Polo Club

The U.S. Polo Assn. has announced it will serve as the Official Apparel Partner of The Gold Cup for the British Open Polo Championship. J. Michael Prince, President and CEO of USPA Global Licensing commented, “The U.K. is one of the most important and fastest growing markets in the world for our brand and this amazing venue provides us yet another opportunity to connect with the U.K. consumers and sports fans who love our authentic, sport-inspired brand” and Andrew Swaffield, Chairman of Cowdray Park Polo Club is similarly pleased with the new partnership, “I’m delighted that Cowdray Park Polo Club and the U.S. Polo Assn. brand have entered into this partnership,” said Andrew Swaffield, Chairman of Cowdray Park Polo Club. “Both organisations have such a rich polo heritage and I’m certain we will be able to collaborate on some special apparel items for our members and spectators to enjoy. I look forward to many years of successfully working together.”

Greenwich Polo Club

After several delays due to heavy rain, on Thursday 8 July, IGEA secured The East Coast Silver Cup with a 10-9 win against Altaris at Greenwich Polo Club, with Raúl ‘Gringo’ Colombres scoring the golden goal in an extra chukka.

The East Coast Silver Cup Final Teams:

IGEA (16): Adam Lipson (0), Constancio Caset (5), Juan Redlich (3) & Raúl ‘Gringo’ Colombres (8) Altaris (16): Jamal Nusseibeh (0), Milo Dorignac (2), Joaquin Panelo (6) & Valerio Zubiaurre (8)

IGEA, winners of The East Coast Silver Cup

Photograph by Peter T Michaelis

Polo Club du Domaine De Chantilly

Crédit Agricole Brie Picardie, partner of the Club since 2015 and of The French Open since 2016, has announced it will be renewing its support of the Club in 2021 including supporting young Pony Club players.

Parc Fermé Polo team, winners of The Summer Cup

Toulston Polo Club

The Summer Cup took place at Toulston Polo Club over 3 – 4 July and saw Parc Fermé Polo team emerge the winners, 7-5½.

Photograph by Minuto Siete Polo Facilities K2 Polo, winners of The Memorial Manuel Prado & Colón Ayala de Carvajal Cup Polo Club

Sunday 4 July, saw K2 Polo defeat Ayala 9-5 in The Memorial Manuel Prado & Colón de Carvajal Cup at Ayala Polo Club. Five teams, up to 8 goals competed in the four day tournament.

The Memorial Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal Cup Final Teams:

K2 (8): Mario Gomez (3), Roberto Iturrioz (0), Gerardo Mazzini (5) & Vinot Kumar (0) Ayala (7): Martín Romualdez (0), Iñigo Zobel (0), Jesús Cobino (3) & Gregorio Gelosi (4)

Maple Leafs Polo Team, winners of The Canada Bear Trophy Madeva, winners of The Madeva Polo Tournament

Photography by Carlitos White Waltham Polo Club

Carlitos White Waltham Polo Club

The Canada Bear Trophy was played for over 3 – 4 July to celebrate Canada Day, four teams entered with the Maple Leafs Polo Team (of Lt.Col.Howard Flood, Georgina Brittain, Bilal Shaykh & Captain Alex Haymen-Joyce) winning on Sunday.

Over the weekend 17 – 18 July, the Club played for The Madeva Polo Tournament which was won by the Madeva Polo Team (Nicola Davidson, Scarlett McCoy, Henry Sharpe & Amanda Norman) who played against Mount Loftus in the Final.

The following weekend, 24 – 25 July, was The Camelot Polo Trophy Final between Mountgerald and Cedar Polo Team, with Cedar (Tariq dag Khan, Bilal Shaykh, Alex Hayman-Joyce and Colonel Tom Armitage) taking a strong lead of three goals in the first chukka, Mountgerald took a hold and fought back however there was not enough time and just lost by one goal in the last chukka, winning the Camelot crystal bowl.

The Mountgerald Polo Team won the Carlos de la Serna Trophy on Saturday 31 July, the winning team consisted of Caelan Gopaldas, Sarah Grant, Scarlett McCoy and James Nicholson. The Household Cavalry Challenge Match between the Blues and Royals and the Lifeguards saw the Lifeguards emerge victorious to secure their ‘Olympic gold’ in the last chukka.

The Blues and Royals line up against the Lifeguards in the Household Cavalry Challenge Match Cedar Polo Team, winners of The Camelot Polo Trophy

The Victorious Lifeguards, winners of the Household Cavalry Challenge Match

Polo Park Zürich

On Sunday 18 July, Polo Park Zürich hosted their Gold Cup, which due to the wet weather in Switzerland was only played on the Sunday rather than 16 – 18 July as planned. Three matches were played on the day, with G-Squared (Sacha Djafarian (-1), Walter Cortez (3), Miguel Amieva (4) & Richard Harris (0)) crowned the overall winners.

Photograph by PPZ

La Karina, winners of The Independence Cup

Victory Polo, winners of The Craig Sakin Memorial Trophy Netjets, winners of The ChukkerTV Challenge Cup

Tonkawa, winners of The Basalt Handicap

Aspen Valley Polo Club

The first weekend of July saw La Karina (Sugar Erskine, Brian Boyd, Marc Ganzi & Nic Roldan) defeat Casablanca (Govinda Quish, Grant Ganzi, Toro Ruiz & Pablo Spinacci) in a round-robin to secure The Independence Cup, the start of the season at the Club, with Nic Roldan named Most Valuable Player.

Over the weekend 10 – 11 July, Netjets secured The ChukkerTV Challenge Cup with a 7-5 win against Victory Polo, while Tonkawa defeated White Claw 6-5 in The Just for the Love of It Final. Michael Payne took ChukkerTV Challenge Cup MVP honours, while ManRay, ridden by Nacho Figueras in the fifth chukka, was named Best Playing Pony.

The Craig Sakin Memorial Trophy was secured by Victory Polo with a 9-8 overtime win against Casablanca, with Toro Ruiz securing the winning goal 40 seconds into overtime with a long shot downfield – Ruiz was later named Most Valuable Player and Phil, who he played in the fifth chukka was chosen as the Best Playing Pony.

Over the weekend 24 – 25 July, Tonkawa (Jeff Hildebrand, Jimmy Seward, Toro Ruiz & Grant Ganzi) defeated La Karina (Brian Boyd, Gussie Busch, Nic Roldan & Marc Ganzi) 13-10 to secure The Basalt Handicap, while in the Subsidiary Final Aspen Valley Polo Club defeated McClure River Ranch in overtime by 6-5. Tonkawa’s Toro Ruiz was named as the Most Valuable Player and Debutante, a 16-year-old mare owned by Jeff Hildebrand, took Best Playing Pony.

Thoresby Park Polo Club

24 – 25 July, saw the first big home tournament at Thoresby Park Polo Club in Nottinghamshire – The Dickinson-Wood Solicitors Cup. There were two levels, the 0 goal and a -4 goal, both dominated by Tony Wesche with his Dervento team beating Van Oppen Polo for the 0 goal title. The lower level was also won by a Dervento team, beating Witham Warriors in an exciting Final. Parc Fermé player Danielle Blackwood was chosen as Most Valuable Player of the Subsidiary Final, while spectators watched on from the shopping village. This week the Club also welcomed new Polo Manager, Corey Meikle, all the way from Zimbabwe, who made his debut on the pitch on a selection of the Club’s young horses. After a long day on the pitch, even the umpires enjoyed an ice cream from Thaymar’s.

The Club’s new Polo Manager, Corey Meikle, in action

Three Oceans, winners of The Novices Cup Beaufort Polo Club

Congratulations to Three Oceans, winners of The Novices Cup versus Neston on Saturday 11 July. The Novices Cup Final on Saturday 10 June was played between Neston and Three Oceans, with Three Oceans securing three field goals and Charlie Walton securing their fourth goal with a penalty goal. Neston found their feet shortly afterwards, with a goal from Marcus Speed and Jack Aldridge, however, it was not enough to catch up with Three Oceans again who claimed the victory with a final score of 5-3.

The Richard Underwood Cup saw nine teams entered in this year’s competition, the Final was played on Sunday 27 June and started with a half goal handicap advantage to The Old Forge. Three Oceans-Burley Polo sent the ball through the posts early on and it wasn’t until the end of the second chukka that The Old Forge found the goalposts, however the third chukka saw both teams come alive with The Old Forge scoring two goals and Three Oceans-Burley Polo scoring three of their own. By comparison the fourth chukka was relatively quiet with no goals, meaning Three Oceans-Burley Polo ran out the winners 6-3½.

On Saturday 24 July Semper Anticus won The La Ema Polo Mallet 4-3 in the Final after finding the golden goal against Shibumbi – if only the prizes could have been one of the beautiful Aston Martins that were welcomed to Beaufort for the day from the Aston Martin Owners Club.

The La Ema Polo Mallet finalists

Photography by JRidley Photography

Edgeworth Polo Club

On Monday 30 August the Club will be hosting their end of season party with a series of matches – one of which will be played in memory of Richard Nelson, followed by awards, asado and music. Tickets cost £20 per person and must be booked in advance, email edgeworthpolo@gmail.com to book yours now!

Tedworth Park Polo Club

On Sunday 29 August over the Bank Holiday weekend, Tedworth Park polo Club will be hosting their Play for a Cure charity day in aid of Cancer Research. The day will feature two matches, from -2 goal up to 12 goal, plus trade stands, a bar and raffle. To find out more, email info@tedworthparkpolo.com

The Humphrey Guinness Salver finalists Action from The Doug Brown Cup Final

Cirencester Park Polo Club

Over the weekend 18 July, The Humphrey Guinness Salver came to an end amidst the heatwave. Seven teams entered the 6-10 goal tournament, which saw Alison Clarke’s Los Chinos vs Stuart Lodge’s Lodge Services in the Final on Ivy lodge, with Los Chinos securing a 9-6 win. In the Subsidiary Final Noon Giraffe defeated Irongate 11-4.

A dreary day saw the completion of The Doug Brown Cup, a 2-6 goal tournament which had attracted ten entries. Dawson Group overcame Les Enfants Terribles 6-4; Hannah Henderson had a bad fall in the last chukka and was unable to join the presentation which was held in the Clubhouse due to the rain. In the Subsidiary Final, Semper Anticus beat Cotswold Airport 6-5.

Polo Club Sylt

Team Berenberg, title sponsors of The German Polo Masters Sylt 2021, secured the title with a 5-4 win against Team Porsche Centre Hamburg, Dr. Hans-Walter Peters, chairman of the board of directors of the Privatbank Berenberg commented, “A great result. We are happy that our tournament was able to take place this year – albeit to a significantly reduced extent. Our guests enjoyed the afternoon a lot because a summer day on Sylt with Polo is unique.” Six teams competed, with over 120 horses involved, with Hotel Stadt Hamburg in sixth place, Polo Sylt in fifth place, Team Lanserhof & Dark Ciffer eV in fourth place, Team King Sylt and Knack Den Cancer e.V. in third place.

The German Polo Masters Sylt 2021 Final Teams:

Team Berenberg (8): Matthias Grau (0), Christian Grimme (0), Gaston Maíquez, ARG (6) & Bartolome Bayugar (2)

Team Berenberg, winners of The German Polo Masters Sylt

Team Porsche Zentren Hamburg (8): Sebastian Schneberger (0), Sandra Schneider (0), Valentin Novillo Astrada (6), Jesus Bordoni (2)

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