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Rutland Polo Club The Club’s Chairman, Robert Dale has made the following announcement, “Camilla Speed has been acting as temporary Polo Manager at Rutland Polo Club for the second half of this season. The club’s committee has been so impressed by her performance, particularly when she brought in 6 teams for the recent Ladies WIP weekend, that they have made her position permanent. The club wishes Camilla well for what will be a challenging and exciting 2021 season.”
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Aspen Valley Polo Club On Sunday 23 August, La Karina defeated Spindrift 10-9 in The Rocky Mountain Open, with Carlitos Gracida named Most Valuable Player. Seven-year-old Open Maradona, owned and played by Stewart Armstrong in the second chukka, was the Best Playing Pony. The following weekend, Sunday 30 August, McClure River Ranch defeated La Karina and Mountain Chevrolet in a round robin to take home The Carbondale Classic title. Gussie Busch was the Most Valuable Player and Colt M4, played by Horacio Heguy, was the Best Playing Pony. Los Amigos secured the World Polo League’s (WPL) Triple Crown of Polo title on Sunday 30 August at McClure River Ranch’s Field One with an 8-6 win, Horacio Heguy was named Most Valuable Player and the WPL Best Playing Pony was once again Colt M4, played by Heguy. The APHA Best Playing Pony was Bacall, played by Juancito Bollini.
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La Karina, winners of The Rocky Mountain Open
Fun was had by all in The XXXIX Trofeo Principiantes Darío Campos
McClure River Ranch, winners of The Carbondale Classic
The Club had a busy August, with a selection of Finals being played. The XXXIX Trofeo Principiantes Darío Campos was won by Club Sant Antoni de Viladrau (Santi Calzado, Lucas Calzado, Tonete Ayesa & Tonete jr. Ayesa) on Sunday 2 August, while Aldo-Unión P.T. (Álvaro Calzada, Santiago Calzado, Leonel Robaldi & Guillermo Permanyer) won the V High Summer Cup on Sunday 9 August. The VII Friends Cup was won by La Mariana P.T. (Jerome Porterie, Emmanuelle Morandi, Juan Carlos Puebla & Mariano López) on Sunday 16 August and Club Sant Antoni de Viladrau (Tonete Ayesa, Pierre Fourmestraux, Benoit Tari & Polina Nazarova) secured the VII Ladies & Gentlemen Polo Cup on Sunday 23 August. The Club ended their summer with The II End Of The Summer Polo Cup, which was played on an arena ground due to rain, and was won by Aldo Unión P.T. (Alvaro Calzada, Santiago Calzado & Leonel Robaldi). The last tournament of the year at the Club will be the XII CPA Tournament, Memorial Wolfgang Reber (2 – 11 Ocotber).
Cirencester Park Polo Club Sunday 6 September saw The Jack Williams Cup Final between Los Chinos and Ballinger; Alison Clarke’s Los Chinos won 3-2 for the third consecutive year in a row. Ballinger’s Oli Fansahwe’s Cheeky was named Best Playing Pony. The Subsidiary Final for The Trewsbury Salver, saw Inglesham defeat Syreford 4-3½. For reports from The Gerald Balding and County Cup Finals, please turn to our Victor Ludorum Reports pages.
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Los Amigos, winners of the World Polo League’s Triple Crown of Polo
Los Chinos, winners of The Jack Williams Cup Final
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