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World Polo League’s Juan Bollini tries to avoid the hook from Seminole Casino’s Alejandro Novillo Astrada.
Beach ball Seminole Casino hits Jackpot on the sand By Gwen Rizzo
World Polo League Beach Polo was held April 23-25 on Miami Beach’s tony South Beach. It was a great way to cap off a competitive season and kick start the summer. Seminole Casino Coconut Creek edged Land Rover, 9-6, to capture the trophy. Six teams competed over the three days. The action kicked off on Friday with Seminole Casino (Melissa Ganzi, Nacho Figueras, Alejandro Novillo Astrada) edging World Polo League (Vinny Sangaline, Jeta Castagnola, Juan Bollini), 8-7. 38 POLO P L A Y E R S E D I T I O N
The second match pitted cousin against cousin when Poroto Cambiaso took on Barto Castagnola. Italkraft (Poroto Cambiaso, Juan Martin Zubia, Govinda Quish) narrowly fell to Land Rover (Philip de Groot, Barto Castagnola, Tito Gaudenzi), 6-5. Italkraft ran out of time trying to overcome the three-goal handicap given to Land Rover. The Setai (Grant Ganzi, Juancito Bollini, Torito Ruiz) ended the day’s action with a 7-6 win over The Villa Collection/GFI Development Company
