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The Villages Insurance’s Hope Arellano prevents Galaxy Home Solution’s Dawn Jones from advancing the ball in the Women’s Spring Tournament at The Villages Polo Club.
THE VILLAGES INSURANCE won The Villages Polo club’s (The Villages, Florida) 16-goal Women’s Spring Tournament on March 26. Three teams competed in a round robin over two days with scores carrying over from the first day.
The winning team was led by 7goal Hope Arellano, ably assisted by sisters Reagan and Robyn Leitner and Sophie Grant. They took on Fross & Fross (Ava Hinkson, Liv Berube, Courtney Asdourian, Paige Boone) and Galaxy Home Solutions (Danielle Lussi, Dawn Jones, Olivia Merlos, Alyson Poor).
In the first round, after receiving a half-goal handicap, The Villages Insurance downed Galaxy Home Solutions (Danielle Lussi, Dawn Jones, Olivia Merlos, Alyson Poor), 5½-4. Fross & Fross, after receiving a half-goal handicap, defeated Galaxy Home Solutions, 6½-5. That left the final round as a virtual final between The Villages Insurance and Fross & Fross.
The Villages was up 2-1 to start the match after carrying over its first day’s score. Arellano struck first just two minutes into the match. She found the mark early in the second before Boone put Fross & Fross on the board with a penalty conversion to end the half with The Villages ahead, 2-1. Arellano doubled up The Villages’ score with a pair of penalty conversions in the second half of the third period while the team kept
The Villages’ Robyn Leitner, Reagan Leitner, Sophie Grant and Hope Arellano won The Villages’ Spring Tournament. Galaxy’s Frankie Llosa, Charlie Quincoces, Wes Llosa and Holly Chamberlain won the Properties of The Villages 8 Goal.
Fross & Fross off the board. Reagan Leitner ran to goal early in the fourth. Arellano struck again and Grant followed with another to stretch The Villages’ lead to six, 7-1. In the closing minutes, Boone was able to break through The Villages’ defense, scoring Fross & Fross’ only field goal but time ran out before the team could get any closer. The Villages prevailed, 7-2.
“We just had so much fun playing and competing together and that’s what it’s all about,” said Arellano. “We came into it telling ourselves we just wanted to have fun and play as a team. I think we did that and we enjoyed every minute of it.”
Sophie Grant was MVP and Hope Arellano’s Milkshake, a 10-year-old gray gelding, was Best Playing Pony.
Six teams competed over Easter Weekend in the Properties of The Villages tournament. The final was a pitch battle between Galaxy (Holly Chamberlain, Wes Llosa, Charly Quincoces, Frankie Llosa) and United Healthcare (Cameron Smart, Winship Rees, Antonio Silvestre, Nick Johnson).
United Healthcare began with a one-goal handicap but Galaxy negated it with a penalty conversion by Wes Llosa in the last minute of the first chukker. The teams matched each other in the second with Johnson sinking a pair of penalty conversions for United Healthcare while Quincoces converted a penalty and Frankie Llosa tallied on a run to goal for Galaxy, ending the half with the teams knotted 3-3 at the half.
Fouls continued to plague the teams, with each capitalizing on the opposition’s mistakes. Johnson hit the target with a Penalty 4 conversion but Quincoces followed with a pair of Penalty 2 conversions to give Galaxy the lead. Quincoces increased the lead early in the fourth but United Healthcare fought back. Smart found the mark and Johnson took the ball to goal straight out of the ensuing throw-in to knot the score, 6-6, with just over two minutes left. Frankie Llosa got the ball and sent it through the post to break the tie with just over a minute on the clock. It was do or die for United Healthcare but Frankie Llosa kept the ball from them and scored just seconds before the horn to insure the win, 8-6.
Charly Quincoces was MVP and Francisco Llosa’s Mini, a 10-year-old chestnut mare, was Best Playing Pony.
Earlier consolation matches saw Arden’s Fine Jewelers (Miguel LisPlanells, Lord Lyall, Chavelo Briones, Tony Vita) top Citizens First Bank (Dennis Fitzpatrick, Hilary MrozBlythe, Loryn Butterworth, John Gobin), 8-6, and Fross & Fross (Thomas Fross, Liv Berube, Nick Berube, Eden Ormerod) tie The Villages Insurance (Kim Smith, Paul Wadsworth, Paige Boone, Francisco Bilbao), 3-3.
Earlier in the season, The Villages Insurance overcame Galaxy Home Solutions and Arden’s Fine Jewelers in the club’s second 8 goal of the season, March 14.
The tournament was played as a round robin over two days, with scores carrying over from one day to the next. The first round on the second day of play saw Arden’s (Ava Hinkson, Paige Boone, Nick Johnson, Frankie Bilbao) edge Galaxy (Lord Lyall, Nate Berube, Brad Limehouse, Tony Vita), 9-7. The Villages Insurance (Liv Berube, Mark Mulligan, Martin Ravina, Eden Ormerod) also slipped Galaxy, 9-8, setting up the last round as a winner-take-all match.
The Villages Insurance carried forward a 5-2 lead over Ardens from the first day. It extended the advantage to 8-2 after the first two chukkers. Ormerod sliced a neckshot from a difficult angle through the pipes at the 4:40 mark in the first period. Teammate Ravina collected a loose ball and streaked ahead of the pack for a breakaway as Bilbao came off his pony. Ormerod cleaned up a third opportunity in the second after Mulli-
Liv Berube, Mark Mulligan, Martin Ravina and Eden Ormerod won an 8 goal for The Villages Insurance.
Fross & Fross’ Eden Ormerod, Martin Ravina, Mark Mulligan and Liv Berube won their second 8 goal in a row at The Villages.
gan and Berube were hooked, banging home a rebound opportunity.
Arden’s rallied in third and final chukker with four unanswered goals, including two from MVP Paige Boone, but it was all for naught.
“We did a great job not being caught between two different players on the defensive end for most of the day,” Ormerod said. “We trusted one another to be in the right spots and play their own man, and we let the plays come our way.”
Ormerod, who was celebrating his 33rd birthday, scored three goals to help lift Arden’s to the 8-6 victory.
Liv Berube’s Luigi, who she played in the fifth chukker, was Best Playing Pony. The 5-year-old brown gelding was bred by Berube.
The following week, The Villages Insurance team switched jerseys and team name to Fross & Fross, taking home another victory.
“The more we’ve been able to play together, the more we’re learning how to play together,” said Ravina. “The four of us have had the chance to play together twice now, and we’re really starting to work well together.”
The final saw United Healthcare (Ava Hinkson, Lord Lyall, Nick Johnson, Frankie Bilbao) shut out Fross & Fross until the last minute and a half of the third chukker. Bilbao began the scoring with a lone goal in the first chukker. He followed with a Penalty 3 conversion then a field goal. Hinkson ended the chukker with a shot through the posts for a 40 lead. Early in the third, Bilboa scored his fourth goal for a 5-0 advantage. With 1:33 left in the third, Ravina sunk a penalty to put Fross & Fross on the board.
Down 5-1, Fross & Fross made a handful of strategy changes, including moving Ravina to Back and varying give-and-go principles, to get back in the game in the second half. The results were immediate.
Ravina scored another early in the fourth. Johnson responded but Ravina shot back with a field goal then a penalty conversion. The chukker ended with Mulligan splitting the uprights and bringing Fross & Fross within one, 6-5. Ormerod ran to goal in the fifth, tying the score. Mulligan sank a Penalty 2, giving Fross & Fross a first-time advantage.
Bilbao scored a Penalty 3 leveling the score at 7-7, going into the last period. He scored another Penalty 3 to take the lead, but it lasted less than a minute before Mulligan leveled the score. Ravina gave Fross & Fross the lead with just under two minutes left, but Johnson tied the score with 46 seconds to go. The match ended tied, but Fross & Fross was awarded the title after securing a two-goal victory two days earlier.
“We had a game plan, but sometimes it doesn’t always go the way it’s supposed to,” Ravina said. “You’ve got to have a Plan B, Plan C and so on, and we did today. We moved our hitters around and changed our releases, and we were able to come out on top because of it.”
Ravina, who scored five goals, was MVP, while Johnson’s Dinamita was Best playing Pony. Johnson played the 10-year-old bay mare in the fifth chukker.
ELLIPSE TRIUMPHS IN USPA AMATEUR CUP
Ellipse topped a four-team lineup to take the title in the 2-goal USPA Amateur Cup at Sunset Polo Club in Loxahatchee, Florida, Feb. 10.
The tournament began with Blandings (Katerina Teroerde, Mark Teroerde, Stewart Burkland, Nico Harriott) facing Escorihuela (Camille Ricaud, Javier Herrera, Julian Pettinato, Lucas Gonzalez). Blandings jumped out to an early lead, with goals by Harriott and Mark Teroerde, adding to a one and a half-goal handicap. Ricaud put Escorihuela on the board, but Burkland quickly responded. Blandings kept up the pressure in the second, with Harriott tallying two goals and Mark Teroerde adding one. The half
Ellipse’s Santiago Gonzalez, Laura Willson, Carlos Gonzalez and Louis Devaleix won the USPA Amateur Cup at Sunset Polo Club. Lauren Bilsky, Malicia Von Falkenhausen, Alyson Poor and Trevor Reeves won the Loxahatchee Groves Cup.
ended with Blandings ahead, 7½-1.
Pettinato traded goals with Harriott early in the third. Herrera split the uprights and Pettinato added his second goal to cut the difference to four-and-ahalf goals. With two minutes left in the chukker Katerina Teroerde was hit with the ball. The team played with three players for the remainder of the chukker to give her time to catch her breath. Ricaud scored her second goal in the fourth but Burkland had the answer. Gonzalez sunk a Penalty 3 to bring Escorihuela within three-and-a-half goals but ran out of time and Blandings had the 9½-6 win, advancing to the final.
Game 2 pitted Ligonier (Ramon Caro, Alex Burkland, Cayden Borda, Elizabeth Brassart, Juan Villamil) against Ellipse (Santiago Gonzalez, Laura Willson, Carlos Gonzalez, Louis Devaleix).
Ligonier began with a half-goal handicap. The first scored goal was a penalty conversion by Santiago Gonzalez. Villamil responded for Ligonier. Burkland fell early in the game and hurt his shoulder. He was replaced by Borda to give him time to recover. Ellipse stole the show in the second, with Carlos Gonzalez hammering three goals, Devaleix splitting the uprights and Santiago Gonzalez adding another penalty conversion. The surge caught Ligonier off guard and it was unable to reach the goal throughout the chukker, ending the half, 6-1½.
Villamil ended the drought in the opening minutes of the third, but Santiago Gonzalez converted another penalty and Carlos Gonzalez shot through three more to take a wide lead, 10-2½. Bad luck continued for Burkland, who, back in the saddle after the fall, was hit in the face by his horse and had to sit out the remainder of the game. With a hefty lead, Ellipse was silenced in the final chukker. Caro came alive, notching four tallies, including a pair of penalties, but it wasn’t enough and Ellipse had the win, 10-6½, to advance.
Ligonier and Escorihuela faced each other in a consolation match. Borda filled in for Burkland and Daniel Bain filled in for Lucas Gonzalez. Ligonier began with a one-and-a-half-goal handicap. The teams matched goals in each of the first three chukkers. Ligonier scored the only goal of the fourth, and that, added to the handicap goal, was enough to put it on top, 6½-4. Caro led Ligonier with three goals, matched by Pettinato for Escorihuela.
The final was played a day later when Blandings met Ellipse. Blandings began with a half-goal handicap, but a goal by Carlos Gonzalez in the first negated it and then some. Santiago Gonzalez shot in back-to-back goals in the second and Devaleix added another. Harriott scored for Blandings but Ellipse was leading 41½ at the half.
Santiago Gonzalez and Mark Teroedre traded goals in the third to maintain the difference. Ellipse turned up the pressure in the third with Santiago Gonzalez splitting the uprights. Carlos Gonzalez converted a Penalty 3 then scored from the field to increase the lead. Blandings was unable to reach the goal and Ellipse took the 8-2½ win.
Laura Willson was MVP and Mark Teroedre’s Crimson was Best Playing Pony.
March action saw Stage Hill (Lauren Bilsky, Malicia Von Falkenhausen, Alyson Poor, Trevor Reeves) upstage five other teams to win the Loxahatchee Groves Cup. In the final, Stage Hill got the best of Ligonier (Alex Burkland, Stewart Burkland, Mark Teroerde, Juan Villamil).
Bilsky put Stage Hill on the board to start the final. Ligonier came out like a lion, responding with Villamil scoring three in a row added to a half-goal handicap. Undeterred, Reeves shot back with a pair of goals wrapped around one from Villamil to end the half in favor of Ligonier, 4½-3.
The second half belonged to Stage Hill. Reeves scored the only goal of the third to get within a half goal. He followed with two in a row in the final period to take the lead. Poor added on to that, putting Stage Hill up 7-4½. Ligonier could not break through the Stage Hill defense in the second half, giving Stage Hill the win.
JULIO AGUILAR
Whiskey Pond’s Toto Collardin, Guille Aguero, Brent Hamill and Ramon Collardin won three 8 goals at Sarasota Polo Club.
LEIMBACH CURT
Investus/North South Wealth Management’s Camille Ricaud, Kerstie Allen, Hanna Hornung and Kaitlyn Hornung won Flight C.
In preliminary matches, Sunset Polo (Sharon Bobowski, Santi Gonzalez, Lucas Gonzalez, Carlos Gonzalez) fell to Stage Hill, 8-4; Ligonier crushed Court Lin Ray (Cayden Borda, Robert Boyd, Kerstie Allen, Eugenio Ferrari), 8½-3; Court Lin Ray edged Sparkly Wieners, 54; Sunset tapped Resolute (Elizabeth Brassart, Lauren Proctor-Brown, David Eldredge, Laura Willson), 7½-6; Stage Hill beat Resolute, 9-4½; and Ligonier got the best of Sparkly Wieners, 8½-4.
WHISKEY POND ACES TRIO OF 8 GOAL EVENTS
Whiskey Pond dominated the 8-goal action at Sarasota Polo Club in Sarasota, Florida, this winter as the club celebrated its 30th season.
The team, made up of Ramon Collardin, Brent Hamill, Guille Aguero and Toto Collardin, started out in January with the Wayne Brown Memorial Tournament. It came into the final, Jan. 17, as the only team to go undefeated and was determined not to blemish its record. It faced Hillcroft (Jaymie Klauber, Herndon Radcliff, Mason Wroe, James Miller), that was looking to avenge an earlier loss at the hands of Whiskey Pond.
Whiskey Pond jumped out to an early lead off the strength of Aguero and Toto Collardin. The team was ahead, 31, by the end of the first chukker and extended it to 4-1 by the end of the second. Hillcroft rallied in the next two chukkers, not only digging out of the hole it was in but taking the lead, 6-5. But Aguero and Toto Collardin took it up another notch, storming back with four unanswered goals to celebrate the victory, 9-6.
Toto Collardin was MVP and his son Ramon Collardin’s Regia was Best Playing Pony.
The teams met again in the final of the USPA Gerry Aschinger Memorial two weeks later. Wroe put Hillcroft on the board with a penalty conversion, but Whiskey Pond responded with the next four goals. Hillcroft steadied itself, chipping away at the deficit to get back in the game. Spectators were treated to flashes of brilliance from Toto Collardin and Radcliff while Aguero made full-speed runs up and down the field.
The fourth chukker came to a sudden halt when Hamill took an unfortunate tumble from his horse. Out of an abundance of caution, Slade Sharpsteen took his place. Whiskey Pond didn’t skip a beat, taking a two-goal lead at the end of the chukker. Hillcroft scored in the fifth, but it was matched by Collardin to maintain the difference. Hillcroft dug deep but Whiskey Pond held steady, holding on to the two-goal advantage, 10-8, to the final bell.
Toto Collardin was again named MVP and his mare Curandera was Best Playing Pony pro. His son Ramon’s mare Regia was Best Playing Pony amateur for the second time this season.
Whiskey Pond continued its dominance in the USPA Officer’s Cup, making it into the final, this time against Out East (Leon Schwencke, John Humphreys, Lucas Arellano, Tommy Biddle).
The well-balanced and determined Out East team was ready to lay it all on the line. Whiskey Pond jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two minutes but Out East quickly countered with goals of its own. The first half was riddled with fouls as the teams tried hard to take control, ending tied 5-5. All but two goals were scored from the penalty line.
Biddle gave Out East an edge early in the fourth with a field goal then a penalty conversion. It was the largest deficit Whiskey Pond had seen all season. Aguero scored but Arellano countered with a goal to close the chukker, 86. Collardin came out on a beautiful chestnut mare in the fifth and quickly took control. He scored four unanswered goals to shift the momentum in Whiskey Pond’s favor.
The sixth chukker was a battle with neither team able to reach the goal until Biddle converted a Penalty 3 after
LEIMBACH CURT
Investus’ Camille Ricaud, Kerstie Allen, Belinda Brody and Malicia Von Falkenhausen won Sarasota Women’s Tournament Flight B.
LEIMBACH CURT
Avalon Farms’ Catherine Brentzel, Sophie Grant, Hope Arellano and Alyson Poor won Flight A of Sarasota’s Women’s Tournament.
more than three minutes. Biddle struck again with less than a minute left to tie the score, 10-10, and force overtime.
Sudden death started with a throwin 80-yards from the Whiskey Pond goal. Schwencke initially grab the ball but lost it. Aguero seized the opportunity, rocketing off to goal and giving his team the victory.
Aguero was MVP while Toto Collardin’s Sole was Best Playing Pony.
The winning team took home a $15,000 prize, while runner-up went home with $7,500.
In other action, a women’s tournament attracted players from across Florida and the country as well as internationally. The event was played in three flights.
In the C Flight, played at the 0- to 4goal level, Investus/North South Wealth Management (Kerstie Allen, Hanna Hornung, Camille Ricaud, Kaitlyn Hornung) took the title.
The dynamic duo of Kerstie Allen and Camille Ricaud were too much for the other teams to handle. Ricaud made run after run and when the opposing defense slowed her down, the Hornung sisters picked up the slack. Texas Precious Metals (Samantha Leach, Claire Dornak, Tory Sieglaff, Sarah Morelli) and Sparkly Wieners (Lauren Willson, Elizabeth Brassart, Lauren ProctorBrown, Catchee Teroerde) were unable to stop them. Ricaud scored five goals and was named MVP, while Hanna Hornung’s Gotta was Best Playing Pony.
In the 8- to 10goal B Flight, Investus (Kerstie Allen, Camille Ricaud, Belinda Brody, Malicia Von Falkenhausen) battled Resolute (Lauren Bilsky, Alyson Poor, Lauren ProctorBrown, Katie Mitcham). After the Round 1 game, the teams were knotted, 5-5. They were still level, 10-10, after Round 2. Overtime saw Von Falkenhausen spin on a back shot from Brody and run it through the posts for the win. Von Falkenhausen’s Twist Top was Best Playing Pony, while Resolute’s Lauren Bilsky was MVP.
The 14- to 16-goal A Flight saw Avalon (Hope Arellano, Margaux Buchanan/Catherine Brentzel, Alyson Poor, Sophie Grant) overwhelm both PDM (Holly Chamberlain, Olivia Uechtritz, Megan Shader, Maddie Grant) and Polo Gear Coffee Company (Ashlie Osburg, Zoe Cookson, Dawn Jones, Izzy Parson). Arellano was MVP and Grant’s Lady was Best Playing Pony.
SD Farms’ Tommy Collingwood, Peco Polledo, Santi Torres and Sayyu Dantata won the 18-goal Mahogany Cup at Port Mayaca Polo Club.
SD PREVAILS IN MAHOGANY CUP
SD Farms defeated Postage Stamp Farm to win the 18-goal Mahogany Cup at Port Mayaca Polo Club in Okeechobee, Florida, April 1. Six teams divided into two brackets competed in the event. A low-scoring first half saw Postage Stamp (Annabelle Gundlach, Facundo Obregon, Santino Magrini, Mariano Aguerre) narrowly ahead, 4-3. SD Farm (Sayyu Dantata, Peco Polledo, Tommy Collingwood, Santi Torres) regrouped at halftime, staying even with Postage Stamp in the fourth. It inched ahead in the fifth with a pair of unanswered goals. It added another goal early in the sixth but Facundo Obregon answered
Blandings’ Tommy Collingwood, Costi Caset, Carlitos Gracida and Stewart Burkland won the 14-goal Live Oak Challenge. Gardenvale/Horseware’s Juanse Olivera, Shane Finemore, Nachi Viana and Bauti Crotto won the 8-goal USPA President’s Cup.
with a pair of penalty conversions to tie the score at 8-all. SD worked even harder, with Polledo and Collingwood finding the target to win the match, 10-8.
Santi Torres was MVP and Peco Polledo’s Brasita was Best Playing Pony.
In the 14-goal Live Oak Challenge, Blandings (Stewart Burkland, Tommy Collingwood, Carlitos Gracida, Costi Caset) topped a 10-team lineup for the title.
After close semifinals, Blandings met Eureka (Rene Campos, Colo Gonzalez, Santiago Cernadas, Jorge Cernadas) in the final.
Eureka quickly jumped out to a three-goal advantage in the first. Blandings fought back, leveling the score at 55 at the half. The teams stayed even at the end of the fourth before Eureka powered ahead with three unanswered goals to enter the sixth with a three-goal advantage, 10-7. But Blandings wasn’t about to give up. Carlitos Gracida converted two penalty shots, and a field goal from Costi Caset tied the score. With 90 seconds left in the match, Tommy Collingwood broke free to give Blandings the lead. Eureka tried to score but wasn’t able to get past the Blandings’ defense. With seconds on the clock, Stewart Burkland scored to seal the win, 12-10.
Carlitos Gracida was MVP and Santiago Cernadas’ Londres was Best Playing Pony.
In 8-goal action, Gardenvale/Horseware (Shane Finemore, Bauti Crotto, Nachi Viana, Juanse Olivera) defeated Skaneateles (Marty Cregg, Joao Aranha, Costi Caset, Valentino Echezarreta) for the USPA President’s Cup title. The two balanced teams were tied 2-2 after the first 14 minutes. Gardenvale powered ahead in the third to double up Skaneateles, 6-3, at the half.
Skaneateles rallied in the second half, tying the game, 6-6, at the end of the fourth and, 7-7, to end the fifth. It continued to keep pace with Gardenvale with the teams locked, 9-9, with 30 seconds on the clock. It looked like overtime was evident but the umpires’ whistles stopped the play and Gardenvale was awarded a Penalty 2. Viana had no trouble converting the penalty to give Gardenvale/Horseware the win.
Nachi Viana was named MVP and Juanse Olivera’s 27 was Best Playing Pony.
DUNDAS CAPTURES SIEBER MEMORIAL
Dundas held off a late rally from Newport to win, 12-10, taking the title in the 12-goal Sieber Memorial at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington, Florida, March 20.
The final was a rematch of an early game between the teams that Newport (Gene Goldstein, Milo Dorignac, Michel Dorignac, Nick Manifold) won, 15-11.
Determined not to let history repeat itself, Dundas (Cable Magness, Juan Cruz Marcos, Hugo Taylor, Tatu Gomez Romero) quickly answered a Penalty 2 conversion from Michel Dorignac with a field goal added to a handicap goal for a quick 2-1 lead. Dorignac kept up the pressure, picking Gomez Romero’s pocket and tying the score at 2-all. Taylor ended the chukker with a tally to give Dundas back the narrow lead, 3-2.
Dundas controlled the second with Taylor and Gomez Romero combining for three goals that went unanswered, giving the team a 6-2 advantage. Dundas kept pushing, scoring three more in the third, while holding Newport to a Penalty 4 from Michel Dorignac for a 93 lead at the half.
Newport benefited from the halftime break, regrouped and outscored Dundas in the next two periods. Goldstein, Michel Dorignac and Manifold found the goal in the fourth while holding Dundas to a goal from Cruz Marcos to cut the deficit to four, 10-6. Manifold and Milo Dorignac split the uprights in the fifth and Michel Dorignac converted a penalty while silencing Dundas, making the difference just one, 10-9, with one chukker to go.
Gomez Romero increased the difference to two early in the sixth, but a Penalty 2 by Michel Dorignac cut it
FERREIRA / GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CANDACE
Dundas’ Cable Magness, Juan Cruz Marcos, Hugo Taylor and Tatu Gomez Romero won the 12-goal Sieber Memorial Parrotheads’ Roni Duke, Nachi Viana, Jason Wates and Felipe Viana won the $50,000 National 12-goal.
FERREIRA / GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CANDACE
back to just one. Gomez Romero tallied once more while the Dundas defense held steady, taking the match 12-10.
Tatu Gomez Romero was MVP and Cable Magness’ Leona was Best Playing Pony.
While Newport came up short in the Sieber Memorial, it had what it took to win the Top Pony 12-goal on April 6. Newport faced Ellipse (Jack Whitman, Toly Ulloa, Robi Bilbao, Louis Devaleix). Ellipse began with a handicap goal, but a foul just 20 seconds into the match leveled the score. A pair of penalty conversions from Bilbao put Ellipse ahead, 3-1. Michel Dorignac converted a Penalty 2 early in the second but goals by Whitman and Ulloa kept Ellipse ahead. Manifold ended the chukker with a tally, bringing Newport within one, 5-4.
Bilboa traded goals with Manifold early in the third before Ulloa converted a Penalty 2. Later, Milo Dorignac swapped goals with Bilbao, ending the half with Ellipse ahead 8-6.
The match continued to be riddled with fouls in the second half. Michel Dorignac scored one from the field to open the fourth before the teams alternated penalty conversions to knot the score at 10-all. Ellipse took back the lead early in the fifth with yet another penalty conversion but Michel Dorignac bounced back with a field goal and a pair of penalty conversions to give Newport a first-time lead, 13-11. Ulloa and Bilbao found the mark in the last chukker, however Michel Dorignac converted four penalties to give Newport the win, 17-13.
Michel Dorignac, who scored 13 goals, was MVP and Purdon Guri Canina, played by Michel Dorignac and owned by Sebi Merlos, was Best Playing Pony.
In other action, Parrotheads won the cash in the $50,000 National 12-goal. Parrotheads (Nachi Viana, Roni Duke, Jason Wates, Felipe Viana) faced Beverly Equestrian (Bill Ballhaus, Keko Magrini, Tolito Ocampo, Hilario Figueras) on March 30.
While Figueras got the scoring started, mistakes by Beverly Equestrian gave Parrotheads two opportunities with open-goal penalties, which Nachi Viana took full advantage of. Nachi added back-to-back goals in the second, and brother Felipe Viana converted a Penalty 3 to take a 5-1 lead into the third. The Viana brothers kept up the pressure, increasing the difference to six, 7-1. A pair of Penalty 2 conversions kept Beverly in the game, ending the score, 7-3, at the half.
MVP Michel Dorignac, far left, scored 13 goals for Newport in the Top Pony 12-goal.
FERREIRA / GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CANDACE
FERREIRA / GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CANDACE
Casablanca’s Juan Martin Nero, Barto Castagnola, Juancito Bollini and Grant Ganzi won the WPL Palm Beach Open.
FERREIRA / GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CANDACE
Richard Mille’s Marc Ganzi, Jeta Castagnola, Pablo Mac Donough and Paco de Narvaez won the 26-goal WPL Founder’s Cup title.
Wates split the uprights early in the fourth and Nachi Viana converted a Penalty 2 to put the lead back to six. Nachi Viana sandwiched Penalty 2s around a goal from Ocampo to end the chukker with Parrotheads comfortably ahead, 10-4. Nachi Viana and Ocampo traded goals early in the sixth. Beverly benefited from a Penalty 1 added to Penalty 2 and 3 conversions from Figueras, bringing the team within three, 11-8. Wates slipped in a final goal at the 30 second mark, ending the match with Parrotheads on top, 12-8.
Nachi Viana was MVP and Roni Duke’s Tap Dancer was Best Playing Pony.
CASABLANCA TOPS PALM BEACH OPEN
Casablanca defeated Richard Mille, 12-9, to capture the World Polo League’s Palm Beach Open. The event was played at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington, Florida, from March 15-28. Eight teams competed in the event.
After playoff games, lasting 10 days, Casablanca (Grant Ganzi, Juancito Bollini, Barto Castagnola, Juan Martin Nero) and Richard Mille (Marc Ganzi, Jeta Castagnola, Pablo Mac Donough, Paco de Narvaez), both 26-goal teams, settled at the top.
The final saw de Narvaez strike first but a Penalty 2 by Barto Castagnola leveled the playing field. Mac Donough and Jeta Castagnola added goals to put Richard Mille ahead, 3-1. Casablanca turned the tables in the second with Nero striking early and Barto Castagnola following up with back-to-back goals, then a Penalty 4 conversion while Richard Mille was silenced. Nero added another goal but Jeta Castagnola responded with a penalty conversion. Bollini converted a Penalty 2 only to be answered by Mac Donough with a field goal, keeping the difference two, 7-5, at the half.
Barto Castagnola added a pair of goals, including a Penalty 5 conversion, to increase the difference to four, 9-5. Marc Ganzi helped start an effort to whittle down the deficit. Jeta Castagnola scored early in the fifth and Mac Donough followed with a Penalty 4 conversion to bring the team within one, 98, but with just 30 seconds left in the chukker, Nero put the difference back to two, 10-8. Richard Mille fought back in the sixth. De Narvaez passed to Jeta Castagnola, who put the ball between the posts, bringing the team within one once again. But with Richard Mille nipping at its heels, Barto Castagnola passed to Grant Ganzi to finish, then scored a goal of his own to put the game out of reach, 12-9.
“The final was tough, and Richard Mille is a good team. We got lucky that they missed a couple of goals, and we played a bit better in the end,” said Nero. “We’re so happy to win. We worked really hard for this.”
Barto Castagnola was MVP and Jeta Castagnola won Play of the Day. For the four-legged athletes, Barto Castagnola’s Rhodesia was WPL Best Playing Pony of the final; Juan Martin Nero’s Matsu was APHA Best Playing Pony; Pablo Mac Donough’s Irenita Suspicasia was AAP Best Playing Pony; and Grant Ganzi’s Girl Power was tournament Best Playing Pony.
Richard Mille was fresh off its win in the league’s Founder’s Cup, played from Feb. 19-March 3. Eight teams filled the roster in this event as well. In the final, Richard Mille (Marc Ganzi, Jeta Castagnola, Pablo Mac Donough, Paco de Narvaez) faced Hawaii Polo Life (Santi Torres, Gringo Colombres, Jejo Taranco, Chris Dawson), just as it had in the final of the All-Star Challenge, and the results were the same.
Hawaii Polo Life began with a handicap goal, which Castagnola quickly negated, but Taranco put Hawaii Polo Life back in the lead. Ganzi and Mac Donough scored in the second half of the chukker, putting Richard Mille ahead, 3-2. Richard Mille shifted to defense in the second chukker, keeping Hawaii off the board while Ganzi found the mark. Colombres converted a Penal-
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Hanalei Bay’s Krista Bonaguidi, Joe Coors, Rob Payne III and Cacho Galindo won the 4-goal Congressional Cup at Empire.
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La Karina’s Jorge Briones, Patrick Boyd, Brian Boyd and Benito Hernandez won Flight II for the Constitution Cup title.
ty 4 in the third and Taranco ran to goal to briefly knot the score before Ganzi converted a Penalty 3 to put Richard Mille ahead, 5-4, at the half.
Richard Mille dominated the second half, keeping Hawaii away from the goal in the fourth and fifth while Castagnola converted a Penalty 4 and Mac Donough scored two in a row, doubling up Hawaii Polo Life, 8-4. The final seven minutes saw Richard Mille run away with the game, tripling up Hawaii, 12-4, thanks to goals by Mac Donough and Castagnola. Torres managed a pair of goals in the final minutes to close the match, 12-6.
Mac Donough was named MVP and his Irenita Rastrogera was Associación Argentina de Criadores de Caballos de Polo’s Best Playing Pony. Jeta Castagnola’s Chalo Kayla was WPL Best Playing Pony and APHA Best Playing Pony was Paco de Narvaez’s Galleta Grande.
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HANALEI BAY SECURES CONGRESSIONAL CUP
A tough Hanalei Bay powered past La Fortuna/Blazers in the final of the 4goal USPA Congressional Cup, March 14, at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
It was the third final between the teams after meeting in the Amateur and Patton Cups. La Fortuna/Blazers (Elise Bigelow, Pat Powell, Kyle Fargey, Luis Saracco) won the Amateur Cup, while Hanalei Bay (Krista Bonaquidi, Ryan Kerley, Rob Payne III, Cacho Galindo) prevailed in the Patton Cup. In the Congressional Cup, Mica Saracco replaced Pat Powell, while Joe Coors took over for Ryan Kerley.
Rob Payne got the scoring started in the first chukker. La Fortuna/Blazers started strong with Saracco and Fargey finding the goal to take a 2-1 lead after the first seven minutes. But things changed from there. Coors and Payne scored goals in the second, while La Fortuna/Blazers struggled to break through the Hanalei defense. Their struggles continued into the third, while Payne capitalized on a Penalty 2 and Galindo found the mark, giving Hanalei Bay at 5-2 lead. Payne ran to goal early in the fourth and then converted a Penalty 3 to increase the lead. Coors added another goal, putting the game out of reach, 8-2. Saracco scored in the waning minutes but it was not enough and Hanalei Bay had the 8-3 win. Joe Coors was named MVP.
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Congressional Cup MVP Joe Coors
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LA KARINA VICTORIOUS IN CONSTITUTION CUP
Costa Careyes Polo Club in Mexico hosted its Chinese New Year event, celebrating the Year of the Ox. Seven teams, made up of players from England, Argentina, Colorado, California and Mexico, divided into two flights, competed in the event.
Flight I had two teams in it. Webourne Wines (Nick Clarke, Max Fernandez, Vale Aguilar, Adrian Cuevas) edged Dundas (Gary Magness, Nico Milan, Carlitos Hernandez, Milo Ardissone), 6-5, in a close match. Katie Falk replaced Magness who tore a ligament in his arm.
In Flight II, both traditional games and round robins were played to determine the finalists. Winners received three points for a win and one point for a draw.
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Horsegate’s Ariel Mancebo, Anson Moore and Lance Stefanakis won the Gen. Patton Cup during the Texas Arena League.
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Dallas Polo Club’s Will Walton, Whitney Walker and Don English won the Gen. Puller.
Quinto Sol (Manuel Matos, Memo Jimenez, Joel Acosta, Conrad Kissling) and La Karina (Brian Boyd, Patrick Boyd, Benito Hernandez, Jorge Briones) ended with nine points each. Victory Polo (Kevin Schmeits, Emiliano Ayala, Concho Ayala, Lorenzo Creixell), Cabinet Connection (Chris Falk, Will Falk, Josh Falk, Raul Ramirez) and Agua Alta (Milo Ardissone, Carlitos Hernandez, Bautista Elliot, Sydney Falk) each ended with a win in round robin play.
The Flight II final saw La Karina and Quinto Sol battle it out. Hernandez put La Karina on top early in the game with two quick goals. Quinto Sol answered back with two goals in the second. The lead changed several times, making for an exciting match. La Karina got the 6-5 edge, thanks to five goals from Hernandez. Host Giorgio Brignone presented the trophies to all the teams.
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TEXAS ARENA LEAGUE KICKS OFF 4TH YEAR
The Texas Arena League got started at Legends Polo Club in Kaufman, Texas, with matches Jan. 29-31.
USPA military tournaments have taken the spotlight at Texas Arena League with a strong presence of active and former military members and military family members.
Teams and players not only compete in USPA tournaments, they are playing for TAL points and end-ofleague awards. Players and teams receive points for win/loss/tie and individual awards such as MVP, Best Playing Pony and Sportsmanship.
This year, a 6- to 9-goal flight was added, drawing five teams: Prestonwood Green (Vaughn Miller, Vance Miller, John Dencker, Umair Kaimkhani) defeated Dallas Polo Club (Michael Farrah, Dan Faherty, Will Walton); Villa Ecleto (Morgan Tennant, Lalo Ramirez, Carlos Ramirez) defeated Bar-Spur (Wyatt Myr, Javier Insua, Mark Osburn); and Legends Polo Club (Megan Rahfls, Nacho Estrada, August Scherer) defeated Villa Ecleto and BarSpur.
Nimitz and Patton tournaments are played in a single elimination format with winning teams advancing to the next Texas Arena League event. Teams that were knocked out, along with a new team, Riverbend, played in single elimination tournaments—USPA Arena Amateur Cup and USPA Gen. Puller.
In the 3- to 6-goal, Horsegate (Lance Stefanakis, Ariel Mancebo, Anson Moore, Tess Sabatini) defeated Polo InterActive (Jose Velez, Javier Insua, Ariel Rodriguez); Bar-Spur (Mark Osburn, Brady Williams, Ashley Owens) defeated 101 Polo Club (Dan Faherty, David Wertz, Laura Straussfeld); Prestonwood Green (Vaughn Miller Jr., Vance Miller III, Cale Curtin) defeated Elite Motion & Performance Pixies (Amanda Massey, Stephanie Colburn, Jack Crea); Texas Military (Karl Hilberg, Gal Schweiki, Wyatt Myr) defeated Elite Motion & Performance Pixies; Prestonwood Green defeated Texas Military; Oklahoma (Keith Monroe, Vaughn Miller Sr., Sidro Olivas) defeated Legends Polo Club (Kim Buttram, Nacho Estrada, August Scherer); and Villa Ecleto (Morgan Tennant, Lalo Ramirez, Carlos Ramirez) defeated Dallas Polo Club (Will Walton, Don English, Calyste Hanks).
Oklahoma, Prestonwood and Horsegate moved on in the USPA George Patton competition. In the USPA Gen. Puller, Dallas Polo Club and 101 Polo Club advanced to the final at the next event.
Action continued in the 0- to 3-goal. JD Polo (Ekaterina Kotova, Marlon Pimento, Javier Insua) defeated Crosshair Ranch (Alex Bryant, Ashley Owen, Cody Goetz); Prestonwood Red (James JB Long, Trenton Wertz, Robby Mooney, Vance Miller) defeated LeasePlan (Lisa Yanskey, Mark Osburn, Brady Williams); Horsegate (Lance Stefanakis, Ariel Mancebo, Regina Sabati-
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LeasePlan’s Lisa Yanskey, Mark Osburn and Brady Williams won the Arena Amateur Cup during the Texas Arena League.
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Horsegate’s Lance Stefanakis, Anson Moore and Nick Stefanakis won the Admiral Nimitz Cup at Texas Arena League.
ni) defeated Two Wishes (Ariel Osburn. Horsegate (Anson Moore, Lance SteRodriguez, Jose Velez, Andrew Galvin Agency MVP winners were fanakis, Ariel Mancebo) moving on in Richardson); Elite Motion & Perfor- Will Walton, Vance Miller, Ashley the 3- to 6-goal USPA George Patton mance Pixies (Dani Gibson, Stephanie Owen, Joss Leufrancois, Sidro Olivas, tournament. In the 3- to 6-goal, the Colburn, Lara Straussfeld, Amanda Lance Stefanakis, Lalo Ramirez, USPA General Puller tournament Massey) defeated Shweiki Media (Gal Stephanie Colburn, William Faherty, started with Dallas Polo Club (Will WalShweiki, Karl Hilberg, Rob Phipps); Javier Insua, Robbie Mooney and ton, Don English, Calyste Hanks) and Legends Polo Club (Verity Cameron, August Scherer. 101 Polo Club (Lara Straussfeld, David Nacho Estrada, James Glew) defeated The weekend saw Oklahoma (Chris Werntz, Dan Faherty) moving on to the Los Gauchos (Manuel Carrasco, Lalo Jones, Keith Monroe, Vaughn Miller final at the next TAL event. Ramirez, Whitney Walker); and Vis- Sr.), Prestonwood (Cale Curtain, John In the 0- to 3-goal, play continued age.jobs (Nadir Khan, Joss Leufran- Dencker, Vance Miller III) and in the USPA Admiral Nimitz military cois, Jan Pieter Zweegers) defeated Tequila Sheilas (Abi Abel, Kate Howe, Megan Rahfls).
Visage.jobs, Legends and Horsegate advanced in the USPA Admiral Nimitz, while Tequila Sheilas and Los Gauchos moved forward in the USPA Amateur Cup.
In the C Flight, Legends Polo School (Taylor Hooten, Marcus River Murphy, Grant Norwood) defeated Crosshair Ranch (Alex Bryant, Jack Bryant, Emery Owen), while Legends 2 (Haley Winson, John Winson, Servando McHazlett) defeated Bar Spur/Tesla (Amanda Osburn, Peter Martin, Regina Sabatini).
Catena Sportsmanship Award winners for the weekend included Michael Farah, Verity Cameron, Javier Insua, Ashley Owen, Karl Hilberg, Ariel Rodriguez, Robbie Mooney, Megan CanceledRahlfs, Ariel Mancebo, Wyatt Myr, August Scherer, Don English and Mark
Joe Bob Lequerica tries to stop Brady Williams. Ashley Owen and Will Mudra follow close behind.
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Crosshair Ranch’s Alex Bryant, Ashley Owen and Cody Goetz took the Arena Sportsmanship title.
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The Sherman Memorial title went to Legends Polo Club’s Nacho Estrada, Kim Buttram and August Scherer.
tournament with Visage.jobs (Joss Leufrancois, Jan Pieter Zweegers, Nadir Khan), Legends (Verity Cameron, Nacho Estrada, James Glew) and Horsegate (Nick Stefanakis, Lance Stefanakis, Ariel Mancebo) moving forward to the final. The USPA Amateur Cup began competition at Legends with Tequila Sheilas (Kate Howe, Abi Able, James Glew/Megan Rahlfs), LeasePlan (Lisa Yanskey, Mark Osburn, Brady Williams) and Los Gauchos (Manuel Carasco, Whitney Walker, Lalo Ramirez) with the wins that moved them on in the tournament.
Nutrena Best Playing Ponies for the weekend included Legends’ Gemma played by August Scherer; Stephanie Colburn’s Rocket; Lara Straussfeld’s Rosie; Brady Williams’ Sonita; Legends’ Chartreuse, played by Megan Rahlfs; Prestonwood’s Canada, played by Vance Miller; Javier Insua’s Paola; Ariel Rodriguez’s Mandarina; Horsegate’s Yamin, played by Lance Stefanakis; Wyatt Myr’s Winona; Legends’ Corazon, played by Nacho Estrada; and Carlos Ramirez’s Cara Blanca.
Marcus Murphy was the Fan Favorite, with Jan Pieter Zweegers nipping at his heels.
Inclement weather postponed the next event scheduled for Two Wishes ranch. Instead, it was again held at Legends Polo Club, Feb. 26-28. The venue, with covered arena and horse prep areas, allowed for play despite lingering rain.
In the 3-6 goal USPA George Patton tournament, Oklahoma (Sidro Olivas, Keith Monroe, Vaughn Miller Sr.) defeated Texas Military (Karl Hilberg, Gal Shweiki, Wyatt Myr); Prestonwood Green (Cale Curtain, Vaughn Miller Jr, Vance Miller III) defeated Bar Spur (Mark Osburn, Brady Williams, Ashley Owen); and Horsegate (Anson Moore, Lance Stefanakis, Ariel Mancebo) defeated Villa Ecleto (Morgan Tennant, Lalo Ramirez, Carlos Ramirez). The winners advanced in the competition.
Additionally, in the 3- to 6-goal, the USPA General Puller tournament had Dallas Polo Club (Will Walton, Don English, Calyste Hanks) defeat Polo Interactive (Jose Velez, Javier Insua, Ariel Rodriguez) and Legends (Kim Buttram, Nacho Astrada, August Scherer). 101 Polo Club (Lara Straussfeld, David Werntz, Dan Faherty) defeated Elite Motion & Performance Pixies (Amanda Massey, Stephanie Colburn, Jack Crea). Dallas and 101 advanced to the final at the next event.
In the 0- to 3-goal, play continued in the USPA Admiral Nimitz military tournament with Visage.jobs (Joss Leufrancois, Zoe Lehmer, Nadir Khan) defeating JD Polo (Ekaterina Kotova, Marlon Pimento, Javier Insua); Legends (Verity Cameron, Nacho Estrada, James Glew) defeating Elite Motion & Performance Pixies (Dani Gibson, Stephanie Colburn, Jack Crea); and Horsegate (Nick Stefanakis, Lance Stefanakis, Ariel Mancebo) defeating Prestonwood Red (Trenton Werntz, Robby Mooney, Vaughn Miller Sr./Vance Miller III). The winners advanced to the final.
The USPA Arena Amateur Cup saw Tequila Sheilas (Kate Howe, Abi Abel, Megan Rahlfs) defeat Crosshair Ranch (Alex Bryant, Ashley Owen, Cody Goetz); LeasePlan (Lisa Yanskey, Mark Osburn, Brady Williams) defeat Two Wishes (Ariel Rodriguez, Jose Velez, Servando James McHazlett); and Los Gauchos (Manuel Carasco, Whitney Walker, Lalo Ramirez) defeat Shweiki Media (Gal Shweiki, Karl Hilberg, Rob Phipps). The winners advanced in the tournament.
Galvin Agency MVPs for the weekend included Whitney Walker, Stephanie Colburn, Will Walton, Lance Stefanakis, Nadir Khan, Hannah Reynolds, Alex Bryant, Lara Straussfeld, Brady Williams, Chris Jones and Mark Osburn.
Catena USA Sportsmanship Awards went to Gal Schweiki, Regina Sabatini, John Dencker, Umair Kaimkhani, Marlon Pimento, Servando James McHazlett, Brady Williams, Jack Crea, Vance Miller III, David Werntz, Calyste Hanks and Wendy Stover.
Nutrena Best Playing MURRELL ment with Texas A&M, UniPonies included Villa Ecleto’s Sunflower and Chalo, DAVID versity of Texas and interscholastic teams represented. both played by Lalo The Southwestern Circuit Ramirez; Prestonwood’s Sherman Memorial tournaPina and Canada, both ment began with Legends played by Vance Miller III; Polo Club (Kim Buttram, Legends’ Panela, played by August Scherer, Nacho EstraJames Glew: Cody Goetz’s da) coming out ahead over Mila; Nick Stefanakis’ Texas Military Polo (Karl Negrita; Lara Straussfeld’s Hilberg, Gal Shweiki, Wyatt Blitz; Javier Insua’s Paola; Myr). Houston Boys (Mark Carlos Ramirez’s Negro; Prinsloo, Will Mudra, Joe Legends’ Zama, played by Wyatt Myr; Bob Lequerica) proved the small can JD Polo’s John Wayne, played by Dan also be mighty in a win over Bar-Spur Faherty; and Wyatt Myr’s Whiskey Doc. feld) won a round robin in the same (Mark Osburn, Ashley Owen, Brady
Fan Favorite went to Alex Bryant. tournament against Tesla (Amanda Williams). Meanwhile, Riverbend (Han-
The next event was played Mar. 19- Osburn, Brady Williams, Megan Flynn) nah Reynolds, Cara Kennedy, Joanie 21 at Brookshire Polo Club in and Houston Mix (Grace Mudra, Isabel Jackson) took the win over Polo InterBrookshire, Texas. A record 40 teams Artzer, Ashvath Bhatia). Active (Jose Velez, Javier Insua, Ariel competed over the weekend in four In the Southwestern Circuit Arena Rodriguez). different levels of competition. Sportsmanship Cup, Four Horsemen Galvin Agency Most Valuable Play-
The 0- to 3-goal Southwestern (Stephanie Colburn, Ally Vaughn, ers were Joanie Jackson (two divisions), Circuit Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Kitana St-Cyr) defeated Crosshair John Dencker, Joaquin Arguello, military tournament, which began Ranch (Ashley Owen, Alex Bryant, August Scherer, Mark Osburn, Ekateriwith 12 teams at the first TAL event, Cody Goetz) while Houston Girls (Brid- na Kotova, Lance Stefanakis, Cody boiled down to a round-robin final gette Price, Abi Benton, Lily Lequeri- Goetz, Lily Lequerica, Grace Mudra, between Visage.jobs (Joss Leufrancois, ca) got the win over Shweiki Media Lara Straussfeld, Joe Bob Lequerica, Jan Pieter Zweegers, Nadir Khan), (Gal Shweiki, Rob Phipps, Karl Vance Miller and Gal Schweiki. Horsegate (Nick Stefanakis, Lance Hilberg). Catena USA Sportsmanship award Stefanakis, Anson Moore) and Two military tournament finals winners were Nick Cifuni, Umair Legends Polo Club (Nacho Estrada, were held at the 3- to 6-goal level, Kaimkhani, Olivia Reynolds, Megan Verity Cameron, James Glew). With including the inaugural Southwestern Flynn, Abi Abel, Javier Insua, Verity each team having a 1-1 record in the Circuit George S. Patton, Jr. arena Cameron, Stephanie Colburn, Bridround robin the win went down to a tournament with a round robin gette Price, Isabel Artzer, Will Walton, net goals tie-breaker with Horsegate between Oklahoma (Vaughn Miller Sr., Ashley Owen, Vaughn Miller Sr., Taylor coming out on top. Chris Jones, Lisa Yanskey), Preston- Hooten and Jose Velez.
LeasePlan (Lisa Yanskey, Mark wood (Vance Miller, John Dencker, Nutrena Best Playing Ponies were Osburn, Brady Williams topped Tequi- Cale Curtain) and Horsegate (Lance Will Walton’s Katniss; Villa Ecleto’s la Sheilas (Abi Abel, Megan Rahlfs, Stefanakis, Ariel Mancebo, Anson Sunflower, played by Lalo Ramirez; Kate Howe) to take the 0- to 3-goal Cir- Moore). Horsegate took the win and Hannah Reynolds’ Outlaw; Hidden cuit Arena Amateur Cup. the honors in a tournament that began View Farms’ Whiteclaw, played by
Play started in two more 0- to 3-goal with 11 teams. Shane Rice; Brady Williams’ Sonita; USPA tournaments. In the Southwest- In the Southwestern Circuit Gener- Cale Curtain’s Nola; Legends’ Panela, ern Circuit Arena Challenge Cup, Pre- al Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, Dallas played by James Glew; Ashley Owens’ stonwood (Vaughn Miller Sr., Cale Cur- Polo Club (Will Walton, Don English, Money; Brady Williams’ Izzy; Joe Bob tain, Audrey Montgomery) fell to JD Whitney Walker) defeated Elite Motion Lequerica’s #45; Lance Stefanakis’ Polo (Ekaterina Kotova, Javier Insua, & Performance (Amanda Massey, Negrita; Brady Williams’ Izzy, played Tanner Kneese). Stephanie Colburn, Lara Straussfeld) by Amanda Massey; Wyatt Myr’s
Two Wishes (Servando James McHa- in what could have been an intercolle- Whiskey Doc; and Cara Kennedy’s zlett, Ariel Rodriguez, Lara Strauss- giate/interscholastic alumni tourna- Luna.
JD Polo’s Tanner Kneese, Ekaterina Kotova and Javier Insua took the Arena Challenge.
