La Fe Eastern Hay and Brookshire were victorious in the double matchdate for the USPA Gold Cup, that was played on Thursay March 6, at the National Polo Center, set in Wellington, Florida, United States. La Fe Eastern Hay and Brookshire defeated Clearwater and Dutta Corp, respectively. The USPA Gold Cup, that sees eleven teams up to 20 goals, in participation, is the second leg of the prestigious The Gauntlet of Polo, and the tournament that preceeds the highlight of the season in Palm Beach, the US Open.
La Fe Eastern Hay and Clearwater opened fire, in a narrow contest that ended with the former victorious by a close 10-9; it’s worth to note that both teams lost in their debuts – La Fe Eastern Hay lost to Brookshire while Clearwater fell against Dutta Corp. And precisely, Brookshire and Dutta Corp played the follow-up, and the former won 9-6.
The USPA Gold Cup is due to resume through the weekend with the following schedule:
- Saturday February 8
1pm: La Dolfina Catamount vs. Coca Cola
- Sunday February 9
1pm: La Dolfina Tamera vs. Globalport
4pm: Park Place vs. BTA
The USPA Gold Cup was established in 1974, and has been played at many different states and clubs, such as Oak Brook Polo Club, in Illinois, Milwaukee PC, in Winconsin, Greenwich Polo Club, in Greenwich, New Bridge Polo Club, among others, and was relocated in Florida, in 1979, at Palm Beach Polo and Country Club. Some great teams took home the title more than once, including Valiente (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018), Audi (2011, 2015), Crab Orchard (2007, 2010) and Scone (2021, 2023). White Birch holds the all-time record wins with 12 titles spanning three decades.
The semifinals of the USPA Gold Cup are due on Wednesday March 19 and the final will take place on Sunday March 23.
The Gauntlet of Polo will come to an end on April 20, with the much anticipated championship match of the US Open.
USPA Gold Cup – Teams & Fixture
THE GAUNTLET OF POLO 2025 – TEAMS
BTA: Ignacio Viana 7, Kelly Beal 0, Steve Kruger 5, Tomás Panelo 10. Total: 22.
Brookshire: Camilo Castagnola 10, Toly Ulloa 7, Scott Wood 0, Carlos Saravi 5. Total: 22.
Catamount: Jesse Bray 7, Poroto Cambiaso 10, Rufino Merlos 5, Scott Devon 0. Total: 22.
Clearwater: Chip Campbell 1 **, Camp Campbell 2*, Gerónimo Obregón* 5, Joaquín Panelo 6 **, Paquito de Narvaez 7, Raúl Colombres 7. Total: 22-
*Will play the CV Whitney Cup //**Will play the USPA Gold Cup y el US Open
Coca Cola: Gillian Johnston 0, Julián de Lusarreta 7, Lorenzo Chavanne 6, Polito Pieres 9. Total: 22.
Global Port: Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10, Santos Merlos 6, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 6, Michael Romero 0. Total: 22.
La Fe: Francisco Elizalde 9, Kristos Magrini 6, Louis Devaleix 1, Robi Bilbao 5. Total: 21.
Park Place: Andrey Borodin 0, Hilario Ulloa 10, Peke Gonzalez 7, Louis Hine 5. Total: 22.
Pilot: Cody Ellis 5, Curtis Pilot 0, Facundo Pieres 9, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8. Total: 22.
Tamera: Adolfo Cambiaso 10, Alejandro Poma 1, Diego Cavanagh 7, TBA 4. Total: 22.
The Dutta Corp: Iñaki Laprida 7, Nicolás Díaz Alberdi 4, Timmy Dutta 4, Tomás García del Río 7. Total: 22.
2025 THE GAUNTLET OF POLO – CALENDAR
CV WHITNEY CUP – Winners: La Dolfina Tamera
February 8-23
USPA GOLD CUP
February 27-March 23
US OPEN
March 24-April 20
Cover photo by Agustina Fonda