Polo News

Gillian Johnston’s side secure their third consecutive win in Ylvisaker Cup Coca-Cola has secured their third consecutive win in this year’s Ylvisaker Cup at International Polo Club. A 13-7 win against Gateway Merchant for Gillian Johnston’s Coco-Cola team (Gillian Johnston, Sugar Erskine, Julio Arellano and Mason Wroe), defeated Gateway Merchant 13 goals to 7 in yesterday’s action.

LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA – Jared Zenni of Lake Bluff has been selected to join the U.S. Polo Association’s Team USPA along with three other new members following a rigorous tryout and selection process in Wellington, Florida. In addition to Zenni, the new members of Team USPA are Wesley Bryan of Aiken, South Carolina, Connor Deal of Culpeper, Virginia, and Jonny Lavine of Wellington, Florida. The Team USPA roster now includes 61 players.

So, it seems that defeat is not much fun. Especially when you were winning in the first 4 chukkers and thought you had the opposing team beat.

The 18 goal tournament starts in 12 days at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club The prestigious international tournament, also part of the World Polo Tour, will begin on Monday 23 February with 12 teams entered.

Argentine 9-goaler Polito Pieres led Villa Del Lago (Jim Zenni, Agustin Obregon, Polito Pieres and Julian de Lusarreta) to a 17-13 win over Tonkawa (Jeff Hildebrand, Gonzalo Deltour, Inaki Laprida and Jeff Blake) Tuesday afternoon in the 2015 Ylvisaker Cup at the International Polo Club. Pieres scorched Tonkawa for twelve goals on the day as Villa Del Lago registered a commanding 17-13win.

Sebastian and Agustin Merlos will feature in the 2015 line-up 2015 will see both Sebastian and Agustin Merlos return to the Triple Crown.

On Saturday, 14th February 2015, the Nespresso 40-Goal Challenge is coming to the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Eight of the world’s highest ranked 10-goal polo players will take to the field at the prestigious club in Wellington, Florida, to help raise money for the Polo Players Support Group during the Nespresso 40-Goal Challenge fundraiser.

BUENOS AIRES -- About an hour east of Buenos Aires, there are eight horses that look exactly the same. They have the same athletic build and quirky fears. And seven of them, the story goes, knew a few polo moves before their trainer ever taught them.

USA settle for second place at the Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club Brazil, not known for its snow sports, had journeyed through the snow polo tournament without a loss, taking to the field for the Final against USA on Saturday 8 February.