BARBADOS MADE IT A CLEAN SWEEP of the 2015 UNNA ICBL Cheshire Polo Tournament when they handed Cheshire their third straight defeat in Sunday’s grand final played at the Holders grounds in St James. -
Emirates International Open Polo Championship begins Friday
Ghantoot Polo Club, Abu Dhabi will host the 14th Emirates International Open Polo Championship tournament from Friday 20 March to Friday 3 April.
In Sunday’s quarterfinal action in the 2015 USPA Piaget Gold Cup at the International Polo Club, Alegria (Julian Mannix, Hilario Ulloa, Mariano Aguerre and Sterling Giannico) knocked off Valiente 14-8 while Las Monjitas beat Lechuza Caracas 10-6. Wins by both Alegria and Las Monjitas boosted both teams into Wednesday’s semifinals where Las Monjitas will face Audi (Marc Ganzi, Rodrigo Andrade, Gonzalito Pieres and Fred Mannix) in a 2pm contest followed by a 4pm showdown between Alegria and Orchard Hill (Steve Van Andel, Ezequiel Ferrario, Polito Pieres and Facundo Pieres).
DUBAI, United Arab Emirate--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fourth paragraph, second sentence of release should read: "In addition, there will be a further 138 residential villas within the resort, alongside a polo club, a state-of-the-art polo academy and a riding school with 500 stables." (instead of "In addition, there will be a further 138 residential villas within the resort, alongside a polo club, a state-of-the-art polo academy and a riding school with 10 stables.").
One could almost hear a lump in Revel attorney John Cunningham’s throat Friday while he asked, over the telephone, a federal judge to reconsider her just-announced decision that an $82 million sale of the failed resort couldn’t go forward as planned.
Three teams to compete in Copa de las Naciones
The HPA have announced the English team who will be up against Argentina and a Rest of the World side in The Copa de Las Naciones in Buenos Aires next month. England squad stalwarts, Luke (7) and Mark Tomlinson (6) will be joined by Ollie Cudmore (5) and Max Charlton (7) to play the annual tournament at Palermo.
Talk about a “stable” relationship. Sources exclusively tell Page Six that Jessica Springsteen — the show-jumping champion daughter of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa — is dating Argentina-born polo stud Nic Roldan, who was named one of Town & Country’s “Top 50 Bachelors” alongside Prince Harry, Leo DiCaprio and Pierre Casiraghi last year.
United States team that will face England in an arena polo match includes top collegiate polo players from UConn, Michigan State, Colorado State and Oregon State.
