EVEN a rain-soaked polo field couldn’t deter guests from donning their finest frocks and descending upon Centennial Park in Sydney for this year’s Polo in the City on Saturday.
Travieso took up where it left off during the spring season by capturing the coveted USPA North American 20-Goal Cup Sunday at windswept Grand Champions Polo Club.
In the shadows of the morning’s USPA North American Cup final at the Grand Champions Polo Club the USPA National Twenty-Goal Championship kicked off with two Sunday afternoon matches.
La Mariana captured their third consecutive title of the Municipalidad del Pilar Cup, following their 9-8 win over Alegria on Argentine Polo Association grounds in Pilar.
They called it “The Match of the Century” as, on Saturday 14 November, the world’s top players took to the field of Palermo’s Number 1 Ground in an 80 goal handicap match, organised by the Argentine Association of Polo. The tournament plays was in support of Scholas, the educational organisation set up by Pope Francis.
RH beat Patagones 13-9 to capture their second consecutive Gold Cup; the annual 22-goal competition takes place at Ellerstina Polo Club in General Rodriguez, Province of Buenos Aires.
