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Adolfo Cambiaso To Play in Outback 40-Goal Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 17 at International Polo Club Palm Beach

WELLINGTON, FL (February 6, 2007) – Adolfo Cambiaso, the Michael Jordan of polo, is scheduled to play in the annual Outback 40-Goal Challenge on Saturday, February 17 at 3 p.m. at International Polo Club Palm Beach. This is the third consecutive year that International Polo Club has hosted the Outback 40-Goal Challenge.

Adolfo Cambiaso. Photo Courtesy of Peter Llewellyn/PMGPictures.com

The 31-year-old Cambiaso, who at the age of 17 in 1993 became the youngest 10-goaler in the history of the sport, is generally acknowledged as the No. 1 player in the world.

Cambiaso will play for Crab Orchard, sponsored by high-goal patron George Rawlings, along with fellow Argentine 10-goalers Sebastian Merlos, Agustin Merlos and Miguel Novillo Astrada. Berenberg Bank is led by 20-year-old Facundo Pieres, the second-youngest 10-goaler in the history of the sport, and fellow 10-goaler Mariano Aguerre as well as American Mike Azzaro and Gonzalito Pieres of Argentina, who are rated at 9 goals in the U.S. but 10 goals in England and Argentina, respectively.

Bombay Sapphire defeated Crab Orchard 12-7 in last year’s game.

“We’re honored to host a game of this magnitude and quality,” said John Goodman, founder and president of International Polo Club Palm Beach. “Having the best players at the best club is a natural fit for everyone. It will be incredible to watch.”

Proceeds from the gate, a VIP dinner as well as a silent and live auction benefits the Polo Players Support Group, Inc., a 501(c)(3) which was created to provide financial assistance to seriously injured or ill polo players or grooms. Among the players who have received financial help are Rob Walton, who was an 8-goaler and was injured in 1995 when playing in Malaysia, and to date the PPSG has provided financial assistance to 21 seriously injured or ill players and grooms.

Major sponsors include Outback Steakhouse, Crab Orchard, Berenberg Bank, Carrabba’s, Michelob Ultra, Bud Light Polo, Brown Distributing, Bessemer Trust, La Martina, The Tackeria, Lady Walton Cookies, Salvatore Ferragamo, Catena Watches, The Morning Line and Kendall Jackson wines.

In addition to the 40-goal games at International Polo Club, previous 40-goal matches were held in 2000 and 2002-2004 at Royal Palm Polo in Boca Raton and in 1990 at Empire Polo Club in California as well as the Generosity Cup the last three years in Palm Beach County. There was also a 40-goal match in 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The polo match is open to the public. Individual tickets are $10 for general admission bleacher seats, $50 for terrace seats and $100 for a reserved box seat. A limited number of tickets will be available at the gate on the day of the game.

There are only a few $2,500 VIP packages available, which includes reserved box seats to the game and a table of eight at the post-match dinner sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s. For information on the VIP packages and the Polo Players Support Group, please call Dave Offen at (561) 793-6944.

For ticket information, call International Polo Club Palm Beach at (561) 204-5687.

International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Avenue South, between Pierson Road and Lake Worth Road in Wellington. For information, directions or ticket purchases, please call the club at (561) 204-5687 or visit the website at www.internationalpoloclub.com.

Previous 80-goal Polo Matches (2 teams of 40-goalers) in the United States:

2005 Outback 40-Goal Challenge at International Polo Club Palm Beach – Bombay Sapphire (Javier Novillo Astrada, Adam Snow, Mariano Aguerre, Lolo Castagnola) defeated Crab Orchard (Mike Azzaro, Sebastian Merlos, Miguel Novillo Astrada, Carlos Gracida) 8-7.

2005 Generosity Cup – Novecento (Adolfo Cambiaso, Nachi Heguy, Adam Snow, Marcos Heguy) defeated Arelauquen (Javier Novillo Astrada, Mike Azzaro, Mariano Aguerre, Lolo Castagnola) 12-11.

2004 Outback 40-Goal Challenge – Crab Orchard (Adolfo Cambiaso, Adam Snow, Miguel Novillo Astrada, Eduardo Heguy) defeated Bombay Sapphire (Javier Novillo Astrada, Sebastian Merlos, Mariano Aguerre, Mike Azzaro) 14-10.

2004 Generosity Cup – EFG Private Bank (Adolfo Cambiaso, Marcos Heguy, Mariano Aguerre, Eduardo Heguy) defeated Cerveza Quilmes (Bautista Heguy, Javier Novillo Astrada, Mike Azzaro, Lolo Castagnola) 14-11.

2003 Outback 40-Goal Challenge – Total Body Rehabilitation (Adolfo Cambiaso, Sebastian Merlos, Memo Gracida, Marcos Heguy) defeated Crab Orchard (Mike Azzaro, Adam Snow, Bautista Heguy, Eduardo Heguy) 10-7

2003 Generosity Cup – Aerolineas Argentinas (Adolfo Cambiaso, Adam Snow, Miguel Novillo Astrada, Lolo Castagnola) vs. Santa Teresa Country Residences (Marcos Heguy, Mike Azzaro, Memo Gracida, Eduardo Heguy)

2002 – Total Body Rehabilitation (Adolfo Cambiaso, Sebastian Merlos, Memo Gracida, Marcos Heguy) defeated Bud Light (Carlos Gracida, Mike Azzaro, Bautista Heguy, Eduardo Heguy) 10-9.

2000 – eCommerce.com (Eduardo Heguy, Memo Gracida, Sebastian Merlos, Adolfo Cambiaso) tied Templeton (Mike Azzaro, Nachi Heguy, Pite Merlos, Lolo Castagnola.)

1990 at Empire Polo Club, California – River Plate (Carlos Gracida, Horacio Heguy, Gonzalo Pieres, Eduardo Heguy, (substitute Marcos Heguy) defeated Westbury (Gonzalo Heguy, Alfonso Pieres, Memo Gracida, Ernesto Trotz, (substitute Benjamin Araya), 8-7 in overtime.

November 1, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – El Trebol (Alberto Heguy, Daniel Gonzalez, Gonzalo Tanoira, Alfredo Harriott) defeated Venado do Tuerto (Horacio Heguy Sr., Gaston Dorignac, Francisco Dorignac, Juan Carlos Harriott), 7-6.