News...

Lechuza Caracas Wins Butler Handicap

March 29, 2008

WELLINGTON, FL - Lechuza Caracas ran away with the Butler Handicap Trophy today by soundly defeating Audi 17-10 at International Polo Club Palm Beach.

Sapo Caset who led Lechuza's scoring with six goals said, "We're playing well as a team. We have a system in place for each position and everyone is working together." It was evident from the first chukker that Audi would have difficulty matching that system as Lechuza jumped to a 6-0 lead and never looked back.

Gonzalito Pieres scored seven for the Audi quartet in the losing effort but his horse Pampeana was given Best Playing Pony Honors. Guille Aguero of Lechuza was named MVP.

The Butler Handicap is a USPA sanctioned tournament played between the four teams who competed in the playoff rounds of the Gold Cup. The Butler Family offered this coveted trophy to International Polo Club Palm Beach in honor of Paul Butler whose Oak Brook Polo Club outside Chicago, Illinois provided high goal polo in the fifty's, sixty's and seventy's. This coveted cup was played as a national tournament for 31 years.

Beginning, Sunday, March 30 the 104th Stanford U.S.Open Polo Championship will get underway with two games. At noon Isla Carroll will take on Bendabout and at 3 pm on the Stanford Field and Stadium Skeeterville will play Zacara. The US Open Polo Championship is the longest running polo tournament in the United States. This year a field of 12 teams are competing for the honor of being declared U.S. Polo Champion.

International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Avenue South in Wellington and hosts professional polo tournaments until April 20. The premier game of the week is played at 3 PM every Sunday on the Stanford Field and Stadium. Information can be obtained by calling 561-204-5687 or the Polo Hotline for game updates at 561-282-5290. Web address, www.internationalpoloclub.com or www.northamericanpololeague.com.

LECHUZA CARACAS 3 hdcp-3-2-2-1-4-2=17 (4 penalty goal) Sapo Caset 6
AUDI 0-2-1-2-3-2=10 (4 penalty goal) Gonzalito Pieres 7