It was the second semifinals of the 2010 USPA Piaget Gold Cup between Lechuza and Las Monjitas at the International Polo club in Wellington when it happened. Las Monjitas led 9-8 with 2:27 left in the game when the accident occurred. A slightly off balance Eduardo Astrada swung for a backhand shot when horse and [...]
Audi rallied to outscore Valiente 6-2 in the final three chukkers of the game to take home an 11-9 win in Piaget Gold Cup competition, racking up its first win of the tournament against two losses.
The 2009 defending US Open Champion had fallen on hard times, losing its two opening games to Crab Orchard and [...]
Orchard Hill, Las Monjitas and the Hawks scored wins in Thursday’s second round of the 2010 USPA Piaget Gold Cup at the International Polo Club in Wellington. The wins left the three teams with perfect 2-0 records while Pony Express, Piaget, and Bendabout all wound up with 0-2 records.
In the opening game of the day, [...]
On one of the sunniest Sundays of the season and before over 3,800 cheering spectators, Freddy Mannix and his Hawks polo team downed Piaget 16-7 in the opening round of play in the 2010 USPA Piaget Gold Cup at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
Piaget, returning a team to the high-goal competition for the first [...]
Pancho Bensadon scored the winning goal in the first minute of overtime in leading EFG Bank to an 11-10 win in the opening round of play in the 20-goal 2010 Herbie Pennell Cup at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
In a slow starting contest that saw only two goals scored in the opening chukker, the [...]
Pancho Bensadon led the Lucchese attack with a six goals on the way to capturing the 2010 Ylvisaker Cup in an exciting 12-9 win over a talented, aggressive, hard-riding Hawks team at the International Polo Club in Wellington Sunday afternoon.
“We have been aiming for this all season,” said teammate Andres Weisz, who added two goals [...]
Players and spectators alike were treated to the fastest polo of the season as the Hawks and Lucchese scored exciting come-from-behind wins in contests that had all eyes glued to the field Wednesday afternoon at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
In the opening game of the day, and a virtual rematch of the finals of [...]
Zacara rode onto the Piaget Field at the International Polo Club just a week after winning the 2010 Joe Barry memorial Cup with an exciting 13-1 win over the Hawks and couldn’t look much better. After scoring a 12-5 Ylvisaker Cup win over Bendabout just four days earlier, the English sponsored team scored a decisive [...]
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
The Wanderers/Isla Carroll polo team drove off with a 3-0 lead after the first chukker of play and held on to secure an 9-5 win over Mount Brilliant in second round play of the 2010 Ylvisaker Cup at The International Polo Club in Wellington Wednesday afternoon. Earlier games saw Zacara [...]
By Alex Webbe
Daily News Polo Columnist
A balanced attack and persistence gave Lucchese a 12-11 win over the Hawks Monday afternoon in Joe Barry Memorial Cup action at the International Polo Club in Wellington. The victory gave Lucchese a perfect 2-0 record and earned them a berth in Thursday’s tournament semifinals against a team yet to [...]
