Page 7 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 POLO 15 Polo Season THEMORNINGLINE Thursday, Dec. 31st, 15 www.themorningline.com Where s Polo Today? Editor & Publisher: Frederic Roy phone: 561 315 3111 polo@themorningline.com 15 Trophy Inc. all rights reserved Season Kick-off at IPC Enigma and Coca-Cola Battle at 11 am for spot in Herbie Pennell Final Port Mayaca Final of the Family Cup this morning at 11:30, Santa Clara vs. HorseWare Santa Clara defeated Banbury Cross 8 to 2.5 to reach to final of the Family Cup at Port Mayaca on Tuesday. From left, Federico Escobar, Nico Escobar, Luis Escobar and Lucas Escobar. In the first round on Sunday Santa Clara defeated Clifton Exploration. Horseware defeated Universal No Text 8-5 in the second semifinal on Tuesday. From left, Hugo Lloret, Tom McGuinness, Pedro Manion, Brian Zach, Tommy McGuinness and Sam Sanchez. On Monday in the first round HorseWare defeated Highground Polo to advance to the semifinals The PTF kicked off its 16 Jr. Polo Season with two tournametns played yesterday at IPC, the Major Collins and the Tackeria Cup. Page 6
Page 2 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 Schedule & Results ML Polo Update - Thursday, Dec. 31st, 15 - AM Polo at a Glance Holiday tournament at Port Mayaca final day today with two finals, please note the time change, The New Years Eve Cup final is at 10am on Field 3: Highground vs Clifton Exploration and the final of the Holiday Cup is at 11:30am on field #1. Lunch will be served. Yesterday, the PTF had the kick off of its 16 Season with the Major Collins Memorial and The Tackeria Cup both played at IPC. See page 6. Today at 11am, goal Season kick off at IPC with the Herbie Pennell match Enigma vs. Coca-Cola at 11am, the winner will play Villa del Lago at 3pm in the final at the Stadium. // Port Mayaca - 15 Holiday Family Tournament - December 27-31st, 15 Sun 27 Banbury Cross def. Universal No Text 8-7 OT Santa Clara def. Clifton Exploration 7.5 to 5 Mon 28 HorseWare def. Highground Polo 9.5 to 6 Tues 29 Semifinals Santa Clara def. Banbury Cross8 to 2.5 Horseware def.. Universal No Text 8-5 Thurs 31 10am New Years Eve Cup Final Clifton Exploration vs. Highground Polo 11:30 Holiday Family Cup Final Santa Clara vs. HorseWare Crab Orchard is now Open as a Quarantine Facility 13180 Southfields Road Wellington, FL 33414 Call 502-664-7538 New Years Eve Cup Final, Thursday, Dec. 31st at 10am Clifton Exploration 6 Tiffany Clifton A Robert Orthwein 4 Steve Orthwein Sr 1.5 Laura Willson A.5 vs. Highground Polo 6 JP Meyer A Joe Meyer 1 Turner Wheaton 1 Steve Orthwein Jr 4 Final, Thurs Dec. 31st at 11:30am Santa Clara 6.5 Federico Escobar 1 Nico Escobar A.5 Lucas Escobar B Luis Escobar 5T vs. HorseWare 6 Tommy McGuinness A Tom McGuinness B Hugo Lloret 4 Pedro Manion 3 Above right, Lucas Escobar in the Holiday Cup semifinal at Port Mayaca Tuesday for Santa Clara. Right, Tommy MacGuiness Tuesday in the second semifinal for Horse- Ware. (ph Laura Linfoot Townsend)
Page 3 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 12- Goal January 16 Live Oak Challenge o January 14-February 6 th o Entry deadline January 6 th 6- Goal January 16 Kings Cup o January 15-17 th o Limited to 4 teams Mayaca Invitational o January th -February 7 th o Entry deadline January 11 th Practices Memberships 3 Practices per week o Call for more information PortMayacaPolo@gmail.com www.portmayacapoloclub.com 772-228-0115
Page 4 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 16 Joe Barry Cup www.tackeria.com 1-800-882-POLO 16 Herbie Pennell Cup International Polo Club, Palm Beach 3 teams Single Elimination Dec 31st-January 3, 16 Jerome Wirth 1 Jeff Hall 7 Matias MacDonough 7 Carlucho Arellano 5 Gillian Johnston 2 Sugar Erskine 7 Julio Arellano 8 Steve Krueger@ 3 James Zenni 0 Agustin Obregon 5 Hilario Ulloa 9 Guille Aguero 6 Enigma Coca-Cola Villa del Lago Playoff Thursday Dec 31st 11am Field #2 Bye Final Sunday Jan 3rd 3pm Bracket I International Polo Club, Palm Beach 10 teams Semifinals January 9-24, 16 Grant Ganzi 1 Julian Mannix 4 Nic Roldan 8 Fred Mannix 7 Peke Gonzalez 2 Lucas Criado 8 Facundo/Polito Pieres 10 Steve Van Andel A Rashid Albwardy 2 Carlitos Gracida 4 Diego Cavanagh 8 Alejo Taranco 6 Bob Jornayvaz 2 Roberto Zedda 4 Santi Torres 7 tba 7 Bracket II Gillian Johnston 2 Sugar Erskine 7 Julio Arellano 8 Steve Krueger@ 3 Michael Bickford 1 Joao Paulo Ganon 7 Ruki Baillieu 7T Tommy Biddle 5 James Zenni 0 Agustin Obregon 5 Hilario Ulloa 9 Guille Aguero 6 Audi Millarville Orchard Hill Dubai @ Players are members of Team USPA Valiente Coca-Cola La Indiana Villa del Lago Joe Barry Memorial Cup. 10 teams entered in 3 brackets. Bracket I of 4 teams plays within the bracket, Bracket 2 & 3 play across. The top team from Bracket I and first and second place of Bracket 2/3 advance to the semifinals, the fourth spot will go the best 4th team across the 3 brackets. Bracket III Jeff Hildebrand A Gonzalo Deltour 7 Sebastian Merlos 9 Mason Wroe@ 4 Jerome Wirth 1 Jeff Hall 7 Matias MacDonough 7 Carlucho Arellano 5 Nacho Badiola 6 Jared Zenni@ 3 Facundo Obregon 6 Jesse Bray@ 5 Tonkawa Enigma Palm Beach Illus. Technogym 16 Joe Barry Cup goal - Bobby Barry Cup Subsidiary Sat 9 1pm La Indiana vs Enigma Bracket II/III 3pm Coca-cola vs Tonkawa Bracket II/III Sun 10 10am Dubai vs Valiente Bracket I Noon Audi/ Millarville vs Orchard Hill Bracket I 3pm Villa del Lago vs Palm Beach Illus./Technogym Bracket II/III Wed 13 10am Coca-cola vs Enigma Bracket II/III 1pm Villa del Lago vs Tonkawa Bracket II/III 3pm La Indiana vs Palm Beach Illus./Technogym Bracket II/III Thurs 14 1pm Orchard Hill vs Valiente Bracket I 3pm Audi/ Millarville vs Dubai Bracket I Sat 16 10am Coca-cola vs Palm Beach Illus./Technogym Bracket II/III 1pm La Indiana vs Tonkawa Bracket II/III 3pm Villa del Lago vs Enigma Bracket II/III Sun 17 Noon Audi/ Millarville vs Valiente Bracket I 3pm Orchard Hill vs Dubai Bracket I Wed Noon Joe Barry Cup Semifinal: #1 Bracket I vs 2nd or 3rd place 3pm Joe Barry Cup Semifinal: #1 Bracket II/III cross vs 2nd or 3rd Thurs 21 Noon Bobby Barry Cup Semifinal 3pm Bobby Barry Cup Semifinal Sun 24 Noon Bobby Barry Cup Final 3pm Joe Barry Cup Final
Page 5 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 With a 13-12 victory over Ellerstina on Saturday, December 12 at Palermo, La Dolfina took home this year s edition of the Argentine Open, completing the 15 Triple Crown with earlier wins in Tortugas and Hurlingham Opens, and in the process won its third consecutive Argentine Polo Triple Crown, a serial win never achieved in Argentina. The great Coronel Suarez won it four times in a 6-year span, but not consecutively: 72, 74, 75 and 77. La Dolfina, from left, Juan Martin Nero, Pablo Mac Donough, Pelon Stirling and Adolfo Cambiaso. (ph Matías Callejo), Capataz Polo Polo Horses Training & Sales in Wellington since 02 Horses Showcased in the 16 goal Tournaments at IPC Carlucho Arellano, University of Virginia Class of 00 Call Todd Thurston at 804-855-4793, University of Virginia Class of 14
Page 6 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 PTF - Jr. Florida Major Collins Memorial & The Tackeria Cup - ph David Lominska Dutta Corp. winner of the Major Collins Memorial. From left, Benji Daniels, Timmy Dutta, Nico Diaz Alberdi and Lucas Escobar playing for Jacobo Bacariza. (ph David Lominska, polographics.com) Above left, Landen Daniels and BPP Piquetera. Left, Hope Arellano and BPP Sweetstuff. Above, Hope Arellano. Bottom, Max Secunda giving advice.
Page 7 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 Top left, Michael Bellissimo. Above, The Tackeria Cup winners, from left, Felipe Maia, Wes Finlayson, Tony Coppola, Ayaan Quraeshi and Guillermo Maia for World Polo News/Escue. Left, Wesley Finlayson with BPP Destrago. Right, Justin Daniels. Bottom right, Jordan Schwetz and Ayaan Quraeshi. (ph David Lominska, polographics.com) IPC Traffic Flow Plan for 16 This plan will go into effect every Sunday at 12:00pm starting this Sunday 3rd 1. Gate A Yellow Gate This gate is general admission, members guest, media, team staff not playing that day on field 1, and all staff must enter through here after 12pm. 2. Gate B Blue Gate Members, guest with gate B blue parking pass, and anyone with prepaid pavilion brunch ticket. Pavilion ticket will only get guest in until valet lot is full. Then all guest must go to gate C. 1. Gate C Red Gate Teams playing that day on field 1 and staff for those teams, and SE tailgate vehicle assigned to each tailgate. Only one vehicle per tailgate and pass must be stamped upon entry and there is no reentry.
Page 8 The Morning Line Thursday, December 31st, 15 Aspen Valley Polo Club St. Regis Aspen Snow Polo World Cup - Final, Dec 19, 15 - ph Nick Tininenko U.S. Polo Assn. defeated FlexJet 10-5 on Saturday, December 19 to win the St. Regis Snow Polo World Cup in Aspen, Co. Above, Grant Ganzi, Juancito Bollini and Nic Roldan. Nic Roldan was MVP for the third consecutive time and Open Cuarzo was Best Playing Pony for Melissa Ganzi. (ph Nick Tininenko)