Page 7 The Morning Line Saturday, May, 2011 POLO 2011 Polo Season THEMORNINGLINE Saturday, May, 2011 www.themorningline.com Where s Polo Today? Editor & Publisher: Frederic Roy phone: 561 315 3111 polo@themorningline.com 2011 Trophy Inc. all rights reserved Final Piaget vs. Pony Express/Santa Clara at Grand Champions Sunday Lisle Nixon 12 Goal at Santa Barbara Grant s Farm, winner of the Season Opener Lisle Nixon at Santa Barbara last Sunday, May 15. From left, Justin Klentner, MVP Santi Wulff, Artie Cameron and Andy Busch. (ph Kim Kumpart)
Page 2 The Morning Line Saturday, May, 2011 Schedule & Results ML POLO UPDATE - Saturday, May, 2011 - AM Polo at a Glance Third day of games in the 2011 Harcourt Development Queen s Cup on Friday and a win for La Bamba de Areco over Mansour Jaeger LeCoultre 10-9, the game was played on field #1 at Guards Polo Club at 3pm. One game today at Guards at 3pm, Les Lions vs. Loro Piana. Played Friday May 20 La Bamba de Areco // 1-0 Jean-Francois Decaux 0 Gonzalito Pieres 10 Facundo Pieres 10 Matt Perry 2 def. (10-9) Mansour // 0-1 Ben Soleimani 0 Nachi Heguy 8 Eduardo Astrada 9 Fransisco Elizalde 5 Yesterday at Grand Champions in the 2011 USPA Eastern Challenge Cup presented by the Tackeria, Pony Express/Santa Clara was leading Tres Vinos 5-3 at halftime to win 9-6 and play Piaget in the final Sunday morning at 11 am. The final for 3rd place will be played at 9:30: Audi vs. Tres Vinos Final Sunday May at 11 AM Piaget 14 Melissa Ganzi 0 Juan Badiola 6 Nick Roldan 8 Natascha Baecher 0 vs. Pony Express / Santa Clara 14 Bob Daniels 0 Tomas Goti 7 Hector Galindo 7 Francisco Escobar 0 The 12 goal Pope Challenge was underway on Wednesday with 5 teams entered, first tournament winner Grant s Farm already ahead of the pack with 2 wins. Wed 18 Grants Farm def. Cotterel 16-12 Antelope def. Long Beach/ Palm Desert 11-6 Cotterel def. Antelope 15-14 in OT golden goal by Ruben Coscia Grants Farm def. Cobra 9-8 in OT golden goal by Justin Klentner Yesterday at The Villages, wins for (2-0 in the round-robin) Citizens and Preferred Care, the two will play each other in the final Sunday. Final Sunday May at 3:00 PM Citizens 6 Joy Rodak -1 Larry Robinson 1 Antonio Campos 2 Jamie Mirikitani 4 vs. Preferred Care 6 Marcello Torres 0 Jason Pascarella 0 Brad Limehouse 3 Brent Mirikitani 3 F a M i L Y, i M P L a n T & c o s M e T i c d e n T i s T r Y Designing Healthy & Beautiful Smiles For You! sergio rauchwerger dmd, MMsc 561-798-7807 3975 Isles View Dr., Suite 202 Wellington, FL 33414 www.smiledesignsllc.com Se habla Español! H a r v a r d T r a i n e d P r o s T H o d o n T i s T Practice in Wellington, Fl --------------------------- Clubs (alphabetical) 302 Polo - New Bridge - Aiken, SC New Bridge 12 Goal Hitchcock Memorial- 7 teams - 2 Brackets of 3 Thurs 19 Taylor BMW def. Cooper H&S/ Bottega 12-8 Clearwater/Arrowhead def. Winfield 12-11 OT Sun 5pm Sonny Hill vs. Clearwater/Arrowhead Tues 24 10:30am Crestview Farm vs. Taylor BMW 5pm Winfield vs El Cedro Azul Thurs 26 3 pm Sonny Hill vs El Cedro Azul 5pm Crestview Farm vs Cooper H&S/Bottega Sun 29 10am Quarterfinals Thurs 2 3pm Semifinals Sun 5 5pm Final Bracket A (2 games within bracket) Cooper Home & Stable/ Bottega 12 // 0-1 Frank Stitt 0 JD Cooper 1 Alana Martinez 6 Eddie Martinez 5 Crestview Farm 12 // Alan Meeker 0 John Eicher 3 Kris Kampsen 6 Will Tankard 3 Taylor BMW 12 // 1-0 Barb Uskup 0 Ulysses Escapite 3 Tiger Kneece 5 Antonio Galvan 4 Bracket B (2 games cross bracket with bracket C) Winfield 12 // 0-1 Ty MacCarty 0 Willie Hartnett 4 Julian Daniels 6 Rick Hartnett 2 Sonny Hill 12 // Curtis Pilot 0 Gonzalo De La Fuente 3 Francisco Lanusse 6 Mason Wroe 3 www.tackeria.com 1-800-882-POLO Casablanca products are available at and at all the top polo retailers. Bracket C Clearwater/ Arrowhead 11 // 1-0 Camp Campbell 0 Gonzalo Teves 4 Francisco Bilbao 6 Chip Campbell 1
Lisle Nixon 12 Goal at Santa Barbara Page 3 The Morning Line Saturday, May, 2011 Story by Melanja Jones Grants Farm Manor won the Lisle Nixon Memorial, the first of the Santa Barbara 12 goal tournaments, 8-6 over Long Beach/ Palm Desert on Sunday May 15th. An an unusually low scoring game for these two teams, the defensive efforts of the players was notable. Both teams marked the man closely in a defensive battle, and with 7 of the 8 players standing over six feet tall and riding big strong horses it was a battle indeed. Santiago Wulff on Grants Farm made the defensive efforts of his teammates pay off, converting four first half shots from the penalty line as his teammates forced the other team to foul and adding a field goal in the 4th chukker. Luis Escobar rallied the troops on Long Beach/ Palm Desert to come back from a 5-1 deficit early in the 4th chukker, LB/ PD tied it up at 6 all after some big runs by Escobar on his speedy mare Envy. But at the start of the 6th chukker, Wulff once again converted a penalty 2 to reclaim the lead for Grants Farm. Grants Farm s Artie Cameron put the game out of reach by sacrificing his body to stop a LB/ PD back shot, then jumped on the loose ball and shot for goal to make the final tally 8-6. High scorers were Wulff with 7 goals and Escobar with all 6 of the goals for LB/PD. MVP was Santi Wulff and BPP was Escobar s mare Envy. Above, MVP Santi Wulff with the ball. Below, Envy, Best Playing Pony for Luis Escobar, presented by Melanja Jones. (ph Kim Kumpart)
Page 4 The Morning Line Saturday, May, 2011 The Harcourt Development Queen s Cup Guards Polo Club 16 teams - goal - 4 brackets/quaterfinals and Semifinals - May 17 - June 12, 2011 League One Stefano Marsaglia 0 Ignacio Toccalino 7 Joaquin Pittaluga 7 Magoo LaPrida 8 Prince Jefri 1 Max Routledge 4 Pablo MacDonough 10 Alejandro Muzzio 7 Spencer McCarthy 1 Luke Tomlinson 7 Mark Tomlinson 7 Nacho Gonzalez 6 Jerome Wirth 1 Juan Jauretche 3 Juan Martin Nero 10 Matias MacDonough 8 League Two Jean-Francois Decaux 0 Gonzalito Pieres 10 Facundo Pieres 10 Matt Perry 2 Ben Soleimani 0 Nachi Heguy 8 Eduardo Astrada 9 Fransisco Elizalde 5 Karan Thapar 1 Lucas Di Paola 6 Marcos Di Paola 7 Santiago Chavanne 8 Adrian Kirby 1 John Paul Clarkin 8 Ruki Baillieu 7 Rob Archibald 6 El Cedro Azul 11 // Charlie Hutchinson 1 Gabriel Crespo 3 Owen Rinehart 6 Keagan Walsh 1 ---------------------------- Aiken Polo Club http://www.aikenpoloclub.org/ Atlantic Broadband USPA Congressional Cup 8 Goal May 17-29 Two divisions of 3 teams, cross bracket and final (Name change Acme becomes Miller and Miller) Tues 17 Derry Heir/Cooper H&S def. Foxdale Equine 9-6 Thurs 19 First View def. Foxdale Equine 12-11 Duck Hill def. Miller and Miller 10-8 Sun 10am Derry Heir/Cooper H&S vs. Miller and Miller 12:30 Duck Hill vs. Karna/Bodega Gratia Wed 25 3pm First View vs. Miller and Miller 5 pm Derry Heir vs. Karna/Bodega Gratia Fri 27 3 pm First View vs. Karna 5 pm Duck Hill vs. Foxdale Equine Sun 29 3 pm Final at Whitney field Bracket A First View 8 // 1-0 Amy Flowers 0 Karen Reese 1 Joe Meyer 1 Alan Martinez 6 Piaget Richard Mille 0-1 Lost to Enigma Emlor Enigma 1-0 Def. Richard Mille 8-7 La Bamba de Areco 1-0 Def. Mansour 10-9 Mansour 0-1 Lost to La Bamba de Areco Aravali 0-1 Lost to 1870 1870 1-0 Def. Aravali 13-9 League Three Edouard Carmignac 0 Lucas Monteverde 8 Milo Araujo 8 Facundo Sola 6 Charlie Hanbury 3 Pelon Stirling 9 Jaime Huidobro 7 George Hanbury 2 Rashid Albwardy 2 Lucas Criado 7 Adolfo Cambiaso 10 Ollie Cudmore 3 Oussama Aboughazale 0 Javier Astrada 8 Carlos Gracida 7 Juan Gris Zavaleta 7 League Four Alfio Marchini 2 Lucas James 7 Agustin Nero 6 Nicolas Espain 7 Paul Oberschneider 0 Diego Cavanagh 7 Satnam Dillon 7 Guillermo Terrera 7 Ignatius du Plessis 7 Lyndon Lea 1 Hilario Ulloa 8 Gonzalo Deltour 6 Joaquim Gottschalk 0 Sebastian Merlos 9 Agustin Merlos 9 Chris Mackenzie 4 Talandracas 1-0 Def. El Remanso 12-11 El Remanso 0-1 Lost to Talandracas Dubai 1-0 Def. Sumaya 13-9 Sumaya 0-1 Lost to Dubai Loro Piana La Golondrina 0-1 Lost to Zacara Zacara 1-0 Def. La Golondrina 12-9 Les Lions GULFSTREAM POLO CLUB Derry Heir/Cooper Home and Stable 8 // 1-0 Will Donahey 0 JD Cooper 1 Craig Fraser 3 Willie Hartnett 4 Duck Hill Farm 8 // 1-0 Bob Stanton 0 Marcos Onetto 3 John Gobin 5 Randy Rizer 0 Bracket B Miller and Miller 8 // 0-1 TBA 1 Glenn Miller 0 Tito Gorosito 3 Del Walton 4 Karna/Bodega Gratia 8 // Stan Sandefur 0 Marvin Slosman 0 Tomas Obregon 4 Romulo Crespo 4 Foxdale Equine 8 // 0-2 TBA 0 TBA 1 Hugh Worsham 1 Julian Daniels 6 Please Join Us For SUMMER POLO! JUNE 2 - SEPTEMBER 5 $25 PER CHUKKER Thursday, Saturday, Sunday @6:30 PLEASE CALL MARLA CONNOR 561-965-2057 Seemarla@bellsouth.net ---------------------------- Grand Champions Polo Club 2011 USPA Eastern Challenge Cup presented by the Tackeria - 14 goal - May 19- Thurs 19 Piaget def. Audi/Newport 4-3, def. Elangani 4-3
Page 5 The Morning Line Saturday, May, 2011 Pony Express/Santa Clara def. Tres Vinos 9-6 Sun 9:30 Final for 3rd place Audi vs. Tres Vinos 11 am USPA Eastern Challenge Cup Final GCPC Field #1 Piaget vs. Pony Express / Santa Clara Thursday May 19 at 4:30 - Round-robin Piaget // 14 Melissa Ganzi 0 Juan Badiola 6 Nick Roldan 8 Natascha Baecher 0 def. (4-3) Audi / Newport // 13 Marc Ganzi 1 Sugar Erskine 7 Lucas Lalor 4 Gene Goldstien 1 def. (4-3) Elangani Ranch // 12 Brian Street 0 Joey Casey 4 Diego Coscio 4 JJ Celis 4 Friday May 20 at 5pm - Match Pony Express / Santa Clara // 14 Bob Daniels 0 Tomas Goti 7 Hector Galindo 7 Francisco Escobar 0 def. (9-6) Tres Vinos // 13 Omar Trevino 0 Brandon Phillips 5 Tommy Biddle 7 Franco Veronessi 1T ---------------------------------------- Guards Polo Club http://www.guardspoloclub.com/ The Harcourt Developments Queen s Cup 16 teams May 18 - June 12, 2011 League One League Two League Three League Four Piaget La Bamba de Areco Talandracas Loro Piana Richard Mille Mansour Jaeger Le Coultre El Remanso La Golondrina Emlor Aravali Dubai Zacara Enigma 1870 Sumaya Les Lions Wed 18 1870 def. Aravali 13-9 Enigma def. Richard Mille 8-7 OT Thurs 19 Zacara def. La Golondrina 12-9 Dubai def. Sumaya 13-9 Talandracas def. El Remanso 12-11 La Bamba de Areco def. Mansour at Guards 10-9 Sat st 3pm Les Lions vs. Loro Piana at Guards for the The Royal Windsor Horse Show Cup Sun 3pm Richard Mille vs. Emlor at Guards for The Kerry Packer Trophy 5pm Piaget vs. Enigma at Guards Tues 24 12pm Sumaya vs. Talandracas at tba 3pm Aravali vs. La Bamba de Areco at Guards Wed 25 12pm El Remanso vs. Dubai at Guards 3pm 1870 vs. Mansour Jaeger Le Coultre at Guards Thurs 26 12pm Les Lions vs. Zacara at Les Lions 3pm La Golondrina vs. Loro Piana at Guards Fri 27 3pm Emlor vs. Enigma at Guards 5pm Piaget vs. Richard Mille at Guards Sun 29 12pm La Bamba de Areco vs. 1870 at Coworth 3pm Dubai vs. Talandracas at Guards for The Richard Watt Cup 5pm Les Lions vs. La Golondrina at Guards for The Argentine Cup Mon 30 12pm Piaget vs. Emlor at Billingbear 12pm Loro Piana vs. Zacara at Trippetts 3pm El Remanso vs. Sumaya at Guards 5pm Aravali vs. Mansour Jaeger Le Coultre at Guards Sat 4/Sun 5 Quarter Finals Wed 8 Semifinals Thurs 9 Subsidiary Semifinals Muscular Dystrophy Trophy* Sun 12 11am Final The Harcourt Developments Cup 3 pm Final The Harcourt Developments Queen s Cup ---------------------------------------- Santa Barbara Polo Club http://www.sbpolo.com/ Pope Challenge 12 goal - Single Bracket - 5 teams Wed 18 Grants Farm def. Cotterel 16-12 Antelope def. Long Beach/ Palm Desert 11-6 Cotterel def. Antelope 15-14 in OT golden goal by Ruben Coscia Grants Farm def. Cobra 9-8 in OT golden goal by Justin Klentner Sun 1pm Long Beach/ Palm Desert vs Grants Farm 3pm Cobra vs Cotterel Wed 25 2pm Cobra vs Long Beach/ Palm Desert 4pm Grants Farm vs Antelope Fri 27 2pm Cotterel vs Long Beach/ Palm Desert 4pm Cobra vs Antelope Sun 29 1pm Consolation 3pm Final Antelope 12 // 1-1 Geoff Palmer 0 Jason Crowder 6 Santiago Trotz 5 Jared Sheldon 1 Cobra 12 // 0-1 Alvaro Fernandez 0 Isaac Sepulveda 1 Memo Gracida 7 Julio Gracida 4 Cotterel 12 // 1-1 Jenny Luttrell 0 Luis Saracco 4 Ruben Coscia 5 Ignacio Saracco 3 Grants Farm 12 // 2-0 Artie Cameron 2 Justin Klentner 2 Santiago Wulff 5 Andy Busch 3 Long Beach/ Palm Desert 12 / 0-1 Dan Horn 0 Henry Walker 2 Luis Escobar 7 Matt Walker 3 ------------------------------- The Villages Polo Club http://www.thevillagespoloclub.com/ May 20 - - The Villages Healthcare System 6-Goal http://www.thevillagespoloclub.com/schedule/schedule.asp round robin Citizens def. Ft Knox 9-4 Citizens def. Fross and Fross 6-2 Ft Knox def. Fross and Fross 3-2 Preferred Care def. State Farm 7-6 in OT Sun 3 pm Final Citizens vs. Preferred Care Round-robin Friday May 20 at 3:00 PM Citizens 6 Joy Rodak -1 Larry Robinson 1 Antonio Campos 2 Jamie Mirikitani 4 // Citizens 2-0 Fross And Fross 6 Hutch Radcliff 1 Herndon Radcliff 1 Oliver Butterworth 3 David Manuel 1 // Ft. Knox 6 Ed McNamara 0 Andy Moran 1 Julio Reyes 2 Chavello Briones 3 Match Friday May 20 5:30 PM Preferred Care 6 Marcello Torres 0 Jason Pascarella 0 Brad Limehouse 3 Brent Mirikitani 3 def. (7-6 OT) State Farm 6 Harrison Wise -1 Rick Baum 0 Tony Vita 3 Cuko Escapite 4