Page 7 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 POLO 2012 Polo Season THEMORNINGLINE Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 www.themorningline.com Where s Polo Today? Editor & Publisher: Frederic Roy phone: 561 315 3111 polo@themorningline.com 2012 Trophy Inc. all rights reserved Harry Winston Wins Greenwich s USPA Royal Salute Jubilee Cup Hosted by His Grace the Duke of Argyll and Peter Brant, Sunday at Greenwich, Harry Winston defeated Heathcote Polo 11-10 to win the USPA Royal Salute Jubilee Cup, game one of the Greenwich Fall Cup. Most Valuable Player was Steve Lefkowitz and Best Playing Pony, EL Marquez for Matias Magrini. His Grace the Duke of Argyll presented Bash Kazi, patron of Harry Winston team, with the inaugural Royal Salute Jubilee Cup, a specially crafted sterling silver and gilt whisky tumbler created by Asprey. The players were treated to a dram of Royal Salute 21 whisky while a Scottish piper signaled a salute to the sportsmanship of the players and their horses, as VIPs raised their glasses to join in the ceremony. On the podium, from left, Matias Magrini, Kris Kampsen, Nacho Figueras, Bash Kazi, His Grace the Duke of Argyll, Peter Brant, Steve Lefkowitz, naco Taverna, Tommy Biddle and Nicolas Manifold. (ph Dan Burns) Photos Page 6
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Schedule & Results ML Polo Update - Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 - AM Polo at a Glance Greenwich. First game of the Fall Cup Sunday, Harry Winston defeated Heathcote Polo 11-10 to win the Royal Salute Jubilee Cup. MVP was Steve Lefkowitz and Best Playing Pony EL Marquez for Matias Magrini. It was played as the first game of the Fall Cup. Tomorrow Thursday, Harry Winston plays White Birch, and next Sunday 9th, Heathcote Polo plays White Birch. Schedule and Results continued on page 4 Page 3 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Royal Salute Jubilee Cup / Sunday Sept. 2, 2012 Fall Cup // Harry Winston 20 Bash Kazi A Nacho Figueras 6 Matias Magrini 8 Kris Kampsen 6 def. 11-10 Heathcote 17 Steve Lefkowitz A Naco Taverna 6 Tommy Biddle 6 Nick Manifold 5 Fall Cup / Thurs Sept. 6, 2012 / 5:15 pm Harry Winston 20 // 1-0 Bash Kazi A Nacho Figueras 6 Matias Magrini 8 Kris Kampsen 6 vs. White Birch 20 Felipe Viana 3 Fred Mannix 6 Mariano Aguerre 9 Geronimo Obregon 2 GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CLUB announces its 2012 Fall Season! We invite you to join us for the best fall medium and high goal polo at our turn-key facility. Tournaments begin in September and continue into November with the final of the 2012 USPA National Twenty Goal. CONTACT THE CLUB AT (561) 644-5050 TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM! Tournament Medium Goal (12-14 goal) Tackeria Invitational USPA Fall Classic USPA Kay Colee Memorial Pedro Morrison Memorial USPA Fall Plates US Trust Cup Palm Restaurant Invitational Event Dates September 28th - 30th October 5th - 7th October 12th - 14th October 17th - 21st October 26th - 28th November 2nd - 4th November 4th - 6th High Goal (16-20 goal) USPA North America Cup The National Twenty Goal Championship October 25th - Nov. 3rd November 6th - 18th 13444 Southfields Road Wellington, FL 33414 561-644-5050 gcpoloclub.com Where great polo is always in season
Page 4 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Southampton Polo Club Sunday, Sept 2nd, Value Holdings won the Hamptons League (6 Goal) defeating Black Knights 7 to 5. From left, for Value Holdings, Rob Neis, Hugo Lloret, Marcos Alberdi and Laura Newcomb; for Black Knights Omer Karabey, Hakam Karabey, Danny Tagliaferro, Tomas Alberdi. (ph Frank MacNamara) 6 goal Hamptons League Southampton Polo Club Top Draw Geronimo Obregon 2 Danny Tagliaferro 1 Hugo Tagliaferro 2 Joe DiMenna 0 5 Ali Bailey 0 Mark VanLith 1 Nicholas Mallon 4 Chris Briere 1 6 Laura Newcomb 0 Rob Neis 1 Hugo Lloret 3 Marcos Alberdi 1.5 5.5 John Bianco 1 M. Carrazza 0 Horton Schwartz 3 Ezra Stevenson 2 6 7 teams - 6 goal - Single-Elimination - July 14 - Sept. 2, 2012 Equuleus VanLith Value Holdings Solaia Equuleus Sat July 28 Def. VanLith 10-9 Value Holdings Bye Value Holdings Sat Aug 25 Def. Equuleus 6-4 Hamptons League, 6 Goal / Single-Elimination / July 14 - Sept 2, 2012 Sat 14 Black Knights def. Willowcreek 6-4 Sat 28 Equuleus def. VanLith Ranch 10-9 Value Holdings def. Solaia 6-5 Fri 3 Black Knights def. Catalina 6-5 Sat 25 Value Holdings def. Equuleus 6-4 Sun 2 Final Value Holdings def. Black Knights 6-4 Bottom Draw Hakan Karabey 0 Omer Karabey 0 Martin Pepa 5 Tomas Alberdi 1 6 Misty Allen* -1 Hugh Dollard 1 Brian Fairclough 2 Wes Findlinson 2 4 Al Lieberman -1 Omar Mangalji 0 Mikey Matz 3 Marcos DelRio 4 6 Black Knights Willowcreek Catalina Black Knights Saturday July 14 Def, Willowcreek 6-4 Catalina Bye Black Knights Semifinal Friday Aug 3 Def. Catalina 6-5 Value Holdings Final Sun 2 def. Black Knights 7-5
Page 5 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Continued from page 4, Schedule and Results ----------------------- Southampton Polo Club / http://www.southamptonpolo.com/ Southampton Cup, 8 Goal / 3 Brackets / 7 teams Bracket A & B play across, C within, 4 best teams go to semifinals Fri 17 La Magnolia def. IHOP/Royal Riviera 10-9 Fri 24 Circa def. VanLith 11-8 Sun 26 Aliano def. Black Knights 13-11 TBA Circa vs Aliano Realty Fri 31 Equuleus vs. La Magnolia 8-7 Sat 1 VanLith Ranch def. Black Knights Mon 3 1pm Equuleus vs IHOP/Royal Riviera Fri 7. 5pm Semifinals, 4 best records Sun 16 3pm Final Bracket A Black Knights 7 // 0-2 Tomas Alberdi 1 Omer Karabey* 0 Naco Taverna 6 Michael Carrazza 0 Circa 8 // 1-0 Chris DelGatto 0 Ignacio Lopez Gaffney 0 Martin Pepa 5 Hugo Lloret 3 Bracket C IHOP/Royal Riviera // 0-1 Mike Ashkenazy 0 Omar Manjalgi 0 Tomas Franco 5 Mikey Matz 3 Bracket B Aliano Realty 8 // 1-0 Nick Aliano 0 Marcos Alberdi 1 Marcos DelRio 4 Tommy Collingwood 3 VanLith Ranch 8 // 1-1 Mark VanLith 1 Chris Briere* 1 Gringo Colombres 6 Carlos Rohm 0 La Magnolia 8 // 1-1 Ali Bailey 0 Wes Finlayson 2 Geronimo Obregon 2 Francisco Ayela 4 Equuleus 8 // 1-0 Joe DiMenna 0 Hugo Tagliaferro* 2 JM Obregon 5 Danny Tagliaferro 1 F a M i LY, implant & cosm e T ic dent ist 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! Harvard Trained ProsTHodonT ist Practice in Wellington, Fl Fall League, 4 Goal / Aug 18 - Sept 8, 2012 Sat 25 Catalina def. The Eagles 7-5 Sun 26 Equuleus/VanLith def. La Magnolia & The Eagles (round robin) Sat 1 Value Holdings def. The Eagles 6-5 Equuleus/VanLith vs Catalina 4-2 Mon 3 La Magnolia def. Value Holdings Sat 8 10am Equuleus/VanLith vs Value Holdings 1pm Catalina vs La Magnolia Sat 15 3pm Final Bracket A La Magnolia 4 // 1-1 Ali Bailey 0 Omer Karabey 0 Francisco Ayela 4 Stefano Natella 0 The Eagles 4 // 0-3 John Kastanis 0 Hugh Dollard 1 Wes Finlayson 2 Danny Tagliaferro 1 Equuleus/Van Lith 4 // 2-0 Joe DiMenna 0 Mark VanLith 1 Hugo Tagliaferro 2 Chris Briere 1 Bracket B Value Holdings 4 // 1-1 Laura Newcomb 0 Rob Neis 1 Hugo Lloret 3 Steve Sands 0 Catalina 4 // 1-1 Al Lieberman -1 Omar Manjalgi 0 Mikey Matz* 3 TBA 2 www.tackeria.com 1-800-882-POLO
Page 6 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Above, beautiful crowd and traditional picnic at Sunday for the USPA Royal Salute Jubilee Cup. Below, Nacho Figueras and Tommy Biddle. (ph Dave Burns)
Page 7 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Above, Nacho Figueras for Harry Winston Sunday at Greenwich. Below, MVP Steve Lefkowitz leading the pack. (ph Dave Burns)
Page 8 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Above, Kris Kampsen Necking the ball. Below left, Steve Lefkowitz. Below right, Big hit for Nacho Figueras ahead of Nicolas Manifold. (ph Bob Lubash)
Page 9 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Above, Tommy Biddle and Matias Magrini. Below, Kris Kampsen and Nicolas Manifold. (ph Bob Lubash)
Page 10 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 Harry Winston overcame Heathcote s 3-0 handicap goals at the start of the game to lead in the second half. Heathcote was pushing back in the fifth and sixth chukkers, the game tied at 10-all late sixth when Harry Winston scored in the dying seconds of the match for the win. Below, Naco Taverna running to goal for Heathcote. (ph Owen Hoffman/PatrickMcMullan.com)
Page 11 The Morning Line Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 His Grace the Duke of Argyll pouring Bash Kazi Royal Salute whisky in a specially crafted sterling silver and gilt whisky tumbler created by Asprey for the inaugural Royal Salute Jubilee Cup. (ph Dan Burns)