Page 7 The Morning Line Thursday, June 23, 2011 POLO 2011 Polo Season THEMORNINGLINE Thursday, June 23, 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 Team KIG Wins the Intra-Circuit 12 goal at Santa Barbara Sunday Maryland Wins in Aiken Story Page 5 Team KIG winner of the Intra-Circuit 12 goal last Sunday at Santa Barbara. From left, Santiago Trotz, Mubashir Bash Kazi, MVP Jason Crowder and Jared Sheldon. Play continues this weekend with the Centennial Cup 12 goal and the Ladies Tournament, both finals Sunday. (ph Kim Kumpart) Story Page 6
Page 2 The Morning Line Thursday, June 23, 2011 Schedule & Results ML POLO UPDATE - Thursday, June 23, 2011 - AM Polo at a Glance The Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup for the British Open at Cowdray Park continues today with 2 games. Greenwich: The final of the Tommy B. Glynn Memorial Cup will be played Sunday at 3 pm: Airstream vs. White Birch. The East Coast Open will start next Thursday June 30 for a final on Sunday July 17, with the Greenwich Polo Cup played concurently (green type). Final, Tommy Glynn Memorial, Sunday 26 at 3 pm White Birch 20 // 2-0 Mariano Gracida 3 Fred Mannix 6 Mariano Aguerre 9 Peter Brant 2 vs. Airstream 20 // 2-1 Peter Orthwein 1 Kris Kampsen 6 Guille Aguero 6 Michael Dorignac 7 Gulfstream will start its Summer season next Thursay June 30th. This week in Santa Barbara, Ladies Tournament and the Single Elimination Centennial Cup 12 goal, Friday/Sunday. See page 5 the result of the Ladies Tournament played in Aiken, June 12, 2011. --------------------------------------------------------------- Clubs (alphabetical) Cowdray Park Polo Club - http://www.cowdraypolo.co.uk/ Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup for the British Open June - July 17, 2011 Tues Enigma def. La Golondrina 13-7 Dubai def. Emlor 11-8 El Remanso def. Loro Piana 11-10 Wed 1870 def. Salkeld 11-10 Zacara def. Stella Artois 10-5 Thurs 23 1 pm Richard Mille vs. Sumaya 1 pm La Bamba de Areco vs. Las Monjitas Fri 24 2 pm Les Lions vs. Thai Polo Sat 25 3 pm El Remanso vs. La Golondrina For the Smith Ryland Cup 5 pm Talandracas vs. Piaget Sun 26 3 pm Richard Mille vs. Zacara 5 pm Enigma vs. Loro Piana Mon 27 1 pm Thai Polo vs. Salkeld 4 pm Les Lions vs. Las Monjitas Tues 28 1 pm Stella Artois vs. Sumaya 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 Guards Polo Club Appoints New Chief Executive Guards Polo Club has announced that it has appointed Neil Hobday as the Club s new Chief Executive, with immediate effect. Neil will report to the Club s Board and will manage a full-time staff of 12, which increases to more than 20 during the summer polo season. A former Scots Guards officer, Neil spent four years with the International Management Group (IMG) in the late 1980s and early 90s, where he was responsible for managing the personal and business affairs of some of the world s top golfers, including Colin Montgomerie and Sam Torrance. He then co-founded the Carnegie Sports International company for Sir David Murray creating a multi-sports marketing and management agency, working with amongst others Jack Nicklaus s Golden Bear Group and the Lyle Anderson Company. This latter relationship resulted in Neil being appointed Chief Executive of the exclusive Loch Lomond Golf Club in 1995, a post he held for four years. Within two years of opening, the Club had achieved two consecutive world top 50 rankings. More recently Neil has fulfilled a five-year contract with the Trump Organisation in Scotland as Consultant Project Director. Neil said: I am delighted to be given this opportunity at Guards Polo Club. I may not be a polo aficionado yet, but my understanding of the business of sport and club management and my strong belief in the importance of high operational standards and good relationships with members and players will ensure that Guards Polo Club will continue to flourish. In addition I can now publicly admit to my secret passion for agronomy and so am keen to learn more about the science of creating the perfect polo ground. Neil, who is married with four children, is currently based in Kent, but is already looking for a family home closer to the Club in Berkshire. Following last year s tragic death of Charlie Stisted, the Club s CEO for the past 10 years, the Board appointed Odgers Berndtson to carry out the selection process on behalf of the Club. Jock Green-Armytage, Chairman of the Appointments Panel, said: Charlie was much admired by players and sponsors alike and the Board wanted to build on the very solid base which he created. Therefore the Board took its time and its patience has been rewarded by Neil accepting the Board s offer to become the new Chief Executive at Guards Polo Club. Neil was an impressive candidate throughout the process and has the right skills to continue to develop Guards Polo Club s strengths both at home and abroad. The Club has also announced that Jock Green-Armytage will succeed Colonel Paul Belcher as Chairman of Guards Polo Club at the end of this season. Colonel Belcher has been a popular Chairman of Guards Polo Club for the past 10 years overseeing some of the Club s most historic moments, including the 50th anniversary and the opening of its Clubhouse in 2009 by HM The Queen. Jock paid tribute to Paul, saying: Paul will be a hard act to follow as his wise counsel, especially during the immediate period following Charlie s death, has always been much valued by me, my fellow Board members and the staff at Smith s Lawn. Jock has long experience of Guards Polo Club, having been a playing member since 1975. He has played all levels of polo and had considerable success with his Saracens team in the 1980s and 90s. His son, a serving officer in The Scots Guards, also plays and has been a playing member at Guards since 1994. Jock is no stranger to the management side of the Club, as he was a member of the General and Executive Committees from 1984-1999 the forerunner of today s Board and he has been a Vice- Chairman of the Board since 2000. In addition to his role at Guards Polo Club, Jock has also been a steward of the sport s governing body, the Hurlingham Polo Association since 2002, was Chairman of the HPA s Handicap Committee from 2005 2008 and has been a member of the HPA s Finance and Grants Committee since 2008.
Page 3 The Morning Line Thursday, June 23, 2011 Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup for the British Open Champioship Cowdray Park Polo Club 18 teams - goal - 3 brackets/quaterfinals and Semifinals - June - July 17, 2011 Bracket I Adrian Kirby 1 John Paul Clarkin 8 Ruki Baillieu 7 Rob Archibald 6 Jean-Francois Decaux 0 Gonzalito Pieres 10 Facundo Pieres 10 Matt Perry 2 Joaquim Gottschalk 0 Sebastian Merlos 9 Agustin Merlos 9 Chris Mackenzie 4 Camilo Bautista 0 Nachi Heguy 8 Eduardo Astrada 9 Francisco Elizalde 5 Harald Link 0 Lucas Di Paola 6 Pite Merlos 9 Marcos Di Paola 7 Nick Clarke 0 Jose Donoso 7 James Beim 7 Luke Tomlinson 7 1870 1-0 Def. Salkeld 11-10 La Bamba de Areco Les Lions Las Monjitas Thai Polo Salkeld 0-1 Lost to 1870 Bracket II Jerome Wirth 1 Juan Jauretche 3 Juan Martin Nero 10 Matias MacDonough 8 Edouard Carmignac 0 Lucas Monteverde 8 Milo Araujo 8 Facundo Sola 7 23 Alfio Marchini 2 Lucas James 7 Agustin Nero 6 Nicolas Espain 7 Charlie Hanbury 3 Pelon Stirling 9 Jaime Huidobro 7 George Hanbury 2 Paul Oberschneider 0 Diego Cavanagh 7 Satnam Dillon 7 Tomas del Rio 7 Stefano Marsaglia 0 Ignacio Toccalino 7 Joaquin Pittaluga 7 Magoo LaPrida 8 Enigma 1-0 Def. La Golondrina 13-7 Talandracas Loro Piana 0-1 Lost to El Remanso El Remanso 1-0 Def. Loro Oiana 11-10 La Golondrina 0-1 Lost to Enigma Piaget Bracket III Prince Jefri 1 Max Routledge 4 Pablo MacDonough 10 Alejandro Muzzio 7 Ignatius du Plessis 7 Lyndon Lea 1 Hilario Ulloa 8 Gonzalo Deltour 6 Rashid Albwardy 2 Lucas Criado 7 Adolfo Cambiaso 10 Ollie Cudmore 3 Stirling McGregor 2 Nico Pieres 7 Alex Agote 8 Gillion McLachlan 4 Spencer McCarthy 1 GuillermoCuitino 6 Piki Alberdi 8 Nacho Gonzales 6 Oussama Aboughazale 0 Javier Astrada 8 Carlos Gracida 7 Juan Gris Zavaleta 7 Richard Mille Zacara 1-0 Def. Stella Artois 10-5 Dubai 1-0 Def. Emlor Stella Artois 0-1 Lost to Zacara Emlor 0-1 Lost to Dubai Sumaya 4 pm 1870 vs. La Bamba de Areco Wed 29 noon Enigma vs. Piaget 3 pm Talandracas vs. El Remanso 3 pm Zacara vs. Dubai Thurs 30 1 pm Richard Mille vs. Emlor Fri 1 noon Las Monjitas vs. Salkeld 3 pm Loro Piana vs. La Golondrina Sat 2 3 pm El Remanso vs. Piaget 3 pm La Bamba de Areco vs. Les Lions 5 pm Dubai vs. Stella Artois Sun 3 noon 1870 vs. Thai Polo 3 pm Enigma vs. Talandracas For the Cooch Behar Cup 4 pm Emlor vs. Sumaya Tues 5 noon Richard Mille vs. Dubai 3 pm La Bamba de Areco vs. Salkeld Wed 6 noon Zacara vs. Sumaya 2:30 pm Talandracas vs. Loro Piana 4:30 pm Las Monjitas vs. Thai Polo Thurs 7 noon Stella Artois vs. Emlor 2 pm La Golondrina vs. Piaget 4:30 pm 1870 vs. Les Lions Sat 9/ Sun 10 Quarterfinals The top 2 placed teams from each bracket advance and are are ranked 1 to 6: the 3 group winners will be placed in order of merit 1 to 3, and the 2nd placed teams in each group will be placed in each group in order of merit 4 to 6. The remaining 2 places for the quarterfinals will be decided after ranking all the remaining 12 teams in order of merit, points first and then goal difference, to include all games played. The top team will be placed 7th and the second team 8th. All group positions and placing of teams for knock out phases will be in accordance with the HPA Blue book 2011 and any amendments that the HPA have subsequently made. Match 1 1st placed team vs. 8th placed team Match 2 2nd placed team vs. 7th placed team Match 3 3rd placed team vs. 6th placed team Match 4 4th placed team vs. 5th placed team Thurs 14 Semifinals noon Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 4 For the Ellerston Cup 4 pm Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3 for the Tramontana Cup Sun 17 3 pm Final Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6 ---------------------------------------- Greenwich Polo Club Tommy B. Glynn Memorial Cup / 4 teams / June 5-26, 2011 Sun 5 Airstream def. Heathcote 12-9 Fri 10 White Birch def. Heathcote 12-9 Thurs 16 Heathcote def. Endeavour 10-9 OT White Birch def. Airstream 13-12 OT Tues Airstream def. Endeavour 11-8 Fri 24 5 pm White Birch vs. Endeavour Sun 26 11 am Subsidary Final Endevour vs. Heathcote 3 pm Final of the Tommy B. Glynn Airstream vs. White Birch Airstream 20 // 2-1 Peter Orthwein 1 Kris Kampsen 6 Guille Aguero 6 Michael Dorignac 7 www.tackeria.com 1-800-882-POLO Casablanca products are available at and at all the top polo retailers. Heathcote 17 // 1-2 Steve Lefkowitz 0 Naco Taverna 6 Tommy Biddle 6 Nicolas Manifold 5 Endeavour 19 // 0-2 Larry Austin 1
Continued from page 3 Brandon Phillips 5 Nic Roldan 8 Agustin Zavaleta 5 White Birch 20 // 2-0 Mariano Gracida 3 Fred Mannix 6 Mariano Aguerre 9 Peter Brant 2 East Coast Open & GPC Cup / 4 teams / June 30 - July 17, 2011 Thurs 30 11 am Airstream vs. Endeavour 5 pm Heathcote vs. White Birch Sun 3 11 am Airstream vs. White Birch 3 pm Heathcote vs. Endeavour Wed 6 tba Airstream vs. Heathcote Thurs 7 5 pm Endeavour vs. White Birch Sun 10 tba Endeavour vs. Heathcote 3 pm Airstream vs. White Birch Thurs 14 tba Heathcote vs. White Birch 5 pm Airstream vs. Endeavour Sun 17 11 am Third place final 3 pm Final --------------------------------------- Gulfstream Polo Club http://www.gulfstreampolo.com/ June-September Summer Polo --------------------------------------- Nashville Polo Club (615) 244-30 The Susie Fagan Memorial - 12 goal - 4 teams - June 10-, 2011 Fri 10 Graymar def. Faraway 12-9 Mt Brilliant def. Riverview 11-10 Sun 12 Faraway def. Riverview 8-6 Mt Brilliant def. Graymar 9-8 Fri 17 Graymar def. Riverview 12-5 Faraway def. Mt. Brilliant 11-8 Tues Final Faraway def. Graymar 10-7 Riverview 12 // 0-3 Graymar 12 // 2-1 Orrin Ingram 2 Peter von Gontard 2 Fermin Micheo 2 Chris Nevins 4 James Armstrong 5 Whistle Uys 5 Zulu Scott- Barnes 3 Robert Lipman 1 Mt Brilliant 12 // 2-1 Faraway 12 // 2-1 Bo Goodman 1 Buck Schott 1 Carlitos Galindo 3 Adrian Wade 5 Juan Monteverde 5 Julian Daniels 6 Del Walton 3 Hutton Goodman 0 Final Faraway 12 Buck Schott 1 Adrian Wade 5 Julian Daniels 6 Hutton Goodman 0 def. (10-7) Graymar 12 Peter von Gontard 2 Chris Nevins 4 Whistle Uys 5 Robert Lipman 1 ---------------------------------------- Santa Barbara Polo Club http://www.sbpolo.com/ USPA 12 goal Intra- Circuit - 5 team - June 10-19, 2011 Fri 10 Cobra def. Mansour 14-11 Team KIG def. Long Beach/ Blanco 13-8 Sun 12 Cobra def. Long Beach/Blanco 12-8 Mansour def. Cotterel 10-8 Wed 15 Team KIG def. Mansour 14-12 Cotterel def. Long Beach/ Blanco 10-9 OT Fri 17 Semifinals Cobra def. Cotterel 10-9 OT Team KIG def Mansour 13-10 Sun 19 Final Team KIG def. Cobra 13-12 Page 4 The Morning Line Thursday, June 23, 2011 This week, Santa Barbara Polo Club will host the 2nd Annual WCT ladies Polo Tournament presented by Terry Ryken Sothebys in support of Girls Inc. 7 teams are entered with a draw hosted at the clubhouse on Thursday. Three teams will compete at WCT 3-4 goal level and four in the Entry level. Games will be played Friday and Saturday with finals Sunday. Sunday s final will be broadcast live stream at 1:00pm PST (4 pm EST) at www.livefrom.com. WCT 4 goal (3 teams) Estancia Ventarron 4 Paige B Sunny Hale 3 Natascha Baecher 1 Kate Weber 0 Terry Ryken Sotheby s 4 Megan Judge 0 Karen Reese 1 Angela York 1 Kristy Waters 2 Empire Polo 2 Roxy Keyfauver 1 Carolyn Stimmel 1 Cybele Jordan 0 Danielle Travis 0 Centennial Challenge 12 goal 4 teams Single elimination Fri 24 2:30pm Team KIG vs. Long Beach 4:30pm Cobra vs. Mansour Sun 26 11am Consolation (1pm WCT Ladies tournament final) 3pm Centennial Challenge Final Team KIG 12 Mubashir Kazi 0 Jason Crowder 6 Santiago Trotz 5 Jared Sheldon 1 vs. Long Beach 12 tba 0 Henry Walker 2 Luis Escobar 7 Matt Walker 3 ---------------------------------------- WCT entry level (4 teams) Jaeger Le Coultre -2 Melanja Jones 0 Brinkley Erb -1 Daisy Gabbard -1 Anita Wulff 0 Blanco, TX -2 Claudia Uretz 0 Connell Erb -1 Kerstie Allen 0 Kelly Shaw -1 Cobra 12 Alvaro Fernandez 0 Isaac Sepulveda 1 Memo Gracida 7 Julio Gracida 4 vs. Mansour 12 tba 0 Justin Klentner 2 Santiago Wulff 5 Santi von Wernich 5 Southampton Polo Club http://www.southamptonpolo.com/ 8 goal Independence Cup - June 10 - July 12-7 teams Sun 12 VanLith def. Cowneck 9-8 POST. Equuleus vs. Kelpies Sun 19 Palmer s def. Black Knights 13-9 Fri 24 5 pm Ikepod vs. VanLith Sun 26 noon Black Knights vs. Kelpies 2 pm Cowneck vs. Ikepod Fri 1 5 pm Equuleus vs. Palmer s Sun 3 noon Top 2 Teams in Bracket A Mon 4 noon Kelpies vs. Palmer s 2 pm Equuleus vs. Black Knights Sun 10 2 pm Final Bracket A (3 teams) Cowneck 8 // 0-1 VL Ranch 8 // 1-0 Ikepod 8 Dillon Bacon 1 Mark VanLith 1 Guillermo Obregon 1 Ezra Stevenson 2 Chris Briere 1 Adam Lindemann 2 Marcos Del Rio 4 Naco Taverna 6 Juan Martin Obregon 4 TBA 1 Marcelo Dorea 0 Tomas Alberdi 1 Bracket B (4 teams) Kelpies 8 Equuleus 6 M. Alberdi 0 Joe DiMenna 0 Ignacio Lopez-Gaffney 0 Danny Tagliaferro 1 Martin Pepa 5 Hugo Tagliaferro 2 Juan Redlich 3 Hugo Lloret 3 Oldman & Cooley -2 Erin Britton 0 Gabby Questal 0 Emma Stachowisz -1 Susan Cooley/Julie Ronning -1 Holiday Inn Express/Urban Dog -2 Kim Garced 0 Alice Zegers -1 Kendra Clark -1 Katy Connell 0
Aiken Polo Club Page 5 The Morning Line Thursday, June 23, 2011 Maryland Wins Ladies Tourney Maryland won the USPA Women s Challenge 0-2 Goal Final on Sunday June 12, 2011. Maryland s Kelly Wells, Marissa Wells, Courtney Asdourian and Maria Fenoglio were extremely well mounted throughout the tournament and showed some excellent team work to win all three of their games by comfortable margins. Maryland defeated High Cotton in the final with 14 year old Marissa Wells taking home the MVP award while High Cotton s Megan Flynn earned BPP honors for her mare Snickers. Megan was joined by Rose Sease, Theresa King and Lesley Fong-Yee on the High Cotton Roster. Continued from page 4 Black Knights 8 // 0-1 Palmers 8 // 1-0 Haken Karabey 0 Stefano Natella 0 Omar Karabey 0 Robert Neis 1 Esteban Scott 4 Francisco Ayala 4 TBA 4 Mikey Matz 3 4 goal Summer League - June 4 - July 9-8 teams Sat 4 Ikepod def. Catalina Hotel 8-6 VanLith def. Black Knights 8-5 Sat 11 Palmer s def. Value Holdings 9-5 Fri 17 Sand s Bros def. FNY 7-4 Sat 18 POST. Catalina Hotel vs. Sands Bros. POST. Palmer s vs. VanLith Sat 25 10 am FNY vs. Ikepod 11:30 Black Knights vs. Value Holdings Sat 2 10 am Catalina Hotel vs. FNY 11:30 Black Knights vs. Palmer s Mon 4 10 am VanLith vs. Value Holdings 11:30 Ikepod vs. Sands Bros. Sat 9 11am Final Bracket A Ikepod 4 // 1-0 Catalina Hotel 4 // 0-1 Marcus Alberdi 0 Al Lieberman -1 Tomas Alberdi 1 O. Manjalgi -1 Adam Lindemann 2 Mikey Matz 3 Guillermo Obregon 1 Horton Schwartz 3 Maryland, Ladies Tournament winner: from left, Marissa Wells, Courtney Asdourian, Presenter Geoff Ellis, Maria Fenoglio, Kelly Wells. Right, Marissa Wells receiving Most Valuable Player award from Geoff Ellis for The Willcox. (ph Warhorse Photography) FNY 4 // 1-0 Sands Bros. 4 // 1-0 M. DiLima 0 G. Coman -1 Debby Feldstein -1 S. Sands 0 Brian Fairclough 2 John Bianco 1 Matias Majul 3 Juan Martin Obergon 4 Bracket B Van Lith Ranch 4 // 1-0 Black Knights 4 // 0-1 Mark VanLith 1 Haken Karabey 0 Jessica Sailer -1 Omer Karabey 0 Chris Briere 1 Esteban Scott 4 Juan Redlich 3 B. Broady 0 Palmer s 4 // 1-0 Value Holdings 4 // 0-1 Stefano Natella 0 Laura Newcomb 0 Robert Neis 1 Danny Tagliaferro 1 Francisco Ayala 4 Hugo Lloret 3 TBA -1 S. Stansfield 0 ------------------------------------------ Virginia International Polo Club Upperville VA www.vipoloclub.com June September 4, 6, 8, 12 Goal / Polo School
Page 6 The Morning Line Thursday, June 23, 2011 Santa Barbara Team KIG Winner of the Intra-Circuit Story by Wiley Uretz This past week was a very busy and exciting one at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club. We had games on Wednesday and semi-finals on Friday all to determine who would get to play in the finals of the USPA Intra-Circuit Cup. Although all the teams made a valiant effort to get a spot in the finals three of them inevitably had to be in the 12:30 pm Consolation match. The teams that played in the 12:30 pm match were: Mansour, Long Beach/Blanco and Cotterel. It turned out to be a very exciting down to the wire match. The first leg of the round robin featured Long Beach/Blanco against Mansour, this portion was dominated by Mansour in the second and third chukkers although right before the horn Tom Sikes for Long Beach/Blanco was able to score to make it 5-3. The next part of the round robin had Long Beach/Blanco against Cotterel, this game ended up being nearly the exact the same as the first except this time Long Beach/Blanco took over in the second and third chukkers ending with a score of 7-4 in favor of Long Beach/Blanco. Finally the last section of the round robin pitted Mansour against Cotterel, and although Mansour was definitely the favorite to win the game and the round robin Cotterel had different ideas getting ahead by one in the first chukker and never looking back the game ended up 6-3 in favor of Cotterel. Since all the parts of the round robin had different winners the game came down to net goals which, thanks to Tom Sikes last second goal for Long Beach/ Blanco against Mansour, left Long Beach/ Blanco victorious. Next was the Final of the USPA Intra-Circuit Cup which featured two undefeated teams: Team KIG and Cobra. The first half of this game proved to be all about horse power and momentum. In the first chukker Cobra came out on the horses that they would normally be playing in the fifth or sixth chukker and it paid off they ended the chukker up four to one. Then in the second chukker both teams brought out their latter chuk- Please turn to page 7 Top, Round-robin finalists Mansour, Long Beach/ Blanco and Cotterel Polo teams celebrate a great season with a some champagne. Left, Mubashir Bash Kazi, owner of Team KIG. (ph Kim Kumpart) Final, Sunday June 19 Team KIG 12 Mubashir Kazi 0 Jason Crowder 6 Santiago Trotz 5 Jared Sheldon 1 def. (13-12) Cobra 12 Alvaro Fernandez 0 Isaac Sepulveda 1 Memo Gracida 7 Julio Gracida 4
Page 7 The Morning Line Thursday, June 23, 2011 Santa Barbara Continued from page 6 ker horses and they played to a draw, both scoring one penalty shot. However in the third chukker Team KIG decided it was time to change things bringing out their sixth chukker horses and going on a 5 to 1 run ending the half with a one goal lead. The story of the second half was one of tired horses and intense back and forth action. The fourth chukker was a tight goal for goal race between Jason Crowder and Julio Gracida, Crowder ended up with 3 to Julio s 2 expanding Team KIG s lead to 2 goals. In the fifth chukker it was evident that neither team was going to hold anything back, this could be seen by all the sweaty horses coming back out for their second chukker. Jason Crowder got to a quick start in the fifth with help of his teammates scoring 3 quick goals however Cobra was not going to go down without a fight answering with 3 goals from Julio due to great team play. In the last chukker again all the horses were lathering in sweat to start the chukker but thanks to impeccable fitness and grooming they were able to give it their all and provide for a riveting last chukker. The last chukker featured incredible up and down action and thanks to a goal from Cobra s Alvaro Fernandez it looked as if it might go to sudden death as well, however Team KIG had different plans as they tightened down the defense and made sure that Cobra was not able to score the thirteenth goal and tie it up. The game ended by a score of Team KIG 13 Cobra 12, giving Team KIG patron Mubashir Kazi the USPA 12 Intra-Circuit Cup title in his very first SBPRC 12 goal tournament. Jason Crowder won the most valuable player award and Julio Gracida s first and fifth chukker grey mare Joy won best playing pony. Above, Team Cobra has Jared Sheldon surrounded. Below, Jason Crowder is presented the MVP award by his sister, Valerie. Bottom left, Julio Gracida and BPP Joy. (ph Kim Kumpart)