21 May 2013 It will be a family affair when Audi meets Piaget in the championship final of the USPA Eastern Challenge Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club. Piaget’s leading scorer Brandon Phillips works his way out of a crowd with the help of teammates Melissa Ganzi and Juan Bollini. Photo by Scott Fisher Audi, [...]

17 May 2013 It was all about teamwork for top amateur polo player Marc Ganzi of Wellington and Prince Harry as they led Sentebale Land Rover to a 4-3 victory over St. Regis in the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup on a rainy and chilly Wednesday in Greenwich, Connecticut. Winning team from left to right, [...]

16 May 2013 Today marked the conclusion of Prince Harry’s tour of the United States, culminating with the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Greenwich, Connecticut. There was Royal jubilation as The Sentebale Land Rover team was victorious in a close match, which saw Prince Harry scoring the winning goal. The Sentebale Land Rover team [...]

14 May 2013 Marc Ganzi, one of the world’s top amateur polo players, will compete alongside Prince Harry on Wednesday, May 15th in the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Greenwich, Connecticut. Marc Ganzi Audi team captain. Photo credit David Lominska. Ganzi and six other polo players will compete with the Prince in the invitation-only [...]

30 April 2013 Power Horse lived up to its name in the championship final of the sixth annual Polo Gear Invitational on a sun-drenched Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club. The team of Juancito Bollini, Walter Scherb, Brandon Phillips and Kris Kampsen powered its way back from a four-goal deficit in the opening chukker and [...]

26 April 2013 After last weekend’s successful spring season-opener, Grand Champions Polo Club will host the sixth annual Polo Gear Invitational. Five teams will compete in Friday’s semifinals beginning at 10 a.m. to earn a berth in Sunday’s final. The teams, rated from 10 to 12 goals, are Longfield, Pony Express, ELG, Palm House and [...]

24 April 2013 Polo Premier League®, the world’s first inter-club polo league, has today launched its all-new website at polopremierleague.com. This is the latest development for the League, ahead of its kick-off season in the summer of 2014, which will see eight of the UK’s leading polo clubs compete to be named the inaugural League [...]

22 April 2013 Plagued with injuries the second half of the season, Piaget ended its 2013 high goal season with an 11-10 overtime loss to Faraway in the Hall of Fame Cup final Thursday at windswept International Polo Club Palm Beach. Playing with its fourth makeshift lineup, Piaget came back take the lead in the [...]

15 April 2013 Audi, given new life when Coca-Cola eliminated Zorzal, went down fighting Sunday in the quarterfinals of the 109th Maserati U.S. Open in front of a packed crowd at Isla Carroll East. Leading 5-2 early in the third chukker, Audi lost its momentum in the fourth chukker and was unable to regain its [...]

15 April 2013 Despite an impressive makeshift lineup that featured new addition Nacho Novillo Astrada joining his brother Miguel Novillo Astrada, Piaget lost to defending U.S. Open champion Zacara, 9-7, Thursday in the 109th Maserati U.S. Open at Isla Carroll West. Piaget’s Nacho Astrada battles Mike Azzaro of Zacara for the ball. Photo credit Alex [...]

10 April 2013 In a game marred by 24 penalties, two injuries and one player ejection, Alegria slipped past Piaget, 8-7, Monday to remain undefeated in the 109th Maserati U.S. Open at International Polo Club Palm Beach. Piaget was forced to play with a makeshift lineup after 10-goaler Sapo Caset left the game in the [...]

9 April 2013 Longfield Farm won the historic World Cup Polo Championship Saturday at Palm Beach Polo against Catamount, 12-8. Juan Olivera, Duke Buchan III, Facundo Obregon, Kelly Straub, Juancito Bollini, Mariano Aguerre and David Andrews. Led by Most Valuable Player Facundo Obregon, Longfield Farm led from start to finish to capture the coveted title [...]

4 April 2013 The eighth annual Women’s Championship Tournament, the only women’s polo event-of-its-kind in the world, gets underway Thursday with three playoff-matches at Grand Champions Polo Club. Play-off matches will be held at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. The women’s field for the 3-6 goal features defending champion Goose Creek and returning [...]

21 March 2013 Audi and Piaget, fine tuning for the 109th U.S. Open, will compete in the semifinals of the Butler Handicap on Thursday and Friday at International Polo Club Palm Beach. Grand Champions Polo club-based Audi and Piaget were eliminated in the USPA Piaget Gold Cup but will compete in the subsidiary Butler Handicap [...]

19 March 2013 With one of its 10-goalers, Sapo Caset, home in bed with the flu, Piaget team captain Melissa Ganzi and coach Joey Casey put together a lineup that nearly knocked off ERG. Ganzi sat out the game to enable 5-goalers Juan Bollini and Lucas Lalor to make up for Caset’s 10-goal rating. The [...]

5 March 2013 England once again took the honours in the International Arena Polo Test Match at the All England Polo Club, Hickstead, seeing off their rivals from the rest of the British Isles to maintain their unbeaten record and retain the Bryan Morrison trophy. The team of captain Chris Hyde (the highest rated arena [...]

4 March 2013 Playing well together as a team, Piaget may have lost a hardfought 12-11 decision to ERG Friday in the Les Armour Cup semifinals but found the chemistry it needs to challenge for the USPA Piaget Gold Cup that gets under way next week. “It was important for us to have a game [...]

26 Feb 2013 Making its second consecutive championship final appearance, Audi lost a heartbreaking 9-8 overtime decision to Coca-Cola in the Ylvisaker Cup final Sunday at International Polo Club Palm Beach. The victory avenged Coca-Cola’s loss to Audi in last year’s semifinals knocking them out of the tournament. Audi’s Nico Pieres out of the saddle [...]

20 Feb 2013 Grand Champions Polo Club-based pro teams Audi and Piaget will be among favorites when the 26-high goal season gets under way this week with the CV Whitney Cup, the first  jewel of America’s Triple Crown of polo. Miguel Astrada of Piaget. Photo credit Alex Pacheco The first of three 26-goal tournaments at [...]

19 Feb 2013 Piaget saw its hopes of repeating as Ylvisaker Cup champions end in Sunday’s quarterfinals at Everglades Polo Club. The defending champions, leading by two goals in the third and fourth chukkers and three goals in the fifth chukker, lost a heartbreaking 12-11 decision to Lucchese. “The game could have gone either way [...]

19 Feb 2013 With a balanced second-half attack, Audi mounted an impressive comeback to defeat Villa del Lago, 14-9, and advance into Wednesday’s Ylvisaker Cup semifinals at International Polo Club Palm Beach. In Wednesday’s semifinals, Grand Champions Polo Club-based Audi (3-1) will meet Lucchese, 12-11, winners over defending champion Piaget at 3 p.m. In the [...]

13 Feb 2013 Grand Champions Polo Club-based pro teams Audi and Piaget will be well-represented on Saturday in the Outback 40-Goal Challenge Game at International Polo Club Palm Beach. Piaget 10-goaler Miguel Astrada outraces Crab Orchard defenders on his way to score. Photo credit Alex Pacheco. Eight 10-goal players will compete for Equus & Co. [...]

28 Jan 2013 Marc Ganzi of Audi hitting the ball against Crab Orchard’s 9-goaler Mariano Aguerre. Photo credits Alex Pacheco. Grand Champions Polo Club-based Audi lost a hardfought 11-9 decision to Crab Orchard Sunday in the championship final of the Joe Barry Memorial Cup at International Polo Club Palm Beach. Led by the tournament’s Most [...]

24 Jan 2013 For the second consecutive game, Audi came from behind in the second half to defeat unbeaten Villa del Lago, 9-7, Wednesday in the semifinals of the Joe Barry Memorial Cup Tournament. Audi, riding a three-game win streak after losing its tournament opener, will meet Crab Orchard, 12-11 winners over unbeaten Zacara in [...]

22 Jan 2013 – Trailing by five goals early in the fourth chukker, Audi came back to defeat previously unbeaten La Herradura, 10-9, Saturday in the Joe Barry Memorial Cup Tournament in front of a large crowd at rain-soaked Isla Carroll West Field. Team victory photo from left to right, Nic Roldan, Nico Pieres, Grant [...]

17 Jan 2013 Audi went back to basics in the Joe Barry Memorial Cup on Wednesday and pulled off a stunning 17-11 rout of defending champion Coca-Cola at the Jan Pamela Polo Field. Audi bounced back from Sunday’s first-ever 12-7 season-opening loss to Orchard Hill in a big way behind a complete team effort led [...]

15 Jan 2013 Audi and Piaget, two of the top teams in the 20- and 26-goal tournaments this season, were knocked off Sunday in their season-openers at International Polo Club Palm Beach. Audi lost to Orchard Hill, 12-7, for the first time in the team’s history in the first game of Sunday’s tripleheader in the [...]

14 Jan 2013 England will be going all out for victory when they take on a team from the rest of the British Isles in the annual International Arena Polo Test Match at Hickstead The All England Polo Club at Hickstead will once again play host to the Test Match, which will be held on [...]

11 Dec 2012 Audi and Piaget are among an impressive field of fifteen teams for the 20-goal season that opens January 3rd with the Herbie Pennell Cup Tournament at International Polo Club Palm Beach. IPC, polo’s winter capital of the world, will celebrate its tenth anniversary when the winter high, medium and low goal polo [...]

10 Dec 2012 Ellerstina defeated La Dolfina, 12-10 in the Final of 2012 Argentine Open in a dramatic match on Saturday 8 December Photo: Ellerstina team, winners of the Argentine Open Final in Argentina 8th December 2012 Pablo MacDonough opened the scoring for the match for La Dolfina early in the first chukka.  Gonzalito Pieres scored to [...]

4 Dec 2012 FIRST SEMI FINAL - La Dolfina beat Pilara Piaget in the first Semi Final of the Argentine Open, Saturday 1st December 2012 Photo: Adolfo Cambiaso - La Dolfina, winners of the Argentine Open Semi Final in Argentina 1st December 2012 The much anticipated Argentine Open Semi Final between Piaget Pilara and La Dolfina on [...]

28 Nov 2012 The long-standing rivalry in the polo community between the United States and Great Britain, continued as the two adversaries met on Sunday in their quest to win the coveted International Cup. Marc and Melissa Ganzi hosted the teams from the U.K. for a long holiday weekend that culminated with a great Sunday [...]

26 Nov 2012 With chants of “USA, USA” from the near-capacity crowd, Team USA defeated England, 8.5-6, for the coveted International Cup on Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club.       The impressive victory avenged Team USA’s 11-10.5 loss to England earlier this year at Great Britain’s Cowdray Park Polo Club. “Any time you play England [...]

21 Nov 2012 Grand Champions Polo Club will host the prestigious International Cup pitting England against Team USA, Sunday, Nov. 25th at 3 p.m. It is the first time the six-year-old polo facility has hosted a major international men’s game. The 20-goal men’s championship game features some of the top players from England and the [...]

17 Nov 2012 With a talented all-star lineup, the U.S. men’s team will be the favorite when they challenge England for the coveted International Cup. The United States Polo Association, national governing body for polo in the U.S., announced its men’s lineup for the International Polo Cup doubleheader pitting England against Team USA, Sunday, November [...]

16 Nov 2012 The United States Polo Association, national governing body for polo in the U.S., has announced its women’s lineup for the International Polo Cup doubleheader pitting England against Team USA, Sunday, November 25th at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. A women’s seven-goal game at 1 p.m., featuring some of the top women’s [...]

15 Nov 2012 The Hurlingham Polo Association, governing body for polo in the United Kingdom, has announced its men’s and women’s rosters for the International Polo Cup pitting England against Team USA, Sunday, November 25th at Grand Champions Polo Club. The 20-goal championship game will feature some of the top players from England and the [...]

14 Nov 2012 La Dolfina beat Ellerstina in the 2012 Final of Hurlingham Open in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on Sunday 11 November to retain their title from 2011. Photo: Pablo MacDonough, La Dolfina, winners of the 2012 Hurlingham Open Final in Argentina La Dolfina started strongly scoring twice in the opening play holding Ellerstina to [...]

13 Nov 2012 Wellington, FL – November 13, 2012 – The British are coming to Wellington. Grand Champions Polo Club will host the International Polo Cup pitting England against Team USA on Sunday, November 25th at 3 p.m. The 20-goal championship game will feature some of the top players from England and the U.S. in [...]

10 Nov 2012 Players and Fans Get Ready for the U.S. vs. England Rivalry Match The U.S. will soon engage England in battle, on horseback with mallets in hand at the USPA International Cup as one of the fiercest rivalries in the sport of polo will continue. The highly anticipated intense matchup will take place [...]

27 Oct 2012 Photo: Gonzalito Pieres Jr, Ellerstina, winners of the 2012 Tortugas Open Final in Argentina Defending champions Ellerstina clinched victory in a nail-biting Tortugas Open Final in Argentina yesterday (25 October 2012). The 38-goal team of Nico Pieres, Mariano Aguerre, Gonzalito Pieres and Facundo Pieres defeated La Dolfina 12-11 in a closely fought [...]

6 Oct 2012 Argentina were victorious in a spectacular end to the Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup today, Friday 5th October, claiming a 9-8 win in the Final over the USA, at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club. A flurry of goals marked the beginning of the match, both teams converting a total of nine [...]

5 Oct 2012 Polo’s brightest young talent from around the world were on show at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club today, Thursday 4th October, as Under-16 teams from Argentina and England contested the Youth Final of the Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup, with the South Americans taking the title in a thrilling 7 – [...]

04 Oct 2012 Hong Kong beat England to third in Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup Hong Kong recorded an impressive 8-6 victory over England today, Wednesday 3rd October, in the Subsidiary Final of the Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup, securing $80,000 worth of sponsorship money and third place in the international competition. Kicking off at [...]

3 Oct 2012 Photo: Ellerstina winners of the 2011 Tortugas Open Final in Argentina The first leg of the 2012 Triple Crown, the Tortugas Open, got underway last week in Argentina, with Pilará Piaget defeating La Natividad, 13-12, in the Tournament’s opening game and La Aguada beating Alegria, 13-8, on Wednesday. The weekend’s action saw [...]

3 Oct 2012 Two international polo heavyweights, England and Argentina met today, Tuesday 2nd October, in the second of the Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup semi-finals at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Club in China. In a thrilling end-to end match, the Argentines were eventually victorious, beating their rivals 10-8 to go through to Friday’s Final against [...]

02 Oct 2012 Only a penalty shootout could separate the two teams in the opening game of the highly anticipated Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup at Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club today, Monday 1st October, with the USA converting three penalties to Hong Kong’s one, to claim the victory after an 8-8 draw in normal [...]

29 Sep 2012 Excitement in the world of polo is building, as teams from the leading polo nations of England, Hong Kong, USA and Argentina head to China to contest the Fortune Heights Super Nations Cup at the country’s most exclusive polo location, the stunning Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, which is situated just over [...]

12 June 2012 The first ever Polo Premier League® will be launched in the UK in time for the 2013 polo season. Initially involving eight of the leading clubs, the League will be played over four months between May and August, with a final play-off between the top two clubs to decide the overall winner. [...]

25 May 2012 A second Polo Patron has made a major commitment to Wellington with the purchase of a large parcel of land in Wellington Preserve. Previously, public records show that Zacara Farm had also purchased over 100 acres in Wellington Preserve in the past year. Gordon Rosso of the Gordon Ross Team – photo [...]

29 March 2012 Marc and Melissa Ganzi, owners of Grand Champions Polo Club and Honorary Chairpersons for the Third Annual International Gay Polo Tournament, are please to announce the following professional players who will anchor the four teams: Jason Crowder, rated 6 goals, literally grew up on a polo field. As a child he lived [...]

8 March 2012 England 12 – 9 USA The International Arena Polo Test Match at Hickstead saw England defeat the USA 12-9, ensuring the Bryan Morrison Trophy remained in British hands. The home team featured a blend of youth and experience. Captaining Team England was nine-goaler Chris Hyde, Europe’s highest handicapped arena polo player, who [...]

Wellington, FL- February 7, 2012- Every winter Harvard Polo Team members come to San Saba, Tommy Lee Jones’ Polo complex in Wellington, FL, to train and learn the ins and outs of a high goal polo operation. World-class polo player, Clarissa Echazarreta serves as their teacher and mentor. “Tommy Lee has invited us down for [...]

12 Jan 2012 Eventers. Jumpers. Polo Team Up & Take Over The much anticipated PRO DerbyCross Team Competition returns to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, home of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, on Friday January, 20 at 7:00 PM. Team FarmVet/Cavalor, featuring Captain Buck Davidson, Bruce Davidson, Will Faudree, Aaron Vale and Kris [...]

9 Jan 2012 The All England Polo Club at Hickstead is delighted to announce it will host the prestigious International Arena Polo Test Match on Saturday 3rd March. As the only arena polo game played at an international level in the UK, the match is not to be missed – with teams from America and [...]

9 Nov 2011 La Dolfina and Ellerstina faced off, once again, in an Open Championship Final for the second time in one month. Following a closely fought Tortugas Open Final, where Ellerstina snatched victory away from La Dolfina with a last-second goal, the two teams were ready for a repeat match. The first two chukkas [...]

25 Oct 2011 Hickstead’s sixth arena polo season gets underway this month, and to mark the beginning of the season the All England Polo Club will be hosting two open weekends. The club opens its doors on the weekends of 29th/30th October and 5th/6th November, and everyone is welcome to come along and experience first-hand [...]

17 Oct 2011 La Dolfina and Ellerstina were playing out the additional 30 seconds in the last chukker of the Final of the Tortugas Open in Argentina on Saturday 15 October 2011. La Dolfina, who led throughout the match, missed a big chance to seal what could have been their first title in the opening [...]

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