JULIAN DE LUSARRETA
PHOTO BY ALEX PACHECO
Argentine 8-goaler Julian “Negro” de Lusarreta has won major tournaments around the world. Local fans may remember him from 2016’s thrilling U.S. Open Final when de Lusarreta and his Orchard Hill teammates stunned Dubai, powered by polo legend Adolfo Cambiaso, to take a 13-12 victory. He was back in action the next year, helping Coca-Cola win the Ylvisaker Cup and making it to the USPA Gold Cup final. He was also a key member of the 2018 Tonkawa team that won the Joe Barry Memorial Cup. He played on the Coca-Cola team during last year’s Gauntlet of Polo series, and de Lusarreta will be back in action at IPC this season for the Gauntlet of Polo on Coca-Cola with patron Gillian Johnston, Nico Pieres and Steve Krueger. wellington the magazine | january 2020
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