Polo player Alejandro Novillo Astrada with Gaston Dorignac. PHOTO BY CANDACE FERREIRA/CHUKKERTV
“I am very proud to be a part of this. It was a great feeling to participate in the WPL in 2019 and 2020, and I am honored to have been appointed chief umpire.” — Gaston Dorignac
“I am very proud to be a part of this,” he said.“It was a great feeling to participate in the WPL in 2019 and 2020, and I am honored to have been appointed chief umpire.” Co-founded by Grand Champions and Aspen Valley Polo Club owner and president Melissa Ganzi and Valiente Polo Farm owner Bob Jornayvaz, the successful World Polo League is the only league offering 26-goal polo in the world outside of Argentina. The WPL attracts a large international field of players from all corners of the world, including Australia, Chile, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Argentina, Canada, Ecuador, Brazil, Switzerland, France, Germany, Uruguay, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, South Africa, Nigeria and England. For more information about the WPL’s 2021 season, and to watch games from previous seasons, visit www.worldpolo.org.
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