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AUGUST 26, 2018

Postage Stamp Farm’s Brandon Phillips playing against GSA -2017 ECO winner-, returns today to play against Iconica.

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2018 Tournaments June 10 - September 9

East Coast Open Postage Stamp Farm Handicap Pos.

Player

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Annabelle Gundlach

4

2

Brandon Phillips

7

3

Tomas Garcia Del Rio

4

Lerin Zubiaurre

8

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6

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Iconica

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Handicap Pos.

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Maureen Brennan

5

2

Peke Gonzalez

7

3

Matias Magrini

4

Mariano Gonzalez

7

20

Team handicap

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Audi

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Chris Brant

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Kareem Rosser

Toro Ruiz

6

Juan Martin Zubia

2 7

Mariano Aguerre

8

Tommy Biddle

5

Joaquin Panelo

6

Pedro Gutierrez

5

Team handicap

20

Team handicap 19

About Greenwich Polo Club Established in 1981 by Peter Brant, Greenwich Polo Club is the venue for high-goal polo in the Northeast. Nestled in the beautiful backcountry of Greenwich, CT and internationally recognized for its rosters of legendary teams and players, Greenwich Polo Club hosts public USPA high-goal polo matches on Sundays throughout the summer. For more information, images, player information and team stats about Greenwich Polo Club, please visit greenwichpoloclub.com, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook and Instagram. l

August 26th: THE EVENT TOUR

Start at The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, with free entrance from 1 to 3 p.m.

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The Brant Foundation is offering art activity cards for children of all ages under the tent closest to Urs Fischer's sculpture "Big Clay." Please pick up your activity cards and enjoy some free lemonade from 1-5pm.

Visit the Audi showroom to see their newest fleet and take photos with your favorite Audi model.

Don’t miss the Ketel One Botanical tasting by the Pony Bar. Visit Barbados’ cabana to win a trip to Barbados!

Stop by the Lakhani Coaching booth to learn about specialized tutoring for college admissions, standardized testing, academic skills, and character growth.

Julia Thomas has a sweaters‘ pop-up by the Grandstand, don’t miss her unique designs.

Stomping the divots with Saks Fifth Avenue: find the hidden token to win a special gift from The Saks Shops Greenwich!

Half-time classic: find the hidden marked cork to win a bottle of Veuve Clicquot. Today everyone gets to enjoy Veuve, don’t miss the tasting during stomping of the divots.

Join the Veuve Clicquot After Polo at 5:30pm with with Sebass DJ!

Players’ Lounge live-music: MOJO

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2018 East Coast Open, August 26th – September 9th

Greenwich Polo Club, in partnership with Audi of America and its 29 Tri-State Audi Dealers, are proud to present the 2018 East Coast Open. This year’s high-goal polo tournament will take place August 26th– September 9that Greenwich Polo Club.

Considered to be one of the most prestigious polo competitions in the United States, the East Coast Open features top polo teams and polo players competing in the 20-goal tournament. l

All Matches will be live-streamed on USPA Polo Network USPOLO.ORG/VIDEO

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Audi’s Mariano Aguerre and GSA’s Toro Ruiz playing on the 2017 East Coast Open final. In 2018, they joined forces and both compete for the Perry Trophy on team Audi.

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History of East Coast Open The East Coast Open was founded in Rhode Island in 1905 and was played continuously until World War I. It had a renaissance starting in 1978 when Donald Little, then President of the United States Polo Association and Captain of the Myopia Polo Club, resurrected the tournament and brought it to Myopia Polo Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts where it was played until the early 2000’s. Through its history, some of the best players in the world including many 10 goal players (the highest possible handicap) such as Mariano Aguerre, Mike Azzaro and Gonzalo Pieres, Sr. have played and won this tournament and inspired many of today’s players to pick up their mallets.

Since its inception, the Perry Cup trophy has symbolized this highgoal championship and was donated by Mrs. Marsden Jaseal Perry – wife of a respected businessman, well-known clubman and owner of the largest Shakespearian library in the United States - for the competition.

It was designed by noted American sculptor Oscar L. Lenz and the silversmith was Gorham Manufacturing Company in Rhode Island. The cup has been completely restored by Greenwich Polo Club in 2015 and it made a second renaissance debut after nearly 15 years. The world’s best polo players will descend on the town of Greenwich, Connecticut to compete in the East Coast Open for this illustrious prize and determine which names will join polo greats etched into the storied trophy. l

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Greenwich Polo Club’s summer season gets hotter with Barbados partnership

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Barbados showcases polo culture ahead of its winter 2019 season Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI) returned to Greenwich Polo Club for the 2018 summer, with a number of fun activations, tempting cocktails and most importantly, sharing Barbados’ food with Greenwich polo fans! The events will help to foster awareness about the island’s strong equestrian and sporting tradition.

“The sport of kings has a long heritage in Barbados, where it was first played in 1884, according to the historical record,” said Petra Roach, U.S. Director for BTMI. “From January to May we have an active season at our four polo fields with several international teams visiting to play against local clubs, bring out the community, along with society from around Barbados will host activations throughout the East Coast Open through their Cabanas, offering a taste of Barbados’ heartfelt hospitality.

Elan Trotman, a highly accomplished saxophonist from the island is now based on the East Coast, and will be playing live on September 2nd at 5:30pm, to get the After Polo started!

Polo: Top-tier Polo experiences can be found at the Apes Hill Polo

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Club (apeshillpolo.com) which also features golf and tennis, accompanying luxurious villas to host family and friends with full concierge service. The Barbados Polo Club, traces its roots back more than 130 years, and is affiliated with England’s renowned Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA).

About Barbados: The island of Barbados offers the most authentic Caribbean experiences with its exceptionally rich culture and history. Barbados is the first Zagatrated Caribbean island and known as the culinary capital of the Caribbean

and also recognized as the second on Conde Nast Traveler’s 2016 list of ‘The Most Beautiful Islands in the Caribbean’. Accommodations range from picturesque plantation houses and villas to quaint bed and breakfasts and award-winning, five-star resorts.

JetBlue offers direct service from JFK, making Barbados the true gateway in the Eastern Caribbean.

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Photos by Chichi Ubina, Barbados Tourism and Katerina Morganl

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Mariano Gonzalez

Handicap: 7 Age: 48 Team: Iconica Home Country: Argentina

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–Biggest tournaments wins?

–In Argentina, I won the 30-goal Camara de Diputados 3 times and classified for the Argentine Open (Triple Crown) 3 or 4 times. I won the Silver Cup several times, and the Pacific Coast Open 4 times.

–City life or country life?

–Both.

–Ocean or mountains?

–Ocean.

–Do you have any superstition or rituals before a big match?

–I used to have many, a ton of them, such as getting out of the house at a certain time. I used to walking out the door exactly at 2:00 p.m. I’d also leave my mallets in special places around my house. However, having kids got rid of most of my rituals, it became impossible to keep them straight. I used to play a lot in Santa Barbara, my condo was 50 feet away from the field,

I couldn’t step on any of the sidewalk lines.

–When did you start playing polo?

–My grandfather and father played and I started playing at 9 years old, in the Potrillo Cup. I started playing farm polo with the older guys at 11 years old.

–What drives you to keep playing?

It’s what I love to do the most in the world the most, and playing with my son Peke is the best. Not a doubt.

–What’s your go-to gear for polo (boots, sunglasses, watch)?

–Oakley goggles, Cavalier polo helmet, Franklin gloves, Fagliano boots, and Levi’s 511.

–What’s your favorite polo memory?

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–Playing with my father, my brother and my son.

–How do you unwind after a match?

It’s hard. I sleep better the night before than the night after a game. The adrenaline stays in my system for a long time. The following day I try to take a siesta. It takes a full day to decompress.

–Do you play or watch any other sports besides polo?

–Yes, soccer! All the time, I watch all the time, including every championship. If I wasn’t a polo player, I would have been a soccer player for sure.

–What’s your favorite vacation spot?

–We get to live in incredible places by playing polo, it’s played in the best spots in

the world. I love spending time at the farm in Cordoba, Argentina but I don’t get to go that much.

–What’s the craziest horse name you’ve ever heard?

–About Face, I still don’t know what it means! In 1990, when I was 20 years old, I played a horse called About Face in Santa Barbara. I asked a million times what it meant and to this day I can’t remember.

–Favorite song, band or music style?

–Daddy Yankee, it all depends on my mood.

–Favorite all-time horse and why?

–Divertida. I bred her and she was a freak of nature. l

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Machitos Yupanqui*

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–Biggest Tournament wins/ achievements: –Pelon Sterling (10) played her in a 26goal tournament in Palm Beach in 2017.

She was named Best Playing Pony (BPP) during Silver Cup and Monty Waterbury Cup public matches. She was awarded the BPP of the tournament for the Butler Handicap in 2015, and in Bridgehampton in 2014.

–Her best assets or skills?

–She’s very easy and strong. She’s quick, full of power, with great agility.

She has great athleticism.

She was owned and played by Joao Ganon and I got a chance to play her this winter. She’s got all the attributes I look for in a polo horse.

- What does she add to your string?

She’s a top horse and she can play two chukkers when I need her. For big games, I can play her more than the other horses.

–What chukker is she best in?

–For big games I play her in the second chukker, and if I have the option, in the

last.If I know I won’t play her twice, I’ll play her 5th or 6th. *The word Yupanqui (Guarani) comes from Atahualpa Yupanqui who was an Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer. He is considered the most important Argentine folk musician of the 20th century.

Name: Machitos Yupanqui* Age: 10 Breed: Polo Argentino Bred by Los Machitos Color: Light Brown Dam: Open Jasy (Moon in Guarani) – player of the Triple Crown with Mariano Aguerre and Lucas Monteverde. The grandmother Luna (Moon) was a famous horse played Gonzalo Pieres Sr., she has one of the most recognized gene lines in the history of polo.

Sire: Sportivo – also father of Machitos Jazzita, Dolfina Cuartetera, Dolfina Toro and Open Chequera.

Played by: Brandon Phillips Owned by: Postage Stamp Farm

10 things to know about polo

Annabelle Gundlach returns to the East Coast Open with her team Postage Stamp Farm and competes on opening day with Maureen Brennan’s Iconica, another female led high-goal team. n EACH

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GAME CONSISTS OF TWO TEAMS: You’ll find 4 players on each team for official matches, competing on a field 300 yards by 160 yards, equivalent to 10 football fields, with goal posts on either end. Similar to hockey or soccer, each team attempts to score goals in the opponents’ goal.

The winner is the team that scores the most goals. Polo ponies are changed every chukker (period), they are called ponies, although they are full-grown horses. You can find 80-100 horses on the field. n CHUKKERS: The periods in which games are divided. Each chukker is 7 and a half minutes; 6 chukkers are played in each match at Greenwich. The word is derived from India. n MALLET: Stick made out of a bamboo and wood used to hit the ball. n GOALS: The direction of the game changes after every score, to make the conditions even. n OFF-SIDE: The right side of the horse. n NEARSIDE: The left side of the horse.

n HANDICAP: The way a player is

rated. From -2 to 10 depending on their skills as a rider and player. A 10-goaler is considered the best and less than 100 players in the world have ever reached this achievement. Handicaps are assessed continuously throughout the year, and they are expressed in goals to describe a player’s value to the team, not the goals he is expected to score. A game is put together matching the overall handicap of all players. The level of teams for low and high goal polo games vary within each region of the world. n LINE OF THE BALL: This is “the right of way” in polo, created to avoid dangerous situations. It works like a 2-way highway and it changes every time the ball is hit. This line may never be crossed by other players. n RIDING-OFF: When a horse makes another horse move away from the line of the ball. n HOOKING: When a player hooks another’s mallet. This can only be done while the mallet is swinging down. l

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