La Bocha European Polo
HABTOOR POLO TEAM IN SOTOGRANDE
The familY dynasty in good hands
For the second year running, Habtoor Polo Team has been present in Sotogrande, taking part in the tournaments organised by Santa María Polo Club. Following their first experience last year, the structure led by Rashid and Mohammed Al Habtoor was more involved in the competitions this season, and this year the big star was Habtoor Al Habtoor, Mohammed’s eldest son. This year the Habtoor Polo Team took part in the 5th Gómez Echeverría Jewellers’ Tournament, held on Santa María Polo Club’s Puente de Gierro fields, in the 16th Fundador Enrique Zobel Tournament, played on the Puente de Hierro fields and at Ayala Polo Club, and finally in the 16th Toñanejo Tournament, in which they defended their title won last year. The Habtoor Polo Team, made up of Rashid Al Habtoor, Max Gaggero, Justo
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del Carril and Santiago Torreguitar, reached the final of the Gómez Echeverría Tournament after a great qualifying stage. In the final they fell to the Dr A-Capial side, which united the best players from the two teams, by 11 goals to 7. The following competition was the 16th Fundador Enrique Nóbel Tournament, in which the Habtoor Polo Team took to the field with Rashid Al Habtoor, Pelayo Berazadi, Hernán Pieres and Justo del Carril. Finally they competed in the 16th Toñanejo Tournament, in which Habtoor Polo Team defended the title they won last year. Like the Memorial Zóbel, the Toñanejo was divided into two levels, the low- and mediumgoal competitions.