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Calendar Summer
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4_Harrison Cup Final 12-15 goal Cowdray Park PC, Midhurst, UK
1_Sotogrande Gold Cup Mid Final 15 goal Santa María PC, Sotogrande, Spain
14_Tortugas CC Open Final 40 goal Tortugas CC, Argentina
4_26 Goal Polo Challenge 26 goal Cirencester Park PC, Cirencester, UK
2_Pacific Coast Open 20 goal Santa Bárbara PC, USA
15_VIII Municipalidad de Pilar Cup 24 goal AAP Pilar, Argentina
12_Duke of Wellington Final 6-12 goal Guards PC, UK
8_San Jorge Open Final San Jorge PC, Argentina
16_Hurlingham Open 40 goal Hurlingham Club, Argentina
12_Deauville Coupe d´Or Final 6-12 goal Deauville PC, France 12_Warwickshire Cup Final 17-20 goal Cirencester Park PC, Cirencester, UK 18_Argentina Snow Cup 20 goal San Martín de los Andes, Argentina 19_Gstaad Gold Cup Final 12-14 goal Gstaad Polo Club, Switzerland 26_The Duke of Cornwall´s Trophy 12-16 goal Guards PC, UK 26_Deauville Coupe d´Argent 16 goal Deauville PC, France 31_Sotogrande Gold Cup Final 20 goal Santa María PC, Sotogrande, Spain
9_Autumn Nations Cup Final 10-12 goal Guards PC, UK 9_Gold Cup St Tropez Final 8-12 goal PC St Tropez, France 9_Cheltenham Final 12 goal Cirencester Park PC, Cirencester, UK 16_Open de France Final 14-16 goal Chantilly PC, France 16_Hurks Polo Championship Final 10 goal Netherlands 23_Jockey Club Open Final 40 goal Jockey Club, Argentina 30_China Open Final 10 goal Tang PC, China
16_Campaña del Desierto Cup 21-24 goal AAP Pilar, Argentina 26_Juan A Mile 23-24 goal AAP Pilar, Argentina
Summer Issue 2012 Price ÂŁ6
Tournaments 22
Cartier Queen´s Cup 2012
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Cambiaso did it again
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Coronation Cup 2012
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Audi International sees England clinch victory against South Africa to win Coronation Cup
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Queen Mother Centenary Trophy
Indian Empire Shield
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Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup Clarita Black win the most prestigious medium goal tournament in England
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Cirencester Park Polo Club Oldest Polo Club in England faces a new era
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Longdale Polo Club Review Princes Day at Longdale Polo Club
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Guards Polo Club Review Great sunny day for the Varsity Cup
Duke of Sutherland Another 18 goal for Emlor
Second 18 goal for Emlor
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British Ladies Open Nina Clarkin unbeatable once more for Jaeger-LeCoultre
Emlor do it again
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Gold Cup for the British Open 2012 Local team Cortium beat hotly tipped El Remanso
Polo in Belgium Scapa celebrated in Antwerp
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Polo Club Wassenaar Review Polo flourishes in Holland
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Contents
Off the Field
Lifestyle
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PJ´s Party The tradition of celebrating the season with friends
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The 2012 Audi Polo Awards The Very Best in the World of Polo were recognised with the Audi Polo Awards for 2012
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HM Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee
HPA Handicap Changes HPA Handicap changes
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Deauville International Polo Club Preview Winds of Change
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Argentine Season 2012 Save the dates for the 2012 Argentine Season
Artist Review Marina Caruso
Motoring Racehorses and Rolls Royces Ferrari FF review
Sixty years on the throne
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Designer Interview Sholto Douglas
Don Beni The Italian Polo Restaurant in Ascot Area
Summer Features Eclectic Summer
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Sailing Round the Island Race
Summer Issue 2012
Editorial
Well, what a summer it has been in England. Its boring to go on about the rain, but it was such an influential protagonist that it was hard not to. Scores of matches cancelled, high goal played in pouring rain more often than not. Semi finals of the Gold Cup held at Ambersham... it was an unusual year in many ways. Fortunately, the three “big” days of the UK season were dry - the Queen´s Cup, Gold Cup and the International all enjoyed sunshine. Now, writing this in 32º C heat it all seems like a distant memory, but it shows the challenges of playing polo on grass. Nature wins! It was lovely to see two “new” finalists in the Gold Cup. Gone are the days of two strong players dominating the game and slowing things down to a crawl; now the successful teams are those with four able players and the games are faster and more open as a result. I applaud the no turning rule, but would like to see less horses being hit. It is noticeably more of a problem in the lower levels where players aren’t so able to get angle on their backhands - I suggest lessons! We move on now to Europe; Deauville, Chantilly, Sotogrande. The weather is often a problem for French polo, let’s just hope this late summer holds out.
Aurora Eastwood Editor
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PJ´s Party
The tradition of celebrating the season with friends The legendary ‘PJ’s Polo Party’ was held on Monday, May 21st. This event coincided with the UK season kick-off as it has for the past 20 years now, and has become one of the key events on the calendar for the month of May. Photos by Pj´s and Ana Clara Cozzi.
PJ´s Bar front door
Brian Stein and Platina Tong
Barbara and Michael Amoore, Kevin
Henry Brett, Joanne Sallew and
Cheshire and Meggie Thomas.
James Glasson
James Mullan, Leonora de Ferranti
Konnie Fox Andrews, Freddy Green-
and Duncan Wilson
Katy Stankova, James Wooster and Lucy Bliss
Florencia Cavalieri, Jon Zammett
Major Iain Forbes-Cockell, Lawren
(Head PR Audi UK) and Diana Butler
Goda, Rosie Graham and Ali Walker
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ish, Daisy Jones, james Wild
Ashley Rake and friends
Katrina and Nick Swift with Malcolm Borwick
Andrea Eusebi, Ben Standing
Tara Smith, Tissy Van Reyk,
Jade Holland Cooper, Luke
Amanda Gibson
Prendergast, Charlie Prymaka
Nick Evans and Alex Brodie
Jamie Laing, Platina Tong, Brian Stein
Rake and Guzi Garcia del Rio
Clive Reid, Ben Linstead
Harold Bamberg and
Robe Kaskow, Jamie and Ashley Jan-Erik Franck, Michael Amoore
Frank Spann, Johnny Lynn
Jack Kidd, Henry Brett, Bobby Dundas
Storm McDonalds
Brian Stein, Heather
Annie and Nicholas
Gerry Gibson, Storm
Heather Bird Tchenguiz, Brod Munro Wilson, Sasha
Bird Tchenguiz
Colquhoun-Denvers
McDonalds
Drummond, Dean Lines, Dirk Uys, Tony Ramirez
Laura Elliot,
Joanne Salley,
Bella Seel
Pippa and Mark Gillard
Majid Sajadi, Rachel Smith
Georgie Le Roux
Henry Brett
Wayne Collins
Tristan Pemble,
Tamsin Hughes,
Royston Prisk, Jorge
mixing cocktails
Lucy Bliss
Poppy Evans
Santos of PJ’s
Nicola Anderson,
Jack and Johnnie Kidd
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The 2012 A udi Polo Awards
The very best in the Polo World were recognised with the Audi Polo Awards for 2012 Photos by www.imagesofpolo.com As the most glamorous night in the English polo calendar, often being referred to as the ‘Oscars of the polo world‘, the Audi Polo Awards were held at Coworth Park, Ascot, to recognise the very best in the sport for the last 12 months and the true legends of the game.
Major Winners of the Audi Polo Awards This year’s event saw the introduction of a new award, The Polofix Outstanding Contribution to World Polo. Ros Packer, wife of Kerry Packer- the late media tycoon and former patron of the Ellerston team, flew in specially from Australia to present the award to Jim Gilmore. No one in the know would doubt the impact that Jim has had on the sport globally. He introduced the Packer/ Ellerston set-up to polo and has created, single-handedly, what is universally considered the most influential organisation in the sport over the past 20 years. Ros also presented The Kerry Packer Most Outstanding High
Goal Pony Award to Juan Martin Nero’s horse, Chica, who won Best Playing Pony in The Queen’s Cup Final of 2011. Other big winners of the evening was Lyndon Lea’s Zacara team, who scooped up two high goal accolades, following its impressive win of The Gold Cup last year. His personal performance in the Final, despite playing with a broken hand, having broken it just one week before, deservedly earned Lyndon The Royal Salute Most Outstanding High Goal Patron. To add to Lyndon’s personal recognition, the occasion was made even more memorable for Zacara when they were also awarded The Apes Hill Most Outstanding High Goal Team.
The Dream Team: Facundo Pieres, Agustín Merlos, JP Clarkin and Juan Martín Nero
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2011’s other main success story was that of the Talandracas team, which succeeded in lifting The Queen’s Cup trophy for the first time ever. It was Argentine, Facundo Sola’s name who was on everybody’s lips following his impressive performance throughout the tournament and, as a result, it would have been wrong for anyone else to have been awarded The Tally Ho Most Outstanding Medium Handicap Player (4-7), and, although no one else on the Talandracas side made it up onto the podium, As well as both last season’s winners, there is one other organisation that certainly cannot be ignored, and that is Les Lions. Although they didn’t manage to lift either trophy, they have reached the finals of both tournaments in the past two years which is no easy achievement and ultimately shows that they have been one of the best high goal teams consistently. As a result, and quite rightly so, Sebastian Merlos was voted as The Kent & Curwen Most Outstanding High Handicap Player (8-10 goals) following his performance throughout both the season. Although, as always in polo, the South Americans were very much present at the Audi Polo Awards, it was in fact the British that stole the show with both men and women picking up prizes, indicating that England is very much on the world polo map. Players Ollie Cudmore and James Beim took to the stage to
collect awards - Ollie was awarded The Avios Most Promising Player (0-3 goals) award for the third time in his career - an achievement currently matched by no other. James Beim was presented with The Audi Most Outstanding British Professional for the second consecutive year, and in total has won the award an impressive four times, more than any other individual. Then it was Lucy Taylor who won it for the girls, being awarded The Champagne Pommery Most Outstanding Lady Player for the first time. Lucy is consistently considered to be one of the top five English girls, so it was only a matter of time before she was invited up onto the podium.
Achievement Awards The HPA Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented to those who have had a significant influence on the sport and have made substantial contributions to polo the UK. This year, these prestigious accolades were award to Jim Haigh, who is currently Chairman at Toulstone Polo Club, Yorkshire, and has been Chair of the HPA’s Finance and Grants Committee from 1994 until present, as well as the late Alec Harper, a former 6 goal player and Secretary of the HPA from 1971 – 1989.
Four Quarters Orange (Tom Morley, Simon Arbar, Stuart Bates, Jack Richardson and Richard Le Poer)
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Other Winners The event is not just a celebration of high-goal victories and accomplishments, the award also recognise teams and individuals who take part in the 8, 12, 15 and 18 goal Julius Baer Victor Ludorum tournaments, as well as those who play Arena Polo. The winners of each Victor Ludorum prize are those teams that have proved to be the most successful at a particular level throughout the season. Guy Schwarzenbach’s Black Bears team won both the 15 and 18 goal Victor Ludorum tournaments last season, making a real impact at both those levels, proving it was a difficult to beat and will undoubtedly be aiming to do the same this coming season. Simon Arber’s Four Quarters Orange won the 12 goal section and Janie Dear’s Apache side lifted the 8 goal Victor Ludorum, both teams for the first time. As a member of both Four Quarters Orange and Apache, Jack Richardson gained the undisputed recognition when he was
Pascale and Jean Francois Decaux
Adriano Agosti and wife Lauri
Hilario Ulloa, Manuel Plaza de Ayala and friend
Jim Haigh with Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers
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announced as the winner of The Julius Baer Victor Ludorum Most Outstanding Young Player. Audi is the biggest sponsor of polo in the UK. The prestigious car marque has recently increased its support for the sport by announcing the creating the Audi Polo International Series for the forthcoming season, which includes the International at Beaufort Polo Club, Tetbury, and Guards Polo Club, near Windsor, together with the first ever International Chester Racecourse Polo Club. Jon Zammett, Head of PR for Audi UK, says: “We are delighted with how the Audi Polo Awards have grown to become a key social event in the UK season. The Awards provides the perfect occasion to bring everyone together at the beginning of the British season.” The Audi Polo Awards were attended by a record crowd, which read like a ’Who’s Who‘ of the sport, including Facundo & Nico Pieres, Jean Francois Decaux, Juan Martin Nero, John Paul & Nina Clarkin, Malcolm Borwick and Nic Roldan. The awards are recognised by the Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA).
Holly Smith and Nachi du Plessis
Georgie May and James Mullan
James Beim and Jon Zammett
Will Hine and Heidi Hine
Facundo Pieres
Barbara and Michael Amoore
Malcolm Borwick, Bettina Bahlsen, Sasha Bahlsen, Holly Baird and Nicolas Roberts
Juan MartĂn Nero
. Richard Le Poer and friends
Alan Fall and Julia Fall
Singer, Edei and friend
Henry Brett and friends
Richard Hine and Charley Larcombe
SebastiĂĄn Merlos, Sabrina Fung
. Magicians from A Magic Place
Simon and Romilla Arber and friends from Four Quarters Polo Team
Most Outstanding Arena Team: Cold Smoke (Max Charlton, Louise Thomas, jamie Morrison and Andrew Hine)
Jack Archibald, Stuart Bates, Guy Schwarzenbach and Jean du Plessis
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Cartier Q ueen´s Cup 2012
Cambiaso did it again Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi.
HM Queen Elizabeth II with Adolfo Cambiaso
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Joaquín Pittaluga
Sixteen teams entered this year’s tournament – and there were some big surprises along the way. Last year’s winners Talandracas just couldn’t find their form of the previous season – Facundo Sola is now playing for Sumaya and his incredible goal scoring ability is being used elsewhere! EFG Aravali surprised even themselves when they made the semi finals, but the team just gelled and they only narrowly lost to Ayala in what was a superb match, and well worth waiting till the end of the day to watch. El Remanso also made the semi finals, losing 26 | PQ
to Dubai on the Queen’s Ground. The game was a little stop/start, but quite memorable for a photo later released of George Hanbury flipping Adolfo Cambiaso the bird following an altercation! The first chukka of the final started with eight nervous players, as all the players missed shots in the opening minutes, but a 40 yarder to Dubai was convincingly converted by the legendary Nachi Heguy. Ayala then had more possession of the ball, with the impossibly elegant JP Clarkin taking a huge shot at goal that just went wide. Gonzalito Pieres
The crowd favourite was undoubtedly JP Clarkin. The tall Kiwi is universally liked, a fantastic horseman and very, very well mounted. His daughter Elizabeth was in the stands with mother Nina – no doubt his biggest fans of all.
Alec White and JP Clarkin
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Stefano Marsaglia, Christian Lapirda Jr and Max Routledge
played a huge pass up to Inigo Zobel, who scored. 1-1. Adolfo Cambiaso turned up the power and took the ball straight from the lineout to score, having slalomed in and out of several players en route. A massive bump between Cambiaso and Pieres saw Pieres literally turn his pony through 180c in midair, land and execute a huge pass to Clarkin who scored from an impossible distance. 2-2.
The second saw a goal to Dubai, then Pieres passed to Clarkin who promptly broke the sound barrier on Gumboot to score for Ayala. Pieres then scored himself after picking up the ball from the boards near the halfway line, but Cambiaso scored on his flashy little white-stockinged mare Pampita to even the scores. 4-4.
Queen´s Cup // Info Place: Ascot, England Club: Guards Polo Club Date: May 22 - June 17, 2012 Level: 22 goal WPT Tournament: WPT Championship Cup 28 | PQ
Winner Points: 120 Finalist Points: 60 Semifinalist Points: 30 Rest of Player Points: 20
Winner: Dubai Polo Team MVP: Adolfo Cambiaso (Dubai) BPP: Centimetre (Gonzalo Pieres Jr.)
James Beim
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Iñigo Zobel
Cambiaso and Pieres were clashing once more in the third, with more superb, open polo. Alec White, having a superb game for Dubai, was working harder than a Polish builder, constantly thwarting the Ayala attackers. A 40 yarder to Dubai was converted by Heguy. Cambiaso then scored for Dubai once more, from a pass by Heguy, who then blotted his copybook with an illegal rideoff against Pieres, but Ayala failed to capitalise on the ensuing 60 yard penalty. Cambiaso then fouled and this time Pieres scored the 60. 6-5. The ground was repaired after half time by thousands of pairs of expensively clad human feet. Clarkin missed a bouncing ball having won the lineout, only for Cambiaso to rocket to goal and score, quickly followed by another. Clarkin made a dead run for goal on another jet powered pony, but just hit wide. Heguy fouled Pieres who then converted the 40 yarder, 8-6. Some really fantastic polo ended the chukka with a goal from Rashid Albwardy, 9-6. A foul in the first lineout of the fifth chukka was taken by Pieres; stopped by Dubai, recovered by Ayala and then Pieres got hold of it once more and chipped it over everyone’s heads to score. Someone from Dubai said something naughty to the umpires, so a 5b was awarded to Ayala. Cambiaso then turned across the line after Clarkin took the penalty, and a 30 yard penalty was awarded against him – Pieres tapped it in from a walk. 9-8. A foul by Clarkin led to a 30 yarder to Dubai. Heguy walked up to it but his pony was napping sideways and sure enough the ball went sideways too and wide. Heguy then regained possession and passed to Cambiaso, who managed to dribble it in. Pieres picked 30 | PQ
up the ball in the next lineout and hit: It really was the goal of the match as he scored the polo equivalent of a hole in one. He then converted a subsequent 30 yarder to equalise. Dubai then received a 40 yarder, but Heguy hit wide once more. Another foul was awarded to Ayala, converted by Pieres to put them in the lead, 1011. Another foul, to Dubai, was taken by Cambiaso to equalise. Heguy then fouled Pieres but Pieres rushed his approach to the 40 yarder and hit wide. Desperate attacks by both sides in the last seconds saw Garbarini try to defend Cambiaso’s onslaught, only to foul. Cambiaso was never going to miss the ensuing 30 yard penalty. As the final bell went as the ball passed though the posts, Pieres understandably smashed his stick into the goal post in sheer frustration. 12-11 to Dubai. “It was amazing to win, I didn’t play so well today but Cambiaso was amazing”, said Nachi Heguy. Albwardy and Cambiaso are both bullish going into the upcoming Gold Cup. “Winning was a good indicator but we have to be consistent”, said Albwardy. Cambiaso was more confident: “There is no pressure on us now. And we are going to celebrate tonight!”. MVP – Adolfo Cambiaso BPP – Centimetre, 10 year old Australian mare, played by Gonzalito Pieres.
Rashid Albwardy
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Dubai Polo Team
Queen´s Cup 2012 // Teams League A
League B
League C
League D
Ayala Iñigo Zobel John-Paul Clarkin Gonzalo Pieres Jr. Tomás Garbarini
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Enigma Jerome Wirth Juan Martin Nero Matias MacDonough Fabio Lavinia
22 1 10 8 3
El Rermanso Charlie Hanbury David Stirling Jr. George Hanbury Guillermo Terrera
22 4 9 2 7
Cortium Adrian Kirby Jaime García Huidobro Polito Pieres Francisco Elizalde
22 1 8 8 5
Aravali Karam Thapar Eduardo N. Astrada Jr. Marcos Di Paola Mark Tomlinson
22 0 9 7 6
Richard Mille Pablo MacDonough Bahar Jeffri Tomás García del Rio Oliver Cudmore
22 10 1 7 4
Salkeld Luke Tomlinson José Donoso James Beim Nick Clarke
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Dubai Ignacio Heguy Adolfo Cambiaso Rashid Albwardy Alec White
22 8 10 2 2
Talandracas Lucas Monteverde Milo Fernández Araujo Edouard Carmignac Chris Mackenzie
22 9 8 0 5
La Bamba de Areco Facundo Pieres Max Routledge Jean-Francois Decaux Nicolás Pieres
22 10 5 0 7
Sumaya Ahmed Aboughazale Javier Novillo Astrada Matias Vial Facundo Sola
22 1 8 6 7
Les Lions Joe Gottschalk Sebastián Merlos Agustín Merlos Matt Perry
22 0 10 9 3
Saudi Zedan Lucas James Agustin Nero Amr Zedan Miguel Novillo Astrada
22 7 6 0 9
Azzurra - Piaget Stefano Marsaglia Alejandro Muzzio Cristian Laprida Jr. Joaquin Pittaluga
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Zacara Lyndon Lea Nachi du Plessis Hilario Ulloa Manuel Plaza de Ayala
22 1 8 9 4
Belmont Farm George Meyrick Santham Dhillon Malcolm Borwick Ryan Pemble
22 5 6 6 5
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Cambiaso has broken his own record – having now won the Queen’s Cup no less than eight times. Adolfo Cambiaso followed by Tomás Garbarini
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Joe Gottschalk, Matt Perry, Sebastiรกn Merlos, Nachi Heguy and Rashid Albwardy
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INPROTUR E vents 2012
“INPROTUR showcase Argentina in some of most prestigious polo destinations in the world” The INPROTUR (Argentine Tourism Institute) took presence in Sao José Copa Ouro in Sao Paulo, Brazil; then in Queen´s Cup Final and at last in Cote D’Azur taking presence in St Tropez International Cup.
INRPOTUR in Sao Paulo – Argentina is present at the very best of Brazilian Polo To mark the third year of the Sao Jose Gold Cup, INPROTUR was present to showcase Argentina as a tourist destination. The club is in Indaiatuba, an hour from Sao Paulo. There was an exclusive VIP gallery and a section for each sponsor. Argentina’s space was elegantly decorated in national colours and textiles. The space invited people in for a visual tour of the best the country has to offer via photo albums, DVDs and of course tasting of the famous Argentine wines from the best vineyards. Two hostesses made sure all the guests had everything they needed and that they left with a small present. General Consul Valdo Palmai and Jose Luis Sutera were present alongside Elaina Saissac, who were fascinated by the event. Another Argentine day, another success.
Inprotur in the UK – Argentina was very welcome at the Queen’s Cup At the final of the Queen’s Cup, one of the most important tournaments in the UK, Argentina raised a toast at the exclusive La Martina shop at Guards Polo Club. An exhibition of unique saddles, all individually decorated by eight different artists, wowed the guests due to the creativity and taste of their creators. As usual, Argentine wines and traditional empanadas were the order of the day, and each guest left with a beautiful photo book and all the information they could need to show that Argentina is a favourite destination among British tourists. 36 | PQ
INPROTUR in France – Argentina on the French Riviera A week of pure Tango on the Cote D’Azur. Inprotur displayed photos of Argentine polo and of the best tours of the country throughout the area – Nice, Cannes and St Tropez. Twenty-seven beautiful images left passers by with lasting memories, as did the eight bespoke La Martina saddles, beautifully decorated by different artists. Each event culminated in a Tango Show in the streets and with promotional material handed out. Polo Club St Tropez also welcomed Argentina once more with open arms during the International Polo Cup, thanks to Corinne Schuler, an ardent polo supporter and player. In the midst of this exclusive town, famously favourite haunt of icons and the most glamorous tourist destination in France, Inprotur paraded through the streets with the traditional parade of polo ponies, together with Tango and Milonga shows in front of the Cafe de Paris. On the 13th July as a preview of the festivities on the 14th, 250 invited guests enjoyed a typical Argentine asado, accompanied by various different wines, to the soundtrack of music and tango as images of Argentina scrolled on a giant screen. The night was rounded off with some popular disco tunes.
Cannes
Haras de Gassin, St Tropez
Haras de Gassin, St Tropez
St Tropez
Cannes
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Guards Polo Club Review
Audi International sees England clinch victory against South Africa to win Coronation Cup
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England Polo Team with Harald Link (Thai Polo Club), Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, HRH Prince Philip and Jon Zammet
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Luke Tomlinson, captain of Audi England, lifted the Coronation Cup for a third successive year after a nailbiting match against South Africa at Guards Polo Club, Windsor. Audi England faced a tough and talented South African opposition and, with the teams adding up to a 26 and 25-goal handicap respectively, those watching the match were ensured a competitive and exciting display of the sport. Thousands of spectators, including VIPs Dominic Cooper, Matt Smith, Douglas Booth, Dionne Bromfield, Gemma Chan, Annabelle Wallis and Steven Moyer, enjoying some rare summer sunshine.
Luke Tomlinson
Coronation Cup // Teams & Info England James Beim Mark Tomlinson Luke Tomlinson Malcom Borwick
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South Africa Chris Mackenzie Jean Du Plessis Nachi Du Plessis Tom de Bruin
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Diamond Jubilee Trophy Young Commonwealth Prince of Wales 18 Jack Archibald 4 Tom Hunt 5 Dirk Gould 5 Ollie Cudmore 4 40 | PQ
Place: Ascot, England Club: Guards Polo Club Date: July 22, 2012 Level: 26 goal WPT Tournament: Exhibition
Young England Hurlingham Jack Richardson Max Charlton George Meyrick Richard Le Poer
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Winner: England Polo Team MBP: Luke Tomlinson (England) BPP: Yacht (James Beim) Diamond Jubilee Trophy Winner: Young England Hurlingham Best Young Player of the Year: Max Charlton (England)
James Beim
Under the captaincy of 23-year-old Nachi du Plessis, the Equus & Co sponsored South Africans (rec 1) also included Chris Mackenzie, Jean du Plessis and Tom de Bruin –four players under the age of 25– not only making them the youngest international team ever to have taken to Smith’s Lawn on International Day, but also an indication of the young polo talent that South Africa, as a country, is producing. After the match, David Woodd, Chief Executive of the Hurlingham Polo Association was quick to praise the South Africa team saying: “It was a great privilege for England to play a young go-getting South African team.” On the other end of the spectrum, the England lineup is one we have seen many times before –James Beim once again playing in the Number One position, the Tomlinson brothers, Mark and Luke, working together in the middle, and Malcolm Borwick at back– a combination that has previously produced England with the desired results. It was perhaps the team cohesion that has been established as a result of playing with
one another for many years now that perhaps gave them that extra advantage, plus some coaching from another experienced International Day captain, Chile’s José Donoso. From the moment the ball was thrown in, it was evident that the game would be one between two very competitive sides, with the young and fresh energy of South Africa facing a more experienced England side. With the half time score reading 5-3 in favour in England, the home crowd was perhaps beginning to relax a little. However, impressive team play and confident attacks from South Africa kept England on edge and in the final chukka, with just six minutes left of play, de Bruin equalised for South Africa, and this game was very much back on. The next crucial play was by none other than the England captain himself, who executed a perfect 30-yard penalty shot to take the home team into the lead with just five minutes to go and who deservedly won the Most Valuable Player Award which he later received from HRH Prince Philip. PQ | 41
Jean du Plessis
The Coronation Cup
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Luke Tomlinson
Adding more excitement to the game, the du Plessis duo together produced another goal for South Africa, equalising again with just two minutes left of play. It was England’s Borwick though who would be the one to secure the 2012 show, sending what would be the final and most important shot of the day which somehow found its way between various players and finally the posts as well thus securing England their third successive Coronation Cup victory, after defeating New Zealand (2010) and Brazil (2011). England’s James Beim was delighted to receive the Best Playing Pony award for his own Yacht. This 11-yearold chestnut gelding is James’s favourite pony and he showed his delight in the post event press conference, saying “It is always wonderful when your ponies are recognised, not just for me but for my grooms too.” In celebration of HM The Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee, the programme included a morning game for the inaugural Diamond Jubilee Trophy. A magnificent bronze of a leopard, commissioned by the HPA, was presented to the winners of the match between Audi Prince of Wales Young Commonwealth (rec ½) and Howtospendit. com’s Hurlingham Young England side. This match was a display of the most talented up and coming players who will surely play in the afternoon’s game in the near future. This time around it was the Young England side that lifted the trophy, beating their opposition 6-3½. In addition to these two thrilling matches, 2012 has already been an exciting one for the Audi polo partnership with the introduction of the new Audi International Polo Series. This series, which has done so much to promote the England polo team, will close next month with the first Audi International at Chester Racecourse Polo Club on Sunday 8 September.
Malcolm Borwick and Tom de Bruin
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Guards Polo Club Review
Emlor do it again By Aurora Eastwood. Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. Whilst the previous day at Cowdray felt like summer, what should have been a lovely May afternoon felt more like March. The first 15 goal final of the season was played in very chilly conditions on the newly re-drained Queens Ground, with its newly redecorated scoreboard. No doubt the global crisis (and the weather) was responsible for slightly fewer entries than normal, finalists Emlor and BHC had met one another in the early stages, when BHC beat them in the opening qualifier. However Emlor made sure they didn’t suffer the same fate twice. Both teams had pretty formidable lineups – BHC has Juracy Santos and Roddy Williams, who have played together for many many years, with the extra punch of
Chris Hyde and experienced patron Mo Sheikh. Emlor’s lineup saw Nacho Gonzalez, who has been an Emlor mainstay for many years, linking with Marcos Araya and young Brit Rex Woodhouse. Spencer, as a two goal patron made for a very balanced and quick team. And so it proved. Emlor were flowing beautifully, closing down the attacks launched by BHC’s heavyweights. Some impressive tussles between Chris Hyde and Nacho Gonzales would have made lesser players pale, and Marcos Araya’s lovely, graceful style of play was a pleasure to watch. BHC however could not find the magic that helped them beat Emlor by two goals a couple of weeks prior, and Emlor neatly flipped things around to win, also by two goals, 10-8.
Emlor Polo Team
Queen Mother Centenary Trophy // Teams & Info Emlor Rex Woodhouse Spencer McCarthy Marcos Araya Nacho Gonzalez
15 1 2 6 6
Harilela Aron Harilela Matt Lodder Vieri Antinori Hissam Ali Hyder
15 1 3 5 6
Dell Park Nikolai Bahlsen Nicholas Roberts Max Charlton Malcolm Borwick
BHC Momin Sheikh Roddy Willams Chris Hyde Juracy Santos
15 0 6 5 4
Mad Dogs Alan Fall Oliver Hipwood Guillermo Cuitino Will Hine
14 1 6 6 3
Place: Ascot, England Club: Guards Polo Club & Coworth Date: May 5-20, 2012 Level: 15 goal
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15 1 2 5 6
WPT Tournament: Challenge Cup Winner Points: 40 Finalist Points: 20 Semifinalist Points: 10 Rest of Player Points: 5 Winner: Emlor Polo Team
BHC lynchpin and powerhouse Juracy Santos is one of only two or three Brazilian players in the UK. Whilst Brazil has less than a tenth of the players that Argentina has, they tend to be pretty handy. Now well into his fifties, Juracy is a consummate horseman and extremely accomplished, brave player. It’s not about size of the dog in the fight, it’s Juracy Santos
about the size of the fight in the dog... Emlor is a name that was in print a lot this summer. Bothers Spencer and Clinton each have a team, Emlor and Emlor 2. Emlor 2 won the final of the Indian Empire Shield just a few days before, while Emlor reached the subsidiary final of same. Clinton’s Emlor then went on to win the Duke of Sutherland at Cowdray in early June. The name Emlor comes from the names of Clinton’s two daughters, Emma and Laura.
Nacho Gonzalez
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Second 18 goal for Emlor Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. In the second stretch of the UK 18-goal season, Emlor C won the Indian Empire Shield at Coworth Park. They beat their peers playing for Emlor S in the semi-final and made it through to the final against Schwarzenbach’s ever-tough Black Bears. The final was played on June 10th on the fields at Ambersham. The rain was back after a brief break at the end of May and beginning of June, and readily present during the final. Clinton McCarthy’s team won their second consecutive tournament by just half a goal in the competitive 18-goal league. La Golondrina beat the French line-up playing for Pailloncy 9-5 in the Subsidiary Cup final which was played under a steady rain throughout the whole match. Ed Hitchman Emlor 2 Polo Team
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Indian Empire Shield // Teams & Info Group A
Group B
Group C
Emlor Spencer McCarthy Ed Hitchman Max Charlton Nacho Gonzalez
18 2 5 5 6
Emlor 2 Clinton McCarthy Marcos Araya Manuel Fernandez Llorente Tom Morley
18 0 6 6 6
HB Polo Ludovic Pailloncy Robert Archibald Ignacio Toccalino Sebastien Pailloncy
18 1 6 8 3
La Golondrina Paul Oberschneider Juan Ambroggio Diego Cavanagh Will Emerson
18 0 6 7 5
El Remanso David Miller Charlie Hanbury Eduardo Heguy George Hanbury
18 4 4 8 2
Black Bears Guy Schwarzenbach Jack Archibald Jean Du Plessis Simon Keyte
18 2 4 6 6
Dell Park Nikolai Bahlsen Jonny Good Mark Tomlinson Malcom Borwick
18 1 5 6 6
Enigma Jerome Wirth TBA Andrea Vianini Mat铆as Mac Donough
18 1 3 6 8
Altamira Adriano Agosti Pepe Heguy Gast贸n Laulhe TBA
18 0 7 7 4
Place: Windsor Club: Guards PC & Coworth Park Date: May 1-18, 2012 Level: 18 goal Winner: Emlor 2 Polo Team
Max Charlton HB Polo winner of Subsidiary Cup
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Clarita Black win the most prestigious medium goal tournament in England By Diana Butler. Photos by www.imagesofpolo.com One of Guards Polo Club’s own patrons, Chris Mathias, stepped forward to receive The Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup from HM The Queen and Mr Khalaf Al Habtoor after a close game against El Remanso/Loro Piano on The Queen’s Ground. Clarita Black had looked as if they had the win in the bag as they were leading 51/2-1 after two chukkas. This was thanks to some great play from Man of the Match, Jack Richardson, who was superbly supported by all of his team. Jack’s performance in this final was all the more remarkable as he stepped into the team at the last minute after Ed Hitchman broke his foot playing polo earlier this week. Surprisingly El Remanso/Loro Piana struggled to find their form in the opening chukkas. This team came back strongly in the third though, scoring three goals from the sticks of Charlie Hanbury and Eduardo Heguy
to none in reply from Clarita Black. This closed the score to 51/2-4 to Clarita at half-time and encouraged the many spectators to eagerly return to their seats as this was shaping up to be a game to remember. Unfortunately neither team could live up to this earlier promise, with both sides only fielding two further goals each in the final two chukkas. This ensured Clarita Black won this leading 15-goal competition, securing their first Royal Windsor Cup victory. A delighted Chris Mathias was further delighted when he stepped up to receive the Al Habtoor Best Playing Pony Rug from HM The Queen for Eleonora, whom he had played in the first chukka. The subsidiary final for the Mountbatten Trophy was won by Tony Gerard’s Montana team. They defeated Spencer McCarthy’s Emlor S team 7-5 on The Duke’s Ground in another close 15-goal game.
Clarita Black and Loro Piana / El Remanso with HM Queen Elizabeth II and Khalaf Al Habtoor
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The Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Cup // Teams & Info Black Bears Guy Schwarzenbach Jack Archibald Jean Du Plessis TBC
15 2 4 6 3
Clarita Black Chris Mathias German Llorens Ed Hitchman Tom De Bruin
15 1 3 5 6
Clarita Pink Clare Mathias Matt Lodder Mark Tomlinson Oliver Hipwood
15 0 3 6 6
Dell Park Nikolai Bahslen Nicolai Roberts Max Charlton Malcolm Borwick
15 1 3 5 6
Emlor C Clinton McCarthy Ed Parsons Manuel F.Llorente Tom Morley
15 0 3 6 6
Emlor S Rex Woodhouse Spencer McCarthy Marcos Araya Nacho Gonzalez
15 1 2 6 6
Elevation Satinder Garcha Andrew Blake Thomas James Harper Tom Beim
15 2 4 6 3
Foxcoat/Laird Nick Britten-Long George Meyrick Henry Brett Ben Vestey
15 2 5 6 2
Ferne Park Jonathan Rothermere Eden Ormerod Joaquin Pittaluga TBC
15 0 3 7 5
Godolphin 14 HH S. Maitha M.R. Al Maktoum 0 Martin Valent 5 Nicolas Roldan 7 Rashid Albwardy 2
HB / Mad Dogs Alan Fall SĂŠbastien Pailloncy Rob Archibald Pepe Araya
15 0 3 6 6
Billingbear Roger Carlsson Juan Cruz Guevara Juan Gris Zavaleta Ed Morris Lowe
15 0 6 7 2
Inspirit John Gunn Lucas Talamoni Guillermo Cuitino TBC
15 0 6 6 3
Loro Piana / El Remanso 15 Eduardo Heguy 8 Charlie Hanbury 4 George Hanbury 2 Ali Paterson 1
Montana Tony Gerrard Nick Pepper Michel del Carril Santiago Gaztambide
15 0 3 6 6
BHC Polo Momin Sheikh Roddy Williams Chris Hyde Juracy Santos
15 0 5 6 4
Shalimar Kassem Shafi Nicolas Antinori Vieri Antinori Hissam Ali Hyder
Place: Smiths Lawn, Ascot, England Club: Guards Polo Club Date: June 1-30, 2012 Level: 15 goal Tournament Type: Handicap Tournament Director: Oliver Ellis WPT Tournament: Challenge Cup Winner Points: 60 Finalist Points: 30 Semifinalist Points: 15 Rest of Player Points: 8 Winner: Clarita Black MVP: Jack Richardson Al Habtoor BPP: Eleonora (Chris Mathias)
15 0 4 5 6
The world-renowned horse whisperer Monty Roberts was a guest in the Royal Box on this day too. Through his international Join Up organisation he wanted to recognise the work of several people from South and Central America and Mexico who have worked tirelessly to help stop violence in horse training. So Her Majesty, as patron of Join Up International, presented certificates to several key figures in the equine industry including the Mexican polo superstars Memo and Carlos Gracida.
George Hanbury and Chris Mathias
The day concluded with a magnificent display from the class winners of the British Driving Society Show, who had been competing on the neighbouring Windsor Park Equestrian Club ground. Her Majesty was accompanied by HRH Prince Philip to award rosettes to the championship winners who had lined up in front of the Royal Box, making a superb and fitting finale to a truly wonderful day of equine excellence both off and on the field. PQ | 49
Guards Polo Club Review
Habtoor Polo & Mahra met up on the Queens Ground By Diana Butler. Photos by www.imagesofpolo.com Win for Mohammed Al Habtoor’s squad at the Habtoor Exhibition Match before the Royal Windsor Cup and Mountbatten finals. The day at Guards Polo Club started with an exhibition game featuring six members of the pololoving Al Habtoor family, who have sponsored this prestigious Royal Windsor Cup competition for some five years. Mohammed Al Habtoor teamed up with his sons, Habtoor and Ahmed Mohammed and six-goal professional Guillermo Cuitino for Habtoor Polo. They defeated the Mahra Polo team 5-3, which featured Rashid Al Habtoor, his sons Tariq and Khalaf Rashid Al Habtoor and professional player Pepe Araya. Mohammed Al Habtoor stepped up to receive the trophy from HM Queen Elizabeth II, following his team's win over Mahra by a 5-3 score.
Habtoor Exhibition // Teams Habtoor Polo Habtoor Al Habtoor Ahmed Al Habtoor Guillermo CuitiĂąo Mohammed Al Habtoor
Mahra Rashid Al Habtoor Tariq Al Habtoor Pepe Araya Rashid Al Habtoor
Clarita Black, Montana, Habtoor, Mahra, Emlor and Loro Piana / El Remanso with HM Queen Elizabeth II and Khalaf Al Habtoor
Habtoor Polo Team winner of the Exhibition Match with HM Queen Elizabeth and Khalaf Al Habtoor
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Guards Polo Club Review
Great sunny day for the Varsity Cup Photos by www.imagesofpolo.com A new edition of the Jack Wills Varsity Polo was held today at Guards Polo Club. This means the best of student and school polo, in an event where everybody have fun and spend a good time with polo, party and good music. Many universities took part of the competition: Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Eton. The morning was devoted to the old boys with games for Old Etonians and Old Harrovians and the Old Blues, featuring students from both Oxford and Cambridge.
Varsity Polo // Teams & Info Cambridge Alex Rose Imran Jumabhoy Jamie Hepburn Sam Browne
-2 0 -1 0
Harrow Moe Shah Athur Blount Patrick Armstrong Kigen Moi
-1 -2 -1 0
Oxford Tom Meacher Samuel George George Allen Jamie Lindsay
1 0 -1 0
Eton George Pearson Vere Harmsworth Sebastian Hancock Theo Wethered
0 0 0 0
Yale Rebecca Smith Franz Collorado-Mansfeld Stephen Orthwein Terrence Reilly
-2 -2 4 -1
Harvard Albany Mulholland TBC Marion Dierickx Diego Nu単ez
-1 0 -1 0
Cambridge Old Blues Sam Outtridge Capt. Robert Freeman-Kerr Jeremy Allen Amber Clutton-Brock
-1 1 2 0
Oxford Old Blues Billy del Sel Major Jamie Hayward Andrew Dechet Claire Tomlinson
1 1 1 1
Old Harrovians Carlton Nelson Clark Betz William Seth Smith Cameron Bacon
0 2 2 0
Old Etonians James Paton-Philip Richard Paton-Philip Mark Emerson Roddy Stanning
1 2 2 3
Harvard Polo Team
Eton Polo Team
Oxford Polo Team
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Cambridge Polo Team
Cambridge Polo Team
Harrow Polo Team
Oxford Polo Team
Eton Polo Team
Yale Polo Team
Harvard Polo Team
Old Etonians
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Guards Polo Club Review
Biggest low goal competition goes to Sifani Local team Sifani took one of the most difficults tournaments to win in England. Sifani defeated Las Estrellas by a narrow 6-5 and took the Archie David Cup, following the final of the 8-goal tournament, that took place at Guards Polo Club. In other finals, Shakhib Polo beat BHC 9-7 and obtained the Claude Pert Cup, while the Catherham Cup went to Black Eagles, who took a 6-2 win over Shalimar. Sifani road to success: 10-7 (to Four Quarters Black on June 16th ), 9-8 (to Palmera on June 19 th ), 7-6 (to BHC Polo on June 21st), 5-4 (to Newton Heath on June 27th at Quarter Finals), 6-4 (to Four Quarters Black on June 29 th on Semifinals) and 6-5 (to Las Estrellas on July 1st for the final). Teams & Fixtures at www.pololine.com
The traditional benefit event By Alejandra Ocampos. For the second year the event organized by the Laureus Foundation was played at Guards Polo Club. AMG beat IWC IWC Schaffhausen, and took the Laureus Polo Cup, the traditional event to benefit Laureus Foundation, and that took place at Guards Polo Club. The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation raises funds to provide financial and practical support to more than 100 projects which use the power of sport to provide coaching and education to young people in some of the most challenging or deprived environments around the world. The annual Laureus World Sports Awards showcase the work for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and celebrate the achievements of athletes from across the sporting world. Laureus comprises the Laureus World Sports Academy, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and the Laureus World Sports Awards, which collectively harness the power of sport to promote social change (and celebrate sporting excellence). The Laureus World Sports Academy is a unique collection of 46 of the most successful icons in world sport. Each Academy Member votes for the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards and uses the
power of sport to help tackle pressing social challenges through the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation projects. Martina Navratilova, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mika Hakkinen, Bobby Charlton, Nadia Comaneci, Jack Nicklaus, Franz Beckenbauer, Mark Spitz, Miguel Indurain, y Alberto Tomba are just a few of the worldwide renowned sport icons who represent the Foundation. The Laureus Polo Cup, was honored to greet many of its Ambassadors at Guards Polo Club: Hugo Porta, Boris Becker, Edwin Moses and Sean Fitzpatrick.
Photos by www.imagesofpolo.com
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GCC Team took the Gulf Cooperation Polo Match By Diana Butler. Two amateur teams displyed a great exhibition match infront of HM The Queen on June 22 nd . The GCC team overwhelmed the Guards’ side on The Queen’s Ground at Guards Polo Club, in the annual GCC Polo Day, supported by the BMG Foundation. The visitors defeated the home side 9-1. Amr Zedan was on fine form for the sponsors’ side, scoring several goals, and he was superbly supported by the two rising stars of this team, Salman Alhamrani and Habtoor Al Habtoor. Faris Al Yabhouni may have not played for a month before this game, but was equally impressive by half-time. By contrast, the Guards team struggled to get into the game despite playing on the number one ground at their home club. Admittedly this team was made up of four patrons who are more used to playing against each other, than on the same side. Although the Guards team failed to score in the first, a Guards’ goal in the second chukka kept their hopes alive and made it 3-1 at half-time. However the GCC team were on fire in the second half, scoring six goals to none in reply from the Guards team. Such strong play ensured that GCC won the trophy in convincing style. Faris Al Yabhouney stepped forward
to receive the GCC trophy from HM The Queen, who arrived at the Club directly from Royal Ascot. Earlier in the day she had watched her own horse, Carlton House, finish second in the prestigious Prince of Wales Stakes. The Club’s President, HRH Prince Philp had arrived earlier to take in more of the game. Teams: GCC: Amr Zedan, Faris Al Yabhouney, Habtoor Al Habtoor, Salman Ali Alhamrani. Guards Polo Club: Clive Reid, Jonathan Munro Ford, Hilali Noordeen, Saad Audeh.
Twelve Oaks catches the Phoenician at Guards Thirdteen teams entered the 12 goals at Guards, which takes place alongside the Gold Cup at Cowdray Park. Twelve Oaks led by Peter Webb and Will Emerson beat BHC Polo 8-7 to win the Phoenician Cup held at Guards Polo Club. The competition showcased 13 teams up to 12 goals. Meanwhile, Shalimar took the Subsidiary Trohpy, following their 5-4 win over Jax Coco. Teams: Mad Dogs, Twelve Oaks, Jax Coco, Great Oaks, Black Eagles, The First Group, BHC Polo, Palmera, Shalimar, Northchurch, ft Cowboy, Polistas and Dell Park.
Photos by www.imagesofpolo.com
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Cowdray Park Polo Club Review
Local team Cortium beat hotly tipped El Remanso By Aurora Eastwood. Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. A very even match that was only decided in the dying seconds. The Gold Cup had been full of surprises. An incredible resurgence of form for Sumaya saw them enjoy an unbeaten run in the qualifiers – a feat that no one else managed. Sadly their good fortune deserted them in the semi finals. La Bamba and Richard Mille, both featuring 10 goal players, did not even make the quarter finals. British players did well, players and patrons. Mark Tomlinson made the quarters with Aravali, Luke Tomlinson for Salkeld together with James Beim, and obviously the two Hanbury boys and Adrian Kirby! Cortium Team
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Cortium had been going well but I think they surprised even themselves in the semi finals, and surprised themselves even more in the final. The day of the final was one of the only respites from rain in the entire season – however even the best efforts of the groundstaff could not create miracles. The ground was very, very wet, and as was evident from the first throwin, the ball cannot run on a wet ground, the resistance from the water stops it stone dead. Cortium prophetically started the scoreline with a lovely nearside goal from Huidobro, but El Remanso
Adrian Kirby
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Javier Novillo Astrada and Polito Pieres
were awarded a 30 yarder, converted by Terrera. Huidobro then fluffed a hit in and El Remanso got a 30, only for Terrera to miss. The second chukka began to speed up, as Cortium began to attack more. Polito Pieres converted a 40 yarder to level the scores, and then again when Pelon fouled. Some superb play between Huidobro and Pieres saw a flat out run to goal that just went wide. Both teams were going hard in the third chukka, both attacking the goals with narrow misses. Finally a 30 yarder to El Remanso was converted by Terrera, but only just. Tapping it from a walk, the ball crossed the line by a mere 6 inches. But 6 inches is (just) enough, as we girls know. The fourth chukka started with a 40 yard penalty to Cortium, scored by Pieres. Shortly after the next lineout Stirling lost his mallet and in a true display of sportsmanlike behaviour Huibobro left his attack to come and pick it up for him. El Remanso then scored, George Hanbury with a neat nearside. 4-4. A safety 60 ensued after El Remanso accidentally hit out, and Pieres had no trouble converting it on the pretty grey Smudge. Stirling responded on another lovely grey to level 5-5, and then coverted a lofted 60 yarder to take El Remanso ahead by one. The fifth chukka began with a 40 to El Remanso, converted by Stirling, 7-5. El 58 | PQ
Remanso won the lineout and ran straight to goal, only for the ball to bounce back off the post, get picked up by Kirby who then ran all the way up the field, only to miss. Fran Elizalde, who had been whizzing around like a mad collie, put a goal on the board, then Pieres converted a 30 yarder, 7-7. Charlie Hanbury then scored the goal of the match to take his team ahead by one – 7-8. The last chukka was superb. A crafty little neckshot pass from Pieres to Elizalde saw the latter streak to goal but just hit wide, and then a goal went to El Remanso as a Cortium backhand bounced off a pony and went forwards, straight onto Stirling’s mallet. 7-9 to El Remanso. After much frenetic to-ing and fro-ing, the next goal was to Cortium, after a 30 yard penalty. Pieres made it 8-9, and El Remanso saw the Gold Cup beginning to slip away from their grasp. A foul hook meant a 60 yard penalty to El Remanso, but Stirling hit the ball along the ground, slowing it down and it was duly stopped by Elizalde, who promptly went full throttle all the way up the field and scored; 9-9. Two more chances by El Remanso led to the ball going wide twice, then a foul to El Remanso was neatly swiped by Pieres, who fled up the field on Rolinga and scored, 10-9. In the last gasp seconds of the game El Remanso desperately attacked and fled up the field with the ball in Stirling’s grasp, but instead of forwards the ball went ever higher in the air, losing
Pablo Mac Donough and Bahar Jeffri
Gold Cup for the British Open 2012 // Teams Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Sumaya Ahmed Aboughazale Javier Novillo Astrada Juanchi Ambroggio Facundo Sola
21 1 8 5 7
Cortium Adrian Kirby Jaime García Huidobro Polito Pieres Francisco Elizalde
22 1 8 8 5
Ellerston White Tomás Garbarini Islas Gonzalo Pieres Jr. John Paul Clarkin Jamie Packer
22 3 10 8 1
El Rermanso Charlie Hanbury David Stirling Jr. George Hanbury Guillermo Terrera
22 4 9 2 7
Dubai Ignacio Heguy Adolfo Cambiaso Rashid Albwardy Alec White
22 8 10 2 2
Aravali Karam Thapar Eduardo N. Astrada Jr. Marcos Di Paola Mark Tomlinson
22 0 9 7 6
Azzurra - Piaget Stefano Marsaglia Alejandro Muzzio Cristian Laprida Jr. Joaquin Pittaluga
22 0 7 8 7
Salkeld Luke Tomlinson José Donoso James Beim Nick Clarke
22 7 7 7 1
Richard Mille Pablo MacDonough Bahar Jeffri Tomás García del Rio Oliver Cudmore
22 10 1 7 4
La Bamba de Areco Facundo Pieres Max Routledge Jean-Francois Decaux Nicolás Pieres
22 10 5 0 7
Enigma Jerome Wirth Juan Martin Nero Matias MacDonough Fabio Lavinia
22 1 10 8 3
Zacara Lyndon Lea Nachi du Plessis Hilario Ulloa Manuel Plaza de Ayala
22 1 8 9 4
Les Lions Joe Gottschalk Sebastián Merlos Agustín Merlos Matt Perry
22 0 10 9 3
Coca-Cola Will Johnston Lucas James Alejandro Novillo Astrada Stevie Orthwein
21 2 7 8 4
Talandracas Lucas Monteverde Milo Fernández Araujo Edouard Carmignac Chris Mackenzie
22 9 8 0 5
Thai Polo Harald Link Juan Gris Zavaleta Alejandro Agote Malcolm Borwick
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Gold Cup for the British Open // Info Place: Easebourne, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 0AQ Club: Cowdray Park Polo Club Date: June 19 - July 12, 2012 Level: 22 goal 60 | PQ
WPT Tournament: Grand Slam Winner Points: 150 Finalist Points: 70 Semifinalist Points: 50 Rest of Player Points: 25
Winner: Cortium Polo Team MVP: Polito Pieres BPP: Don Urbano Rollinga (Owned by Hernรกn Pieres, played by Polito Pieres)
Francisco Elizalde and Guillermo Terrera
vital meters, vital seconds. The ball went through the posts but the bell had rung only seconds before. As the team rode back, El Remanso distraught, Cortium elated, Huidobro succumbed to his emotions; winning the Gold Cup literally a dream come true. “It is a dream to win the Gold Cup” said an ecstatic and sodden, champagne covered Huidobro after the presentation. “It hasn’t sunk in yet, it probably will
tomorrow. We were trailing by two and things weren’t looking good for us, but Polito scored two fantastic goals” MVP went to Polito Pieres. “This is my first high goal season here and I won the Gold Cup! We knew we had to put pressure on them to win, and to hit the ball long” I have no doubt that he will be back and we will be seeing a lot more of this member of the Pieres family. PQ | 61
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Nina Clarkin unbeatable once more for Jaeger-LeCoultre By Aurora Eastwood. Nina Clarkin is fully back on form and playing every inch her 4 goal handicap. She captained her 5 goal team to a narrow ½ goal win (5 - 4 ½) over Angry Birds in the Bloom British Ladies Open at Cowdray Park. RJ Polo did not make it easy though; very much the underdogs in the tournament (playing off 1 goal), they surprised everyone (and themselves) by beating two teams in the qualifiers and making the final. Comprised of Lia Salvo and three (as yet) unknown players, they played their socks off throughout. Poor Clare Milford Haven missed the chance to play with her own team as she suffered a broken leg in a rideoff from Alan Kent a few days prior. Mention must be made of Octavia de Ferranti, not yet 20 and playing very well off 0.
British Ladies Open // Final RJ Polo Octavia de Ferranti Maimie Powell Emma Boers Lia Salvo
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polo Team with Jaeger-LeCoultre ambassador Claire Milford Haven
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1 0 0 -1 2
Jaeger-LeCoultre Sally Dawson Claire Donnelly Nina Clarkin Sarah Wiseman
5 -1 1 4 1
Lia Salvo and Nina Clarkin
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Another 18 goal for Emlor Emlor C defeated Black Bears by a 10 - 9,5 score and won the Duke of Sutherland Cup, in the final held today at Cowdray Park Polo Club. Clinton MacCarthy’s team remains unbeaten, and won their second consecutive 18-goal tournament, following the Indian Empire Shield.
The Subsidiary Cup went to La Golondrina, who beat HB Polo 9.5. The Duke of Sutherland Cup featured seven teams up to 18 goals.
Duke of Sutherland // Teams Final Emlor C Clinton McCarthy Marcos Araya Manuel Fernandez Llorente Tom Morley
Emlor C Polo Team
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Subsidiary Final 18 0 6 6 6
Black Bears Guy Schwarzenbach Jack Archibald Jean du Plessis Tom Hunt
17 2 4 6 5
La Golondrina Paul Oberschneider Juan Ambroggio Diego Cavanagh Will Emerson
18 0 6 7 5
HB Polo Ludovic Pailloncy Rob Archibald Ignacio Toccalino Sebastien Pailloncy
18 1 6 8 3
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English High Goal Season 2012
Tori Bigge and George Hanbury
Raphael Singh with girlfriend Charlotte Christodoulou and kids with their friends
Rock legend and polo player former drummer of The Who, and Faces drummer, Kenney Jones
Oussama Aboughazale
PoloLine TV commentators Chris Hyde and John Horswell
Nachi Heguy, wife Natascha Elliott, and their kids, Siena and IĂąigo
Tom Morley
The Pieres boys and friends
Third man, Paul Withers received a special award from Lord Cowdray for his 50 years of service to polo as player and referee
TomĂĄs Iriarte, Javo Novillo Astrada, Nico Petracchi, Saed Bin Drai, Amr Zedan and Nachi Heguy
Piki Diaz Alberdi and sons, Martina Peres Vieyra with Talandracas polo team
Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi
English High Goal Season 2012
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Polito Pieres with his cousins Facundo, and Nico, with Grant Ganzi
Zedan and Aravali met up for awards presentation in a wet Royal Box
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the founder and President of Guards Polo Club
The Cowdray Polo Club band Susana, Jonathan and Maximiliano Ingran
The Royal Cavalry of Oman brought a fabulous show
Yasmin Scrivener and Lupe Roldรกn
Oliver Ellis in his last season as Guards Polo Manager
Marcos Araya, Joaquin Pittaluga, Clinton McCarthy, Tom Morley and Manuel Fernandez Llorente, winners of the Indian Empire Shield
Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi
Mr Jock Green-Armytage Chairman Guards Polo Club
English High Goal Season 2012
Anyone's hungry...
English Summer 2012
That's posh dogs
Hey, more ice cream anyone
El Remanso before the Gold Cup Final
Hector Guerrero
Howard and Julian Hipwood
María Rosa Lorenzo, James Whisenand and Petra Mateos
Ludovic Pailloncy - HB Polo Team
Mac Donough - Garrahan
Guillermo Terrera Sr., Terre's dad
Matías Benoit and Martina Peres Vieyra
Esmeralda Guerrero, her mom Silvita Pereyra Iraola and Toti Jauretche
Luis D´Alessandro, Juan Pablo Quiroga, David Nalbandian, Nick Roldan, Adolfo Cambiaso and Martin Valent Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi
Liz Higgins, Cowdray Park Press Officer
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Khalid and Saed Bin Drai, Ali Albwardy, Adolfo Cambiaso, Colin Dhillon and Nicolás Petracchi
El Remanso Polo Manager Brett and Charlie Hanbury
Tomás García del Rio and daughter Paz
Juliana Restrepo, Guillermo Terrera and Tomás De la Cruz Hon. Mark Vestey, Nina's father, cheered son-in-law John-Paul Clarkin
Ken James, Robin Butler, Catherine Turner, James Scott and David Wood
Jim Gilmore, Ellerston polo manager
James Boyd, Nick Kinderan and Lupe Roldán
Emily Johnson and her dogs, Loco and little Molly
El Remanso team, family and friends Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi
John-Paul and Nina Clarkin, with their lovely baby daughter Elizabeth
English High Goal Season 2012
Christina Jesaitis, Paddy Bangham and Elsa Carbineau
Maria José and Pelón Stirling
Marc Ganzi and Jon Zammet, Audi UK PR
Marcos and Toia Di Paola
Commentator Greg Keating
Cruz, Silvestre and Antonio Heguy dad Pepe Heguy, Francisco Elizalde and his father Gustavo and Eduardo and Nachi Heguy
Duke of Wellington
Celina Caset and Silvina Neira, Agustin's and Sebastián Merlos' wives, respectively
Clara Frers and Veronica Gaztambide
Pablo MacDonough and Alejandro Agote
Christian Langaard and his daughter
Andrea Vianini
British polo team coach Andrew Hine
Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi
Billy Healy
English High Goal Season 2012
A happy Neil Hobday, in his first Queen's Cup as the CEO of Guards Polo Club
Little Remanso kids
Edii Yoonis, Mubarak Al Yabhouni, Fahad Bin Mohammed Abunayyan, Khalid and Rashid Bin Drai.
Eduardo Heguy and his family
Aurora Eastwood and Sebastián Amaya, with their PQ and PoloLine umbrellas
Adrian Kirby with Nick and Hanna Clarke
Facundo Sola - Top scorer of the Gold Cup
Manuel and Paz Fernandez Llorente
Alejo Taranco, Hector Guerrero, Toti Jauretche with Santino Taranco, Pablo Erbin, Tomás Garbarini and Gonzalo Pieres Jr
Cecilia Pieres and her daughter Cecilia
Gonza Pieres Jr.'s girls, Maria and Violeta. María is five months pregnant, expecting a boy
Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi
Anabelle Joy with her daughters Libby and Scarlett
Cirencester Park Polo Club
Oldest Polo Club in England faces a new era There is a new era of opportunity for the Polo Club with not only a new President, but also a new Chairman and Executive Polo Manager. The Polo Club was inaugurated in the summer of 1894, under the Seventh Earl Bathurst and since then has more than realised the hopes of its original founder. Two grounds were in use for matches at Cirencester, but it was not until 1909 that Lord Bathurst gave permission for the Ivy Lodge ground to be boarded. The early history of the Cirencester Club, set down in immaculate copper-plate handwriting in the minute books, reveals many differences between the Polo of those days and of today. In July the following year, it was agreed that for the Open Tournament the following month that “Messrs Saunders & Sons Ltd. erect a stand about 80 feet long, to seat 230 people for an agreed sum of £27. 10s, three or four tiers of seats”. But, immediately below this minute are written seven terse lines: “Four days after the above meeting, viz
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August 4, 1914, England declared war on Germany and the Great European War began in real earnest and members of the Polo Club of military age rushed to join their various regiments –the tournament being immediately abandoned and military duties at once entered upon.” The war over, Polo was resumed in the Park. For several seasons the sport was in good shape with many leading players including the then Prince of Wales, taking part in tournaments. To conclude a golden decade of high goal successes, another local team Alex Ebeid’s Falcons were champions in 1981 and 1983. Many top British players have been associated with Cirencester Park, notably Gerald Balding, said to have been ‘one of the most outstanding Polo players of this century’, and Julian and Howard Hipwood,
both captains of England who learned their Polo at Cirencester as members of the VWH Pony Club. When, in the 1920s, the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, played Polo at Cirencester Park, he was the first member of the Royal family to do so. The Duke of Edinburgh played in many tournaments during the 1960s and the present Prince of Wales was a participant in tournament Polo and many charity matches up to his recent retirement from the game. Prince William and Prince Harry are expected to play in charity games at Cirencester this season. Mark Vestey’s three children are all now regular players. Other highly successful teams in recent year’s have been Urs and Guy Schwarzenbach’s Black Bears and the Hanbury family’s Lovelocks. The Club, which now has a playing membership of well over 100, has ten match grounds – Ivy Lodge, “The best all weather ground in England”, Peddington, Meadows, Sweethills, Coombe Farm, Savannah, Soushi, Upper Field, these last four new since 2008, two grounds at Aston Down and a practice ground at Jackbarrow on the Miserden Estate. Other Polo Club facilities at the grounds consist of a Clubhouse with bar and restaurant, changing rooms as well as grandstands within the members’ enclosure at the Ivy Lodge ground and smaller stands on the Meadows and Peddington grounds. Aston Down is irrigated with a grandstand and bar/tea tent.
The 9 th Earl of Bathurst - President Cirencester Park Polo Club Foreword by the President. Following the sad death of my Father, The 8th Earl Bathurst in October 2011, it is a great honour to have
Warwickshire Cup // Teams Halycon Gallery George Hanbury Ali Paterson Eduardo Heguy David Stirling
20 2 1 8 9
Black Bears Guy Schwarzenbach John Paul Clarkin Jaun Gris Zavaleta Alec White
19 2 8 7 2
Godolphin Maitha Al Maktoum Ignacio Heguy Nick Roldan Tomás Garbarini
19 0 8 8 3
Trewsbury Farm Bobby Melville Manuel Fernandez Llorente Satnam Dhillon Roddy Williams
19 3 5 6 5
Felix Charlie Gordon Watson Rob Archibald James Beim Guillermo Terrera
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been asked to become President of the Cirencester Park Polo Club. The loss of a longstanding and respected President is always a sad and challenging time for any Club but we must now look towards the future. There is a new era of opportunity for the Polo Club with not only a new President, but also a new Chairman, Mr K. Dhillon and Executive Polo Manager, Mr Tim Keyte, to whom I give my full support and guidance if required into the future. The Cirencester Park Polo Club has been in existence since 1894 and has seen some difficult and troubled times including two world wars, all from which it has
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gone on to prosper and I see this time as being no exception. The opportunity is there with the facilities in place, the new grounds playing as well, if not better than expected and so it is now up to you, the playing and non-playing members, to get behind your Club and give it your full support.
challenge of continuing to develop polo at Cirencester and ensure our position as the premier English country Club. I will also be introducing some fresh younger faces to our committees to generate new ideas and ensure that polo continues to thrive at Cirencester for another few hundred years!
It is important to remember that we are all here to enjoy ourselves and let’s make the most of this opportunity during a very special Diamond Jubilee year.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those members of our committees –new and not so new– for their enthusiasm, support and hard work. I would also like to particularly pay tribute to the Board of Directors who selflessly devote a great deal of time, effort and expertise to sustain our unique, special Club. So with no further ado, I would like to challenge those who won the Club’s silverware last year to defend their titles and welcome everyone back to The Park to enjoy the spectacle. Whether it be for The Warwickshire Cup final, or a first Pony Club outing; a four-course banquet in the marquee, or a quiet drink watching the sunset over Ivy Lodge; come and discover the ‘unique charm’ of our very special Club for yourselves. I wish you all an enjoyable and successful season.
Kuldip Dhillon - Chairman letter As we finally leave the snow a distant memory and turn the corner towards summer once more, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the 118th season of polo in the magnificent Cirencester Park. And what an exciting summer we have before us! 2012 will not only see the world turn its eyes on London for the Olympics but will alsogive us the chance to cast our own back; to celebrate the extraordinary sixty years on the throne for HRH Queen Elizabeth II. Polo may not have been on the Olympic programme since 1936, but that will not deter a world-class showcase of our magnificent sport coming to Cirencester this summer. We will of course host the prestigious Warwickshire Cup, which this year will form part of The Festival of Polo at Cirencester. This festival period from 17 th July - 12 th August will also incorporate another addition to the fixture list –The International Ladies Tournament– and will provide a fantastic spectacle of some of the best polo in the country, concluding as ever, with the wellrenowned Warwickshire Cup After-Party. I am pleased to welcome Tim Keyte as Executive Polo Manager this year. Tim has been a regular for many years now, and is looking forward to the
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Tim Keyte - Executive Polo Manager I am very much looking forward to the 2012 season and my new challenge as Executive Polo Manager at Cirencester. We will have more polo than ever in the Park this year, culminating with The Festival of Polo at Cirencester, from 17th July to 12th August. The Festival will also incorporate the first ever Ladies’ Tournament at Cirencester Park. The inaugural International Ladies’ Tournament will run alongside The Warwickshire Cup and the new 24-26 Goal at Cirencester, beginning on 24th July with the final to be played on 29 th July.
International Ladies Tournament 2012 // Teams & Fixture Clumsy Cows Amelia Scott-Hopkins Tilda Woodd Tabba Woodd Nina Clarkin
4 0 0 0 4
RJ Polo Lucy Bowman Emma Boers Maimie Powell Lia Salvo
1 0 -1 0 2
Africa Blue TBA Erin Jones Sophie Kyriazi Uneku Atawodi
-1 -1 2 -1 -1
Angry Birds Rosie Ross Izzy Parsons Heloise Lorentzen Natalia Danilochkina
3 2 2 1 -2
The Festival of Polo From 17 July to 12 August th
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July and August have always been a particularly special time for polo in Cirencester Park. There really is no better place to be on long mid-summer days than a sun-soaked Ivy Lodge and with the High Goal underway, the atmosphere is thrilling. This year will be no exception and as the nation becomes gripped with Olympic fever Cirencester will not be missing out on the party. Swimmers will be heading to the new Aquatics centre, the athletes to the Olympic Stadium; but a few hours west –minus the grid-locked roads and delayed tubes– Cirencester Park will be celebrating our very own formidable show-case of our magnificent sport from 17th July - 12th August: The Festival of Polo at Cirencester. The Festival will celebrate past tradition as well as welcoming the new. It will encompass one of the most historic tournaments in British Polo and Cirencester’s longstanding High Goal tournament: The Warwickshire Cup. Teams will battle hard for the coveted solid silver
Ingleston Farm Saffron Hutchinson Gina Hutchinson Lucy Taylor Hazel Jackson
2 0 0 1 1
Fixture Wednesday 25 th
RJ Polo vs Clumsy Cows Inglestone Farm vs Angry Birds Thursday 26 th
Inglestone Farm vs RJ Polo Africa Blue vs Angry Birds Friday 27 th
Clumsy Cows vs Africa Blue Sunday 29 th
International Ladies Final Subsidiary Final
cup, one of only three tournaments of its kind in the country. Another addition to Cirencester’s High Goal fixtures throughout this period will be the Cirencester 26 Goal, an exciting inaugural event, pushing the levels of polo higher than ever in the Park. Another new for the Festival will be Cirencester’s very first Ladies’ Tournament. The inaugural International Ladies’ Tournament will have a handicap limit of 4 and teams must consist of only ladies. The tournament already has wide spread interest with players from New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and of course the U.K and should prove a popular, longrunning addition to the Cirencester Fixture List. The Festival will round up –in parallel with the Olympics– with the well-renowned Warwickshire Cup After-Party. The Olympic closing ceremonies will be shown live and reflected in spirit –if not size– here at Cirencester. We look forward to welcoming you during this period and here’s to some exciting festivities and great polo.
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Longdale Polo Club Review
Princes Day at Longdale Polo Club Royal exhibition at the Hanbury’s Club in support of the Dalwhinnie Crook Foundation. Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. Longdole Polo Club, owned by the Hanbury family and located in the Birdlip area, Gloucestershire, near Cirencester, hosted the Dalwhinnie Crook Charity Polo Match, a benefit event that has been held for over 20 years now. Two teams took part, with Halcyon Gallery featuring HRH Prince William Duke of Cambridge and HRH Prince Harry. The club, founded in 1992 and a member of the Hurlingham Polo Association since 2004, hosted the event for the fifth consecutive year, and welcomed HRH Prince William Duke of Cambridge
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over 400 special guests who had a really good time, despite the cold weather and constant rain. The Dalwhinnie Crook Charity Polo Match was sponsored by Halcyon Gallery, and the main game was played by Halcyon Gallery (10) and Lovelocks (9) as a four-chukka match. Victory went to Halcyon Gallery who won 7-5.5. Prior to the main game, a kids’ exhibition was held at noon.
Dalwhinnie Crook Charity Cup // Teams & Info Halcyon Gallery HRH Prince Harry Charlie Hanbury Ollie Cudmore HRH Prince William Duke of Cambridge
10 1 4 4 1
Lovelocks Alex Main George Hanbury Will White Dave Miller
George and Charlie Hanbury
Ollie Cudmore
9 1 2 2 4
Place: Birdlip, Gloucestershire, England Club: Beaufort Polo Club Level: 10 goal Tournament Type: Exhibition Winner: Halcyon Gallery
HRH Prince Harry
HRH Prince Wiliam Duke of Cambridge receiving the cup
HRH Prince Harry receiving the cup
Charlie Hanbury
All together for the final photo
Javier Herrera, Eduardo and Cruz Heguy, Guillermo Terrera Jr and Sebastiรกn Amaya
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Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Review
Eduardo Moore Memorial Dell Park win final. Photo by www.imagesofpolo.com July 7, 2012 | Dell Park defeated Emlor S 10-7, and won the Eduardo Moore Cup, the competition that honours the late Argentine player, and remembered as one of the world’s best.
Marcos Araya and Max Charlton
Abu Dhabi Polo Team
Eduardo Moore Memorial Final // Teams & Info Dell Park 1 Nikolai Bahlsen 2 Nico Roberts 3 Max Charlton 4 Malcolm Borwick 78 | PQ
Emlor S 1 Rex Woodhouse 2 Spencer McCarthy 3 Marcos Araya 4 Nacho Gonzalez
Place: Windsor, Berkshire, UK Club: Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Date: July 7, 2012 Winner: Dell Park
Prince of Wales Trophy Les Lions took victory in last seconds of play. Photo by Ana Clara Cozzi. June 10, 2012 | Agustin Merlos scored the winning goal with only 16 second remaining to secure Les Lions a 1110 win over Talandracas, and the title of the Prince of Wales Trophy, in the match held today at Royal Berkshire Polo Club. Agustin Merlos’ Lucero took BPP honors. Agustín Merlos
The Prince of Wales Trophy // Teams & Info Les Lions Joe Gottschalk Sebastián Merlos Agustín Merlos Matt Perry
22 0 10 9 3
Talandracas Lucas Monteverde Milo Fernández Araujo Edouard Carmignac Chris Mackenzie
22 9 8 0 5
Sumaya Ahmed Aboughazale Javier Novillo Astrada Matias Vial Facundo Sola
22 1 8 6 7
La Bamba de Areco Facundo Pieres Max Routledge Jean-Francois Decaux Nicolás Pieres
22 10 5 0 7
Place: Windsor, Berkshire, UK Club: Royal County of Berkshire Date: June 10, 2012 Level: 22 goal
WPT Tournament: Challenge Cup Winner Points: 60 Finalist Points: 30 Semifinalist Points: 15 Rest of Player Points: 8
Winner: Les Lions Polo Team BPP: Lucero (Agustín Merlos)
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Beaufort Polo Club Review
England vs Commonwealth Once more, the English weather blighted polo, and a test match at that. The wind and rain rendering the pitch incredibly difficult to play on, as the huge amounts of rainfall in the preceding days and weeks meant that the ground cut up very quickly, leaving holes and divots that regularly altered the trajectory of the ball – not helped by strong gales and several violent downpours. English summer! The Commonwealth set the tone of the game, with Rob Archibald scoring straight from the lineout. England then attacked and a valiant backhand attempt at goal from George Meyrick just went wide. Thanks to repeatedly good defence work and backhands by Tom Morley, England were able to play a more attacking role but Archibald stole the ball from under Morley’s nose and scorched off to score again. 2-0. By the second chukka the going was heavy, the rain incessant. Morley scored for England, but then a spot penalty was awarded to the Commonwealth – Morley got ahead o himself and crossed the back line too early in defence, only to suffer a penalty 1 against him. James Harper picked up the ball and scored a huge neckshot – 4-1 to Commonwealth. England regained some composure when Morley converted a penalty, and then Mark Tomlinson survived a slippery moment on his lovely homebred stallion Casanova to set up a series of plays that led to another goal. Some very scrappy play ensued, with far too many fouls and whistles, and another 60 yarder to England, converted by Morley. 4-3. The third started with a 60 yarder to England early on, Tomlinson took but hit a worm burner along the groundwhich went wide. Possession then switched back and forth like a relay baton, then finally a gargantuan effort by Tomlinson and Meyrick, both going flat stick, ended in the ball just going wide. The England goal clearly had a Star Wars style force field around it, as no matter what, they just couldn’t get the ball through those posts. Not helped by an increasingly cut up field, with dribbling becoming more akin to crazy golf than polo as the ball often went sideways or backwards rather than forwards. Archibald scored once more in the fourth, having a superb game. Meyrick made a clever little play to Tomlinson as the sun made a cameo, but it was only shining on the Commonwealth, as Tom de Briun scored to increase the lead to 6-3. The fifth opened with a 60 yarder to England, but Tomlinson was thwarted by the force field once more - wide. Morley converted another 60 yarder to breathe hope back into the side,
6-4. It was short lived, as Dirk Gould picked up the ball and took off like a scalded cat to score, 7-4. Tomlinson made a superb shot at goal that bounced off the post, but then managed to score in the dying seconds, 7-5. Robbie Archibald won MVP and was typically modest. “We kept it as open as possible, the field was difficult at times. We stayed positive and kept our style, and the team played so well it was easy for me to play”. Tomlinson’s 6 year old ex racehorse Abba won best playing pony. “She’s very fast, but a bit temperamental – but aren’t all women temperamental?” he joked. “She should play the high goal though, she’s certainly got what it takes”.
Many ponies were seen wearing stickers on their hindquarters – this was an initiative on the part of RoR (retraining of racehorses) as a special prize was being awarded to the best playing retrained racehorse. Aside from that, it was rather interesting for the spectators to see at a glance all the ex racehorses on the field in each chukka – and there were many. George Meyrick’s Godfather was doing the commentary, and when George missed a goal was heard to remark that he wouldn’t be getting any presents that year! Commonwealth Polo Team
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Commonwealth Dirk Gould Tom de Bruin Rob Archibald James Harper
23 5 6 6 6
Place: Down Farm, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Club: Beaufort Polo Club Date: June 16, 2012 Level: 23 goal
Tournament Type: Handicap Winner: Commonwealth MVP: Rob Archivald BPP: Abba (Mark Tomlinson)
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Don Beni
The Italian Polo restaurant in the Ascot area Photos by www.imagesofpolo.com Sebastian Merlos and wife Silvina Neira, Celina Caset and AgustĂn Merlos, Segundo Merlos, Tito, and Marcos Cerdeira
Pablo Erbin, Negro Garcia Laborde, Toya Di Paola, Marcos Di Paola, Facundo Pieres, Rodrigo Rueda jr and wife and son, Rodrigo Jr.
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Don Beni, one of the most famous Italian restaurants in the Ascot area, and regularly attended by most of the polo players who live around, hosted an event to present their brand new menu and the new outfits for the waiters.
Don Beni's owner, Francesco Beni, greeted the polo players, such as Facundo Pieres, SebastiĂĄn and AgustĂn Merlos, Rodrigo Rueda Jr, Marcos di Paola and Joaquin Pittaluga, among others, who enjoyed the fabulous cucina italiana.
Major Iain Forbes-Cockell and friends
Facundo Pieres, Francesco Beni and the waiters.
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HM Q ueen E lizabeth II Jubilee
Sixty years on the throne By Alejandra Ocampos. Photo by Ana Clara Cozzi.
The Windsors, the British Royal Family, must be the most famous members of royalty in the whole wide world. Everyone, including those who are unaware of the juicy details on the various royal houses of Europe, knows who they are, or at least remember some of their members, and it could even be safely said that they have reached the celebrity threshold. Last year, for example, absolutely everyone talked about the first big wedding of members of the British Royal Family in the 21st century: the wedding of Prince William (son of Prince Charles and fondly-remembered Lady Diana Spencer), third in line of succession to the British throne, and gorgeous plebeian Catherine Middleton, known to everyone as Kate. As from the moment the engagement was announced in November, 2010, right up until their marriage which took place on April 29th, 2011, all event details and daily routine were followed worldwide. Billions of people around the world witnessed the wedding that unfolded at Westminster Abbey on television, besides the thousands and thousands of Britons who filled the streets of London to watch and greet the newly-wed couple. In 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the absolute protagonist, who celebrated her 60 years on the throne. Though it is her third Jubilee (the Silver Jubilee took place in 1977 and the Golden Jubilee in 2002), this one in particular is slightly more special, as Queen Elizabeth is not only the longest-living monarch in Europe but is also scarcely three years away from equalling and in fact breaking the record achieved by 84 | PQ
her mythical great-great grandmother, the emblematic Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years, from 1837 until the day she died, in January, 1901. Over and above some setbacks she has had to deal with throughout her long reign, Elizabeth II now enjoys great popularity that would be envied by any political leader. At age 86, she always looks elegant and active, and never postpones a single commitment or trip, both within Great Britain and around the world. Furthermore, she appears to be a modern queen, as she is known for her interest in technological advances. In point of fact, the British Royal Family have an official Facebook page, a special channel on You Tube, where both current and historical videos can be watched, as well as a Twitter account. All of the latter, record both history and the daily activities carried out by the residents of Buckingham Palace.
The princess who was not expected to become queen Queen Elizabeth II was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21st, 1926, the first daughter of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, who got married in 1923. Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. Elizabeth was christened on May 29 th that same year in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. Her future did not envisage the throne of England. Though she stood third in line of succession, back then David, her father’s elder brother was the heir to the throne, and therefore, Elizabeth’s future did not entail “working” as a queen, as her uncle was a young man and it was
taken for granted that he would marry and have his own descendants. Elizabeth, known as Lilibeth by her family, enjoyed her childhood with her parents and younger sister, Margaret, born in 1930. Both Elizabeth and Margaret were educated under their mother’s supervision and that of their governess, Marion Crawford. In 1936, her grandfather George V died, and her uncle David, Prince of Wales, became the new king, under the name of Edward VIII. A few months later, Elizabeth’s life took an unexpected turn. Edward, a single man, was in a relationship with a lady who belonged to the North American society named Wallis Simpson, whom he planned to marry. His family did not agree with this relationship as Wallis had been twice divorced. Among other reasons, it was argued that back then the Anglican Church, with the King himself as its head, did not allow him to marry a divorced person whose former spouse was still alive. Therefore, with two former husbands alive, Wallis did not meet the requirements to become the wife of the King of England. Determined not back out on his decision to marry Wallis, and facing fierce opposition not only from a legal and governmental point of view, but also morally and religiously speaking, which caused an unprecedented institutional crisis, at the end of 1936, Edward decided to abdicate his right to the throne. The crown then fell on his younger brother, Albert, who took the name George VI, in honour of his father, as well as a way to restore confidence in the monarchy, after the shockwave caused by his brother’s situation. So, Albert was crowned George VI at Westminster Abbey on May 12th, 1937. Elizabeth then became the heir to the throne and was addressed as Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth. In 1939, Germany invaded Poland causing the outbreak of World War II. That same year, George VI addressed his people and delivered a touching speech on the radio, conveying the unity and tranquillity the British needed at such a devastating time. Throughout the conflict, the Royal Family stayed in London, despite the intense bombing of the city by the Nazi Luftwaffe. George and his family decided to stay close to their people and refused to be evacuated at that very dramatic time; in point of fact, they received the same rations as the rest of the population and constantly kept within sight to show their support for the people. In 1940, the position of Prime Minister, held up until then by Neville Chamberlain, fell on Winston Churchill, a symbol of the struggle against Nazism, who kept England standing tall when faced with the Nazi activism in Europe. Churchill had built what was purported to be a very close-knit relationship with the king during the conflict. In Churchill’s own words: "the closest personal relationship in modern British history between a monarch and a Prime Minister".
It was during World War II that Elizabeth made her first public appearances and assumed her first official commitments. Her mother was advised to evacuate her daughters and send them to Canada, but the Queen stood firm: "The girls won’t leave without me, I won’t leave without the King, and the King will never leave".
Though it is her third Jubilee (the Silver Jubilee took place in 1977 and the Golden Jubilee in 2002), this one in particular is slightly more special, as Queen Elizabeth is not only the longest-living monarch in Europe but is also scarcely three years away from equalling and in fact breaking the record achieved by her mythical great-great grandmother, the emblematic Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years, from 1837 until the day she died, in January, 1901. In 1940, when she was only 14 years old, Elizabeth delivered her first speech, addressing the children who had been evacuated to other cities. She officially made her first solo public appearance in 1943, at age 16, on a visit to the Royal Guard. In 1945, having turned 18, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, as an honorary Second Subaltern. She trained as a driver and mechanic. That same year, and after the war ended, Elizabeth and her sister Margaret mingled anonymously with the crowds who were celebrating the Allied victory in the streets of London. Years later, in a rare interview, Elizabeth recalled that moment: "We asked our parents if we could go out and see for ourselves. I remember we were terrified of being recognized. But I also remember a large number of people walking armin-arm down Whitehall. We all united at that time of happiness and relief". In 1947, Elizabeth travelled abroad for the first time accompanying her parents on a visit to South Africa. Back then, Elizabeth was already engaged to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, whom she had met in 1937, and had fallen in love with in 1939, after visiting the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Shortly after returning from that trip, the couple’s engagement was officially announced. Elizabeth and Philip got married on November 20 th, 1947 at Westminster Abbey. They had four children: Charles (1948), Anne (1950), Andrew (1960) and Edward (1964). Both Andrew and Edward were born when their mother was already on the throne, something that had not occurred since the time of Queen Victoria. Over the following years, Elizabeth and Philip made frequent trips. On four occasions they travelled to Malta, where Philip carried out his naval duties. Towards 1952, and due to her father’s deteriorating health, Elizabeth had no other option but to represent King George VI on trips to Australia and New Zealand. That same year, on February 6th, Elizabeth was PQ | 85
informed on her father’s death, while she was visiting Kenya. The tour was immediately suspended, and Elizabeth, who was only 26 years old at the time, returned to her country as Queen. Prime Minister Winston Churchill awaited her arrival at the airport.
The beginning of a new Elizabethan era Elizabeth was crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on June 2nd, 1953 by Dr Geoffrey Fischer, the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time. The ceremony, that filled the British with jubilation, was the first coronation in history to be broadcast on radio and television, upon request of the sovereign herself. It was followed by millions of spectators. From the word go, Elizabeth dedicated her life to the service of her country. It was the commitment she had assumed in that memorable speech delivered on the occasion of her 21st birthday, in April, 1947: "I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong". She has never once been absent at the annual ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament or her weekly audiences with the Prime Minister, among other duties. Let it be said that her first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, who was later succeeded by Harold Macmillan in 1957. Moreover, she has proved to be the Queen of the whole United Kingdom. Over the years, she has travelled tirelessly to every corner of the nation. She has also travelled to countries in the Commonwealth which had never been visited by her predecessors. In the winter of 1953, she resumed the tour she had postponed due to her father’s death, and visited Bermuda, Jamaica, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. She delivered her first Christmas speech as Queen from New Zealand in December, 1953. With a tireless attitude and endless energy which she maintains up until today, Elizabeth has made history with her numerous visits abroad. On one of these trips she visited Germany in 1965. She was the first British sovereign to visit this country in 52 years. She has also received historic visits, such as that of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, on his first state visit to Britain after the war. In 1969, Queen Elizabeth’s son Charles was proclaimed Prince of Wales and heir to the throne in a solemn ceremony held in Caernarfon, witnessed by around two hundred million people worldwide. The seventies was a very fruitful decade journeywise, as there were many “first-time trips". As mentioned before, she was the first Queen to visit countries in the Commonwealth. During the 1970’s, Elizabeth and Philip visited new destinations including Yugoslavia, Japan (as a guest of Emperor Hirohito’s), Hong Kong, and the Vatican, where they were welcomed by John Paul II in 1980. The Polish Pope repaid the visit in 1982, and became the first Pope to visit England in 450 years. In 1979, Elizabeth was the first British Queen to visit the Middle East. 86 | PQ
More recently, in 2011, Elizabeth made history once again, as she was the first British monarch to visit Ireland after their independence. She travelled there after being invited by the President of the country at the time, Mary McAleese. In 2012, Her Majesty and Martin McGuiness, former leader of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), who was involved in a bloody armed struggle between the 1970’s and 1980’s, and became the Deputy Prime Minister of the Irish coalition government as from 2007, shook hands in an unprecedented gesture of reconciliation in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her first Jubilee, that is to say, the Silver Jubilee commemorating her 25 years on the throne, was celebrated on June 7th, 1977. That year, Elizabeth and Philip became grandparents for the first time, after Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips’ son was born.
During the 1970’s, Elizabeth and Philip visited new destinations including Yugoslavia, Japan (as a guest of Emperor Hirohito’s), Hong Kong, and the Vatican, where they were welcomed by John Paul II in 1980. The Polish Pope repaid the visit in 1982, and became the first Pope to visit England in 450 years. On July 29 th, 1981, another historical event awaited Elizabeth, though more along the family lines. Her eldest son, Charles Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, married Lady Diana Spencer at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London, an event that attracted millions of people, who did not miss a single detail either on TV or out in the streets of London. The British people succumbed to Diana’s charming personality. Back then, she was only 21 years old and became the Princess of Wales. With them, Elizabeth and Philip became grandparents of William, born on June 21st, 1982, and third in line of succession to the throne; and later came Harry, who was born on September 15th, 1984. Charles and Diana’s fairy-tale wedding was far from being a bed of roses. Their marriage failed utterly, and to Elizabeth’s disappointment, not without a scandal. In December, 1992, John Major, the Prime Minister at the time, announced the couple’s separation, though Charles and Diana’s divorce only came through in 1996. Diana maintained her place within the Royal Family, and fulfilled her various commitments, especially related to charity. In 1992, the Queen’s private chapel at Windsor Castle went up in flames, causing much damage. That same year, her son Andrew and daughter Anne got divorced. Many remember her speech to Parliament, when she declared her own "annus horribilis" to be 1992. In 1997, tragedy stuck Great Britain plunging the whole of the United Kingdom into mourning: Princess Diana died on July 31st that same year in a tragic accident in Paris, causing devastating grief among
the British, who mourned the loss of their beloved princess. Back then, the Queen was at the Balmoral Castle with her son Charles, and her two grandsons, William and Harry; and it was Elizabeth herself who protected them from being intensely harassed by the media so they could be left alone to grieve for their mother in private. A few days later, Elizabeth, Philip, Charles and the boys, went back to London, where they observed the endless amount of flowers and messages left by the people to honour the princess, and they thanked the people for being present. The day before Diana’s state funeral, Elizabeth paid tribute to the princess by delivering a live speech on television. That same year, Elizabeth and Philip celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a special dinner party that took place at Buckingham Palace, and which they shared with other couples who were also celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Elizabeth celebrated her second Jubilee, that is, the Golden Jubilee, in 2002, becoming the first monarch since Queen Victoria to reach 50 years on the throne. However, that year did not bring a bright start for Elizabeth, as her sister Margaret died in February. A few weeks later, her mother also passed away at age 101. Despite her sorrow, Elizabeth kept up with her commitments and big celebrations commemorating the Golden Jubilee, which included trips to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Jamaica, as well as a tour around 70 cities within Great Britain and two big concerts held in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. In 2006, to celebrate her 80 th birthday, Elizabeth hosted a lunch party for people who were also turning 80 that same day. Her Majesty Elizabeth II is celebrating 60 years as monarch of the United Kingdom. Throughout her reign, Elizabeth has been a privileged witness to some of the most important events in history, both in England and worldwide – everything from the creation of television as a mass media service, to the Internet; from man’s landing on the moon to the fall of the Berlin Wall. She has overcome both personal and political setbacks. Between 1952 and 2012, Elizabeth has met 12 Prime Ministers, 12 Presidents of the United States and 6 Popes. She has always been there and, above and beyond certain hitches, she has managed to keep up with the pace as time goes by, and her popularity as well as the admiration and affection felt by her people are, perhaps, stronger than ever. Back in 1952, probably very few people expected such a long and successful reign; but it was none other than Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister at the time, who assured during a passionate speech that some of the greatest periods in British history had been led by Queens. Furthermore, he stated that the young and new Queen could equal the greatness of England in the Elizabethan era. And by the way, he was not mistaken.
Elizabeth II and her relationship with polo and horses Ever since she was a child, Elizabeth has always adored animals. She has several Labrador Retrievers, bred in Sandringham, but horses have always been her favourite. She regularly attends horse races such as the traditional Epsom Derby, the grand annual equestrian event in England, and races at Royal Ascot, which have been honoured by the presence of royalty since 1911. Her Majesty has always attended equestrian events to watch her horses take part. Elizabeth owns several purebred horses, and a good many of them have won the Royal Ascot races on numerous occasions. In 1954, two of Her Majesty’s horses, namely Landau and Aureole, won the Rous Memorial Stakes and Hardwicke Stakes, respectively. In 1957, four of her horses won during the Royal Ascot race week. In the 1980’s and beginning of the 1990’s, Elizabeth carried out private visits to the United States to check out stallions and stables in Kentucky. Her love for horses extends to polo, which has also been the favourite sport of her Prince consort Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Philip was a very good player who reached a 5-goal handicap and inherited his passion for polo from his uncle and mentor, Lord Mountbatten. In turn, Philip passed on this passion to his son Charles, and subsequently to his grandsons, William and Harry. Philip was a regular at Cowdray Park together with his group of friends, and his team was Windsor Park. Elizabeth was just another spectator who enjoyed these games. One day, out of the blue, Philip decided that it wasn’t a bad idea at all to have a place to play polo near home. One of his friends and a regular at those polo events, the Marquess of Douro, suggested him to organize the matches in Great Windsor Park, an idea that Philip approved immediately. When Elizabeth was consulted on this matter, she gave her consent and never doubted for one moment. In fact, she suggested they could use Smith's Lawn, in the areas surrounding Great Windsor Park. On January 25th, 1955, The Household Brigade Polo Club came into being, presided by Prince Philip, which in 1969 changed to its current name, Guards Polo Club. Its main field was named The Queen's Ground, in honour of the sovereign. In 1960, the club paid a second tribute to the Queen, with the creation of Guards’ most important tournament, The Queen's Cup. Since then, Elizabeth has been in charge of presiding at the prize-giving that takes place after each final, and which she enjoys together with her loved ones from the simple yet elegant Royal Box. Many of the greatest polo players of all times have had the opportunity to shake hands with the sovereign upon receiving their awards and have even had the chance to exchange a few words with her. Besides being present at the Queen's Cup, Elizabeth attends other polo events at Guards Polo Club, where she is also in charge of the presiding at the prize-giving in each case. One of these rendezvous is the Royal Windsor Cup final, which besides the match itself includes a carriage-driving competition, the winner of which receives a prize presented by the Queen herself. Another important event honoured by the presence of Her Majesty is the game for the Gulf Cooperation Council Cup, usually played by a Guards Polo Club team and another quartet representing the Gulf Arab nations. Moreover, that same day, a select group of Eton students have the honour of sharing a teaparty with Elizabeth and Philip held in the Royal Box. PQ | 87
P uesto Viejo Polo Club
An authentic Polo experience Photos by Lee Cairncross for PQinternational.
Polo is known as the sport of kings and for centuries it’s drawn royalty to its ranks. In the minds of many, the game has always belonged to the rich, the famous, and the privileged few. Fortunately, though, there are establishments and clubs worldwide that aim to make it accessible, yet maintain its authenticity as one of the most exciting, and beautiful sports in the world. PUESTO VIEJO is a 220-hectare (500 acres) estancia and polo club located less than an hour from the centre of Buenos Aires City, in the heart of the panoramic Argentine countryside. In addition to being a fully affiliated Polo Club, Puesto Viejo also features a newly refurbished, 10-room Boutique Hotel and an impressive Clubhouse – perfect for corporate and social events. Anglo-Argentine owned, Liliana and Jeremy Forrester-Baker bought Puesto Viejo in 2003. Originally part of a well-renowned cattle farm, Puesto Viejo has now been developed into a well-regarded Polo Club to rival some of Argentina’s best! Puesto Viejo 88 | PQ
boasts three professional, well-maintained, boarded and irrigated polo pitches, with a fourth pitch currently being developed, to be ready-for-play by Easter 2013. It also has a stick and ball pitch, a 400-metre exercise track and arena, and stables and accommodation for up to 200 horses. Puesto Viejo has a large and more-than-capable team at the ready to make sure club members have everything they need. The number of members increases each season – with familiar faces returning too – and the upcoming season is no different. Owner and president of the club, Jeremy Baker, has had to be moved out of the most desirable stables to make way for some new club members. As the club grows, a ‘first come, first serve’ system will have to be introduced. This season will see Puesto Viejo continue to have an increasing number of professionals and higher handicap players to make sure practice matches and tournament teams are of a competitive standard. Puesto Viejo currently hosts 12 annual tournaments,
with the Copa Bustillo (held in December) upgraded from 10 to 12 goals. Each year sees the Club’s tournaments becoming more competitive with more teams from all over the province taking part; the Copa Isabella, played at the close of the autumn season, boasted 12 teams. The club is proud to have Puesto Viejo teams take part in Argentine Polo Association (AAP) tournaments of up to 20-goal handicap, and even had a team win the final of a national competition in Palermo last season. Aside from polo and tourism, Puesto Viejo is making part of the land available for purchase. 12 exclusive lots of 1.5 hectares each will be sold to those who aspire to reside in the incredible Argentine countryside inside a thriving polo club, all year round or if only for a vacation. Whether a professional or a beginner to the world of polo, Puesto Viejo caters for all. Polo holidays and private lessons are offered to those looking to improve their game. Other activities available at the estancia include overnight stays at the newly renovated hotel, horse riding, bicycles, carriage rides, the infinity pool, and stable tours. It is said that if you are born in Hawaii, you'll surf. If you are born in Austria, you'll ski. And if you are born in Argentina, it is most likely you'll play polo. As true as the
stereotype may be, Puesto Viejo welcomes players the world over! So even if you’re not Argentine-born, with Puesto Viejo Estancia & Polo Club, you too can take part in one of the most beautiful sports in the world! info@puestoviejoestancia.com.ar www.puestoviejoestancia.com.ar
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P uesto Viejo Polo Club
Vicky Baker Cup Wednesday, 16 May 2012, saw the finals of the Copa Vicky Baker. A 6-goal, 4-chukker tournament, the Copa Vicky Baker is the penultimate tournament of the Puesto Viejo Polo season. The ever-strategic La Julia – headed up by Puesto Viejo member, Hernan Dotzel – battled the gung ho El Mangrullo, to a victorious 10-2 win in the Main Final. El Mangrullo had in their team, polo professional Lucas Torales, who had won two years previously. Playing for the Subsidiary Cup were La Soñada and La Lucia. A dominant team throughout the tournament, La Lucia beat their opponents 6-5 to grab the title.
A record number of teams partook in the Copa Vicky Baker tournament – 11 all-in-all! The tournament was thus played over two weeks, and because of torrential downpour mid-tournament, it was the only one not to be completed on a Sunday. The Copa Vicky Baker was sponsored by Fernando Gomez and Prototype. Team members and spectators enjoyed snacks and posttournament chit-chat at the Puesto Viejo Clubhouse after the Awards Ceremony.
Vicky Baker Cup // Teams La Lucila Marcelo López Vargas Manuel López Vargas Lucas Constanzo Eduardo Fredes
6 3 0 0 3
Kaburé-Arapey Carlos Rodrigues Santiago Escudero Francisco Lugano Gastón Carrozzo
6 0 2 2 2
La Totona I Antonio Fiorito Nicolás Lizaso Horacio Lizaso Miguel Lizaso
6 5 0 0 1
Prototype - Polo Elite Fernando Nieto Gastón Fernandez Raul Larrosa Andres Ojeda
5 1 2 0 2
La Soñada Pablo Falbo Julio Casares Fernando Gómez Augusto Aracama
6 0 0 3 3
El Mangrullo Alejandro Granados Lucas Torales Yeyé Guiraldes Mario Soria
6 0 5 1 0
Puesto Viejo Jeremy Baker Mike Reynal Martín Estrada Franco Rosa
6 0 2 3 1
La Manea Polo Marcelo Duran Toto Socas Vitorio Cutineli Fabián Jayat
3 1 0 2 0
La Matilde Tristan Suarez Cristian Caruso Javier Lopez Dasilva Hernán Echague Yonatan Ojeda
2 0 0 2 0
La Totona II Hugo Lizaso Luciano Gureschi Claudio Lizaso Alejandro Fiorito
5 0 0 0 5
La Julia Hernán Dotzel Marcelo Panel Ignacio Brunetti Gabriel Garcia
6 0 3 3 0
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Polo in Belgium
Scapa celebrated in Antwerp Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. Once again the traditional Scapa Trophy took place and Michael Redding’s team won the tournament after a vibrant final defined in overtime. According to an old Belgian legend, the name of the city derives from a story written by Silvio Brabo, whose statue can be seen in the Grote Markt (Main Square). Legend has it that a giant called Druoon Antigoon inhabited the river and charged a toll on ships wishing to pass. If a vessel did not pay, the giant would cut off one of the captain’s hands and throw it into the river Schelde. One day, a Roman Centurion, who was already tired of this situation, cut off one of the giant’s hands and also threw it into the river, and that’s where the name Antwerpen comes from, as “Ant” means “hand”, and “Werpen” means “To throw”. Every year, this historic city welcomes the Scapa Polo Trophy which takes place at Antwerp Polo Club. Seven teams up to twelve goals took part in this new edition proving that the level of polo in Belgium continues to grow each season. Various world-renowned names took part in this competition, including players whose international
Scapa Polo Team winner of the Scapa Trophy
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reputation precedes them such as Francisco Menéndez, Marcos Riglos, Eduardo Anca and Michael Redding, among others. The tournament system was very simple, with games scheduled for the first date which were played as semi-finals, and the winning teams went straight through to the deciding match. Uwe Schroeder’s team, Tom Tailor, won the inaugural game against Entourage of 7 by a clear 13-9. For its part, Scapa defeated Hot Conejos by just one goal (7-6). The latter has already become a traditional team in Belgium polo. The final was played the following day and several other games also took place at Antwerp Polo Club, but all eyes were set on the game played by the winning teams scheduled for the first date: Tom Tailor vs. Scapa. Schroeder’s line-up, which also included Octavio Olmedo Guerra, Eduardo Anca and Juan Gonzales, went out onto the field determined to achieve victory. But on the opposite side, Scapa, featuring Michael Redding, who played with Guy Grabs, Juan Cruz Griguoli and Santiago Cernadas, managed to contain Tom Tailor’s attacks and began to be more in control of the ball as from the second chukka.
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All together for the final picture
Tom Tailor scored first. It was Octavio Olmedo Guerra’s goal that opened the scoreboard (1-0) and that is how the first chukka ended. After a goal scored by Juan Cruz Greguoli which tied the game in the second chukka, Uwe Schroeder did his part enabling his team to take the lead once again, but Scapa Sports quickly got ahead by the end of that second chukka and so the scoreboard read 3-2, with two penalty shots converted by Santiago Cernadas (a 60-yard penalty shot and a 60yard corner). In the third chukka, Tom Tailor’s Juan González tied the match, but once again a 60-yard penalty shot was
converted by Cernadas, enabling Michael Redding’s team to take a 4-3 lead at the end of the third chukka. However, things were going to change in the last two chukkas. Tom Tailor shifted into first gear and achieved two important draws, especially when Eduardo Anca managed to tie the match at 6-6 after converting a 30-yard penalty shot only 30 seconds before the final bell rang, sending the game into overtime. It was then that a foul in favour of Scapa Sports led to a penalty shot executed and converted by Santiago Cernadas, allowing Scapa to secure the title.
Scapa Trophy // Teams & info Tom Taylor Uwe Schroder Octavio Olmedo Guerra Eduardo Anca Juan Gonzales
12 0 2 6 4
Hot Conejos Gery de Cloedt Max Bosch Nicolas López Fuentes Marcos Riglos
12 2 3 2 5
Natuzzi Vincent Vronincks Alenxander Van Andel Valentin N. Astrada Tatu Gomez Romero
12 0 3 5 4
Cheval des Andes Ian Gallienne David Bernal Christian Bernal Manu Maes
12 0 6 6 0
Entourage of 7 Sebastien Schneberger Phillip de Groot Francisco Menendez Ignacio Bello
11 0 1 7 3
Scapa Guy Grabs Michael Redding Santiago Cernadas Juan Cruz Griguoli
12 0 1 6 5
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Date: June 7-24, 2012 Level: 12 goal
Winner: Scapa Polo Team
QM 10 Quirinus van Der Kloot-Meijenburg 0 Edward de Kroes 2 Pablo Urguiza 4 Juani Gerona 4
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HPA H andicap C hanges
HPA Handicap changes Players considered at the High Goal (22 Goal) Handicap Meeting Wednesday 18 th July with Handicaps Agreed. To be ratified by the Stewards after the second Handicap Meeting Monday 10 th September, effective 1st January 2013.
Surname First Name Previous Hdc New Hdc Merlos Sebastian 10 9 Novillo Astrada Miguel (9) 9 Monteverde Lucas 9 8 Stirling David 9 10 Novillo Astrada Alejandro (8) 8 Pieres Pablo (8) 8 Terrera Guillermo (7) 7 GarcĂa Huidobro Jaime 7 8 Sola Facundo 7 8 Vial Matias (6) 7 Ambroggio Juan 6 7 Elizalde Francisco 6 7 Meyrick George 5 C/F Pemble Ryan 5 C/F Orthwein Stephen (4) 4 Plaza de Ayala Manuel 4 5 Richardson Jack 4 C/F Garbarini Tomas 3 4 Johnston William (2) 2 Hanbury George 2 3 White Alec (1) 1 Packer Jamie (1) 1 Paterson Alastair 1 C/F Benyon Harry 0 C/F Clarke Nick 0 1 CF = Carried Forward to Next Meeting - 10 th September
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Schloss Ebreichsdorf Polo Club
Impeccable Pinkster Polo in Holland Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. Polo Republic, a brand run by brother and sister Aki and Fleur van Andel, two big polo promoters in Holland, organised a new edition of Pinkster Polo, a low goal tournament for teams up to 6 goals, which took place in Waalre, south of Eindhoven, in Holland. Numerous VIP and sponsor tents were set up for the event, with exquisitely decorated living rooms, located at an exclusive retail village, which included catering, with world-famous Dutch cheese tasting and top-class service for assistants and VIP guests. Additionally, a special section was in charge of keeping children entertained through various activities and attractions. As if all the above weren’t enough, the weather was absolutely spectacular, a quasi-summer in Europe so to speak. In full sun and set up in an ideal environment to enjoy every detail, the event was not only planned for polo lovers, but for the whole family as well. As regards polo, a total of eight teams attended the tournament, and participated in the competition
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between May 24th and May 27th. After the qualifying rounds, HV and QM made it through to the final that would later be held at Pinkster Polo Waalre. The decisive match was a very tight and evenly played game. They definitely gave each other no respite. This became clear in the final result with HV’s victory over QM by just half a goal (8.5-8). In addition, several other finals took place. Eeckenrhoode achieved seventh place after beating Adrenalina 10-8. Fifth place went to Las Furias who defeated Polo Team Vreeland 8-5, and finally, Mendoza achieved third place after beating Nipas 9-3½. At the prize-giving, the MVP award went to QM’s Philip van der Kloot Meijburg. Nipas’ Anita van der Hoeven received the women’s MVP award. Pablo Urquiza’s Cometa was the BPP of the tournament. The revelation award went to Dutch players Teun Swinckels and Hubert van Berkel, who played in Mendoza and Eeckenrhoode, respectively.
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Aki van Andel
Pinkster Polo // Teams & info QM Philip v. der K. Meijburg Savine v. der K. Meijburg Edward de Kroes Pablo Urquiza
6 0 1 5 0
Mendoza Teun Swinckels Jos Houben Hector Monserrat Aki van Andel
5 -1 0 3 3
Nipas Niels v. der Hoeven Annita v. der Hoeven Luis Duggan Milan Venkata Raman
4 0 0 5 -1
Adrenalina Jim Souren Dirk Baumgaertner Martijn van Scherpenzeel Miguel Duggan
6 0 1 1 4
Elekenrhoode Hubert van Berkel Erwin Schroevers Juan Manuel Bombin Cesar Ruiz Guinazu
5 -1 0 2 4
Vreeland Wilfred Borstlap Bob Rademakers Laurens Brouns Robert Watson
6 0 0 1 5
Las Fuerias Marion Grunow Nico Wollenberg Juan Medina Marcelo Caivano
6 0 1 2 3
HV Mark Hänni Maarten Hulsman Alexander Beyleveldt Pedro Fernandez Llorente
4 -1 -1 1 5
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Winner: HV Polo Team Rookies Award: Teun Swinckels & Hubert van Berkel
MVP Ladies: Anita van der Hoeven MVP: Philip´van der K. Meijburg BPP: Cometa (Pablo Urquiza)
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Polo Club Wassenaar Review
Polo flourishes in Holland By Alejandra Ocampos. Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. Brother and sister Fleur and Aki van Andel are helping Dutch polo through to the creation of their company to promote this sport in the Netherlands. Fleur van Andel and her brother Aki are the top polo promoters in Holland, a country where this sport is still somewhat unknown though it is already taking its first steps. Fleur and Aki are in charge of organising events and tournaments in order to attract the attention of all Dutch people, both spectators and companies, and draw them closer to this sport. In this respect, they created a company called Polo Republic that works day in and day out to boost interest in polo. In 2012, two big tournaments took place during the summer, that is, the Pinkster Polo Cup and the Orange Tournament. Eight teams up to 6 goals took part in the former which was held between May 24th and 27th, in Waalre, south of Eindhoven, Holland. Waalre is considered to be one of the richest villages in The Netherlands due to the numerous millionaires
Puesto Viejo Polo Team
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living there. It was voted 7th best Dutch municipality to live in, according to a 2010 Elsevier research. The municipality is surrounded by woods, fields, and lakes. This area is without a doubt a magnificent place to include polo, and that is exactly what the organisers of the event have decided to do. During the weekend, Waalre was all decked out for polo in order to host the Pinkster Cup 2012. First came the qualifying stage featuring four great games, among which the most outstanding was the match played by Nipas and Polo Team Vreeland. Nipas won 7½-7 with an outstanding performance delivered by Argentine 5-goaler Luis Diggran. After the first games were played it was time for the semi-final matches featuring QM who achieved a welldeserved victory against Nipas (10-5½). Throughout
the entire match the winning team was constantly in control of the ball allowing Pablo Urquiza, the player holding the highest handicap on the team, to set the pace for QM in order to achieve triumph. For its part, HV beat Mendoza Polo Team 6½-5 in the second semi-final.
Finals Day Everything was in place and tidily arranged to receive all guests and players for the big final day when HV achieved a tight 8½-8 win against QM, and won the Pinkster Polo tournament, after the finals took place at Pinkster Polo Waalre. It was an afternoon of polo through and through because besides the main final, there were also other finals that took place, and the results were as follows: Eeckenrhoode defeated Adrenalina 10-8, Las Furias beat Polo Team Vreeland 8-5, and Mendoza achieved victory against Nipas (93½) and took third place. Waalre spectators were undoubtedly able to enjoy a great level of polo and, above all, an event that set people talking throughout Holland and the polo world owing to these first firm steps as regards this sport in the country. So the Pinkster Polo tournament came to an end.
An absolutely impeccable event organised by the Van Andel’s brand, Polo Republic, where a large number of spectators and VIP guests enjoyed a gorgeous, sunny day typical of a quasi-summer in Europe, until it ended under a dusky evening veil.
The Hague hosted the Orange Tournament In its nineteenth year, there was a change in the traditional tournament as this time Polo Republic was the company in charge of organising the event and proceeded to show they knew exactly what to do for this type of tournament. On the first day of the Orange Tournament, a competition in which teams up to 8 goals took part, spectators enjoyed a very good level of polo. Three games were played by direct elimination on the first day of the competition, and therefore the three winning teams made it through directly to the semi-finals. Puesto Viejo achieved victory after beating Vikings 9-5.5, Bellotos defeated HV 8½-6, and Tom Tailor beat Groenekan 9-7½. Then came the semi-final stages, and lots of people attended the event over the weekend with the idea of enjoying good polo. In the first semi-final, Puesto Viejo beat Bellotos 7-5½. Puesto Viejo took control of the ball during the first part of the match, though it later
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became a tight game in the last chukka, when Bellotos drew closer on the scoreboard. Puesto Viejo regained the lead with just three minutes to go, which earned them first place in the final. Next, QM struggled a great deal to beat Tom Tailor 6-5½. Tom Tailor took control of the match throughout the first two chukkas, but after an awesome reaction in the last chukka, QM turned the result around and the game moved into overtime. Two minutes into the extra chukka, Pablo Urquiza celebrated his birthday by converting a penalty shot and enabling QM to achieve victory as well as the second place in the final.
Seeking the Cup: The Final David Bernal scored a golden goal in the extra chukka, and Puesto Viejo secured a 6-5 victory as well as the title at the Orange Tournament that took place at Polo Club Wasenaar, The Hague, Netherlands. This is the outcome of a story that began several hours earlier. The last few details were being taken care of by the organisation when the first guests arrived at the club to enjoy the traditional Dutch polo tournament final. Some players were already there training, and their horses were ready to move out onto the playing field to seek the cup. The game started 1-0 in favour of QM, with a goal scored by Pablo Urquiza. David Bernal tied the second chukka, after converting a 30-yard penalty shot. QM regained the lead in the third chukka, under their key player Pablo Urquiza, who scored on a 40 and then a
60-yard penalty shot. After David Bernal reduced the difference in the third chukka, the game moved into the fourth and last chukka, with QM having taken a 3-2 lead. Both QM and Puesto Viejo gave it their all throughout the seven very keenly-contested minutes of that last chukka. After David Bernal managed to tie the match, Puesto Viejo was able to take the lead owing to a goal scored by Daniel Elosequi. Shortly after, Savine von der Kloot Meijburg converted a penalty shot tying the match once again, and subsequently, QM won 5-4, after a 40yard penalty shot executed by Pablo Urquiza. David Bernal then scored another goal, sending the game into overtime, during which Bernal himself scored the goal that enabled Puesto Viejo to achieve victory. Anthony Smet, who is only 11 years old, was the MVP of the final, and his mare Medianoche (Midnight) received the BPP award. In the other finals, Groenekan won seventh place after beating Stockholm Vikings 3-2; fifth place went to Huslof, who defeated HV 7-3; and Tom Tailor gained third place after beating Bellotos and achieving a tight 7-6½ win. Another year has gone by and the Orange Tournament, which took place at Polo Club Wasenaar, The Hague, Netherlands, has come to an end. The event has proved that, with a good organisation, welltrained horses and players willing to progress, polo can always grow further.
The Orange Tournament // Teams & info Bird & Bird Josien Kempen Olaf Trojan Rene Beil Melanie Immink
-3 0 0 -1 -2
Gea S. Advocattuur Pascal Zantman Roos Stibbe Annelot Vinken Vivien Patt
HV Polo Maarten Hulsman Willem Grooss Fernando Gomez Christian Bernal
5 -1 0 2 4
Puesto Viejo Armand van Eecken Anthony Smet Daniel Elosequi David Bernal
The Cowboys Jorgen Overbeek Martin Hardens Han Aarts C.Strack/M.Neijzen/B.Vinken
-4 -1 -1 -1 -1
Tiempo de Oro-Bellotos Guy Drabs Erwin Schroevers Manolo Bombin Juan Criz Griguoli
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-4 1 -2 -2 -1
Groenekan Alexander Beyleveldt Alexander Beyleveldt Jr Nicolas Ruiz Guinazu Tatu Gomez Romero
7 0 0 3 4
Hulsbos Vincent Vronicks Sebastian Schneeberger Valentin Novillo Astrada Annita Van Der Hoeven
8 0 1 2 5
8 0 0 2 6
QM Polo Philip van der Kloot Meijburg Savine van der Kloot Meijburg Nicky Grooss Pablo Urquiza
8 0 0 3 5
Stockholm Vikings Niclas Jacobsson Per Jacobsson Diego Gaston Larregli Santiago Shanahan
7 0 1 2 4
7 0 0 2 5
Tom Taylor Naomi Schrode Tahnee Schroder Aki van Andel Santos Anca
8 0 0 3 5
Wassenaar Erwin Schroevers Ronald vd Velden Marjolijn van der Wim Patricia Flipsen
Winner: Puesto Viejo Polo Team MVP: Anthony Smet BPP: Medianoche (Anthony Smet)
-2 0 0 -1 -1
Aki van Andel
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Maureen van der Wyck, Carien Van Andel and Savine van der Kloot Meijburg
Casper Copper and Rosemarie van der Vijver and Wilfred Borstlap
Naomi Schroder and Tahnee Schroder
Nick Grooss and Mike Blom
Olaf Trojan and RenĂŠ Bernard Beil
Arlette Van Oost and Patrizia Deloof
Andrea van Luyk, Stephanie Caron, Yvette Groskamp, Bernadette de Kroes, Fleur Kuipers and Slovej Moleveld Agustina Fonda, Javier Herrera and the lovely India
Bart Fock, Carien van Andel and Derich Das
Slars de Wit and Ttl Flora Laar Bv
Bart Jansen, Ingrid Zwergers, Wileke Hendriks, Wouters van derr Eijnden and Paul Zweegers RenĂŠ Beil and Marjolein van der Win
Ulie van de poll, Sonia and Denes Festetics de Tolna
Rozemaryn ten Brock and Renate van Vliet
Margreet de Wit, Margina de Vos, Nicde Lilleman and Ninette Maas
Eddy de Kroes, Christian and Helga van Santen, Elizabeth Staal and Robert van Santen
Kim Kotter and Nathalic den Dekker (Miss World Netherlands 2012)
Teun van der link, Paul de Wefte and Laurens Bohn
Cesar Ruiz GuiĂąazĂş and Chris Hyde
Elizabeth Staal, Mariana Huisman, Anna Van der Veen, Alexander Beyleveldt and Mariska Ten Hoor
Francois Verhoeven and Kim Van der Heyden
Tania Vinken, Bart Walther, Esmee Walther
Rawah de Groot, Roxanne Daris, Jan Van Helihe, Maria jose VanHelihe and Dominic Van Heline
Josefina Sigwald, Sebastian Amaya and Ana Clara Cozzi
Emilie and Dirk Veibeeli and Niels Molewijk
Helen Verter Lacey, Joyce van de Heyden and Maaryje Aarts
Enneke Wierenga, Wouters Matilda, Roberto Dioonin, Erminia Dioonin
Leanne Rietberg, Laura Verbeel, Marie Jose Crooijmans and Ellis Van Aken
Frans Wijlaars, Jannette Van Riet, Lydi Wijlaars and Piet Raijmakers
Kim van Stippent and Jesse van Hest
Floris Paternotte, David Wyler and Jelle Snikkel
Pedro and Tatiana Fernandez Lorente and daugther Guadalupe
Valentin Novillo Astrada and Aki van Andel
Perrme and Joost Simans
EllenWierda, Lex Eigeman and Carien van Andel
Organizers Lei & Lukas Willems and Leo Van Berkel in the middle
Evi Waterschoot and Bart Niessen
Chantilly Polo Club Review
Hat-trick for Murus Sanctus Three tournaments were played between May and July going all three for Murus Sanctus Polo Team, which has been playing magestic polo this year. Photos by RB Presse Photos.
Murus Sanctus as Chantilly’s First Winner in 2012 Murus Sanctus, the West Parisian team, started its 2012 season in Chantilly, where it had ended that of 2011 by winning the French Open. The first satisfactory outcome in the beginning of a promising season at the Polo Club of the Chantilly Domain.
Coupe Patrick Guerrand Hermes Edouard receiving the Queen's Cup from HRH Prince Harry
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In spite of questionable weather conditions, this first final could take place on a field of excellent quality and even with a few unattended rays of sunlight. The spectators bordered a whole side of the cancha, thanks to the appealing face-to-face encounter of Pancho Bensadon (h9) and Dario Musso (h7). But the solid rock
of In The Wings was missing backup by his very young teammates Ramiro Zavaletta and Thomas Calascibetta, with an average of about 18 years of age. Vis-à-vis of them, the youth of Pablo Llorente (age: 21), current world champion with Argentina, has not really been troublesome. His action brought about the decision for Corinne Ricard’s team: 5-1 at the end of the 3rd chukka and 8-3 as the final result.
This match was preceded by an encounter between young players of the Poney Club, all based in Apremont (the location of the polo club) or neighbour villages… and thus unsheathed the talent-sculpting ability of the first club in France. Subsequent, the medium-goal this week with the Laversine Cup, Trophée Elie de Rothschild with its kickoff next weekend and with 12 participating teams.
Coupe Patrick Guerrand Hermes Finalists In the Wings and Murus Sanctus
Coupe Patrick Guerrand Hermes // Teams & info In the Wings André Fabre Pancho Bensadon Ramiro Zavaleta Thomas Callascibetta
12 0 9 3 0
Body Minute Jean Christophe David Thomas Renosso Thomas Usher Dereck Smith
12 0 5 5 2
Marquard M. L.Victoire 12 Thomas Rindernecht 0 Florent Garaud 2 Juan Chavanne 5 Martin Aguerre Jr 5
Castel Philippe Fatien Marcos Mocoroa Guillermo Willington Doriane Bulteau
12 0 5 7 0
Paprec Claude Solarz Mathieu Delfosse Pablo Sirvent Pierre-Henri N’Goumou
12 0 4 3 5
Murus Sanctus Alexandre Sztarkman Dario Musso Pablo Llorente Jr Corinne Ricard
Place: Chantilly, France Club: Chantilly Polo Club
Date: May 5-20, 2012 Level: 12 goal
Blackstorm Jean Marc Tyberg Gaetan Gosset Clemente Zavaleta Martin Joaquin
12 0 3 6 3
12 1 7 5 -1
Winner: Murus Sanctus Polo Team
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Murus Sanctus winner of Coupe Laversine Challenge Elie de Rothschild
Two For Murus Sanctus The West Parisian team never gave their challengers a chance, leaving behind but a cloud of dust for their adversaries. After disposing of the Chantilly team “In The Wings” on Friday (in spite of an amazing match by Pancho Bensadon), Murus Sanctus won their second trophy in two tournaments. Above all, this success was due to the Argentinean pair Dario Musso – in inspired form yesterday – and Pablo Llorente. At 21 years old, the young world champion showed a great maturity on the field
yesterday afternoon against Sainte-Mesme. Robert Strom, Christian Nordheimer & Co. never gave up the contest: They fought hard until the end, but could not surpass the score of Corinne Ricard’s impressive team (final score: 9-7). Murus Sanctus will surely approach the third stage of this springtime Grand Slam, the Charity Cup (in support of UNICEF and the HADASSAH France association with the final match on July 1st followed by the Mariama charity concert), as the big favourite.
Coupe Laversine Challenge Elie de Rothschild // Teams & info In the Wings André Fabre Pancho Bensadon Ramiro Zavaleta Thomas Callascibetta
12 0 9 3 0
Palo Alto Sébastien Sorbac Nicolas Sorbac Pablo Guinazu Santiago Tanoira
12 1 1 4 6
Marquard M. L.Victoire 12 Thomas Rindernecht 0 Florent Garaud 2 Juan Chavanne 5 Martin Aguerre Jr 5
Blackstorm Jean Marc Tyberg Facundo Llorente Clemente Zavaleta Martin Joaquin
12 0 3 6 3
Castel Philippe Fatien Marcos Mocoroa Guillermo Willington Doriane Bulteau
12 0 5 7 0
Paprec Claude Solarz Mathieu Delfosse Pablo Sirvent Pierre-Henri N’Goumou
12 0 4 3 5
Murus Sanctus Alexandre Sztarkman Dario Musso Pablo Llorente Jr Corinne Ricard
Sezz Shahè Kalaidjan Gaëtan Charloux Marcelo Amadeo Y Videla Manuel Elizalde
12 0 3 5 4
Why Not Hana Grill Clément Gosset Brieuc Rigaux Julio Zavaleta
12 0 2 5 5
Saint Mesme Birger Strom Robert Strom Cristian Nordheimer Corentin Le Pape
12 1 3 6 2
Place: La Ferme d Apremont, Chantilly, France Club: Chantilly Polo Club Date: May 25 - June 10, 2012 Level: 12 goal
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12 1 7 5 -1
Winner: Murus Sanctus Polo Team
Polo Charity Cup: Victory for Murus Sanctus A beautiful final at the end of a rich sportive event that sounds like one of the days we love most on the Apremont grounds. The concert of lovely Mariama in the splendid court of the farm arranged for a great combination of conviviality and sports as the conclusion to a very successful spring season. The sportive success manifested itself from the beginning in the increasing number of teams that took part in the tournaments: There were eleven of them in this third springtime polo trilogy and they were able to keep up the suspense until the very end. Something everyone had expected, though, was the fourth (and easily attainable) victory of In The Wings facing Body Minute on Friday, thus ensuring their participation in the final. The truly exciting semi-final showed that both the experience and the will of the Argentinean handicap 9, Pancho Bensadon, were strong enough to defeat the French n° in Polo, Brieuc Rigaux. Murus Sanctus had qualified itself two days earlier and for both teams, the final on Sunday represented a challenge of a hat- trick. In The Wings, the winner of the first two editions of this Charity Cup, aimed for a third victory in this tournament and at the same time, the first victory in a 2012 final. Murus Sanctus, on the other hand, had the aim to win the third tournament in 2012, after having been victorious in the PGH as well as the Laversine Cup at the beginning of June. The much waited-for final ended with a score of 8 to 7 for Murus Sanctus, which makes the team the great overall winner of this year’s Triple Crown. Pancho Bensadon admitted that his team “knew that it was going to be a tough match, because we had been beaten by Murus Sanctus twice before. This final would have been a good opportunity for us to beat them, but
Polo Charity Cup
it did not happen. Murus Sanctus is a great team and I believe they deserve the victory.” The audience’s darling and star of the game, Pablo Llorente, showed all of his riding and playing skills once again by scoring the most beautiful goals of the match. “We liked the constellation of our team because we got along well together. It was clear, though, that it would be hard to win this final – Pancho is Pancho”, he said. After this triple victory in Chantilly, he is looking forward to playing in the UK next, and in St Tropez afterwards. The exceptional final ended on a cozy note thanks to Mariama’s velvety voice that enriched the convivial evening, during which a satisfying amount of money was raised for UNICEF France & HADASSAH. The polo season in Chantilly is far from being over, though, and for the first two weeks of July, the female polo players enter the grounds for the Ladies Polo Cup presented by the Porsche Centre of Roissy. Among the players will be the world’s second best female player, the Argentinean Lia Salvo (handicap 8). The access to the matches is free, and on week-ends they are commented.
Polo Charity Cup // Teams & info In the Wings André Fabre Pancho Bensadon Ignacio Tejerina Thomas Callascibetta
12 0 9 3 0
Palo Alto Nicolás Sorbac Sebastián Sorbac Pablo Guinazu Santiago Tanoira
12 1 1 4 6
Marquard M. L.Victoire 12 Thomas Rindernecht 0 Florent Garaud 2 Juan Chavanne 5 Martin Aguerre Jr 5
Blackstorm Jean Marc Tyberg Martin Joaquin Gaetan Gosset Clemente Zavaleta Jr
12 0 3 3 6
Castel Philippe Fatien Marcos Mocoroa Guillermo Willington Doriane Bulteau
12 0 5 7 0
Paprec Claude Solarz Mathieu Delfosse Pablo Sirvent Pierre-Henri N’Goumou
12 0 4 3 5
Murus Sanctus Alexandre Sztarkman Dario Musso Pablo Llorente Jr Corinne Ricard
12 1 7 5 -1
Sezz Shahè Kalaidjan Gaëtan Charloux Marcelo Amadeo Y Videla Manuel Elizalde
12 0 3 5 4
Tres Marías Olavo Novaes Hughes Morin Hughes Carmignac Ernesto Trotz Jr
12 8 0 0 4
Body Minute Jean-Christophe David Brieuc Rigaux Tomas Reinoso Arthur de Monbrison
11 0 5 5 1
Saint Mesme Adrien Le Gallo Robert Strom Cristian Nordheimer Corentin Le Pape
12 1 3 6 2
Place: Chantilly, France Club: Chantilly Polo Club
Date: June 16 - July 1, 2012 Level: 12 goal
Winner: Murus Sanctus Polo Team
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Nacho Figueras in M anhattan
Liberty State Park Polo Veuve Clicquot Champagne christened Liberty State Park on Saturday, June 2 with its first ever polo match at the stylish Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. Co-hosts Clive Owen, Nacho Figueras & Delfina Blaquier and Veuve Clicquot U.S. President Vanessa Kay welcomed over 6,000 guests to the fifth-annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on more than 15 acres of gorgeous green land with stunning views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. One of summer’s most unique and highly-anticipated social events, the 2012 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic showcased polo in the New York City area, a tradition that Veuve Clicquot brought back to Governors Island in 2008, the first time polo was played there in more than 70 years. The current construction taking place on the Governors’ Island playing field required Veuve Clicquot to find a new location. After carefully surveying 27 locations in the Greater New York area, including parks, beaches, fields and islands, Veuve Clicquot was pleased to call Liberty State Park its new home and a donation was made to Friends of Liberty State Park in appreciation for the park welcoming the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. The 2012 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic is proud to benefit Work To Ride, a non-profit equestrian program providing disadvantaged urban youth with activities centered around horsemanship, equine sports and education. As the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic strives to promote the sport of polo, Work To Ride utilizes
Black Watch
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the special connection between youth and horses to teach strength, support and teamwork. Contact with animals, nature and the sport of polo instills discipline, responsibility and life skills to the program’s adolescents while also developing confidence and selfesteem. One of Work To Ride’s star players, Kareem Rosser, scored a clutch goal, and assisted Most Valulable Player Nacho Figueras in his seven goals. After four fast-paced chukkers, team Black Watch beat team Nespresso nine to seven. In addition, guests in the VIP tent were treated to a royal tradition -Eton Mess- a classic British dessert with berries and meringue, created at Eton Collegue, the alma mater of Princes William and Harry. A farm stand filled with fresh seasonal vegetables was positioned in the VIP tent for guests to graze, which turned into a fresh strawberry stand after lunch was served. In addition, cheese and sausage sandwiches were handed out at the end of the day, when delicious snacks were much appreciated by guests. Synonymous with flutes of champagne and topnotch fashion, guests of the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic sported classic polo style-dresses and hats for women and summer suits for the gentlemen. To shade the ladies from the daytime sun, Veuve Clicquot provided the new custom, limited-edition Veuve Clicquot-yellow parasol, created in collaboration with celebrated parasol maker, Penelope Parasols, the perfect accessory for an afternoon of polo-watching and champagne-sipping.
Deauville International Polo C lub P review
Winds of change Involved in the race horses world and definitely a polo "aficionado", Philippe Bouchara, club's president, brings new perspectives to Deauville. Helped by the professional staff of PoloLine Europe for the organization, the club brings back High Goal Polo to the beautiful Normandy coast. Starting on July 31st, some of the best players in the world such as Pablo MacDonough, Milo Fernandez Araujo, Lucas Monteverde or the young Facundo Sola will fight over the Historic Gold Cup raised to 22 goals this year. It will be followed by the traditional Silver Cup of 16 goals, tournament that becomes the major stage to win before the French Open in September. Deauville also offers better working conditions for the grooms, with the construction of 150 brand newboxes this winter at the “Pole International du Cheval”, where teams will be able to play indoor polo, relax, speak over the games and enjoy meals at the new club house restaurant. With important tournaments in the world of polo, the audience will definitely witness a great show during the LUCIEN BARRIERE DEAUVILLE POLO CUP 2012. It has been going on for over a century. All the great names of polo stop by the coast of Normandy, in Deauville for the Polo Cup. The Gold Cup belongs to the coveted trophies that polo players want to take home at all costs! In addition to the sports aspect with this language that undoubtedly rather addresses specialists, the polo in Deauville is a moment of aesthetics and privilege that the audience can share every day. It's a fascinating show and horses round off the atmosphere of the seaside resort: racing horses of course, as there is much going on in the two hippodromes during the month of August, but also polo horses. The club in the heart of the hippodrome of Touques is populated for a whole month and brings about an Argentinean air, a completely different approach to horses. Making sure that many people can discover this fascinating sport, Deauville International Polo Club welcomes the audience free of charge during all afternoons of the week (with costs on week-ends):
a shopping village allows the discovery of Richard Mille's products or a small-talk with a refreshing drink at the 0 2 Barriere polo bar. All matches are annotated with expertise and a good sense of humour, so that polo becomes perfectly understandable even to newcomers... In August, one shouldn't discover polo anywhere else but in Deauville! Gold Cup 22 goals: July 31th to August 12 th Silver Cup 16 goals: August 14th to August 26 th
Coupe d’Or du 31 Juillet au 12 Août
Coupe d’Argent du 14 au 26 Août
Hippodrome Deauville - La Touques Entrée Boulevard Mauger Entrée Gratuite en Semaine | €10 le week-end & demi-finales | € 20 Finales | Parking gratuit
www.deauvillepoloclub.com
Coupe d`Or // Teams Royal Barriere Facundo Solá Juan Ambroggio Francisco Bensadon André Fabre
22 7 6 9 0
Talandracas Edouard Carmignac Juan A G. Grossi Milo Fernández Araujo Christofer MacKenzie
21 0 8 8 5
Richard Mille PM Bahar Jeffri Guillermo Willington Pablo Mac Donough Olivier Cudmore
22 1 7 10 4
Varlion Blackstorm Jean-Marc Tyberg Clemente Zavaleta Dario Musso Juan Ruiz Guiñazu Jr
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Techno Polo
TechnoPolo in Gral. Rodriguez French patron Franck Dubarry presented his polo project in General Rodriguez: TechnoPolo, a club containing six properties, each with its own polo field and space to build a house and private stables. A second stage of his ambitious plan foresees the building of a hotel to provide the club with a more active social life and to coax the polo community into indulging in “the seventh chukker”, or after-polo socializing. Pablo Mac Donough, Franck Dubarry’s great friend, promotes the development wherever he plays in the world. Besides being friends they are also breeding partners. “On the other hand, I think I know quite how much Frank Dubarry has gained experience playing polo”. “I’ve played at all levels –from the lowest handicap to the highest– and all over the world: Europe, Palm Beach and in Argentina many times. I published a book about Polo in Mongolia. I also devote my time to horse breeding,” he says, without a hint of arrogance, laughing all the while and giving the impression that two decades in the world of polo have been a handful and that every experience has left its mark. well what a patron who comes to this fascinating sport is looking for. At least, I know what I would like to be offered and what I wouldn’t like”. Franck’s idea of what constitutes good polo is at the heart of his new undertaking in Argentina. TechnoPolo is a club with private ranches and fields in General Rodríguez –right next to Pilar –which brings together all the virtues of the polo lifestyle and adds a few things which in his opinion local polo doesn’t pay enough attention to: the role of women, on the one hand, and cultural entertainment, on the other. The successful businessman who once visited Argentina and fell in love with its landscape, its social atmosphere and its polo, explains: “In 1990 I came to this country for the first time for a single week, and now I have a house and spend three or four months a year here. My dream is to spend more and more time in this place, which is the best in the world to play polo in.” The dream of reinstating “the seventh chukker” could be the core of the whole project. The post-game socializing (like the “third half” in rugby), symbolized in this sport as the “seventh chukker”, due to the fact that most tournaments play up to six chukkers. “I know very well what I like and don’t like. I hate the kind of polo where you get there, put on your boots, don’t talk to anybody, play the game and then get in your car and go home all sweaty. I don’t like that at all. The experience of polo doesn’t end with the sixth chukker, or the fourth, as is the case in France. Everything should continue: drinking “mate” (a traditional local infusion), talking with the grooms, and spending time with the ponies and with the
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THE DREAM OF REINSTATING “THE SEVENTH CHUKKER” COULD BE THE CORE OF THE WHOLE PROJECT. THE POST-GAME SOCIALIZING… MOST TOURNAMENTS PLAY UP TO SIX CHUKKERS. “I KNOW VERY WELL WHAT I LIKE AND DON’T LIKE. I HATE THE KIND OF POLO WHERE YOU GET THERE, PUT ON YOUR BOOTS, DON’T TALK TO ANYBODY, PLAY THE GAME AND THEN GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO HOME ALL SWEATY. I DON’T LIKE THAT AT ALL. THE EXPERIENCE OF POLO DOESN’T END WITH THE SIXTH CHUKKER… EVERYTHING SHOULD CONTINUE: DRINKING “MATE” (A TRADITIONAL LOCAL INFUSION), TALKING WITH THE GROOMS, AND SPENDING TIME WITH THE PONIES AND WITH THE PEOPLE…” people… When you fi nish playing a polo game you’re very tired and your muscles and whole body are asking for a break but still you want to keep going on, with new activities that relax you. So that’s the drive behind this project.” Franck aims to bring in players to the polo of his dreams and have them participate in this great experience that surpasses the mere act of riding a horse and hitting the ball at a gallop by far. “Argentina is the best place in the world to play polo. There are many players around and TechnoPolo offers six fi ne estates for patrons who want to enjoy themselves. Every property has approximately 15 hectares and there is no need to worry about maintenance or the organizational aspect of games or practices because the club takes care of all that. We have experienced specialists who will be in charge of management. The owner of
a property will be able to play in his own field but in the rest of the fields as well, as if they were his own. Great emphasis will be placed on safety, with a general alarm system and controlled access. This is the first level of the project, where each buyer has his own place, his own field, his own stables and his own home, while also being friends with the other property owners. This is a vital concept for me; one that I think will help people enjoy the sport more. When I first came to Argentina I was looking for a property to buy. I even visited ranches in Entre Ríos and other provinces. There came a time when I asked myself, “But who will I be playing with?” When I went to Centauros (General Rodriguez), I saw that the Aguerres were there, and so were the Mac Donoughs and the Pieres’, and I could play with them and befriend them. That convinced me to launch TechnoPolo, a project that I’ve delved into with all my heart and soul. That’s why the first stage of the project entails finding six patron friends who want to own properties and play fun polo together without worrying about technicalities like field maintenance, mowing the grass, etc. We have specialized personnel for that, and adequate equipment, like in Ellerstina and the best clubs of the area. We will offer first rate polo that’s also fun and entertaining.” The second level of the project is about offering buyers a good investment. In Dubarry’s words, “I want the first two properties to be a great investment for buyers. I will sell the square meter five dollars cheaper than their market value so that it will be a good deal for the buyers. We will probably raise the prices later when we begin building the hotel. These first two properties will be delivered with the ground leveling completed and the roads built. The owner will only have to sow the field, nothing else. If he wants another field for himself, he can buy it. We already have two on sale with grass already sown.” The fivestar hotel is an important part of the project. It’s the part of Frank Dubarry’s dream that extends polo beyond the last chukker. “The next stage is the construction of a fi ve-star hotel, while social activity begins at the club. The hotel will provide services that are not available today in the General Rodríguez area. I would like to
offer people a club with an active social life: a restaurant, a gym, a spa and a place where people can invite their friends over for tea or a meal. It’s a place that you don’t have to drive two hours and a half into the city to reach. Nobody likes that, least of all the women who accompany their husbands or boyfriends and have little or no interest in the games or practices. My great dream is for the hotel to attract the entire polo community. They will all come to TechnoPolo “to play the seventh chukker”. We won’t have auctions because there are plenty of those already and I don’t want to compete with the level of professionalism of the people who organize them. Rather, I want TechnoPolo to be a place to receive people, an entertainment centre and a place for different cultural activities that everyone can enjoy, especially the women. I say this from experience. I am now living alone in my house and it’s grown too big for me.” The project has already been launched. The ground has been levelled, two fi elds have been sown, the main inside roads are ready and the electrical grid is in place. The stipulated steps are being taken and everything is running on schedule, including the all-important building permits. The landscape is shaping up nicely, if one is to judge by the promotional dvd that can be seen in the TechnoPolo web page. “TechnoPolo will be a great polo club with a social life,” says Franck Dubarry, who hopes to see his dream come true. He is about to accomplish it after two decades of experience in this fascinating sport. A great investment in trees –palm trees and “palos borrachos” (local tree) are giving part of the location its own identity. In other parts old eucalyptus trees make the place distinguished. “TechnoPolo offers six fi ne estates for patrons who want to enjoy themselves. Every property has approximately 15 hectares and its own polo field. We also plan to construct a fi ve-star hotel that will provide services that are not available today in the General Rodríguez area”, confirms Franck Dubarry.
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A rgentine Season 2012
Save the dates for the 2012 Argentine Season The Argentine Polo Association (AAP) announced the dates for the tournaments that make up the Argentine spring season.
The season kicks off at the end of August with the San Jorge Military Riding Club Open, the finals of which will be played in Palermo. The highlight of the season will obviously be the most important tournament in the world, the 119th Argentine Polo Open Championships that will take place from November 17th and December 8th.
Argentine Triple Crown // Teams La Dolfina Adolfo Cambiaso David Stirling Jr Pablo Mac Donough Juan Martín Nero
40 10 10 10 10
Ellerstina Facundo Pieres Gonzalo Pieres Jr Mariano Aguerre Nicolás Pieres
38 10 10 9 9
La Aguada Javier Novillo Astrada Guillermo Caset Jr Miguel Novillo Astrada Ignacio Novillo Astrada
36 9 9 9 9
Pilará Hilario Ulloa Francisco Bensadon Sebastián Merlos Francisco de Narvaez Jr
35 9 9 9 8
La Natividad Polito Pieres Ignacio Heguy Rodrigo Andrade Bartolomé Castagnola
34 8 9 8 9
Alegría Agustín Merlos Fred Mannix Juan Ignacio Merlos Lucas Monteverde
34 9 8 8 9
Palyoffs for Hurlingham & Palermo // Teams La Aguada/Las Monjitas 33 Lucas James 8 Cristian Laprida Jr 8 Eduardo N. Astrada Jr 9 Alejandro N. Astrada 8
La Irenita Lucas Criado Santiago Chavanne Matías Mac Donough Tomás García del Río
32 8 8 8 8
Magual Alejandro Muzzio Marcos Di Paola Facundo Sola Jaime García Huidobro
30 7 8 7 8
Indios Chapaleufú II Alberto Heguy Jr Guillermo Terrera Jr Ignatius Du Plessis Eduardo Heguy
29 7 7 7 8
Centauros Santiago Toccalino Joaquín Pittaluga Diego Cavanagh Ignacio Toccalino
Trenque Lauquén Salvador Ulloa Juan Agustín García Grossi Guillermo Willington Agustín Nero
29 7 8 7 7
La Vanguardia Juan M. Zavaleta JR Ezequiel M. Ferrario Manuel Crespo Diego Araya
28 7 7 7 7
Sauvaterre Gonzalo Deltour Gastón Laulhé Ignacio Laprida Joao Paulo Ganon
28 7 7 7 7
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Gstaad Polo Club P review
Gstaad celebrates its 17th edition of the Polo Gold Cup Polo at its best once again against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful scenery in the Alps: From 16 to 19 August in Gstaad, the most important polo tournament on Swiss soil, the Polo Gold Cup, will take place. Four teams, will fight for the prestigious trophy. On Friday, no match is played while the traditional team parade is held through the village of Gstaad. The social highlight of the tournament is the gala night in the VIP tent on Saturday evening. The Polo Gold Cup in Gstaad is taking place for the 17th time and has become a major international event, drawing attention even in polo stronghold Argentina. The players at this year's tournament are again of the highest calibre this year. Six leading Argentinian players with handicap 7 (Franckie Menendez, Pablo Jauretche) and handicap of 6 (Marcelo Pascual, Ignacio Tillous, Bautista Urbina) will start in the Bernese Oberland - the highest ranked team has a total handicap of 14.
Coupe d`Or // Teams Royal Barriere Facundo Solá Juan Ambroggio Francisco Bensadon André Fabre
22 7 6 9 0
Talandracas Edouard Carmignac Juan Agustín García Grossi Milo Fernández Araujo Christofer MacKenzie
21 0 8 8 5
Richard Mille PM Bahar Jeffri Guillermo Willington Pablo Mac Donough Olivier Cudmore
22 1 7 10 4
Varlion Blackstorm Jean-Marc Tyberg Clemente Zavaleta Dario Musso Juan Ruiz Guiñazu Jr
20 0 6 7 7
“The fact that top players from Argentina will be coming to Gstaad this year shows the level of international recognition our tournament has achieved,” says Polo Gstaad President Pierre Genecand. The tournament, which in 2011 had to be changed at the last minute due to the surprise death of Swiss captain Philipp Maeder, will again be played this year using the traditional formula. Two qualifying matches will be played on Thursday, 16 August, followed by the semi-finals on Saturday, 18 August. On Sunday the 19 th, the two losing teams from Saturday's matches will play for third and fourth place honours, while the two winners of the semi-finals will battle it out for the championship. No match is traditionally played on the Friday of the tournament weekend. The many guests expected to attend the tournament will again be joined by the local residents for much anticipated traditional team parade through the centre of Gstaad. In addition to the four teams and the drum corps, a special treat will be music provided by the Bern cavalry band.
Gala Night as a social highlight A total of 500 special guests from around the world have been invited to the Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad 2012, which, as always, will be held on the grounds of the private airfield in Saanen. The social highlight of the tournament is Polo Night is on Saturday evening. This year it will be celebrated in the VIP tent, accompanied by blues and jazz pianist Silvan Zingg. After midnight, the famous “GreenGo” Club will move from the Gstaad Palace Hotel to the VIP tent - to let the party continue through the night.
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Lovelocks Polo Stud
How to advance the embryo season The embryo transfer (ET) season is about to begin. Many customers ask how they can manage to get a greater number of embryos out of their mares or specifically, how to ensure that their mares who are going to play in the polo season draw embryos in the first few months of the season and then be able to devote to play and get a later rest. It is known that the mares are seasonal poliestric (this means that they have many cycles at a certain station). This station is in spring - summer, when the temperatures rise and the hours of light extend, making the day longer. The difficult thing to manage is to have mares cicling well in September, and this is because these animals suffer a transitional period from the winter until they begin to cicle. Since this is biology and not maths, this transitional period difers depending on every animal. That’s why we can find mares that at the beginning of October are already cicling regularly and others that start to do it by the middle of November. So to be able to advance the reproductive season and to ensure that the mares cicle regularly in September, it is possible to apply light artificially. The concept is that if one places the mares under a source of light achieving that they have 16hs of light counting the hours of natural light, this activates the metabolic mechanisms so that the animal begins to cicle. This must be done by not less period than 45 days prior to the day the activities should begin. In this way the mares can be worked during the months of September, October and November, this means 6 reproductive cycles and 6 chances to extract
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embryos out of them. Then the mare withdraws from the embryo transfer program and continues with the sport activity. This is also interesting for these valuable mares that do not play any more because of injury or age and that the owner is interested in getting the largest number of embryos. Applying light in the winter months, you can extend the reproductive activity of these mares, and so have more chances of obtaining embryos. Then a mare that perhaps would be 5 months at the ET Center working with 3 months of effective production, can be achieved to have 5 effective months or more, staying at the ET Centre between 7-8 months. So the vet in charge of the ET program will have almost 10 to 12 attempts to flush the mare. The light application can be in a group or individual way. At Lovelocks Polo Stud we count with individual boxes where we place the animals one by one, giving them artificial light from 6pm till 11pm. We can also offer to do this in groups, since we are provided with facilities adapted for such purpose. For example, we work with the donors placing the mares as its affinity or owner in separated corrals and also we have a big group of surrogate mares that are handled all together and these are placed in a quite illuminated big corral. Therefore, and to conclude, a mare which genetic potential is important or it has already demonstrated to be a good mother, must have the biggest amount of chances to produce the biggest amount of embryos per reproductive season. The application of artificial light, contributes with this point and is another resource we can offer at our establishment.
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High Goal Pony R eview 2012
Best ponies of the British Season PQ international choose the best horses of the UK High Goal Season. Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi.
Centimetre | Gonzalo Pieres Jr
Name of the Pony: Centimetre Owner: Ellerston Sex: Gelding Age: 9 years old (2003) Colour: Chestnut Played by: Gonzalo Pieres Jr Sire: Norman Pentaquad Dam: Metre Awards: Best Playing Pony Ellerston Challenge 2010 (Australia) with James Beim. Best Playing Pony Queen´s Cup 2012 with Gonzalo Pieres Jr.
Don Urbano Rollinga | Hernán Pieres Name of the Pony: Don Urbano Rollinga Played by: Polito Pieres Owner: Hernán Pieres Sex: Stallion Age: 6 years old Colour: Dark Bay Sire: Vasco Mambo Dam: Celosa Award: BPP of the Match USA vs England 2012. BPP Semifinal & Final Gold Cup for the British Open 2012. International Seasons: Sotogrande: 2010/2011. UK: Queen´s Cup & Gold Cup for the British Open 2012. 120 | PQ
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World Polo Tour
Adolfo Cambiaso remains at the top By Alejandra Ocampos. Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. The British high goal season is coming to an end and polo players pack their bags to depart to the different destinations in Europe. Following the Gold Cup for the British Open, the culminating moment of the season that saw Cortium’s stardom to the top, the World Polo Tour presents a mid-year review of the international ranking of polo. The news concerning the different categories are the following:
General Ranking Adolfo Cambiaso, winner of the Queen’s Cup, remains at the top, with 1040 points. There are a couple of important movements in the Top Ten. The most relevant is Pelón Stirling’s, finalist of the Gold Cup, who raised to fifth place, that meant that Gonzalo Pieres Jr. dropped to sixth. Nachi Heguy, also winner of the Queen´s Cup, and semifinalist of the Gold Cup, moved from 12 to 11, a position he shares with Polito Pieres, winner of the Gold Cup, an achievement that awarded him one of the most important raises: he advanced from 20th place to 11th. His Cortium team mates have also earned relevant positions: Jaime García Huidobro is already in the Top 20, as he moved from position 31 to 19 (383 points); Francisco Elizalde got closer to the Top 20, as he is now on 22nd place. He is the professional player who moved the most in the ranking in the last month, as he added the British Open points to those he had earned in the Dubai Gold Cup, last February. Regarding the amateur players who played the final of the Gold Cup, Cortium’s Adrian Kirby moved no less than 69 positions, from 110 to 41. Both Hanbury brothers raised 55 places, as Charlie moved up from 53 to 28, and George from 63 to 34.
Jean du Plessis Upcoming Player July 2012
Tomás Garbarini Upcoming Player June 2012
World Polo Tour Top10 Player 1. Adolfo Cambiaso 2. Facundo Pieres 3. Juan Martín Nero 4. Pablo Mac Donough 5. David Stirling Jr 6. Gonzalo Pieres Jr 7. Hilario Ulloa 8. Miguel Novillo Astrada 9. Nicolás Pieres 10. Eduardo Novillo Astrada Jr 31st July, 2012
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Points 1040 849 845 817 795 794 550 511 498 496
Max Routledge Upcoming Player May 2012
Annual Race
Masters (Teams ranking)
Adolfo Cambiaso and Polito Pieres now lead the Annual Race, with 220 points apiece. Second place goes to Francisco Elizalde, and the third place is shared by an important group, led by Facundo Pieres and Jaime García Huidobro.
The UK season joined the list of the teams ranking, that started during the Palm Beach Season.
Amateur Ranking Lyndon Lea remains at the top, with points obtained in the US Open and the Gold Cup. Lyndon is followed closely by Victor Vargas, Bob Jornayvaz, Marc Ganzi and Rashid Albwardy. Meanwhile, Charlie and George Hanbury are now on sixth and eighth place, respectively.
Zacara, the winner of the US Open, lead the ranking with 205 points, followed by Dubai and Cortium, who shared the second place, with the same amount of points, but separated due to a higher goal difference in favour of Rashid Albwardy’s team. Fourth place went to Valiente I, and their “brother” team, Valiente II, closes the Top 5. Meanwhile, El Remanso stays in sixth position, due to the points earned in the semifinal of the Queen’s Cup and the final of the Gold Cup, a position they share with Lechuza Caracas, finalists of the US Open.
Polito Pieres MVP Pro July 2012 Gold Cup for the British Open, UK
Charlie Hanbury MVP Am July 2012 Gold Cup for the British Open, UK
Adolfo Cambiaso MVP Pro June 2012 Queen´s Cup, UK
Rashid Albwardy MVP Am June 2012 Queen´s Cup, UK
Guillermo Terrera MVP Pro May2012 Queen´s Cup, UK
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Book R eview
Polo in Britain by Horace A. Laffaye Foreword by Nicholas J.A. Colquhoun-Denvers. It was a whilst attending the Westchester Cup challenge in Palm Beach 2009 that I first met Horace Laffaye, although his reputation as a polo author and historian preceded our meeting. Both he and Martha were the most excellent and gracious of hosts and I was privileged to be shown a small part of his impressive collection of polo history that he kept in Florida, and from that time on he has become my oracle on polo history. It has now benn close to a century since anyone has had the temerity to atempt to write a treatise on the history of British polo. Yes, there have benn many pictorical portraits of the UK and International polo scene such as Herbert Spencer´s Chakkar and A Century of Polo, as well as many other useful books on the technical aspects of how to play our sport from the most learned of authors such as Lord Mountbatten, Brigadier General Ricketts, General Beauvoir de Lisle, John Board, Hugh Dawnay and Peter Grace, until now no one has endeavored to update the modern history of polo in Britain and how it relates to polo overseas. Even in the 1920s and 1930s, which were often referred to as the Golden Age of Polo most of the books on the sport were merely compilations of essays penned by various authors and gathered together to create a book on the sport. Now at last we have an author whose painstaking and careful research has created a fascinating book to rival James Moray Brown´s Polo published in the 1890s and the Reverend T.F. Dale´s great Polo at Home and Abroad first published in 1915. Horace Laffaye´s extraordinary dedication to the history of the sport and his incredible attention to detail is an absolute inspirtation. His Polo Encyclopedia, The Evolution of Polo, Profiles in Polo, Polo in the United States and now Polo in Britain finally give us an historian that brings us into the twenty.first century. These titles, especially with the inclusion of the fascinating section on British polo sculptors and artists, will firmly establish these books for years to come as the foremost reference works for all who have interest in the history of the sport. I would like to commend Horace for his refreshing views in the section entitled “The Rise of Commercialism and Decline of Civility”, a shrewd analyst of how the increase in professionalism and the
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win-at-all-costs attitude has affected our sport. I had the opportunity to discuss this with Rege Ludwig, the renowned American coach, who felt that, with well over 95 percent of the world´s players being amateurs, the sport´s governing boldies should be concentrating a more on “the sport” as opposed to “The Game”, that maybe it is a time for us to encourage a greater knowledge of horsemanship and certainly better sportsmanship. As Horace so aptly stated, The conecpt of sportsmanship goes back a long time; however, it is now under siege by the twin forces of winning at all costs and the lack of graciousness in defeat. Several years ago, Thomas Glynn, a Harvard graduate known as “Mr. Polo” in America, quoted Tommy Hitchcock, a fierce competitor if ever there was one, as saying, “Win as if it is not important, and lose as if you were enjoying it.” Those remarks, expressed in the times of the golden era of polo in the United States, sound totally out of date in today´s sporting world. It has been also included the inspiration for teams´jerseys. Nevertheless, the ideal of sportsmanship is ageless. It was an unwritten law, tacitaly understood by all and enforced by the dire prospect of ostracism. Possibly we are in “King Canute”” territory here, but it would gladden the heart to think that those who read Horace´s book and really apreciate the rich panoply of British polo history would realize that all could be lost if we fail to address this unfortunate trend. This is a sport that Britain should be truly proud of. Having adopted this ancient sport from Asia, nurtured it, written the rules of the modern game and then exported it to overseventy-seven countries around the world, it has to be one of the great British sporting success stories, and we should take great pride in upholding its traditions. Finally may I recommend this book to all those who love polo. It is an absolute treasure a trove of information, and with it Horace has confidently written himself into the annals of our sport. As is so often the case, study of the past often provides great service to the future.
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Thai L adies International
Beautiful Polo near Pattaya beach Photos Alice Gipps.
Polo Escape is fast becoming one of Thailand’s most popular polo resorts. Starting up from scratch just four years ago as a private field, the club is owned and run by Robin Lourvanij and her sister Susy. This tranquil retreat now welcomes guests from all over the world to share the friendly atmosphere in a beautiful location near the beach town of Pattaya. Robin, a brilliant hostess and polo fanatic, is fortunate to have experienced playing polo all over the world and met many female players and professionals along the way. With Robin’s contacts, along with owning a great set-up with more than 100 well looked after horses based at the club, the perfect opportunity arose to start an International Ladies tournament, one which has quickly become a sought after trophy in just three years. Women players flew in from Australia, New Zealand, UK and Singapore. Resident Argentine and Thai players completed the teams to make the 2012 tournament a truly International affair. Under superb management by Argentine Ramiro ‘Churo’ Pellegrini, also Polo Escape’s head vet, the tournament ran very smoothly. Well mounted, glorious sunshine and an immaculate field meant all the games were fast and flowing. Argentine, British and Thai male professionals based at the club for the high season made up the fourth player for each team of girls. The men were able to play as 126 | PQ
normal except enter the 60 yard mark on the attack, so it was down to the girls to put the points on the board. The tournament was very fair and all the teams were evenly matched on the field with no room for doubt as professional umpire Tim Keyte, more commonly used to umpiring the British high goal, was present at each game. The Polo Escape team, lead by Robin’s daughter Panita, got off to a fine start on the first day against Ploy Bhinsaeng’s formidable King Power team, beating them by half a goal. The tournament ran on a league format over three days. Each team won at least one of their games gaining important points but Polo Escape, although just by a fraction, entered their final game undefeated against Las Brujitas. It truly was a battle between these two teams as a win for Las Brujitas would bring them equal on points and the final decision would have been down to goal difference. Las Brujitas had proved very strong with Brit, William Roberts, securely guarding the back door while Georgina Brittain and Lynly Fong, both fast players, made full use of their horse power getting the ball up to their number 1 Camille Pellegirni. On the other side, Argentine player Marina Galarza, also a resident vet at Polo Escape, had a blinding game flying around the field with some impressive goals. Backed up by the experienced New Zealander
Panita Vongkusolikit
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Panita Vongkusolkit, Marina Galarza, Kirsty Hawkins, Ramiro Pellegrini
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Kirsty Hawkins at 3 and Churo at 4, these two steady players with their cool, calm approach kept the team under control and gave their Thai player, Panita ‘Patty Pat’ Vongkusolkit the opportunity to get involved. The Polo Escape team went on to win the tournament, just narrowly beating Las Brujitas 4-3. Kuppa and King Power, also had wins throughout the tournament putting them on the points board, however not enough to compete for the impressive trophy that had been revamped by the famous jeweller Lotus Arts de Vivre. Overall every game was fun to watch and the wellknown Swiss commentator Peter Schlageter relayed the excitement on the field to the crowds, who had a spectacular view on the tiered banks, overlooking the
field. Lotus Arts de Vivre, also a main sponsor, put on a stunning display of unique jewellery and home décor pieces around the pool area. Each evening the guests were treated to eating out at delicious local restaurants or parties at the club with a live band and dancing. During the day most girls were content to lounge beside the pool looking out onto the polo field while those keen to explore visited the local floating market and beach town of Pattaya. Good horses, fun polo and a spectacular location has left all the players with wonderful memories and keen to return for 2013.
Las Brujitas Georgina Brittain
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Dressage
Rolex supporting the very best of Equestrianism Photos by ROLEX / Kit Houghton
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Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, considered by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) as "the highest expression of horse training" and where "horse and rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements". Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games. Its fundamental purpose is to develop, through standardized progressive training methods, a horse's natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. At the peak of a dressage horse's gymnastic development, the horse will respond smoothly to a skilled rider's minimal aids. The rider will be relaxed and appear effort-free while the horse willingly performs the requested movement. Dressage is occasionally referred to as "Horse Ballet". Although the discipline has ancient roots in Europe, dressage was first recognized as an important equestrian pursuit during the Renaissance. The great European riding masters of that period developed a sequential training system that has changed little since then. Classical dressage is still considered the basis of modern dressage. In modern dressage competition, successful training at the various levels is demonstrated through the performance of "tests", prescribed series of movements ridden within a standard arena. Judges evaluate each movement on the basis of an objective standard appropriate to the level of the test and assign each movement a score from zero to ten – zero being "not executed" and 10 being "excellent". Concerning riding horses, all of them can benefit from use of dressage principles and training techniques. However, horse breeds most often seen at the Olympics and other international FEI competitions are in the warmblood category. Many other breeds are seen at various levels of competition. PQ | 131
CHIO A achen
Stronghold of Equestrian Tradition For equestrian enthusiasts, Aachen, Germany is the centre of the universe. Every year since 1924, elite riders, drivers and vaulters gather for the legendary Concours Hippique International Officiel (CHIO), sponsored by Rolex since 1999. For 10 days, the elegance of the horsemen and women is matched only by the performance of the horses and the exuberant applause of record crowds. The riders’ ambition: to add their name for posterity by joining the prestigious list of winners at the Aachen venue. Also known as the World Equestrian Festival, the CHIO is unanimously considered one of the world’s premier equestrian events.
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Rodrigo Pessoa with Jean-Noël Bioul
Rolex and Equestrianism As the crown in equestrianism for over 50 years, Rolex is proud to be a major force at play behind the sport’s finest events, riders and organizations. Whether supporting challenges such as the competitive Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final or maintaining tradition with the historic CHIO Aachen in Germany, Rolex has cultivated a privileged relationship with the elite world of equestrian sports. Events Today, Rolex sponsors over 30 major international equestrian events in distinct disciplines. The World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen is among the top tier and attracts over 360,000 passionate supporters during ten days of competition – a record attendance among equestrian events. CHIO Aachen offers competition in five disciplines. The focal point of the show, the Rolex Grand Prix, has been won by some of the most famous names in the sport, including Nelson Pessoa, his son Rodrigo Pessoa, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Eric Lamaze. Since 2002, Rolex has also sponsored the FEI World Equestrian Games, the most prestigious equestrian competition in the world. This firstclass event takes place every four years at a different venue, attracting the top riders in jumping, dressage, eventing, endurance, vaulting, driving, reining and para-equestrian sport, the eight disciplines officially recognized by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the sport’s governing body. The next FEI World Equestrian Games will take place in Normandy, France in 2014. In addition, Rolex has also been Title Sponsor, since 2007, of the Western European League of the FEI World Cup, which includes indoor competitions from October to March. The annual Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final, the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final and the Spruce Meadows Masters
are at the forefront of the preeminent jumping competitions, while the biennial European Championships, also sponsored by Rolex, bring together Europe’s best equestrian pairs. Testimonees Rolex has also cultivated close relationships with equestrianism’s exceptional individuals, counting among its Testimonees Brazilian show jumper Rodrigo Pessoa, an Olympic and World Championship gold medallist; German rider of American origin Meredith MichaelsBeerbaum, the first woman to be ranked World No. 1 in jumping and three-time winner of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Final; Canada’s Eric Lamaze who won a gold medal in the individual show jumping event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and became World No. 1 for the first time in 2009, and European jumping champion Kevin Staut, from France, who held the No. 1 spot on the Rolex Rankings from September 2010 to June 2011. In Eventing, Rolex supports British equestrian Zara Phillips, the individual champion in 2006 at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen; and Britain’s Pippa Funnell, the first and only rider ever to have won the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing. And in Dressage, Rolex Testimonee Isabell Werth – world record holder for most titles won in her discipline – has the unique honour of having represented Germany at four Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000 and 2008), winning team and individual medals at each. A realm reserved for true champions, horsemanship requires a passion for excellence and perfection. Bound by these shared values, Rolex – a true partner to the sport – continues to make a unique and lasting contribution to equestrianism around the world. PQ | 133
Travel Netherlands
Canal houses in Amsterdam
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The Netherlands
“A tour of Amsterdam and The Hague� By Alejandra Ocampos and Ana Clara Cozzi. Photos by Ana Clara Cozzi. Holland is a region in the western part of The Netherlands, and its used to refer to the whole of the Netherlands, which is the official name. It consists of two Dutch provinces: North Holland and South Holland. Due to the historic importance, the country has been named Holland as a tradition. The Netherlands are located in the Northwest of Europe, and its borders are the North Sea, to the North and West; Belgium, to the South; and Germany, to the East. The country capital is Amsterdam, but the seat of government is The Hague. Amsterdam is a lovely city, a place known for tolerance and very open minded people. It is known as the Venice of the north, due to the large number of canals (165), 90 islands and 1500 bridges in the city, that was settled as a small fishing village in the XII Century. The earliest use of the name Amsterdam comes from a certificate from October 27th 1275. Amsterdam was granted city rights around 1300, and in the XIV Century flourished because of trade with other cities in the Netherlands and Germany. In the XVI Century, the Dutch rebelled against Philip
II of Spain due to new taxes and religious persecution of Protestants by the Spanish Inquisition. This caused the Eighty Years War, which led to Dutch independence. The Dutch became known for the religious tolerance and the refugee for jews from Portugal and Spain, protestants from Amberes, and huguenots from France who were persecuted due to their beliefs. The XVII Century is considered Amsterdam's Golden Age, and became the wealthiest city in the world. Ships sailed from Amsterdam to the Baltic Sea, North America and Africa, and other places such as presentday Indonesia, India, Sri-Lanka and Brazil, forming forming the basis of a worldwide trading network. The prosperity of the city declined during the XVIII and early XIX centuries; the wars with England and France, took their toll on Amsterdam. During the Napoleonic Wars,
Tours through the canals of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam canals
Anna Frank´s house
Amsterdam's significance reached its lowest point. Holland was absorbed into the French Empire; but it marked the establishment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in 1815. A second Golden Age came in the latest years of the XIX Century, New museums, a train station, and the Concertgebouw were built, as the Industrial Revolution reached the city. The Netherlands remained neutral during the First World War (1914-1918); however, its population suffered hunger. The Second World War (1939-1945) was a total nightmare for the Netherlands. Germany invaded the country in 1940 and took control of the country. Immediatly, they started a cruel persecution of Jews. More than 100,000 Dutch jews were imprisoned and sent to concentration camps. Perhaps the symbol of the persecution is the young Anne Frank, the girl who lived with her family and the Van Pels family in a hidden room of her father's office building. That's where she wrote her worldwide famous diary. The Franks and the Van Pels were betrayed, arrested and sent to the Bergen Belsen concentration camp in 1944, where she finally died from typhus, in 1945, when whe was only 15 years old and a few days before the war was over. At the end of the World War II, communication with the rest of the country broke down, and food and fuel became scarce. Many citizens traveled to the countryside to forage. Dogs, cats, raw sugar beets and tulip bulbs (cooked to a pulp) were consumed to stay alive. Most of the trees in Amsterdam were cut down for fuel, and all the wood was taken from the apartments of deported Jews. After the horrors of the war, Amsterdam was rebuilt, and today is a city with intense industrial activity, and full of tourism.
Thing to visit in the city
The Concertgegouw
The Van Gogh Museum
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The rich history of Amsterdam features some very important artists, such as Rembrandt, whose former house in the XVII Century, is a museum, as well as Vincent Van Gogh. The Van Gogh Museum contains the largest collection of the artist's paintings. Anna Frank's house, which is also a museum today, is another of the most visited places of Amsterdam. The Hortus Botanicus, founded in 1600, and one of the earliest botanic gardens of the world, that features exotic species. The famous concert hall, the Concertgegouw, that held its first concert in 1888. The Singel is a canal in Amsterdam which is famous for its Flower Market. The market is unique, because all the merchandise is displayed on floating barges. This is a relic from the days when the flowers and plants sold at this market were shipped in by barges. Nowadays fresh
Westerkerk Church - 17 th Century
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The Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis), Amsterdam
The Noordeinde Palace, The Hague
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flowers are still brought in every day; by vans, however, and no longer by boat. The EYE Film Museum, is the only museum in the Netherlands that is exclusively dedicated to film and the moving image. EYE exhibits film as art, entertainment, cultural heritage, and a conveyer of information. The Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis) on the Dam, is one of the three Palaces which the State has placed at the Queen's disposal by an Act of Parliament. It is used for Royal Events like reception of the foreign heads of state during their visits in The Netherlands, the Queen's New Year reception and other official receptions. Every year, it provides the setting for the presentation of various official and royal prizes Begijnhof is a narrow, vaulted passageway leads to this charming garden surrounded by old houses. The houses in the courtyard were once occupied by devout celibate Béguine nuns and are still home to single women today. In the centre of the lawns is a medieval church and at No.34 stands the oldest house in Amsterdam. The city has a lot of buildings, churches, squares (dams) and bridges, to see and be seen. And one event definetly not to miss is the Queen's Day, on April 30, a huge popular party. People go to streets to celebrate wearing orange outfits, the official color of the Royal Family (Orange), currently led by Queen Beatrix, and sometimes by her eldest son, Willem Alexander, married to Argentineborn Maxima Zorreguieta, who is one of the most beloved princesses in Europe and, as they say, the most popular member of the Royal Family. The Hague (Den Haag in Dutch), is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, located in the west of the country, known as Southern Holland. The Hague is the Dutch seat of government according to the country’s constitution. The Hague is home to the States-General of the Netherlands, Parliament, the Supreme Court, the State itself, all foreign embassies and a countless number of international organisations. It is also the city of residence of Queen Beatrix and the Royal House. The Hague was mentioned for the first time in 1242, and it means "the Count’s Hedge" (as a private enclosure). In the beginning, The Hague used to be a hunting preserve for the Dukes of Holland, and around 1248, when William of Holland built his castle there, the city became the residence of the Royal Family. The Hague was the Flemish capital in the late 16th century, during the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain, and subsequently, it came under French rule between 1795 and 1813. It then went back to being the centre of the Royal Family’s life in 1815, when the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established, including Belgium until 1830. At present, besides Queen Beatrix, other members
of the Royal Family reside there, namely the Prince Heir to the throne, Willem Alexander and his wife, Princess Maxima, with their three daughters, Princesses Catherine Amalia, Alexia and Ariane. It is common knowledge that The Hague has a tradition of being the great conventional and diplomatic centre of the world. This arose after two peace conferences held between 1899 and 1907 known as The Hague Conferences, with the purpose of curbing the arms race. Although both conferences turned out to be a failure, some partial results were achieved such as the creation of The Hague’s International Court of Arbitration and some concrete agreements regarding the treatment of prisoners of war, which set precedents that would later lead to the acknowledgement of human rights. Other international organizations based in The Hague include the United Nations International Court and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. But there is more to The Hague than politics. Located 50 km away from Amsterdam, the city is also a great cultural centre, with various museums such as the Mauritshuis Museum, which houses one of the most important art collections in the world since 1822, including the best artists of the Golden Century such as Vermeer and Rembrandt, among others. The city holds an architectural treasure of great artistic richness, which can be clearly seen in one of its gems, namely, the Peace Palace, built between 1907 and 1913, and housing the International Court of Justice, the first session of which was held in 1946. It was named the Peace Palace owing to its constant attempts to resolve different conflicts and maintain world peace. Noordeinde Palace (Paleis Noordeinde): It has been a palace of the Royal House since 1609 when the state presented it to William of Orange’s widow as a gift. Today, the Dutch monarch uses it as a working palace. Parliament (BINNENHOF): It has been the center of politics in the Netherlands. All political matters and affairs of state were and still are discussed here Scheveningen: Holland’s best place for surfing. The beach of Scheveningen therefore features the best surfing facilities imaginable. It has various surfer stores and schools, a surfers village and even an artificial reef that ensures the most challenging waves at any moment of the day throughout the year. Villa Eikenhorst is the residence of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, Princess Máxima and their childrens. It is situated at the forested De Horsten estate in Wassenaar, is a magnificently forested area, attracting many walkers and near to the Polo Club Wassenaar.
The Parliament (Binnenhof), The Hague
Begijnhof, Amsterdam
The old townhall from 1565
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Summer F eatures
Eclectic Summer
by Karen Davies
Let’s hope this summer is a game of two halves with the rain firmly behind us so this diverse weather inspires us to look at beauty in a different way this issue. Classic experiences that are beauty heaven, the surging movement of 3-D beauty and skincare that makes you think of summer – all we need now is the sun…
CUSTOM BEAUTY THAT MONEY CAN BUY The first in a series looking at the best beauty experiences that money can buy – and you won’t find any of these in the beauty hall of any department store.
Floris Bespoke Perfumery
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Floris have been creating bespoke perfume for clientele dating back as far as 1730 for the British Royal Family, Prime Ministers, Hollywood Film Stars and European Royalty as well as the rest of us Hoi Polloi. Using rare and precious essential oils and floral essences gathered from around the world the Floris perfumer, Shelagh Foyle (who incidentally lives quite close to Midhurst) will custom blend an exclusive and individual fragrance for you. This is surely one of the greatest beauty experiences available today, including a minimum of three consultations over a sixmonth period to create a 100ml bespoke eau de parfum with certificate of provenance and five repeat orders. Bespoke Perfume Design £4,500 + VAT www.florislondon.com
Floris Fragrance Customisation If £4,500 seems a bit rich then consider Floris’s Fragrance Customisation, which is the service I received. I have to say, it was absolutely lovely and Shelagh Foyle was a darling. Even though I was in the cheap seats, as this service is just £195 (including a 100ml customisesd eau de parfum), Shelagh’s attention to detail and desire for me to walk away with something I loved was a tribute to the Floris heritage. Choose the base from a Floris classic and add your own twist with different layers as suggested by Shelagh through your reaction to what she wafts in front of your nose. Your final version is tweaked further by Shelagh to ensure balance but, if I say so myself, order a bottle of my No 49 and I think you’ll like the results. Service includes a 90-minute consultation with the Floris perfumer. 100ml customised eau de parfum with certificate of provenance. You can reorder by e-mailing Shelagh direct. Customised Fragrance Service £195 Stocklist: www.florislondon.com
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Palettes With Attitude
Over the coming season mark my words you’ll see a real increase in 3-D beauty. Over past issues we’ve looked at PaperSelf lashes with roses, buses and seahorses, whilst heading towards us are beauty palettes to die for, velvet-feel nails that leave cracked polishes for dust and two tone lips encrusted with sugar, diamonds and even caviar. Let the opulence begin.
Our first look at 3-D takes in these 3-D palettes which just keep getting better and better. No more flat powder, these works of art just inspire you to use colour more creatively on your face.
Estee Lauder Cyber Metallic Eyeshadows With a beautiful tweed pattern and a nod to nostalgic England these eye shadows are anything but old hat. 10 shimmering shades will take you from summer to Santa without missing a beat. Price: £19.00 www.esteelauder.co.uk
Chanel Lumieres D’Artifice Palette Beautiful Lumiere D'Artifices Beiges Illuminating Powder with Shimmer is the perfect Summer/Autumn product to keep in a girl’s handbag. Inspired by sequins, this palette gives just the right hint of shimmer to your face and décolletage that says “sunkissed” rather than “disco diva”. Love it, love it, love it.
Lancôme Moonlight Rose Blush Highlighter Ahh, the English rose, where would summer be without this? Beautifully formed, this Lancôme palette is soft, beautiful and pretty as a picture. Price: £34.00 Stocklist: www.lancome.co.uk
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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, MY LOVELY?
Touche Éclat’s NBF Le Teint Touch Éclat YSL has launched the Holy Grail this summer, the iconic Touche Éclat’s NBF Le Teint Touch Éclat -to you and me the Touche Éclat Foundation. The theory is that many foundations contain opaque powders that can dull the skin, but this range opts for golden pigments placed side by side like infinity of mirrors to reflect light away from our crevices, focusing on highlighting and maximising the potential power of light. With 22 shades to choose from, I’ll bet we can all find a very real NBF in this range. Price: £26.00 Stocklist: www.yslbeauty.co.uk
NEUTRALISE WITH YELLOW
Stacey Schieffelin Neutralising Creme
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I had supper with the amazing Stacey Schieffelin, founder of ybf beauty this month at The Goring and was amazed to find that despite 4 years off TV she was still recognised by several people. Stacey’s an ex-Ford model who has her own cosmetic line and she tells me that one of her favourite products is her Neutralising Creme which is actually yellow to decrease redness in the skin. She looked amazing so I’d recommend giving it a road test. Price: £19.75 Stocklist: www.qvcuk.com
MUST HAVE THIS SEASON… Chanel’s Le Vernis in Sky Line Blue Illusion Collection
If you pick one product up at the beauty counter this month go with Chanel’s Le Vernis in Sky Line from their Blue Illusion Collection. This lacquer was created to give a hint of pearl on the nails without drawing attention away from your eyes –now there is a man who understood his muse. Price £18.00 Stockist: www.harrods.com or call 020 7493 3836
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ANOTHER GLASS OF SKINCARE?
Vinosource SOS - Château Smith Haut Lafitte There’s a trend to make skincare from the pressings of vegetables and fruits, one minute olives, the next grapes. Caudalie is one of the best and their latest offering, Vinosource S.O.S. Thirst Quenching Serum is a delicious serum to soothe the skin. You may be surprised to know that Caudalie is created from the pressings of Château Smith Haut Lafitte and, like many French skincare companies, they are passionate about what they create. If you really want to get close to this brand why not visit the spa? Then you can imbibe and take the treatments in context –a true Vinotherapie cure! Price: £29.00 Stockist: www.uk.caudalie.com Spa: www.sources-caudalie.com
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GOOD LUCK IN HAIRY CIRCUMSTANCES Tweezerman Tweezers
Tweezerman have just launched three new tweezers beset with good luck symbols from Persia, India and China to ensure that even stray hairs are plucked safely first time. Price: £26.00 Stockist: www.tweezerman.co.uk IMAGES: 1256.ECM, 1256.PCC, 1256.TCB
THIRST QUENCHERS FOR MEN ThalgoMen’s Intensive Hydrating Cream
Damp, heat, travel and air conditioning take it out of skin and whilst men have genetically better skin than women, it still pays to look after it. Try ThalgoMen’s Intensive Hydrating Cream to relieve tight, tired skin with a mix of active ingredients and vitamins. Price: £27.75 Stockist: www.thalgo.com
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Designer Interview
Sholto Douglas By Giovanna Eastwood.
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1. How did your love of textile print begin? I think from an early age I liked creating patterns. When I look back at childhood drawings and paintings it's interesting to me that many of them contain patterned elements.This interest developed and when I was older I knew design was the direction | wanted to take after leaving school. At art college we were encouraged to try different artistic disciplines and it was during this time that I really became interested in specializing in textile design. For me it was like a light going on and I had the best time while working in the textile department. I love creating patterns and I think that there is a kind of magic which happens when you put a design into repeat. It brings a wonderful order to something that in many ways might seem random. I also love using colour which is such an important element in textile design. 2. There is a great tradition of design and innovation in British fashion. How did your apprenticeship with, Zandra Rhodes, such an iconic fashion designer impact you? My first job in a studio was working for Zandra Rhodes as a very junior assistant. It had a huge impact on me. Of all the people I have worked for I think that Zandra is the most creative and unique. She is an amazing artist who never stops designing and creating. She is also a workaholic and it taught me that in order to be good at something you need to work at it. I think an important early lesson. 3. You
have a cross section of different skill that you
engage with.
What do you consider to be your greatest
strengths and how did these develop?
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I think design is about a number of skills but the most important skills are the ability to draw and paint. They permeate everything you do and are crucial when it comes to getting whats in your head onto the page. Interestingly I have had to develop new skills as my career has progressed. Only 10 years ago I produced all my work by hand and painted my designs. Now I do much of my work using a computer and although drawing is still key to the process using a computer has made working infinitely faster and allows me to produce very complex designs quickly.
4. It is fascinating that you have been able to work fluidly across the industry, designing for the likes of Marks and Spencer's, Diane von Furstenberg and Kaffe Fasset. How difficult is it to work in such different segments of the market and maintain a vision for each and every one?
How
were you able to achieve this?
I think with each place you work there is bedding in period where you are finding your feet and getting to understand the brand. The ease with which you do this is often influenced by the people you are working with and their ability to brief you in a clear way. The more they understand what it is they want from you in terms of design the simpler it becomes. The best person I worked for on this level was Diane von Furstenberg. She is an amazing designer and has real clarity when it comes to her taste and the design direction of her business. It was a pleasure working for her.
7. What is the biggest risk that you have taken in your career? How do you think risk should be approached in the fashion industry? I think the biggest risk I took in my career was moving to New York to work for Diane von Furstenberg and leaving London. It proved to be extremely rewarding in terms of design. It was a fantastic job and I loved New York.
9. I understand that you recently started your own label, what triggered the pursuit to open this new creative avenue for yourself? Because I work mainly to brief when I design I decided that I needed to have an outlet for my own expression and thought that producing a range of my own scarves would be a good way to do this. It was great to have total freedom while I was designing and to be able to pursue avenues that interested me. I am very pleased with the way they have turned out and have had a great reaction to them. I am currently selling on my own website. 10. If you could have one wish to fulfill your dreams as a designer what would it be? I am very fortunate to have had many avenues for my creative expression and these have given me a lot of variety in what I do. I suppose my dream is to continue to have opportunities and to work with interesting inspiring designers.
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6. Apart form your long standing connection with liberty's of London, which is a major achievement, of all the plethora of designers, which ones were the more challenging and rewarding for you? I think almost everywhere I have worked has had it's challenges but these make the job more rewarding and interesting. You learn things from almost everyone you work for.
8. After everything that you have achieved, how do you stay motivated? What ambitions drive you? Its easy to stay motivated when you are having fun. I really love my job and feel enormously blessed to be doing something so enjoyable and stimulating everyday. I would say the more I work the deeper I get into it. I also get increasing pleasure out of just looking at things and am always feeding myself visually by going to exhibitions and looking at other visual imagery. I always have my camera at the ready to take photos of things that inspire me. This ultimately all feeds back into my work.
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Marina Caruso Marina was born in Navarro, in the countryside, in 1975. There has always been a string of polo ponies back at her home, so she has always been in direct contact with them.
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She believes that the first thing she did when she learnt how to hold a pencil was drawing a horse, and from then on, she never stopped. These animals are her endless source of inspiration. Marina and her considered that a fun thing to do on a rainy day was to sit down and draw. She has tried several techniques. First, she went in for charcoal drawing. In 1994, Marina began oil painting, and the following year started painting with acrylics, which is the technique she is using nowadays. Though she is a self-taught artist, she must admit that her sister Florencia, who studied to become one, has shown her various techniques. As regards horses, Marina try to pay a lot of attention to measurements and proportions, as well as the animal’s expression, which brings a painting to life and unveils each horse’s spirit. Marina Caruso Horse Portrait Artist
(from top) Title: La Madrina Size: 0,50m x 0,70m Title: Picazo Size: 0,50m x 0,70m Title: Yatay Anhelo (Nacho Figueras) Size: 1m x 0,70m
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Title: Terminov Size: 0,50m x 0,70m
Title: Yatay Davenport (Nacho Figueras) Size: 1m x 0,70m
Title: La partida Size: 1m x 0,70m
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Title: La pesadas de La Esperanza Size: 0,40m x 0,70m
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Motoring
Racehorses and Rolls Royces
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What better way to see the best in British racing but in the best of British Motoring? By Aurora Eastwood.
This was a memorable year for this most exclusive and famous racing week of the season. No less that two wonder horses were present – Frankel, undefeated in any of his 11 starts, won the Queen Anne Stakes to make it 12, and Black Caviar, the famous mare from Australia, won her race on the Saturday to make it 22 consecutive victories. The plan was for her to stay in the UK and race at Goodwood, but she injured the muscles in her hindquarters and had to be flown back to Australia after the race. Ascot as always is as much about the people who go and the clothes they wear as it is about the racing. The much coveted Royal Enclosure has tightened up its dress code –and the day I went I saw Lila and Carinthia Pearson and Lanto Sheridan. Other polo players had gone on other days– Tom Morely, Roy Prisk, Andrew Blake Thomas and more, to name but a few. Though probably not that many were lucky enough to be lent a Rolls Royce Ghost for the occasion –arriving in 150 | PQ
that car only added to the atmosphere on the day, and luckily it had such a cavernous boot, as out of the boot came not only the picnic for 6 people, but a wooden table and chairs. Not bad at all. The car creates its own energy; you flat around in an insulated dreamworld as this car doesn’t actually have an engine, it has a host of angels under the bonnet who just breathe the car along. Put your foot down though, and those angels effortlessly shoot you to 60mph in around 5 seconds. Considering how huge and heavy this car is, that’s absolutely amazing. The weather was miserable, but having a winner (thanks, Mr Dettori) and leaving in a Ghost more than made up for it… And it if you need to ask how much it costs, you can’t afford it…but you wont get much change from £300,000. www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
Ferrari FF review Normally, the prospect of driving an Italian car with in excess of 650 horses in the pouring rain would rather fill one with trepidation. Not this time. The Ferrari FF has four-wheel drive. What it doesn’t have are windscreen wipers that wipe. More on that later....
We parked up by a rather cool twin-prop plane that looked like something from a 1950’s airline advert. I took some pictures in the blasting, sideways rain. I like the look of the car, it reminds me of the Z3 M coupe, which I love. And I love that it has proper back seats and a boot. It’s a Ferrari for very cool grown ups, who still like going as fast as f*** but want to actually make it up the Alps (or the M1 in a snowstorm) without slowly sliding backwards down the mountain, rear wheels spinning as uselessly as a chocolate teaspoon. PQ | 151
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I went at the invitation of Max Wakefield and the lovely boys at Auto Italia, who were taking a few photos of the car at Bruntingthorpe. But when faced with those incredible straights, well... who wouldn’t? Max, replete with racing shoes and mad Worzel Gummidge hair, shot the car round the track a few times. “Ooooohh” said his son Zed (aged 12). “Heeeheee” I said (age 34), as Max threw the car into an enthusiastic Moose Test. “I can’t see out” said Zed. He had a point. The faster we went, the slower the wipers went. Then, at about 145mph, they stopped altogether. Right in front of the driver’s nose. Thinking perhaps that they were very upset by Max’s hair, I had a go. Same problem. Max told me to go slowly, so I did (staying under 160mph...) but did a few tight circles to test the understeer – and it does a bit, and then you get that funny jerking as the car tries to get its errant wheels back under control. I started feeling dizzy and more than a bit sick, so Max took over again. Just to be absolutely sure the wipers didn’t work, we did a few more high speed runs. 180, 188mph… I must say, it does add a certain frisson to the proceedings when all one can see ahead is a stream of smeary water and really not much else. Makes finding the braking points much more fun. “Daddy, turn off the traction control” said Zed. Then it got waaay more exciting. “I need a G-Suit” I groaned, as Zed and I were flung from side to side in our £275,000 washing machine. “This is much better!” agreed Worzel Gummidge at the helm. Fortunately, at 90mph, the wipers start working again. How handy.
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Round the Island Race Jostling for position: 1700 boats, 17,000 sailors and some Olympians! By Aurora Eastwood. Photos by Matt Darwin.
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At the very kind invitation of Volvo, I took part in the 2012 race aboard one of the two team Volvo racing yachts. These were no ordinary yachts, with no ordinary crew. Farr 45’s, worth over £500,000 each, with carbon masts, carbon fibre sails, and not a single shred of basic comforts. These are designed for one thing only: Speed.
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Aboard was a mixture of corporate guests, media and Olympic sailors. Volvo’s commitment to the support of British sailing has paid dividends, with possibly the strongest squad ever to go to an Olympic Games. Ben Ainslie, Hanna Mills, Saskia Clark, Helena Lucas, all supported by Volvo and all expected to win a gold medal. No pressure then…
The Round the Island race is the third biggest sporting event in the UK, with some 1,700 boats and some 17,000 sailors taking part. In the minutes leading up to the start, the fast boats (who start first) were tacking up and down, all striving to get the best position. The idea is to be going flat out, in the fastest stretch of water and as close to the start line as possible, as soon as the cannon sounds. Sounds simple; but when there are literally hundreds of yachts all competing for the same 50m wide stretch, it is utter chaos, boats worth £ hundreds of thousands missing one another by inches –the precision the skippers need is immense– not dissimilar to polo ponies going full stick and missing by millimetres.
We completed the race in 6 hours and 8 minutes. The most memorable point was looking back at Bembridge to see the sea awash with huge, beautiful spinnakers. The low point was terrible seasickness for half the race. Still, it was a huge achievement and out yacht came in 16th out of 1,700. Really not bad at all. As we sailed back to the Marina at about 1pm, it was empty. At 7pm, yachts were still returning, crews tired and drained from some 12 hours circumnavigating the Isle of Wight. No less of an achievement and equally challenging.
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A rgentine Houses
Beautiful places to rest the soul Only an hour from Buenos Aires City, A lovely country house with a wide stream running through it. Children love to row it!!
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The property has a lovely cozy living/dining room with a fireplace and small bar; 3 bedrooms (2 suites), 3 bathrooms (one of the suites has a fireplace), and a study room or playroom also with a fireplace. Comfortable kitchen and a nice porch, with a BBQ grill, overlooking the stream. The swimming pool is 9x4m, and lies near a beautiful little wood, fresh in summer. It also has another house for the house keeper or guests. It has a small living room with a fire place and 2 bedrooms, a study room and one bathroom. There you have a typical Argentine mud oven to cook specialties. There is a huge shed, 9x9m square, double size, and little huts for chicken that love to run about the place. Actually there are horses and sheeps. The property land size is 5 hectares large, plus the towpath that sums 7 hectares total. The house is 200 m2 with natural gas passing by the entrance street, to be connected. It is ideal for horses, since all the neighbors play Polo and all have Polo horses in that area. Price: U$S 450.000.-
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LOT IN LAS VIZCACHAS POLO COUNTRY CLUB Empty lot of 3 hectares with little groups of trees in a Polo country Club. It has natural gas. The whole Club has 600 hectares with important houses in it. No other activities rather than Polo are held there. The Club House is a place where you can have lunch. Price: U$S 110.000.-
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HOUSE IN A COUNTRY NEIGHBORHOOD Beautiful elegant -but warm- house surrounded by trees in a country neighborhood. The lot size is 2.625m2 and the house has 200m2. Cozy living/dining room, with a visitor’s bathroom. It has 3 bedrooms, one suite, another bathroom and a study. The kitchen is lovely; has a breakfast area and maid quarters. Swimming pool 8x4m. The house has floor heating. Price: U$S 200.000.-
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Quality green horses and young stock for sale. Playing Ponies for sale. Horses taken for backing and schooling.
Ponies from Eastwood Stud were sold and played: Queen´s Cup 2011 Gold Cup 2011 Warwickshire Cup 2011
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For full information visit www.eastwoodstud.com | Natural covering or AI
Tel: 07970 697 593 aurora.eastwood@btinternet.com
The Old Stables, South Wonston Farm, South Wonston, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 3HL
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BLACKLOCKS Polo Books and Prints Antiquarian and leatherbound polo books All new titles from stock th th 19 & 20 Century polo prints and limited editions. Trophies, memorabilia and magazines.
Tel: +44 (0)1784 438025 blacklocks.polo@ntlworld.com
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Unit 1A The Hermitage High Street Ascot SL5 7HD tel: 01344875053 john.pye@thefitnessspace.com www.thefitnessspace.com
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20 years of Polo tradition, excellence and glamour, all in one magazine. The Old Stables, South Wonston Farm South Wonston, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 3HL Mobile/Cel. +44 (0) 7970 697593 www.pqinternational.com info@pqinternational.com Photo by Ana Clara Cozzi - Magoo Laprida, Queen´s Cup 2012 160 | PQ
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