The men's competition semifinalists are Marquard Media and Tom Tailor. Meanwhile, a penalty shootout between Sainte Mesme, Ghantoot and La Quinta was held today to determine the other two teams who will play the semis. Sainte Mesme and Ghantoot ran out the winners, while La Quinta earned a spot in the subsidiary final.
Never an Open de France has been as competitive. Never levels had been so high and the teams were of such homogeneity. It took penalties sessions to designate two of the four semifinalists.
As the British season concludes and the Argentina season looms, the Argentine ambassador to the UK reveals why the nation is polo’s No 1, Mate, a passion for the sport and the great Adolfo Cambiaso
Hot off the polo press is the news of a new team set up to take the 2016 high goal season by storm, in an unprecedented alliance between two polo organisations at the highest of levels - and what a setup it looks to be.
Time to dig out the bobble hats and tweed for the arena season
It’s that time of year again when summer season ponies are having their shoes off and kicking up their heels in their winter turnout fields, while the arena ponies are coming in to get fit for another season.
On the past weekend, the second edition of the Cultura Mezcal Polo Cup and Mexican Art Festival once again gathered polo players from Mexico, the USA, Argentina, Great Britain, Switzerland and Spain at the Ibiza Polo Club. The event combined various art disciplines with the fast-paced sport of polo.
Day disrupted by the rain, but all Open de France games have taken place between the drops. A day during which Sainte Mesme I lost its invincibility while defending champion La Quinta finally found back the taste of victory.
A pack of six or eight mostly fearless riders doggedly spurring their fast, agile mounts inside a ring at ferocious gallops, windmilling away at a bouncing ball with what look like elongated 3-woods. Horses frothing, nostrils flaring, sweat flying everywhere.
