Uplifting news in Australia where Ros Packer and David Paradice will keep Ellerston tournaments alive; Cirencester Park full steam ahead with pitches to be on a par with Cowdray Park for 2016
It was no surprise to anyone when La Dolfina and Ellerstina came out on top after the qualifying rounds of the HSBC Hurlingham Open, and the Final had all the makings of a now somewhat predictable Triple Crown Final, but on Saturday 7 November the two teams truly wowed the crowds with some spectacular polo and kept the spectators gripped to the fast paced action.
Despite falling behind by three goals in the opening chukker of play, High Ground Polo (Joe Meyer, J.J. Celis, Nic Roldan and Scott Swerdlin) rode out to a 6-3 halftime lead over Dutta Corp.
The United States Polo Association (USPA), the national governing body for the sport of polo, announced today that the USPA Board of Governors has elected new officers: Joseph Meyer as Chairman; Edward R. Campbell III as President; Thomas Gose as Secretary and Samuel A. Ramirez Jr. as Treasurer.
Over the last two years the Lovelocks Polo Stud has been involved in a number of auctions and exhibitions, with one of their home bred mares – Rafiki (who had been bred, broken and subsequently played at Lovelocks) being purchased by Adolfo Cambiaso in 2013 – she is now played in the Triple Crown.