Catch-up in the 2013 Argentine Open Polo Season

As in my previous posts, the Argentine Season didnt show any new improvements that the year before in the horses sector, showing that the TB are the most suited and gifted for the Argentine Open matchs.More and more players are playing them like the definitive weapon

La Dolfina is practically unbeatable, as it was last year. There only problem was the incredible unlucky day for the most of there players, but a horrible personal day for Adolfito (lost at least easy 6 penalties).

The crown went to Gral. Rodriguez-Pilar, base of the Ellerstina team,  but with the sensation that luck played an definitive roll that final (also with a little help of the referees in my opinion that left them play nearly in the reef of bad behavior).

As told before, La Dolfina is in the way to conquest the Argentine Polo Triple Crown for the first time, due to the superiority of the horses and the skills of there players that are in the time and with the experience learnt the last year.

The contender is the team of Alegria, that reach for the first time a final in one of the argentine polo big 3, with some interesting works form the new kids in the block, Nicolas Pieres and Hilario Ulloa, that posses the skills and willing to win and also they are well mounted too with some really niceTB in there lists, that give them the definitive difference, as shown in the last matches, where they impress everyone in the Palermo' s Polo field. Lucas and Mannix (in different positions that known in years before) but with a correct order in positioning in defence.

My respects in the next final, is for Frederick Mannix. His canadian born, but he learnt with the argentine polo style with native teachers from his early ages, received the support of his family to reach his goals, and the is fullfilling a dream, he reached the best polo final in the world, with his own team and him not as a patron, as a player, and a good one!. I like his courage and goodwill, his good manners and I hope him the best because his an inspiration and a example for future foerign player.

New Argentine Polo Season dates

 To see the complete schedule for the 2013 Argentine Polo Season, click on this link

Horror Continues. Two TB Stake winners from La Providencia probably doped at San isidro

Two horses from the Brasilean Owned Stud, La Providencia, that won the Argentine 1,000 guineas and 2,000 guineas, Juhayana and Koller, where suspended by San Isidros Racing Authorities.

Reason, first and preliminary reports from the Antidoping Laboratory of the San Isidro Racetrack, where positive to band treatments and prohibited substances present in the first controls.

 The case and the temporary suspensions was reported and confirmed by Dr Jose Maria Nelson from the Racetrack Comission and be reported by the racetrack to the local  criminal authorities due the probable presence of an prohibited drug in one of the result.

Brasilean Trainer Mr. Jose Alves, temporary suspended , as also both horses temporary suspended too.