Pilara Piaget 16 vs. Chapa Uno 13 - Zone A

The day was one of the nice days of this season, so it was a perfect day for people to see polo in Buenos Aires.

Sunny mild temperature with good pressure, it was not necessary to give extra aids to players ansd polo horses during the game.

Zone A, Pilara 16 vs. Chapa Uno 13

Scoreboard: 2-1, 3-3, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 10-11, 14-12, 16-13

Through the score progression it could show that was an interesting game, with two similar teams in handicap (Pilara 33 goals against Chapa Uno 32 goals) so in field 2 it was entertain to see the last chukkas when the final line was near for both teams, in close finish give the game to Pilara, that appears to be a great challenger for the coming years.

Chapa Uno is a new team, that will also improve with a better selection of horses (commonly known as "organization" here) as their not close to any great organization or breeder they have to look for an aid in this section.

Scorers: Pilara Piaget Ulloa 4 Laprida 3:1 penalty, B Heguy 6:4 pen., Tomlinson 3:2 pen.; For Chapa Uno (Bautista's Heguy Team -see Pilara formation) Paul Pieres 4:1, Caset 4:1, Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 5 (in my opinion MVP), Garcia Huidobro 0.

Ribiero de Andrade made his best appearance in the Argentine Open, as a solid player well mounted, most be rised in his handicap to sustain his progress.

Some picked videos and photos

In spanish presentation (with 14 seconds espn ad starting) with videos from the 2011 Argentine Polo Open


From day 1:




From day 2:

Great polo weekend! matchs 3 and 4

Buenos aires weather

Both days where played under a really warm weather, partially cludy with high humidity, so you can imagine how it was in the fields.

Due that it didn't rain as told by the national service, so the fields a little hard and drier but better conditions to play polo than the previous games.


Day 3 Saturday

La Aguada 7, Chapa Uno 9

The surprise of this Open came in field 2, when Chapa Uno won over the Novillos Astrada team La Aguada in an undescribable game that made La Dolfina's way to the semifinals all lot easier

This result will speed Miguel N Astrada's recovery and as told he will play next game against La Dolfina (replacing Toccalino)

La Aguada is not the same with the inclusion of Toccalino (that plays very well) but the brothers needs to play with Miguel to be the solid team that made them won the Argentine Open years ago.

They still been unlucky but the next step is La Dolfina and will be decisive to mantain their handicaps.

La Dolfina 20, Pilará 7

The crowd was waiting debut on field 1 of the Dream Team, and as the result shows it appeared in full, with a symphony of great polo and the impression that this is the real team to beat this year.

They played like they been playing with a Playstation comand, playing their game of open and run polo (a lot different from the Cambiasso's way handling the ball of years before)

La Dolfina is a real team, that any players can score, and in my opinion is playing better every new game

Its really interesting to see how the players positin as one of them is the laucher of the attack, also the horses (that are not in their pinacle in this stage !) make the diference in the field 1.

La Dolfina ans Ellerstina are teams that are well suited for the Argentine Open but mainly for the field 1 ("The Cathedral") by the quality of their players but also the quality of their horses.

MVP in my opinion was Pablo Mac Donough, an exemple of positioning and timing

La Cuartetera (one of the best polo horses of the world) played a few minutes only

Day 4 Sunday

Estancia Grande 19 vs. Alegría 17

In the best game of the day thanks to the loyalty of both teams Estancia Grande with a narrow final chukkas that also shows its potential that can harm Ellerstina's way to the semifinals beware!

Estancia Grande can make great things in the Argentine Open today and mostly in the days to come, because they know how to play the Open (becuse the experience of all their players) and they have the horses to play against anyone but the most important thing in my opinion the will to play this game, and are thirsty and have courage! (this match they where losing in the 6th chukka 11-16 and won with a strike of 8-1 in the last ones -amazing!-).

Estancia Grande played with Juan Ignacio Merlos (Goals Hcp: 8) replacing his brother Sebastian, out for one game, due to his 4th yellow card in this season.

Ellerstina 21 vs. Indios Chapaleufú II 14

The black beaty made it again!

Its the only team that could play as even to the La Dolfina' s game in the year Argentine Open.

Ignacio played as number 4 again (as in Tortugas) and played better than before in this new version of Ellerstina, against the team he used to play (his family). He also played a lot easier when he could be left free to score 6 times!

The team apperared for the first time this year in field 1 and played its best polo game of the year against an Indios Chapaleufu that couldn't stop the variety of quality shown by Ellerstina due maninly on their best horses (that also are so many!, as an exemple Facundo had Easy Go as replacement!)

MVP of the game in my opinion Ignacio Heguy

Facundo played as Cambiasso in old times been the lauchers the strategist and the scorer but could harm his horses for the next steps

The horses in their best, but a little thin, in my opinion beware of this, Dont squeeze the lemon dry, said one on the best TB trainers in history!!

Scorers of the match:

Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres, 7 goals:1 penalty, Nicolas Pieres; 5, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 3 asn Ignacio Hegut 6 goals

Indios Ch. II : Alberto Heguy Jr. 0 goals, Alejandro Novillo Astrada 2, Julio Arellano 4 and Eduardo Heguy 8: 6 penalties

Another remark, could Nicolas play as number 4 against La Dolfina?, he poses the courage and the will to run and anticipate the players lauched in attack better than Ignacio (that shawn his best performance in years in this game in the position of number 3 player, but this must be done now!, it cant been done in the final ...

Next weekends, you must be here!

If you have some time come to Buenos Aires, and have a great moment..., Sunny days and great polo will take away all financial sorrow (you cant do nothing to stop the decline of the markets), use this golden rule: buy gold and come to Argentina!, we have food, nice peolpe, a lovely city and in the following weeks the best polo in the world, what else do you need ?

Next games for this Zone A next Saturday,
Field 2 at 01.45 PM: La Aguada vs. Chapa Uno, its a nice match to come after eating some argentine steaks in nearby Cañitas
Field 1 at 4.45 PM: La Dolfina vs. Pilara, you must be there you love the game!!


Next games for this Zone B next Sunday,
Field 2 at 01.45 PM: Estancia Grande vs. Alegria, very nice match with great players both sides
Field 1 at 4.45 PM: Ellerstina vs. Indios Chapaleufu II, you must be there for the black synphony!

Estancia Grande 18 vs. Indios Chapaleufu II 13

A new contender appeared in this Zone B: Estancia Grande

Beware Ellerstina, these guys real know the game and they can give them more than a headache!

Yellow card for Sebastian Merlos (and his 4th could lose a game) could damage the team as contender for the crown

Weather: cloudy and high humidity

Rough game (spot many times by injuries of the players), played in old argentine style, Estancia Grande (new team that play with very well known argentine polo players), had an extra quality in their horses than Indios Chapaleufu II.

Goals Estancia Grande: Agustin Merlos 7:6 penalties, Lucas Monteverde 5, Sebastian Merlos 1 and Bartolome Castagnola 5
Indios Chap. II Albeto Heguy 2:1 penalty, Alejandro Novillo Astrada 2, Julio Arellano (USA) 3 and Eduardo Heguy 6 all penalties.

MVP (in my opinion): Was Lucas Monteverde (9 goals Hcp.) , that apperared in total in the crucial moments of the game given and aid to the difence and strongly projected in attack.

Julio Arellano (USA) played very well to be his first time in field 1 but in my opinion stil, needs a more solid pack of horses to play the Open.

Ellerstina vs. Alegria Final score 20 - 17

Nice game

Openly played

High humidity

Facundo playing as usual

Third chk. Ellerstina 7 - Alegria 5

Fourth chk. 9 - 8
De Narvaez Jr. motor of the team Alegria ( 0 fouls) that plays its game Ellerstina ( 4 fouls: 3 Nicolas P) loosing their plan

Fifth chk 11 - 9
Aguerre´s plan to slow down Ellerstina pace is working, he lost 2 goals in a row incredible!, but Ellerstina through Gonzalo still survives

Sixth chk. 14 -12
Ellerstina better back on on their way 2 quick goals
Alegria on their plan to dont give any foul/penalities

Seventh chk. . 17 - 15
Running is my game
Ellertina everything out!! dominate the field with quality
Nico P out of focus
Mannix Jr. 2 goals playing his best given an aid to Aguerre

Last chk. 20 - 17
Facundo on his best he practically imposble to follow in the last 2 chks

Polo Confirmed by AAP for Sunday

The argentine service informed that no more heavy rains are forecast for today, after yesterdays heavy rains in the Buenos Aires area that started in the final chukkas of the second game, due to the lack of rains of the precedent days I can expect to have polo today at Palermo.

Some players yesterday told that the field was in perfect condition but dry, that didnt give good grip for the horses( a couple fall down by this reason, but with no injuries).

I have confirmation for today match by the AAP.

Todays matchs are (for Zone B):

Match 3 : Ellerstina vs. Alegria, that starts at 01.45 PM
Ellertina with Ignacio Heguy as number 3 and Gonzalo as back (new disposition! ) plays against a difficult team (with experince and good horse specially in Aguerre and De Narvaez), but will be nice to see Ellerstina again with this new formation, with the excelence of their players and horses.

Match 4 : Estancia Grande vs. Indios Chapaleufu II, starts at 4.45 PM
Indios Ch. II is back again for its 27th time in the Argetnine Open a lot more madure now (obviously!) but with the new blood of Alejandro Novillo Astrada and Julio Arellano (after the depart of Ignacio Heguy to Ellertina) but infront will be the challenger for this zone B, Estancia Grande that posses the will and the caracter to play their best polo in the field 1 of Palermo (thats not easy!), if so it could be a nice match to attend and find a clue to see if they can stop Ellerstina!.

Matchs 1 and 2 La Dolfina and La Aguada won

2011 Argentine Open Season, begins these results:

La Dolfina 23 - Chapa Uno 10
Goals for La Dolfina : A Cambiaso Jr.(played all game) 9 goals: 6 penalties and 1 corner, Stirling 3 Mac Donough 4 and Nero 7 : 2 penalties


La Aguada 11 - Pilara 10
In very narrow game - until the last minute, Pilara could equalize
Miguel Novillo Astrada didnt played (possible out for the season) and Toccalino started with the other Novillo Astrada brothers (he saved the equalizer goal in the last minute near the goal line)
Pilara played better that La Aguada and in my opinion is one of the best new teams in the Argetine Open.
La Aguada won with nothing more than a goal, but in the next games they will face the lack of "Open style" horses, Pilara dominate that item.

In my opinion the MVP was Hilario Ulloa, the next polo super star, with a little pacience he could score at least 4 goals more...

This time luck was in the La Aguada side... but needs more to beat La Dolfina

Goals: La Aguada: Javier 4 all penalties, Toccalino 3, Eduardo 1 and Ignacio 3 : 1 penalty.
Pilara: Ulloa 3 Heguy 4: 1 penalty and Tonlinson 3 all penalties.
Some light rains started in the last chukkas

Weather forcast shows heavy rains for this night, possible suspension for the games this Sunday

2011 the real season starts

After some months off, Im back to give my view upon the 2011 Argentine polo season.

As told the first gems where played, Tortugas won by Ellerstina and Hurlingham won by La Dolfina, in very strange matchs where La Dolfina for moments dominate for more than 6 goals.

Both tournaments where won by a narrow difference of only one goal for the joy of all how attend.

The conclusion are:

Both tournaments are like a warm-up session for the real big event, that is the Argentine Open.

The teams in Tortugas are meeting for the first time in the field, after the internationals seasons and its played with the second and third lot of their polo horses, so it can explain the difficulties for the players to adapt again to the rythm and speed of polo as played here in Argentina.

Hurlingham is played with little differences, like Tortugas, but includes some the best polo horses but for some minutes (In the last chukka of the Final "La Cuartetera" appeared and shows her amazing speed and ability to play this sport with A. C. Jr.).

This Saturday, the 2011 Argentine Opens starts, with the following matchs:

Field 2: LA Dolfina vs. Chapa UNO (Zone A)
The game starts at 01,45 PM (Bue time), but is a nice hour too have lunch nearby in Las Cañitas, and be at Palermo for the last chukkas.

Adolfo Cambiasso Jr. is with an injured ribs, so its posible that he will decide to play or not depending to how he feels, but I can anticipate that he will play, and if his team goes well he will ask for change, I inform any news...


After this match, in Field 1 : La Aguada vs. Pilara (Zone A) that will start at 4.45 PM.
The Novillo Astrada Brothers are here again! waiting for some luck (as not present in the previously years) so it will be nice to see how their horses are shape for the tournament (that was also a problem in recent years), they are like the old boxing champ that haves a new possibility for the title, they are the real worriors of this sport.
All depends on their horses and a little help from the gods...

La Aguada's could find resisitance if Pilara is confident, its a very interesting young new team with the great Bautista Heguy among them, hoping to see a great match here!

Im back with some info about the argentine polo final

After a couple of months out, Im back to give you a view about whats new in Argentina in Polo and in the TB industry.


In December last year La Dolfina and Ellerstina played once more there usual battle for the Abierto (for the 5th time)



As told in my reports of that polo season the final was won by Ellerstina by 14 to 13, with scores for Ellersitna 2-3 4-5 7-5 7-7 8-10 12-10 13-13 14-13.

The final game was played in two days, because heavy rains hit Buenos Aires (first time weather suspention in 117 years of the tournement), after some minutes (3:17) of the first chukka leaving a score 2-1 for Ellerstina after a slow start for La Dolfina.

The next day Sunday presented gloriuos weather for polo and the match was more emotional, due to a quick recover of La Dolfina.

Man of the Match was Gonzalo Pieres 6 goals, but in my opinion the real x factor is the "Ellerstina" horsemanship machinary, that provides the best polo horses from a single source for the players (please see the video on youtube on this link )

Things to improve for next year: Referees (practically all players also told so!)

Ellerstina won the Argentine Triple Crown for the second time as won in 1994 with Adolfo Cambiasso Jr. Mariano Aguerre Gonzalo Pieres Sr. and Carlos Gracida, and is the only team that won more than one time after Coronel Suarez that won the Abierto in the seventies four times (1972 1974 1975 1977).

This was their last game for both polo teams, because they will playing this year (2011) with new members.

Ellerstina 2011: Nicolas Pieres, Ignacio Heguy, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. Facundo Pieres.

Please if you have some time next november and december this year, come to Buenos Aires, not only to see the best polo teams of the world for the Argentine Polo Open, but in years, a real Dream Team, the new La Dolfina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScZj4yape4&feature=related

Nations Cup: Argentina 13 - England 8

Chukkers:

Argentina: 1 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 2 = 13

England: 2 - 0 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 = 8

Ellerstina won the last ticket for the Final

It was a nice day in Buenos Aires sunny and some fresh breeze, again as all this season the weather was incredible for polo.

Ellerstina won 14-11 not before making a great effort against La Aguada, team of the Novillo Astrada, that cant play with its scorer Javier, due to an injurie, replaced him Alejandro Novillo Astrada (8 Hcp) that usually plays as Back and isn't the same team. That made a slow start for La Aguada that in the 4th chukka 7-7 playing their best game of the match.
Another thing was La Aguada lost 3 penalties during the game that could made the game more emotive.
But the game was a little boring, I expected more from Ellerstina a saw them talking more than before, as a negative sign during the match.
Facundo was in the warmup imprecise in his strokes... but he scored 10 goals! but wasnt the engine he is for Ellerstina.
The list of horses played by Facundo will be given next tuesday with some more info about his lists played before. The same for Adolfo Cambiaso Jr next Thursday.

The Socre by Chukka was : Ellerstina 3-2 5-3 7-5 8-7 10-8 12-8 13-9 14-11
Scorer of the match: Facundo Pieres 10 goals (4 penalties, 1 corner)
Played in Field number One
Referees: Matias Baibiene and Juan Jose Diaz Alberdi (chair ref. Esteban Ferrari), good.

In the other game of the day, Indios Chapaleufu II won over Alegria 19-16, and was the last game together after 16 season of the brothers Alberto Jr, Ignacio and Eduardo Heguy.
It was close match until the end.

Day Four La Dolfina did it again, arrived to final

As incredible as seen La Dolfina won 17-11 over Pilara, in the best match played by LA Dolfina in the Argentine season.

I saw all La Dolfina's matchs and this is the best a saw them played. Pilara scored the minute 5:00 of the second chukka score was 8-0 and climed to 9-1

Adolfo Cambiaso Jr reapeared again as the best polo player of the planet, was his best game in the argentine season (after an incredible year in the northern season UK and USA won all title he played).

The score (goals) by chukka was La Dolfina 3-0 9-1 (6-1) 10-4 (1-3) 13-4 (3-0) 14-5 14-8 17-8 17-11

As the score shows La Dolfina cruise easy to the victory when in the fourth chukka leads over and unknown Pilara (that played the worst game in the season), for 13-4

Some reaction made near the final due to the managment of the game and the horses efforts, but never the victory for La Dolfina was in risk.

Nice weather temperature near 88F / 31C

Cambiaso Jr. Horse selection during the match:
1: Falta Envido (TB) replaced at 2:28 with Cautiva (TB)
2: Dolfina Lufthansa (PA)
3: Dolfina Cuartetera (PA)
4: Dolfina Buenaventura (PA) replaced at 5:25 with Bruma
5: Hanna Montana replaced with and unknown horse from Cordoba (all data)
6: Cautiva (TB) replaced at 4:28 with Dolfina Lapa (Broodmare of Dolfina Lufthansa that played 2 chk.)
7: Dolfina Cuartetera replaced with Bruma
8: Dolfina Buenaventura

Fourth day Ellerstina and La Aguanda won

The day started sunny and with some breeze, not very warm, so it was a great day for Polo at Palermo.

The first match on Field number 2, was La Aguada vs. Alegria, that was won by the Novillo Astrada's family polo team (La Aguada), not after some resistance from a very interesting team with a lot of future Alegria.

Comanded by Mariano Aguerre (former La Dolfina last year champion), made La Aguada play its best horses (as the 5th chukka), in a very nice match to see, but with a superiority of La Aguada, that finally won 15-12 with Ignacio Novillo Astrada as scorer with 6 goals.

I saw a very interesting shape of La Aguada horses for this stage, they will arrive better than other years to the semifinals next weekend against Ellerstina.

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Field number 2
La Aguada 15 - Alegria 12
Score by Chukka: La Aguada 3-1 5-4 5-7 7-8 12-8 ( 5-0!) 13-9 15-10 15-12

As known in the first impression the match for Ellerstina was practice, due to the wrongfull judgement of the Referees (as all season in my opinion) that decide with the new rules of silence 2 yellow cards the suspension for one match of two of Indios Chapaleufu II key players, Ignacio and Eduardo Heguy.

But it was not as said here, Ellertina won but the rival give their best to make them play there best to win the match.

It was David against Golliat, a 40 Goals Team (perfect handicap ) against a 29 Goals polo team with one debutant in Palermo as Joaquin Pittaluga (7) and another replacement player Ignatius Du Plessis (6). They played very well and for moments give more resistance than expected.

Ellerstina didnt played well in the first chukkas (beware!), but won because of Facundo, but to win over La Aguada they cant play as last Sunday.

Next weekend both teams, Ellerstina and La Aguada, will not only play for the ticket for the Final, who wins will be the next Champion of the 117th Argentine Polo Open Championship Cup.

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Field number One
Ellerstina 19 - Idios Chapaleufu II 9
Score by Chukka: Ellerstina 2-1 4-3 5-4 8-4 11-4 16-5 18-7 19-9
Scorer Facundo Pieres 12 (4 penalties and 1 corner (amazing!))

Resume third day La Dolfina won still with doubts

As told this year La Dolfina Polo team its not ast the same polo level as last year, so but it still winning without giving or showing any inprovements.

Adolfo Cambiaso Jr., claimed all the match to his teammates more efforts during the match, but the match was won again due to Adolfito's incredible polo skills and horses.

Chapa Uno, played better than their first match, and made that La Dolfina played their best horses for the victory.

Resume
Field number One
La Dolfina 16 - Chapa Uno 13
Score by Chukka: La Dolfina 2-2 5-2 7-4 8-7 10-8 11-11 14-12 16-13
Cambiaso Jr. 11 goals (5 Penalties)


In the other match of the day Pilara won over Sao Jose, 18 - 12, with Agustin Merlos (9 Hcp).
Tincho Merlos is playing the best polo of the team, he leads the team and scored 11 goals (7 penalties).

They are playing very nice polo, open, with large strokes and running full speed.

It will nice to see both winning teams next weekend, to enjoy the best polo in the planet earth.

Also in my opinion, Pilara can win the match over La Dolfina, this way, they depends on the selection of their horses.

117th Argentine Polo Open Second day - Resume

This second day came with a posibility of raining (that happen in the night), so the weather was heavy and extremely hot. This condition must be taken in care for the horses and the playes for the safety of the sport and the best for the event.

With the temperature near 36 C or 96.8 F on the field, the day startded with the a usual winner Ellerstina but in the two matchs, because its next rival have two important players out.

Ellerstina won over good polo teams Alegria, 15-6, in its first appeareance in Palermo on Field number 2.
Highlights of the game:
Ellerstina 1-0 3-0 6-0 8-1 9-2 12-3 14-3 15-6
As seen in the first chukkas the Ellerstina team shown its potential to reach and win this year edition, for the moment a cant find another team in the same level of polo, and organization with incredible Facundo Pieres (with 13 goals) is showing the way for the title.

Watch Video click here

This year Ellerstina is one step over the rest as a team, in players and horses.

The second match of the day was promising, practically the winner was in the tournaments semifinal due to the superiority of Ellerstina and Alegria the team with one of the lowest handicap of the tournemnet 34:

La Aguada BMW 20 Indios Chapaleufu II 10

Highlights of the game:
Played on field number 1
Score: La Aguada 5-0 6-1 7-2 9-4 14-5 17-6 18-9 20-10
Javier Novillo Astrada , 10 goals (4 penals)
Yellow carded Albeto Heguy 8th chukka, Ignacio Heguy in the 3rd. and 8th chukka (cant play next match against Ellerstina) and Eduardo Heguy two times in the 8th (cant play next match against Ellerstina)

La Aguada in my opinion the challenger for Ellerstina this year.
All depends on the horsemanship of Team Managements to avoid unnecessary efforts of their horses due to the weather conditions.
The Hurligham leson (defeat in and incredible match to La Dolfina) was the best thing could happen to them, the best horses must be seen only to define the match in the first part and to continue the wininng pace to the finals.

The only way to win over Ellerstina, in in the horse selection and in controling the current playmaker and star of Ellerstina, Facundo Pieres, with amazing polo skills, change of pace and angles (that is not easy!), in my opinion the only ones that can do this, are the Novillo Astrada Family Team, La Aguada BMW, the team from Open Door, this year, the challenger .

117th Argentine Polo Open Started Resume first day

As all year in the same months the Argentine Polo Open is played in the Palermo Fileds, right across the Hipodromo de Palermo Racetrack.

As usual too the first sunny days arrives but a little warmer every year. The past two days the matchs where played over 35 C or 95 F , in the field.

With this temperature, the field where too hard due to a couple of days of no raining with high temperature, some player argue about this condition and claim that some injures was because of that.

Fist Day Results:

La Dolfina 18 Sao Jose 12
Highlights:
Played on field number 2
Chukka Scores: LA Dolfina 1-3 4-4 6-5 7-7 8-8 13-9 17- 11 18-12
Yellow card for Bartolome Castagnola (LA Dolfina) in the 8th chukka
Adolfo Cambiasso Jr., 14 goals, 8 in 12 minutes 57 seconds of the 6 and 7th chukkas, with Buenaventura (4 goals) and La Cuartetera (4 goals)

Pilara Piaget 19 Chapa Uno 9
Highlights:
Played on filed number 1
Chukka Scores: Pilara 3-1 4-2 6-3 11-3 13-5 13-7 15-9 19-9
Yellow carded Santiago Chavanne (Pilara)
Agustin Merlos, 10 goals
Chapa Uno indebt with the polo fans
Pilara better than their first tournaments
Tomas Garcia del Rio played and replaces Marcos Heguy injured, with 7 goals, played over his handicap

Argentines Belmont GP Nacional won by Expressive HAlo and Fuego e Hierro did it again!

Last Saturday the GP Nacional (Int G1) part of the Argentine Triple Crown for 3yo. over 2500 mts. (more than 6 furlongs) was ran at the Hipodromo de Palermo Racetrack -dirt, being Expressive Halo the winner by 1 length.
His a son of Halo Sunshine in Embrace Moi by Ride the Rails.

In 2.36 88/100 , the 6th of the worst times of this race in the last 20 years, ran in slow motion the first half of the race (4 furlongs in 52.35 , mile in 1.42, with the last 500mts. in 30.33), in this forgetable edition of the race.

The Stake over a mile, GP Hipodromo de Palermo (Int G1) was won by Mad Speed, a 5 yo. in a in a time of 1.34.58, by 2 1/2 lengths, that same day.
His a son of Mad Champ in Speed Wells by Poliglote.

Yesterday at San Isidro Racetrack -turf was ran the GP Copa de Oro over 6 furlongs /2400 mts, and was won by a horse that I appointed in my blog, as a good stayer named Fuego e Hierro, in my opinion the best argentine horse choice for the best Latinoamerican race the GP Pellegrini (INT G1) that will be run at the San Isidro Racetrack next December.
He is a son of Pure Prize in Fusillette by Candy Stripes.

La Dolfina won over La Aguada Hurlingham 2010

In an incredible match La Dolfina won over La Aguada, when pratically the match was in the La Aguada Polo Team hands, when took a lead of seven goals, resting 1 1/2 chukkers to finish .

Due to an emergency formation of La Dolfina, that played with 2 new members, by the replacement of Monteverde in the team by Guillermo Caset and the illness of Castagniola replace by GuillermoTerrera.
But my surpise came by the list of horses used by the A Cambiasso Jr. , usually in the first two jewels of the argentine triple crown the players use this matchs in order to focus and to fit their horses for the Argentine Open main objective of the polo year for all Argentine Polo Players.

But as the score came to be so close Cambiasso Jr, when in the last seconds of the match it became equalize, in the last chukkers he played Borrachera (I like her!), Buenaventura and La Cuartetera, to define with his score in the extra chukker with La Cuartetera at full speed.

The list: Novia Celosa, True, Lufthanza Burma, Lapa, Falta Envido, Hanna Montana, Celina, Borrachera, Buenaventura La Cuartetera.

Hurlingham Final Ellerstina Won again over La Dolfina

As in Tortugas (first jewel in the argenitne triple crown), Ellerstina won over an unprecedent La Dolfina Polo Team, 19-13, it was a match until the Umpires (specially one of them) came to apply the new "silence rule", where no one can express their opinion on the field.

As incredible as it can be Cambiasso Jr. , didnt score, he played after the 5th chukker, as a training for his horses, in a correct judgement of the day, in my opinion, and in the only way he can express his feelings to an inpartial and extrict sanction by the referees against his team.

His decision can be saw and evidence in the list of horses he played yesterday and the way he played Bruma, one of his best horses like playing with hand brake.

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They was lossing by 5 goals in the second chukker (with at least 4 goals by the "silence rule"), and for 10 goals in the 5th chukker, due to the lack of interest in the game, after what I told.

In the 7th chukker Adolfo Cambiasso Jr received a yellow card.

The Umpires and the rulings most be revised before the Argentine Open, in honor to garantee the best for this great sport.