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News in brief
◗ ENGLAND’S CARTIER International
UNIVERSITY POLO IS DUE to enter the
opponents for the Coronation Cup this
official record books after this month’s summer will be New Zealand. The New
SUPA University Arena Championships Zealand Polo Association has accepted a
(18-21 February) at the indoor Hand
formal invitation from the HPA to form a
Equestrian facility near Bristol.
team for the 25 July showpiece, in what
The centre, normally a show
will be New Zealand’s fifth appearance.
jumping venue, will be transformed to
England won their last meeting in 2006.
host the world’s largest polo
◗ THE USPA HAS withdrawn its US team
tournament, an accolade that is to be
for the International Arena Test Match at
formally recognised by adjudicators
AEPC Hickstead later this month, amid
from the Guinness Book of Records, an alleged disagreement about financial
who will be on hand to record the remuneration for the travelling American
achievement and present a certificate
players during the height of their arena
to SUPA on the Sunday.
season. However, original England
More than 30 universities will be
Coverage in Polo Times last year broke the story that no tournament was bigger
captain Chris Hyde has come to the aid
represented, with some 375 players
of the flummoxed organisers by
set to compete in more than 200
chairman Mike Hobday. “Umpires commendable help of Lycetts, who
resorting to his Scottish family roots and
setting up a Scotland team to stand in.
match chukkas and
ensure play is safe yet flowing and have made this an affordable option.”
almost 40 hours of
fun, and SUPA Participants are coming from all
Spectators can now expect to see a
Some 375 players will
competitive action.
Universities is the corners of the UK and Ireland – from
23-goal combination of Howard Smith,
compete in almost 40
Jamie Le Hardy and Chris Hyde (all of
“Our aim is to
only association Aberdeen to Exeter and Dublin to
whom have Scottish family connections)
give young players
hours of competition to cover all Potters Bar. Friday will be the busiest
take on the hosts on Saturday 27
of all abilities and
players with day, with a chukka every 10 minutes
February, with England to be
backgrounds the chance to play polo
personal accident insurance as part from 10am to 9pm.
represented by Jonny Good, Eden
in a safe and cost-managed
of their membership. For this we Ormerod and new captain Nacho
◗ Visit the lively Polo Times stand on
organisation,” said universities polo
must recognise the generous and
Saturday and Sunday at the event
Gonzales in the fight for the Bryan
Morrison Trophy.
AMERICAN POLO LOOKS to be riding out the Castagnola, competing in the US 26-goal for the first
economic storm in its main 20- and 26-goal seasons time since 2000, when he won the US Open with
◗ COWDRAY PARK’S Test Match will sit
at Palm Beach this year. Few places were harder hit by Cambiaso on Tim Gannon’s Outback side, just as he
in a new slot on the 2010 calendar,
the recession last year than the US, where entries in did a year earlier in 1999.
brought forward from its traditional berth
the 26-goal plummeted from 14 teams in 2007 to eight Victor Vargas returns with Lechuza Caracas,
in September to a new date in May. This
in 2009. This year, nine teams are up for Florida’s three which is sure to be hoping to lay the ghosts of the 21
moves it from being England’s third and
26-goal titles, which run from February to April, and ponies they lost at last year’s US Open to rest with
final home Test Match of the summer to
seven 10-goalers will be taking part. success this spring.
its first. According to Cowdray Park’s
George Rawlings’s Crab Orchard side, which The 26-goal season at International Polo Club
spokesman Liz Higgins, the move has
features Adolfo Cambiaso, returns to the fray after a Palm Beach begins on 11 February with the CV
been engineered at the request of the
year out, keen to add to their US Open in 2007 and Whitney Cup (final on 28 February), followed by the
event’s title sponsors, St Regis Hotels.
2008. Bob Jornayvaz and Melissa Ganzi bring new USPA Piaget Gold Cup (final 21 March). Florida’s
South Africa has been mooted as
sides Valiente and Grand Champions respectively, climax, the US Open, follows directly after the Piaget
possible opponents at Cowdray, said the
while Peter Brant’s White Birch and Lyndon Lea’s Gold Cup, with the final on 18 April.
HPA, who also confirmed that St Regis
Zacara are not returning. Ganzi’s side features Lolo
wanted the earlier date – Saturday 22
◗ Follow the results online at www.polotimes.co.uk
May – to attract more guests.
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