Wed 15th Apr 20262026 Polo Award Nominations The Public Vote categories have been shortlisted
After hundreds of nominations were cast in these four brand new awards categories, and statistics organisation Line Up lent their analytical support, shortlists for the public vote categories at The Polo Awards have been announced and voting has re-opened.
The categories and shortlists are below:
Polo Club of the Year: The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club, Dorset Polo Club & Silver Leys Polo Club
Polo Coach of the Year: Grant Collett, James Fielding, Glynn Henderson & Charlotte Sweeney
Polo Player of the Year: Adolfo Cambiaso, Alfie Hyde, Florencio Merlos & Milly Hine
Polo Pony of the Year: Why Not I’m Easy, Lovelocks Glow Worm, Whippet & Bugsy
To learn more about each shortlisted Club, coach, player and pony and to cast your vote head here.
The Polo Awards will be taking place on Monday 11 May at the Underglobe in London and will be a celebration of the past year’s polo success stories, honouring the winners of the Victor and Victrix Ludorum series as well as spotlighting clubs, ponies, players and coaches who have showcased polo excellence in 2025.
Photograph: Voting is open for the new Polo Award categories. By HPA
Tue 14th Apr 2026The U.S. Open Polo Championship Update Action at The National Polo Center Continues
The play at The National Polo Center, Wellington, Florida continued throughout the week with five qualifying round matches for The U.S. Open Polo Championship, the third and final tournament in the three part Gauntlet of Polo Series that marks the pinnacle of the American high goal season.
First up, Coca Cola won their second match of the tournament against USPA Gold Cup winners Pilot on Wednesday 8 April, proving that there is no such thing as certainty in The Gauntlet of Polo. Reiterated when Friday saw an unexpected win for BTA over La Dolfina Scone, surprising crowds. Also, on Friday Park Place got their first win of the tournament over The Dutta Corp with a score of 14-9.
The crowd that had gathered for the revered Sunday Polo spectacle at The National Polo Center on Sunday 12 April was treated to not one, but two exciting extra chukka matches which had them on the edge of their seats. Clearwater took an overtime win against La Dolfina/ Tamera before La Fe Eastern Hay just pipped Coca Cola to the post with a 12-11 victory with a seventh chukka golden goal.
It is all to play for as the qualifying rounds continued Monday 13 April with a triple header and wins recorded for Pilot, La Dolfina Scone and BTA.
The Semi Finals of The U.S. Open Polo Championship are set to take place Wednesday 22 April ahead of the Final on Sunday 26 April.
The U.S. Open Polo Championship Teams:
Bracket I
La Dolfina/Scone (23): David Paradice (0), Rufino Merlos (6), Jesse Bray (7) & Poroto Cambiaso (10)
Clearwater (23): Chip Campbell (1), Nicolas ‘Nico’ Escobar (6), Raul ‘Gringo’ Colombres (7) & Francisco Elizalde (9)
BTA (23): KC Krueger (1), Steve Krueger (5), Ignacio ‘Nachi’ Viana (7) & Tomas Panelo (10)
DUS (23): Marc Ganzi (1), Matias ‘Colo’ Gonzalez (4), Antonio Heguy (8) & Bartolome Castagnola (10)
Clinova The Sandbox (22): Arsalan Karim (0), Rufino Bensadon (8), Benjamin Panelo (8) & Jared Zenni (6)
La Dolfina/Tamera (23): Alejandro Poma (2), Sterling Giannico (3), Diego Cavanagh (8) & Adolfo Cambiaso (10)
Bracket II
Pilot (23): Curtis Pilot (0), Mackenzie Weisz (6), Lorenzo Chavanne (7) & Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10)
The Dutta Corp (22): Felipe ‘Pipe’ Miguens (5), Lucas Diaz Alberdi (6), Facundo Llosa (7) & Timmy Dutta (4)
La Fe (21): Louis Devaleix (2), Joaquin Panelo (6), Felipe ‘Pipe’ Vercellino (8) & Roberto Bilbao (5)
Coca-Cola (22): Gillian Johnston (1), Alfonso Pieres (5), Pablo ‘Polito’ Pieres (9) & Julian de Lusarreta (7)
Park Place (23): Andrey Borodin (0), Mariano Obregon Jr. (5), Hilario Ulloa (10) & Mariano ‘Peke’ Gonzalez Jr. (8)
Photograph: BTA’s Tommy Panelo in action under the rain. By David Lominska
Wed 8th Apr 2026Mrs Momma Bear/ Lonesome Wind Ranch Win The Outback Cup Father/son Azzaro duo take home the final NPC 16 Goal title in overtime
The Final of the Outback Cup took place on Saturday 4 April at Patagones Polo Club in Wellington, Florida, marking the fourth and final qualifying leg of The NPC 16-Goal Championship. Following The Joe Barry Memorial Cup, Ylvisaker Cup and Iglehart Cup, the tournament served as the last opportunity for teams to secure their place ahead of the Championship Final, set for Sunday 12 April at the National Polo Center.
A competitive field of 12 teams was ultimately reduced to two unbeaten sides, both entering the final with identical 4-0 records with everything to play for. What followed was a tightly contested and high-intensity encounter, with Mrs. Momma Bear/LW Ranch, led by the experienced Father and son pairing of Mike and Harrison Azzaro, holding a narrow edge for much of the game. Their control peaked in the fifth chukka, where they extended the lead to 10-7.
However, Catamount, with Tomás Panelo stepping in for Adolfo Cambiaso, mounted a late surge. Delivering a decisive push in the sixth chukka, they outscored their opponents 4-1 to level the match at 11-11 and force an extra chukka.
In the sudden-death period, Harrison Azzaro reacted quickest, seizing possession and driving forward to convert the golden goal, sealing a 12-11 victory over Catamount. The result secured Mrs. Momma Bear/LW Ranch The Outback Cup title and the final qualifying spot for the NPC 16-Goal Championship.
Mike Azzaro was named Most Valuable Player, while DS Altamira, played by Mia Cambiaso, earned Best Playing Pony honours.
The Outback Cup Final Teams:
Mrs Momma Bear/Lonesome Wind Ranch (16): Harrison Azzaro (3), Matt Coppola (5), Mike Azzaro (3) & Jared Zenni (6)
Catamount (16): Scott Devon Jr (0), Mia Cambiaso (2), Santiago Torres (5) & Adolfo Cambiaso (10)
Photograph: Mrs Momma Bear/Lonesome Wind Ranch raise The Outback Cup high. By Agus Fonda
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