Mon 17th Jan 2022Gauntlet of Polo 2022 TeamsIndividual team entries welcomed
This year there are nine teams competing in the Gauntlet of Polo, which for the first time has been opened up to include individual team entries for all three tournaments of the series, which means that there will be 20 teams competing for the first time. There are nine teams entered for all three Gauntlet of Polo titles (C.V. Whitney Cup, USPA Gold Cup & U.S. Open Polo Championship) and therefore will be eligible to claim the title if they win all three tournaments. The series begins next month with The C.V. Whitney Cup (6 – 27 February), followed by The USPA Gold Cup (1 – 27 March) and conclude with The U.S. Open Polo Championship (29 March 29 – 24 April). This year sees a revision in the prize money format, with a total of $200,000 up for grabs; $50,000 will be awarded to each of the winning teams of The C.V. Whitney Cup and USPA Gold Cup, and $100,000 in prize money will be presented to the winner of The U.S. Open Polo Championship. 2022 Gauntlet of Polo Teams: Cessna (21): Will Johnston (2), Camp Campbell (2), Miguel Novillo Astrada (9) & Gringo Colombres (8) Coca-Cola (22): Gillian Johnston (1), Nico Escobar (5), Nico Pieres (9) & Julian de Lusarreta (7) Dutta Corp/Show+ (22): Timmy Dutta (4), Tomas Garcia del Rio (8), Iñaki Laprida (7) & Joaquin Avendaño (3) La Fe (20): Louis Devaleix (0), Robi Bilbao (5), Francisco Elizalde (9) & Lucas Diaz Alberdi (6) La Indiana (21/22): Stewart Armstrong (3), Jeff Hall (6), Lucas Criado Jr. (5)/Lucas Criado (6) & Mariano Aguerre (7) Park Place (22): Andrey Borodin (0), Juan Britos (9), Hilario Ulloa (10) & Cody Ellis (3) Pilot (22): Curtis Pilot (0), Mackenzie Weisz (5), Facundo Pieres (10) & Matias Torres Zavaleta (7) Scone (22): David Paradice (0), Keko Magrini (3), Poroto Cambiaso (9) & Adolfo Cambiaso (10) SD Farms (22): Sayyu Dantata (2), Lucas Escobar (4), Pelon Stirling (10) & Peco Polledo (6) 2022 USPA Gold Cup & U.S. Open Polo Championship Teams: CK Polo: TBA La Elina (21): Bobby Gerry (0), Jared Zenni (6), Sapo Caset (10) & Geronimo Obregon (5) Tamera (22): Alejandro Poma (1), Diego Cavanagh (9), Alejo Taranco (8) & Segundo Saravi (4) TBD: Santino Magrini (5), Matias Magrini (7), Stevie Orthwein (4) & TBA 2022 U.S. Open Polo Championship Teams: Aspen Valley Polo Club: Vinny Sangaline (0), Pablo MacDonough (10), TBA & TBA Audi (22): Marc Ganzi (2), Jason Crowder (5), Barto Castagnola (9) & Paco de Narvaez (6) Casablanca: Juan Bollini Jr. (4), Sugar Erskine (6), TBA & TBA Grand Champions Polo Club: Riley Ganzi (0), Gonzalito Pieres (10), Juan Bollini Sr. (4) & TBA Santa Rita Polo Farm: Melissa Ganzi (0), Camilo “Jeta” Castagnola (9), Polito Pieres (10) & TBA Sol de Agosto (22): Paco de Narvaez Jr. (2), Grant Ganzi (3), Juan Martin Nero (10) & Torito Ruiz (7) The Polo School: Nic Roldan (8), TBA, TBA & TBA Photograph: Sol de Agosto's Paco de Narvaez in action during the 2018 Pacific Coast Open. By David Lominska |