Wed 25th Sep 2024131st Hurlingham Open Underway La Natividad & La Hache Qualify for Semi Finals
The 2024 Argentine Triple Crown kicked off on Tuesday 24 September with two matches at the Argentine Association of Polo Headquarters, in Pilar. Eight teams up to 40 goals are competing in the 131st Hurlingham Open which is being played in direct elimination.
The first match saw the newly formed 40 goal La Natividad line-up dominate against La Hache Cría & Polo, with a 4-1 lead in the opening chukka which by half-time they had managed to increase to 15-5. La Hache Cría & Polo tried their best to stem the flow of goals, but with 12 from Jeta Castagnola alone, they were battling uphill and La Natividad took the win 27 goals to 12.
The second match of the day saw recent winners of the 59th. Jockey Club Open for The Thai Polo Cup, La Hache, versus last year’s Hurlingham Open finalists Cría La Dolfina. The opening two chukkas were evenly matched but La Hache started to pull away in the third chukka and continued to maintain possession. Polito Pieres scored an impressive 15 goals and helped to lead La Hache to their 20-12 win which secured them their place in the Semi Final.
The Hurlingham Open continues today with La Dolfina Saudi vs Indios Chapaleufu (1.30pm local time) and La Ensenada vs Ellerstina (4pm local time), the outcoe of these matches will determine the Semi Final match ups.
The 131st Hurlingham Open Teams:
La Natividad (40): Facundo Pieres (10), Camilo Castagnola (10), Pablo Mac Donough (10) & Bartolomé Castagnola (10)
La Dolfina Saudi (40): Adolfo Cambiaso (10), David Stirling (10), Adolfo Cambiaso (10) & Juan M. Nero (10)
La Hache (36): Pablo Pieres (9), Hilario Ulloa (9), Francisco Elizalde (9) & Tomás Panelo (9)
La Ensenada (36): Juan Britos (9), Alfredo Bigatti (9), Juan M. Zubía (9) & Jerónimo del Carril (9)
Ellerstina Yellow Rose (35): Guillermo Caset (9), Lucas Monteverde (8), Gonzalito Pieres (9) & Ignatius du Plessis (9)
Cría La Dolfina (32): Rufino Bensadón (8), Bautista Bayugar (8), Diego Cavanagh (8) & Alejo Taranco (8)
La Hache Cría & Polo (31): Facundo Sola (8), Carlos M. Ulloa (8), Benjamín Panelo (7) & Joaquín Pittaluga (8)
Indios Chapaleufú Vista Energy (31): Antonio Heguy (7), Victorino Ruiz Jorba (8), Cruz Heguy (8) & Teodoro Lacau (8)
Photograph: Action from La Hache vs Cría La Dolfina match. By Matías Callejo / AAP Press
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