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Fri 6th Mar 2026

USPA Gold Cup Underway in Wellington

Opening wins for Park Place & La Dolfina/Tamera

The second leg of the 2026 Gauntlet of Polo is underway at the National Polo Center (NPC), in Wellington, Florida, with 10 teams up to 22 goals split into two brackets. The tournament began on Wednesday 4 March with 2025 winners Park Place beating USPA Gold Cup newcomers Clinova The Sandbox, 15-9, while the second match saw 2025 finalists Coca-Cola lose against a strong La Dolfina/Tamera, 12-8. 
The action continued yesterday, Thursday 5 March, with Pilot securing a dominant 15-8 win against Clearwater and a 13-11 win for BTA against DUS. 
Three more matches are scheduled for over the weekend, including a battle of the Cambiasos:
Saturday 7 March: Clinova The Sandbox vs Coca-Cola & La Dolfina/ Tamera vs La Dolfina/Scone
Sunday 8 March: Pilot vs DUS
The USPA Gold Cup Teams:
Park Place (22): Andrey Borodin/Christian Weisz (0), Mariano Obregon Jr. (5), Mariano ‘Peke’ Gonzalez Jr. (8) & Hilario Ulloa (10)
La Dolfina / Tamera (22): Alejandro Poma (2), Sterling Giannico (3), Diego Cavanagh (8) & Adolfo Cambiaso (10)
La Dolfina/ Scone (23): David Paradice (0), Rufino Merlos (6), Jess Bray (7) & Poroto Cambiaso (10)
Coca-Cola (22): Gillian Johnston (1), Julián de Lusarreta (7), Alfonso Pieres (5) & Polito Pieres (9)
Clinova The Sandbox (22): Arthur Madrid (0), Rufino Bensadon (8), Benjamin Panelo (8) & Jared Zenni (6)
Pilot (22): Curtis Pilot (0), Mackenzie Weisz (6), Lorenzo Chavanne (7), Jeta Castagnola (1)
BTA (23): Ignacio ‘Nachi’ Viana (7), Steve Kruger (5), KC Krueger (1) & Tomás Panelo (10)
The Dutta Corp (22): Timmy Dutta (4), Lucas Díaz Alberdi (6), Pipe Miguens (5) & Facundo Llosa (7)
DUS (23): Marc Ganzi (1), Matias ‘Colo’ Gonzalez (4), Antonion Heguy (8) & Barto Castagnola (10)
Clearwater (22): Chip Campbell (1), Nico Escbobar (6), Raul ‘Gringo’ Colombres (7) & Francisco Elizalde (9)
 
Photograph: Park Place won their opening USPA Gold Cup. By David Lominska 

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