BTA defeated 90210 Polo by a 10-8 score and claimed the Iglehart Cup, following the championship match that took place on Monday March 18, at Valiente Polo Club. Meanwhile, on Saturday March 16, and also at Valiente, the Subsidiary George Haas Cup went to Novo Polo, who earned a 14-8 win over La Fe/Dazos. The 16-goal Iglehart Cup was played at Patagones Polo Club, the National Polo Center and Valiente Polo Club, through February 27 and March 18.
The contest is named after Philip Iglehart, who reached 7-goal status and, among other achievements, he won the US Open, in 1953. He was inducted in the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, in 1993 and one of the Hall of Fame’s highest honors is also named after him, the prestigious Philip Iglehart Award established in 2001, to acknowledge exceptional lifetime contributions to the sport of polo.
IGLEHART CUP – FINALS
SUBSIDIARY GEORGE HAAS CUP – SATURDAY MARCH 16
NOVO POLO 14-8 LA FE/DAZOS
Novo Polo: Baljit Sierra 0 (1 goal), Brandon Phillips 4 (4), Facundo Obregón 6 (3), Juan MartÃn Obregon 5* (6). Total: 15.
*Subbed in for Santiago Lavallol.
La Fe/Dazos: Louis Devaleix 1*, David Farache 0, Robi Bilbao 6**, Francisco Elizalde 9 (5 goals). Total: 16.
*Subbed in by Nicolás Miró (1 goal) in the fourth chukka.
**Subbed in for Baldomero Palomeque (2 goals).
Score Novo Polo: 1-0, 2-2, 2-3, 3-6, 9-8, 14-8.
Umpires: Danny Juarez & Horacio Onetto.                                    Third man: Kimo Huddleston.
FINAL IGLEHART CUP
BTA 10-8 90210 POLO
BTA: Nachi Viana 6 (5 goals), Alfonso Pieres 5 (3), Steve Krueger 5 (2), Kelly Beal 0. Total: 16.
90210 POLO: Sarah Siegel-Magness 0, Louis Hine 4 (4 goals), Jesse Bray 7 (1), Geronimo Obregon 5 (3). Total: 16.
Score BTA: 0-3, 3-3, 4-5, 6-7, 7-8, 10-8.
Umpires: Kimo Huddleston & MartÃn Pascual.                            Third man: Gastón Lucero.
Best Polo Argentino Bred: Oriental Casiana, ridden by Nachi Viana.
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