La Dolfina Tamera, The Dutta Corp and Pilot were victorious on the first day of the CV Whitney Cup, the first leg of the The Gauntlet of Polo, that took place on Friday February 13, at the National Polo Center (NPC), in Wellington, Florida, United States. The CV Whitney Cup sees nine teams up to 22 goals, partake. Teams are split in three leagues.
In the first matc, title holders La Dolfina Tamera claimed a narrow 12-11 win over Park Place (it’s worth to notice that La Dolfina Tamera won the 2025 CV Whitney Cup under the name of Tamera, and this year, Alejandro Poma joined forces with the Cambiaso organisation); up next, Dutta Corp defeated Clearwater 10-6; and Pilot, the only team to win the complete series (CV Whitney Cup, USPA Gold Cup and US Open, back in 2019), earned an impressive 19-12 victory over last year’s runner-up, Coca Cola.
The CV Whitney Cup will be back on Tuesday February 17, with the following order of play:
12pm: Clearwater (0-1) vs. DUS (0-0)
2,30pm: Coca Cola (0-1) vs. BTA (0-0)
5pm: Park Place (0-1) vs. La Dolfina Scone (0-0)
La CV Whitney Cup, originariamente denominada US Handicap Cup, comenzó a jugarse en 1979, con handicap e
Originally known as the U.S. Handicap, the C.V. Whitney Cup was established in 1979, and first competed for on handicap in conjunction with the U.S. Open Polo Championship. In 1988, the tournament was renamed for C.V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny”) Whitney, an avid polo player and three-time winner of the U.S. Open (1928, 1937, 1938) and son of 10-goal Hall of Famer Harry Payne Whitney. Inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in 2022, Whitney left a lasting mark in polo. Rising to a 6-goal handicap during his playing career that spanned the “golden era” of polo, Whitney was a formidable factor in all major USPA tournaments.
The Gauntlet of Polo will follow with the USPA Gold Cup and will come to an end on April 26, with the much anticipated championship match of the US Open.
CV WHITNEY CUP – Teams & Fixture
2026 GAUNTLET OF POLO – FULL CALENDAR
CV WHITNEY CUP
February 13-March 1
USPA GOLD CUP
March 4-29
US OPEN
April 1-26
Cover photo by Agustina Fonda