On Thursday June 8, the Argentine Association of Polo (AAP), unveiled the calendar, format and venues of the upcoming Argentine Triple Crown, that will feature significant news for the 2023 edition: the most coveted polo trophy of the world will kick off with the 130th. Hurlingham Open, which means the other way round; the historically opening competition, the Tortugas Open will come second. The last leg of the will be, as usual, the much anticipated championship match of the 130th. Argentine Polo Open Championship, due on Saturday December 2. 

This change have been agreed between the AAP, the Tortugas Country Club and the Hurlingham Club, in order to preserve the grounds of the AAP Headquarters, in Pilar, where several games and tourmanents are played thoroghout the season.

With regards to the format, the Hurlingham Open (Ayshire Cup) will be played at single elimination, starting with the quarter finals. The Drysdale Cup will be the Subsidiary Trophy. The Tortugas Open will see eight teams split in two leagues, and the winners of each league are set to play the final.

The Argentine Polo Open Championship will have ten teams; the eight highest rated lineups will be joined by other two teams from the Qualification Tournament. Teams will be split in two leagues, and the league winners will be able to play the most important tournament of the world.

Meanwhile, the Qualification Tournament Copa Remonta y Veterinaria, that awards two spots to play at Palermo, will see nine teams, split in three leagues: Alegría, Nuestra Tierra, Cañuelas, La Esquina, La Irenita II, Don Ercole, El Overo Z7 UAE, La Fija and La Cañada LE. The three league winners will qualify as well as the best second (through a penalty shootout). There will be a draw to determine the two matches to be played at Palermo. The winners, will play Palermo.

2023 ARGENTINE TRIPLE CROWN – DATES:

• 130th. HURLINGHAM OPEN: September 26-October 7 

FECHA 1: Tuesday 26/9

FECHA 2: Wednesday 27/9

FECHA 3: Saturday 30/9

FECHA 4: Sunday 1/10

FINAL SUBSIDIARY DRYSDALE CUP: Friday 6/10

FINAL: Saturday 7/10

• Dates 1 and 2, as well as the Subsidiary final, will be played in Pilar.
• Dates 3 & 4 – semifinals – will be played at Palermo.  
• The final will be played at the Hurlingham Club.

• 83rd. TORTUGAS OPEN: October 10-28

FECHA 1: Tuesday 10/10

FECHA 2: Wednesday 11/10

FECHA 3: Saturday 14/10

FECHA 4: Sunday 15/10

FECHA 5: Friday 20/10

FECHA 6: Saturday 21/10

FINAL: Saturday 28/10

• The tournament will be entirely played at the Tortugas Country Club.

• 130th. ARGENTINE POLO OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: October 31-December 2

FECHA 1: Tuesdy 31/10

FECHA 2: Wednesday 1/11

FECHA 3: Saturday 4/11

FECHA 4: Sunday 5/11

FECHA 5: Saturday 11/11

FECHA 6: Sunday12/11

FECHA 7: Friday 17/11

FECHA 8: Saturday 18/11

FECHA 9: Saturday 25/11

FECHA 10: Sunday 26/11

FINAL: Sábado 2/12

• Dates 1 & 2 will be played in Pilar.

2023 ARGENTINE TRIPLE CROWN – TEAMS: 

La Dolfina Saudi: Adolfo Cambiaso 10, David Stirling 10, Adolfo Cambiaso Jr. 10, Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 40.

La Natividad: Camilo Castagnola 10, Facundo Pieres 9, Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10. Total: 39.

La Hache: Pablo Pieres 9, Hilario Ulloa 9, Guillermo Caset 9. Francisco Elizalde 9. Total: 36.

Ellerstina: Nicolás Pieres 9, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 9, Bautista Bayugar 8, Ignatius du Plessis 9. Total: 35.

La Ensenada: Juan Britos  9, Alfredo Bigatti 9, Juan Martín Zubía 9, Jerónimo del Carril 8. Total: 35.

Cría La Dolfina: Guillermo Terrera 9, Tomás Panelo 9, Diego Cavanagh 8, Alejo Taranco 9. Total: 35.

La Irenita Clinova: Facundo Fernández Llorente 8, Tomás Fernández Llorente Jr. 8, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8 e Isidro Strada 8. Total: 32.

La Hache II: Juan Ruiz Guiñazú  8, Carlos María Ulloa 7, Facundo Sola 8, Joaquín Pittaluga 8. Total: 31.

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT COPA REMONTA Y VETERINARIA – TEAMS:

LEAGUE A

Alegría: Rufino Bensadón 8, Benjamín Panelo 7, Santiago Cernadas 7, Frederick Mannix  7. Total: 29.

Don Ercole: Segundo Bocchino 7, Ignacio Toccalino 7, Kris Kampsen 6, Santiago Toccalino 8. Total: 28.

El Overo Z7 UAE: Lucas Monteverde Jr. 7, Victorino Ruiz Jorba 7, Teodoro Lacau 7, Cruz Heguy 7. Total: 28.

LEAGUE B

Nuestra Tierra: Santiago Loza 7, Alejandro Muzzio 8, Santiago Laborde 6, Jared Zenni 7. Total: 28.

La Irenita II: Juan Jauretche 7, Valerio Zubiaurre  7, Matías Mac Donough Jr. 6, Alfredo Cappella Barabucci 8. Total: 28.

La Fija: Manuel Elizalde 7, Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario 7, Mariano González Jr. 7, Tomas Bereford 7. Total: 28. 

LEAGUE C

La Esquina: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Cristian Laprida 8, Lucas James 7, Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 29.

Cañuelas: Pedro Zacharias 8, Gonzalo Ferrari 6, Hilario Figueras 6, Miguel Novillo Astrada 8. Total: 28.

La Cañada LE: Facundo Llosa 7, Raúl Colombres  7, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 7, Pedro Falabella 7. Total: 28.

Cover photo: Adolfo Cambiaso (La Dolfina Saudi), final 2022 Argentine Polo Open Championship, by Matías Callejo.