It’s always seems that there’s nothing more to say about Adolfo Cambiaso – indeed, he has won everything’s possible, he achieved much more success than any other polo player ever, it’s more than 20 years he is over the top… but the fact is that the world’s greatest polo player always has a trump card to make sure that his legacy is still well and alive and, moreover, going further. All those within the polo community – and most likely, even those who aren’t much into polo – are well aware of Cambiaso’s remarkable achievements thoroghout his impeccable career – from that 19-years-old boy who claimed his first ever Triple Crown in Argentina, with Ellerstina, in 1994, to the man who turned 50 last April. Thoroghout these years, one thing is for certain – his legacy have been improving and increasing; he is a living legend, not only of polo, but of sport as a whole. And on Sunday July 20 2025, he added another remarkable achievement – he won the British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup for the ninth time, which makes him the Argentinian polo player who claimed the most important tournament in England more than any other Argentinian. It’s worth to note that his first title was in 1991, with Tramontana.
It was his ninth title, indeed. However, this hasn’t been another title for Cambiaso. He made history… again. The first was in 2020, when he was victorious in the British Open, with Jean-Francois Decaux’s New Generation, a lineup that included his son, Poroto. But it wasn’t enough; now, in 2025 he went further, because the same honour went to his daughter, Mia. Father and son did it in 2020; father and daughter did it again in 2025, with La Dolfina Scone, after an epic championship match against Sébastien Aguettant’s French organisation, Kazak, that includes Nicolás Pieres remarkable skills.
And there’s more, because for Mia, is a double achievement. Although she already won several competitions, either mixed or in ladies polo, Mia Cambiaso made history today – not only she won her first British Open – one of the three Grand Slams of Polo alongside the Argentine Open and the US Open – but also it’s her first with her father, and the first Argentinian woman to claim the coveted golden trophy. But there’s more – Mia took all the prizes. She was named MVP her mare, DS Altamira, took BPP honors. Therefore, Adolfo Cambiaso not only built his own legacy, but also a legacy that is in the very safe hands of this eldest children.
With regards to the much anticipated championship match of the British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup, played in front of the packed grandsstands at Cowdray Park Polo Club, La Dolfina Scone had a strong start, closing the first chukka with a commanding 3-0. Although Kazak struggled to close the gap, La Dolfina Scone – with all their players scoring goals and displaying a brilliant team play – seized the reins and remained in the lead; by half time, they were 5-3 up. When the match resumed, in the fourth chukka, Kazak was overwhelmed by a powerful contender, who left them scoreless. But the French team were not about to give it up at any moment, and bounced back in the fifth – they outscored La Dolfina Scone 3-1, and closed the gap to two goals with one chukka left. By the way, it would be a hotter than hell last chukka – halfway the chukka, an accidental clash between Nicolás Pieres and Adolfo Cambiaso, caused the latter an injury on his right hand that obliged him leave the ground, with Tomás Panelo subbing in (it was known later that Cambiaso has three broken fingers). Nevertheless, a determined Kazak produced two goals to claim the chukka 2-1. But the damage has already been done, and the efforts didn’t pay off. La Dolfina Scone only needed to produce a single goal, to secure the 9-8 win that secured them the coveted golden trophy.
It’s worth to notice that Adolfo Cambiaso has also won the last US Open, with La Dolfina Tamera. Now, perhaps one of the biggest challenges of his career is waiting within a couple of months – he is due to play the upcoming Triple Crown in Argentina with La Natividad La Dolfina, the 40-goal all Cañuelas foursome, with his son, Poroto, and his nephews, Barto and Jeta Castagnola. Will he be able to win Palermo and get the hat trick? If so, it would be the ice on the cake of a unique and exceptional career,
BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE COWDRAY GOLD CUP – FINAL – SUNDAY JULY 20
LA DOLFINA SCONE 9-8 KAZAK
LA DOLFINA SCONE: Mia Cambiaso 2 (1 goal), Hugo Taylor 4 (2), Paco de Narvaez Jr. 7 (2), Adolfo Cambiaso 9 (3)*. Total: 22.
*Subbed in by Tomás Panelo, in the sixth chukka due an injury.
KAZAK: Sébastien Aguettant 0, Chris Mackenzie 6 (1 goal), Nicolás Pieres 8 (4), Francisco Elizalde 8 (3). Total: 22.
Score La Dolfina Scone: 3-0, 4-2, 5-3, 7-3, 8-6, 9-8.
Umpires; Jason Dixon & Gastón Lucero.
Third man Tim Bown.
MVP: Mia Cambiaso.
BPP: DS Altamira, ridden by Mia Cambiaso.
King Power BPP Patron: Dorreguero Priscilla, ridden by Sébastien Aguettant.
THE BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE COWDRAY GOLD CUP WAS ENTIRELY STREAMED LIVE THROUGH COWDRAY TV, WITH THE PRODUCTION OF POLOLINE TV HERE.
The tournament was established in 1956 by Weetman John Churchill Pearson, Third Viscount Cowdray and the man behind the revival of polo in England after the devastating Second World War, is most significant contest of the competitive English season. Thoroghout the years, the British Open saw a large number of stars of the sport in participation, and several had lifted the coveted golden trophy. This significant achievement has been shared by fathers, children and grandchildren on several occasions. The first lineup to claim the British Open, back in 1956, was an Argentine lineup, Los Indios, made of Jorge Marín Moreno, Pablo Nagore, Antonio Heguy and Juan Echeverz. Antonio Heguy was the first member of the legendary great family of polo who won the British Open, and his legacy continued with his grandsons – the first to make it were Eduardo and Ignacio Heguy, in 1996, with CS Brooks; then, Bautista Heguy, with Geebung (2000), in a foursome that saw him playing together with no less than Adolfo Cambiaso. The last member of the Heguy family to claim the British Open was Marcos Heguy, in 2004, with Azzurra.
More info and data about those who made history at Cowdray Park HERE.
British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup – Teams & Fixture
Cover photo by Mark Beaumont.