By Alejandra Ocampo. Special thanks to Santiago Bachmann. Back in the 80s, in the XIX Century, many inmigrants arrived in Argentina. English, Irish and Scottish were among them. Many settled in the countryside, which was inhabited by natives and gauchos; a contryside that the European changed, by building houses, planting tres, seeding and bringing
By Alejandra Ocampo The Open de France, that takes place at Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly is, without doubts, one of the most prestigious polo competitions worldwide and the highest point of the so-called French Triple Crown, comprised by the Coupe d’Argent and Coupe d’Or, in Deauville and Open de France. And, in such
By Alejandra Ocampo “Sir Winston Churchill always said that polo is a passport to the world. And that’s what the Coupe d’Or has always been to polo in Deauville.” Jean-Edouard Mazery, the President of the International Polo Club de Deauville, a position he holds since 2015, provides the best definition of what the
One of the most traditional and enjoyed post-Palermo events is, without a doubt, the Potrillos Cup, the most prestigious kids polo tournament in the world. The latest edition was held on December 16, and saw 60 teams compete. That amounts to a total of 240 kids aged between 5-14. They were all split into categories