Lagos Polo

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Bentley Polo season 2012 in Europe:

The relationship between man and horse has existed for at least 7,000 years. No other animal has influenced man like the horse – by lending us its strength and speed, it became an incubator for human evolution, allowed us to travel and migrate, to cultivate our fields and became vital to history played out on the battlefield. This fascinating symbiosis has also been central to the sport of Polo, the unique speed and power of horses on the field is the reason why Polo has survived for millennia.
We are proud to have Mr Hans-Albrecht Freiherr von Maltzahn, President of the German Polo Association, as patron of the Bentley V8 Polo Team in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Berlin.
Bentley Bremen: Berenberg Polo-Derby - 1st-3rd June 2012
Bentley Hamburg: 2nd Hanseatischer Dolzer Polo Cup - 29th June-1st July 2012
Bentley Düsseldorf: Berenberg High Goal Cup - 6th-8th July 2012
Bentley Lugano: Polo Cup Ascona - 13th-15th July 2012
Bentley Hamburg: German Polo Masters Sylt – Sal. Oppenheim Gold Cup - 27th-29th July 2012
Bentley Frankfurt: Berenberg Trophy - 17th-19th August 2012
Bentley Motors: Polo Gold Cup – 17th-19th August, Gstaad, Switzerland
Bentley Stuttgart: 10th Polo Emotions Cup - 7-9 September 2012
Bentley Berlin: Bucherer Polo Cup - 21st-23rd September 2012

Friday, 11 May 2012

5TH CHUKKER ACCESS BANK UNICEF CHARITY SHIELD 2012

From May 23rd-27th & May 31st-June 3rd, 2012, the city of Kaduna will once again become a beehive of activities, as polo action will resume at fifth chukker lawns, for another edition of the Unicef Charity shield international tournament. Top Nigerian and international players will clash mallets with one another in the quest for supremacy.
The media personnel of fifth chukker, Billy Zack, in his words, said there will be a press conference in view of the tournament next week in Lagos. Date and time is yet to be confirmed as at the time this story was edited.

Sunday, 11 March 2012

MTN LAGOS POLO INT'L TOURNEY 2012: LAGOS TEAMS CLEAR CUPS.

Mustapha Fashinrro lifts the Majekodunmi cup.

It was all mixed blessings for the Lagos teams, as they cleared cups in both low and high goals categories of the just concluded MTN Lagos polo club international tournament, 2012.The tournament came to an end today with two big matches between Tavia Trojan and YY Ibako, and the other which was between Linetrale and 5th chukker.

The first match between TaviaTrojan and YY.Ibako ended 8 goals to 6 in favour of TaviaTrojan. The TaviaTrojan paraded Ayo Olasoju, Mario Gomez, Santiago and kunle Tinubu, while their counterpart YY.Ibako paraded, Ibrahim Kotangora, Yerima Yusuf, Isaac watson and Diego white.

The high point of the final day outing was the clash between 5th Chukker and LinetraleDelaney. Both teams paraded Argentine players. from the 5th chukker end were Ezekiel Martinez and Petti, and to complement the team were the patron of the team, Adamu Attah and his team mate and confidant, Babangida Hassan.

The LinetraleDelaney side paraded Damian Duncan, Marcelo pascal, Frankie Menandez and Mustie Fashinro. After handicap differential, LinetraleDelaney was awarded 4 goals. At the end of the third chukker, 5th chukker came from behind to level the score line 6 goals per piece.
However, LinetraleDelaney took the lead at the 5th and final chukker to win the Majekodunmi cup by 15 goals to 13.

This year's tournament is a good one for the lagos teams as they cleared most of the cups in the low goal and high goal categories. In the low goal category, lagos teams won the low cup and Dansa cup while they also won the Majekodunmi and the Open Cup.

For complete story of the MTN Lagos polo club international tournament, revert back to our blog and also look out for POLO-PLUS INT'L MAGAZINE.

TaviaTrojan: Champions of the Lagos Open Cup.

Friday, 9 March 2012

5th chukker wins Italian Ambassador's Cup.

Fifth Chukker wins Italian Ambassador's cup as the on-going MTN Lagos polo international tournament entered day three of the high goal category. The Adamu Attah led fifth chukker which paraded, Ezekiel, Babaginda Hassan and an Argentine player,defeated Iron clad 10 goals to 6. The Fifth chukker/Iron clad cracker was preceded by the match between Good fellows and Kadunna YY Ibako which ended 7 1/2 goals to 7 in favour of Good fellows.

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Ironclad, Decline &Fall Rule MTN’2012 Polo First Stage

BY: ERNEST EKPENYONG.

The first stage of the prestigious MTN ‘2012 International Polo Tournament came to flourishing climax Sunday, with host Lagos carting up the two major prizes at stake, leaving visiting Kano to make do with the crumbs.

It was a week-long of thrilling polo that clearly distinguished the MTN fiesta from others in term of pomp and pageantry and hosting Lagos made sure nothing gets out of the back with Lagos Delcline & Fall a grudged encounter to win the event’s fourth most wanted prize, the Lagos Dansa Cup.

That victory was against Kano Seamans Energy team was probably the impetus that fired up the Lagos Low Cup as Lagos Ironclad came from behind to deny arch rivals, Ashbert Raiders the coveted Low Cup in a tense final decided before a crowded stands at the foremost Ribadu Road Polo ground in Ikoyi, Lagos.

To earn their first major Lagos title, the Bowale Jolaoso led Ironclad who found themselves 4-1 down in the first chukker, had to dig deep and the trio of Bashir Dantata, Ahmadu Umar and Isa Kwame did all the right thing in stopping Ashbert’s chief predator, Bruno Cipponeri to ensure victory.

“We want to thank our supporters for their trust and urging us on even when we fell behind in the opening chukkers. It was a sweet victory that would be celebrated for a long time to come, because defeating a strong and experienced team like Ashbert take a lot of courage,” declared an elated Jolaoso.

Before Ironclad’s 6-5 narrow victory, a charged Decline & Fall had defeated Kano Seamans Energy 8-6 to make it a clean sweep of the two major titles of the MTN fiesta, for host Lagos Polo Club.
For the complete story, watch out for Poloplus international magazine.

Sunday, 4 March 2012

KANO MANARAT WINS GOVERNOR'S CUP.

Kano Manarat beats LNHP 9 1/2 goals to 8

The Governor’s cup tussle came to an end yesterday as the cracker between Kano Manarat and LNHP ended with Kano Manarat winning the title. The match which was the high point of yesterday’s matches as the MTN LPC int’l tournament entered day 4, was a match with so many activities. There was a strong synergy among the manarat team which was orchestrated by the patron of team, Najib Galadanci.

Spectators were thrilled by both teams as they both displayed high sense of horse controls and coordinated strokes and passes. Spectators were marveled by the way and manners the manarat boys scored goals.

By the stroke of the mallet, they scored from any angle. This is one difficult move which only a few polo players could demonstrate.

Although, it was not an easy win for Manarat as LNHP gave a good fight before they finally bowed down to the supremacy of Manarat.

Thursday, 1 March 2012

MTN LAGOS POLO INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT DAY 2

Bode Makanjuola during Caverton/Ashbert match yesterday.

Teams are already determining their fate in the on-going MTN sponsored Lagos Polo club International tournament, as pretenders are separated from contenders. At the end of the opening match between Ericsson and Leadcity reform sports yesterday, the former defeated the later 6 goals to 4 in the Dansa cup category, while the second Dansa cup match saw Seamans Energy defeated Bell oil & Gas 8 goals to 4.

Edmund Higenbottam

Also, in the Lagos low cup scramble, Ashbert Raiders walloped Caverton 11 goals to 5, while Ibadan Challenge lost to Kano BUA 5 to 6 1/2.
Today being the second day into the tournament four teams clashed in both Dansa and Lagos low cup tie. Decline falls beat Ibadan Mokola 5 goals to 1 1/2. Linetrale Delaney and Ibah oil & Gas ended 4 goals to 4 1/2 in favour of Ibah oil & gas. Both matches played were in Dansa cup category.

However, in the Lagos low cup, Ironclad-Mandarin defeated Lagos Agad with a wide margin of 11 goals to 1 1/2, while Petrovision beat Suspan7 goal to 5 1/2.

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Empire Polo Club’s Youth Polo Program Puts On Demonstration

By PoloZone.

was the party of the year, at least for Sofia Bonillo and all her guests. She turned six years old and wanted to have a polo party to introduce her friends and their parents to polo. Sofia is a youth player at the newly established Empire Polo Club’s Youth Program under the direction of Connie Atkinson and Roxy Keyfauver. All the stops were pulled out to make this a special day for Sofia. Empire’s children players put on demonstration game consisting of two teams of four players, even though the game was held in the arena.

Empire’s Red team:

Sofia Bonilla
Rhyo Keyfauver
Eleanore Smith
Luke Doty

Empire’s Yellow Team:

Ella Bonillo
Cameron Smith
Kiara Jackson
Mile Doty

Every one of these children with the exception of a couple have only been riding for a few months. It was a hot and furious game as the players trotted, while others picked up speed and cantered down the arena, fighting for the ball and scoring. All these children have come a long way in their riding and playing skills in such a short time and showed it much to the delight of those in attendance.

After the game, the players lead their horses back into the arena to give those who wanted to try polo an opportunity to ride a polo horse and get instructions on how to hit the ball from the children themselves. The players placed their helmets on the individual guests and lead them around explaining the preliminaries of hitting the ball and riding a polo horse. The guests enjoyed themselves immensely, and for many, it was the first time ever being on a horse. The children instructors were also fantastic, taking great pride in their student’s achievements. What a great party day.! One that will be remembered by all for a long time to come. Thank you Empire Polo Club.

For further information about the Empire’s youth program please call Future Polo Players of Coachella Valley, Connie Atkinson, 760-899-5102.

Col Paul Belcher retires as Chairman of Guards Polo Club after 10 seasons

The focus of the last weekend of the 2011 season was not only some great polo on several grounds at the Club, but the various farewells for our retiring Chairman, Col Paul Belcher. He has been Chairman of the Club for 10 years and his successor, Jock Green Armytage, paid tribute to him and his wife Sanda at the Chairman's Tournament Dinner. The Chairman has been at the helm during many significant events at the Club, not least the 50th anniversary celebrations, the 50th anniversary of The Queen's Cup and the opening of the new Clubhouse in 2009. After Sunday's games, Board Member Susan Bailey and the Non Playing Membership at the Club made a presentation to the Chairman in recognition of his many years as their representative on the Board. However, the Chairman and his wife have been presented with Life Membership of Guards Polo Club and so we look forward to welcoming them back to the Club next season. Caption: Colonel Paul Belcher and his wife Sanda stand alongside The Queen's Ground at Smith's Lawn on his final day as Chairman of Guards Polo Club (Centaur Photographic) 2011 season was not only some great polo on several grounds at the Club, but the various farewells for our retiring Chairman, Col Paul Belcher. He has been Chairman of the Club for 10 years and his successor, Jock Green Armytage, paid tribute to him and his wife Sanda at the Chairman's Tournament Dinner. The Chairman has been at the helm during many significant events at the Club, not least the 50th anniversary celebrations, the 50th anniversary of The Queen's Cup and the opening of the new Clubhouse in 2009.

FRANCE - POLO DE DEAUVILLE AND BLACK STORM won and remained unbeaten on the fifth day of the French

On a day lucida, which had the impeccable animators Argentine players, took place on Thursday 8 / 9 the fifth day of qualifying, which had two duels unbeaten vibrant, under the great French Open which takes place in the city of Chantilly . For Zone 1, the formation of Black Storm, with the Argentines Juan Martin Zavaleta-h-, Clemente Zavaleta-h-and John Jauretche, Cheval Des Andes beat with his fellow Christian and Juan Bernal Ambroggio 8 to 7 ½, in a close game where the winner from the start took the lead on the scoreboard after discounting the benefit of ½ goal that gave great defensive power and kept it until the end, despite the onslaught of the loser. For Zone 2 Polo de Deauville, with Dario Musso, Thomas and Mark Mocoroa Reinoso, who received ½ goal lead, beat murus Sanctus, Facundo Sola, and Alfredo Matias Fabian Benoit Capella 9 ½ to 8 predisposed the winner came out better in the game, I hit the willows (particularly in the early chukkers) and finished at the end to define a good performance by Dario Musso. The tournament will continue on Friday 9 / 9 with the games they will face, for Zone 1, Marquard Media (1 win, 1 lost), with the Argentines Marcos Di Paola and Martin Aguerre-h-vs. In The Wings (1 g, 1 p), with Francisco and English Bensadon Luke Tomlinson, and Zone 2, Paprec (2p) with Pablo Alejandro Muzzio and Sirvent, vs. Tom Taylor (1 g, 1 p), with Eduardo Anca, Nicolas Ruiz and Juan Manuel Gonzalez Guiñazú. In this contest involving ten teams of 14 and 16 goals for recovery. The ten teams are grouped into two zones of five and will play 12 qualifying sessions, followed by the semifinal and final. Many of these players have worn this season in this Europe, which enters its final stretch of this successful and traditional event.

Ellerstina and Estancia Grande record wins in Sunday’s Argentine Open action

By Alex Webbe. ( Palm Beach).

Ellerstina scored an opening win over Alegria Sunday afternoon in the opening round of play in the 118^thArgentine Open played on the fields at Palermo in
Buenos Aires. The 20-17 victory held little in common with arch-rival La Dolfina’s 23-10 walk over Chapa Uno yesterday, but a win is a win, and Ellerstina certainly showed its ability to score goals in the match.

Ellerstina took an early 2-1 lead after the first chukker with goals from Facundo Pieres and Nico Pieres. Francisco Bensadon kept Alegria from being shut out with a single goal.

Ellerstina and Alegria scored two goals apiece in the second period. Bensadon added two more for Alegria while Facundo Pieres accounted for both of Ellerstina’s goals. Although seemingly in control, Ellerstina held on to a narrow one goal 4-3 lead after two.

Ellerstina notched three goals in the third, two more from Facundo and one from Gonzalito Pieres. Ellerstina opened up a two goal spread, 7-5, holding Alegria to just two goals from Francisco de Narvaez.

Alegria pumped up its efforts in the fourth, outscoring Ellerstina 3-2 and trailing by
a single goal, 9-8, at the end of the first half of play. Alegria got one from Bensadon and a pair from de Narvaez. Ellerstina got single goals from Nachi Heguy and Nico Pieres.

Two goals from Ellerstina’s Gonzalito Pieres in the fifth were offset by a single goal
from de Narvaez. After five chukkers of play, Ellerstina led by a just two goals, 11-9.

Ellerstina exploded for three goals in the sixth, getting two from Facundo Piers and one from Nico Pieres. Alegria struggled to stay close, tallying goals from Freddie Mannix, Mariano Aguerre and de Narvaez and trailing by two goals, 14-12.

The teams combined for six more goals in the seventh. Ellerstina picked up single goals from Facundo, Nico and Gonzalito Pieres. Alegria countered with goals
from Mannix, Aguerre and de Narvaez, again. Alegria still trailed by two goals, 17-15, with seven minutes left to play.

Ellerstina outscored Alegria 3-2 in the final period of play with Facundo Pieres scoring all three. Mannix responded with a pair of goals, but the 2010 Argentine Open defending champion held on for the 20-17 win.

Facundo Pieres led all scoring with 11 goals. Nico Pieres and Gonzalito Pieres scored four goals apiece with Nachi Heguy adding a goal for the win.

De Narvaez set the pace for Alegria with seven goals. Mannix and Bensadon scored four goals each while Aguerre added two goals.

ESTANCIA GRANDE 18, CHAPA II 13

Estancia Grande closed out the day’s Argentine Open play with an 18-13 win over Indios Chapaleufu II.

Estancia Grande charged out to an early4-1 lead with Agustin Merlos and Lolo Castagnola scoring two goals apiece. Eduardo Heguy converted a penalty goal for Chapa II.

Agustin Merlos scored two more goals for Estancia Grande in the second but Chapa II
responded with three goals, cutting the Estancia Grande lead to two goals, 6-4.

A penalty goal from Agustin Merlos and a goal from the field from Lucas Monteverde were answered by two penalty conversions from Heguy. At the end of three chukkers Estancia Grande maintained a two goal lead, 8-6.

Agustin Merlos scored on a penalty shot and Castagnola added a goal from the
field. Heguy scored his team’s only goal of the chukker as Estancia Grande rode off the field at the end of the first half with a 10-7 lead.

Defenses tightened in the fifth, with Chapa II shutting down the Estancia Grande offense for the first time all day. The Chapa II attack didn’t do much better, managing a single goal from Alejandro Novillo Astrada and a penalty goal from Alberto Heguy. Chapa II still trailed, but it was just a single goal behind, 10-9.

Monteverde scored a pair of goals in the sixth and Sebastian Merlos added a goal. Astrada scored from the field for Chapa II and Eduardo Heguy converted a penalty shot for a goal. Estancia Grande led 13-11. Sebastian Merlos received his fourth yellow card in the game, however, and would not be allowed to play in Estancia
Grande’s next outing.

Agustin Merlos added two more goals to the Estancia Grande total with Julio Arellano scouring the only goal of the seventh chukker for Chapa II. Estancia Grande took a three goal, 15-12 lead into the final period.

Alberto Heguy managed a single goal in the eighth, but two goals from Castagnola and a goal from Monteverde shut the door on Chapa II as Estancia Grande celebrated the 18-13 win.

Play will continue in the opening rounds of play in the Argentine Open on Saturday,
November 26 with La Aguada (1-0) meeting Chapa Uno (0-1) at 2pm followed by a
faceoff between La Dolfina (1-0) and Pilara Piaget (0-1) at 4pm. On Sunday, November 27, Estancia Grande (1-0) will meet Alegria (0-1) at 2pm followed by a showdown between La Dolfina (1-0) and Chapa II (0-1).

SANTA BARBARA, CA - SANTA BARBARA POLO CLUB - Lucchese Takes Second Straight Open Title

The Cinderella Piaget polo team that fought its way into the finals of the 2011 Bombardier Pacific Coast Open at the Santa Barbara Polo Club this afternoon had little to apologize for in its 11-9 loss.Astrada scored on another 60-yard penalty shot in the second as Piaget went up 4-1, but that would be the extent of their offense for the rest of the period. Two goals from 10-goaler Adolfo Cambiaso (one from the field and one on a penalty shot) were followed by a pair of goals from Blake, and Lucchese left the field on top of a 5-4 score. “The second chukker killed them,” said polo veteran Steve Crowder. “After jumping out to a three goal lead, and have them come back with four straight goals, it was just awful,” he added.