Tue 16th Sep 202560th Jockey Club Open Semi Finals Set Kazak vs Scone & La Hache vs Pilot
The Argentine spring season kicked off on Tuesday 9 September with the 60th Jockey Club Open at the Jockey Club in Buenos Aires. The tournament, which precedes The Argentine Triple Crown, sees six teams between 28 and 33 goals compete for a spot in the Final on Saturday 20 September.
The opening day saw wins for Pilot and La Hache with wins over La Irenita and La Aguada respectively; the action continued on Friday 12 September with wins for La Hache and Kazak.
The last league matches were played on Sunday 14 September with two matches: Kazak beat La Irenita 13-10 and Scone beat La Aguada 15-13.
This means that the Semi Finals on Wednesday 17 September will be played between Kazak vs Scone (1pm local time) and La Hache vs Pilot (3.30pm local time).
The 60th Jockey Club Open Teams:
La Hache (33): Hilario Ulloa (9), Nachi Du Plessis (9), Benjamin Panelo (8) & Paco de Narvaez Jr. (7)
La Aguada (29): Kristos ‘Keko’ Magrini (6), Felipe Vercellino (7), Facundo Llosa (8) & Pedro Zacharias (8)
Scone (28): Adolfo Cambiaso (10), Lucas Monteverde Jr. (9), Tomás Panelo (9) & David Paradice (0)
Pilot (30): Curtis Pilot (0), Facundo Pieres (10), Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10) & Barto Castagnola (10)
La Irenita (28): Min Podesta (7), Santiago Cernadas (7), Federico Panzillo (7) & Matías Mac Donough Jr. (7)
Kazak (33): Juan Martin Nero (10), Polito Pieres (9), Lorenzo Chavanne (7) & Beltrán Laulhé (7)
Photograph: Polito Pieres (Kazak) & Santiago Cernadas (La Irenita) battle it out for a spot in the Semi Finals. By Matias Callejo
Mon 15th Sep 202525th Open de France Barnes Semi Finalists La Magdeleine vs Octogone & Kazak vs Essso
The Quarter Finals for The 25th Open de France Barnes were played over Saturday 13 September – Sunday 14 September at Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly.
On Saturday 13 September, La Magdeleine secured the first Semi Final spot following their narrow 14-13 win against Clinova Noa in a fiercely fought match which was decided by a 30 yard penalty conversion by Jerónimo del Carril. The second match of the day saw Octogone beat Brittany 8-6, with the accuracy of Pelón Stirling and Louis Hine helping secure their Semi Final spot.
On Sunday 14 September, Essso edged out Télédou 11-10 in overtime after Sapo Caset’s ninth goal sealed the comeback. Kazak defeated Talandracas 10-9 in extra time, with Fran Elizalde converting the winning penalty.
The weekend’s results mean that the Semi Finals will be played on Friday 19 September between: La Magdeleine vs Octogone (2.30pm local time) and Kazak vs Essso (5.30pm local time). The Final is scheduled for Sunday 21 September.
The 25th Open de France Barnes Semi Final Teams:
La Magdeleine (17): Alexandre Garese (0), Italo Viglierchio (1), Facundo F. Llorente (8) & Jeronimo Del Carril (8)
Octogone (16): Alexis Morange (0), Justo Laulhe (3), Louis Hine (5) & Pelón Stirling (8)
Kazak (16): Sébastien Aguettant (0), Ramon Collardin (2), Fran Elizalde (8) & Simon Prado (6)
Essso (16): Ian Gallienne (0), Mack McCaffery (1), Sapo Caset (9) & Chulo Guerrero (6)
Photograph: Octogone’s Louis Hine leans in for the hook. By Justine Jacquemot
Tue 26th Aug 2025Sotogrande Gold Cup Update 54th International Polo Tournament enters final week
The 54th International Polo Tournament Gold Cup has entered the last week with Semi Finals due to be played today, Tuesday 26 August to Thursday 28 August, followed by the Finals on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 August.
Today, Tuesday 26 August, the Medium Goal Semi Finals will be played between Muda IZ Polo vs John Smith (5pm) and Electric Polo vs Brunei (6.30pm); tomorrow Wednesday 27 August will see the High Goal Semi Finals between Calatagan vs Amanara (5pm) and La Dolfina Marqués de Riscal vs Dos Lunas (6.30pm); the Low Goal Semi Finals are scheduled for Thursday 28 August with Esso vs La Martina (5pm) and Hartog vs 1896 Polo/ Adrenalina (6.30pm).
These results will dictate the finalists, the dates for the Finals are:
Friday 29 August: Gold Cup Medium Goal Final
Saturday 30 August: Gold Cup High Goal Final & Gold Cup Low Goal Final
Photograph: Louis Hine & Beltrán Laulhé race for the ball. La Dolfina Marqués de Riscal’s Semi Final is tomorrow, Wednesday 27 August. By Matias Callejo/ Ayala Polo Club
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