Mon 13th Jul 2026The Gold Cup Semis Are Set Dubai, Ferne Park, Gaston and La Hechicera to battle for their spot in the Final
Blistering heat, blistering speed. The Quarter Finals of The St. Regis British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup took place over the weekend and four thrilling matches kept the crowds gathered at Cowdray Park Polo Club on the edge of their car boot seats. With everything at stake for the eight teams that made it through the knockout stages, the play was fast and furious.
First up, La Dolfina Marques de Riscal (who reached the Quarter Finals after defeating UAE and Kazak in a penalty shootout on Thursday 9 July) vs Dubai. After a dominating performance, Dubai won 11-6 to earn the first Semi Final spot. La Dolfina Marques de Riscal struggled to stay in the game with 50 percent of their original line up out with injury and subs in for Alejandro Aznar and Simon Prado. Dubai pressed home their advantage to take a comfortable win.
The second match of Saturday 11 July saw Ferne Park and Sujan Indian Tigers battle it out in a much closer and more evenly contested match. Sujan Indian Tigers took an early lead and were ahead 7-4 after four chukkas, but with a herculean effort, Ferne Park fought back in the closing stages to level the scores 8-8 and force extra time, where Facundo Pieres converted a penalty to seal a dramatic 9-8 victory for Ferne Park and a place in the Semi Finals.
Sunday started with Black Bears vs Gaston. While the game was predicted to be even, Cruz Heguy from Gaston was having none of it, scoring an impressive nine goals to send his team through to the Semi Finals after a commanding performance saw them take a comfortable 12-7 win.
Lastly, it was Queen’s Cup winners La Hechicera up against Queen’s Cup Subsidiary winners, Akasha. Akasha started with a one goal advantage, La Hechicera fielding a 23 goal team due to Lorenzo Chavanne’s mid-season handicap raise, but it wasn’t enough to neutralise the team of the season who blistered through with an emphatic 15-8 victory over Akasha. Eighteen-year-old Lorenzo Chavanne was again outstanding, scoring eight goals as La Hechicera comfortably secured their Semi Final place.
The Semi Finals will take place on Wednesday 15 July with the following programme:
12pm: Dubai vs Ferne Park (Ellerston Cup)
4pm: Gaston vs La Hechicera (Tramontana Cup)
The St. Regis British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup Semi Final teams:
Dubai (22): Tariq Albwardy (0), Bartolomé ‘Barto’ Castagnola (9), Santos Merlos (6) & Antonio Heguy (7)
Ferne Park (22): Jonathan Rothermere (0), Chris Mackenzie (6), Joaquin Pittaluga (7) & Facundo Pieres (9)
Gaston (22): Jean Paul Luksic (0), Beltrán Laulhé (7), David ‘Pelón’ Stirling (8) & Cruz Heguy (7)
La Hechicera (23): Pablo Galante (0), Camilo ‘Jeta’ Castagnola (10), Ned Hine (5) & Lorenzo Chavanne (8)
Photograph: Gaston through to the Semi Finals after beating Black Bears. By Mark Beaumont
Thu 9th Jul 2026Polo Times July Out Now! It’s a busy time and a busy mag landing on your doorstep
With the UK season at its busiest point we can guarantee your head will be spinning from all the action in the latest edition of Polo Times which has landed with subscribers this week. Action, action, action! Reports from all the high, medium and low goal including the Queen’s Cup, Warwickshire Cup and all the HPA Victor Ludorum and Victrix Ludorum tournaments from across the country at every level.
Feel like you’re out of the loop or just want to keep abreast with all the latest in the high goal? Our Updated High Goal Guide revisits those 19 incredible 22 goal teams, checking in to see how they have got on in the season so far and looking forward to their biggest challenge yet, The St. Regis British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup.
Need a relax from all the high-octane sporting drama? Kick back and relax with some Sidelines gossip. Check out the who’s who and take a sneak peek at the finest outfits and fashion from Polo in the Park, The Beaufort International and Finals Day at Guards Polo Club.
Feeling the need to nerd? Our Knowledge section is chock-a-block this month with PoloDoc making you strong at the knees; India Parker-Smith talking all things polo nutrition and teaching you how to fuel yourself for polo; Paul Stalker teaching us the importance of valuing and managing your behind-the-scenes team and brand-new contributor Teá Carr-Hartley, talking preventative treatments for muscular imbalances in horses. So much to swat up on.
It’s a big’un and it’s stuffed from cover to cover with all things, polo so don’t miss out. Subscribe here to be in time to receive the next issue.
Photograph: So much high goal action to read up on. Front cover image by The Art of Polo
Wed 8th Jul 2026Bienvenidos a Polo Times en Español We are delighted to announce the launch of Polo Times in Spanish
For the first time in our 31 year history, Polo Times' news, features, tournament coverage and interviews will be available in Spanish through our new Spanish digital version of the magazine. With 474.7 million native Spanish speakers worldwide and over 100 million people using Spanish as their second language, and considering our sports intrinsic ties to Argentina, we look forward to bringing the world's leading polo publication even closer to the heart of the sport's huge Spanish-speaking audience and connecting the sport’s global community.
Subscribers will now have access to the Spanish version of each Polo Times digital issue through our website here. From the UK and Europe to Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico and beyond, readers can now enjoy the latest polo news, exclusive interviews and international coverage in their native language.
This is just the beginning. We're excited to grow our Spanish-language coverage and connect with even more of the global polo community.
Photograph: Polo has deep ties to Argentina and other spanish Speaking nations. By ©www.imagesofpolo.com
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