Empire/Shanghai wins the 8-10 Goal Empire Champions' Cup Finals and takes home $30,000

8-10 Goal Champion’s Cup & 4-Goal Lion’s Cup Results

8-10 Goal Empire Champions’ Cup Finals for 1st & 2nd Place

Empire/Shanghai def. Mansour 8-4

Most Valuable Player Joe Henderson
Best Playing Pony was awarded to Marcos Bignoli’s chestnut mare.

8-10 Goal Champions’ Cup Finals for 3rd and 4th place

Barrossa defeated Santa Rosa Ranch 9-7

Alex Haagen III of Empire and Chris Maloney of Twin Palms Polo Club matched funds in the 8-10 Goal Empire Champions’ Cup purse. Six teams paid a $5000 entry fee ($30,000) and with matching funds the total purse was $60,000.

MVP and BBP ($5000 each) were sponsored by Alex Haagen III.

$60,000 Purse Distribution

1st Place Team: 50% of the purse
2nd Place Team: 25% of the purse
3rd Place Team: 15% of the purse
4th Place Team: 10% of the purse

empireshanghai_2747 — Empire/Shanghai won the 8-10 Goal Champions' Cup Finals and were awarded a check for $30,000, 50% of the purse. Alex Haagen IV, Mr. and Mrs. Haagen III, Joe Henderson, Ashton Wolf, Nick Morrison, Abby Riggs, Steve Armour and Denny Geiler.

mansour_2738 — Mansour was the runner-up and won $15,000. Mr. & Mrs. Alex Haagen III, Santiago Von Wernich, Tiamo Hudspeth (substituted for an injured Ben Soleimani), Patrick Uretz, Miss Empire, Marcos Bignoli, Gaston Von Wernich (substituted for Santiago) and Denny Geiler.

MVP_500__2721 — Joe Henderson won MVP and $5,000. Check presented by Alex Haagen IV (right).

bbp_bignoli_2715 — Marcos Bignoli's gelding Diesel won Best Playing Pony and $5,000.

barrossa_2726 — Barrossa won 3rd place and $9,000 in the Champions' Cup Finals. Denny Geiler, Jerod Sheldon, Erik Wright and Santiago Trotz. Jef Graham not shown in photo.

santarosaranch_2723 — Santa Rosa Ranch won 4th place and $6,000. Susan Stovall, Miguel Gutierrez, Nicolas Maciel, Rob Yackley and Scott Cunningham.

4-Goal Lion’s Cup Finals

Cam Clark Ford defeated Fair Hills 8-4 to win Lion’s Cup Finals.

Most Valuable Player was Jerod Sheldon
Best Playing Pony was awarded to Graydon Britton’s horse Serrano, a 9 year-old chestnut gelding that was home bred.

camclark_9336 — Cam Clark Polo Team wins the 4-Goal Lion's Cup Finals and takes home $6,000. Denny Geiler, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Haagen III, Cam Clark, Canelo Silvestre, Dayelle Fargey, Jerod Sheldon and Trish Fitzgerald.

fairhills_9325 — Fair Hills was the runner up winning $2,000. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Haagen III, Jimmy Wright, Ted Oakie, Micky Britton, Ashton Wolf, Graydon Britton, Miss Empire and Denny Geiler.

4goalMVP9363 — Jerod Sheldon of Cam Clark Ford team wins the Most Valuable Player Award.

BPP4goal_9277 — Colleen Wilson of Adeptus Nutrition presents Micky Britton and Graydon Britton with the Best Playing Pony award for their 9 year old, chestnut gelding named Serrano. The gelding was home bred.

Alex Haagen III matched funds in the 4-Goal Lion’s Cup. Each team paid a $1,000 entry fee and four teams participated. With matching funds the purse total was $8,000.

$8,000 Purse Distribution

1st Place Team: 75% of the purse
2nd Place Team: 25% of the purse

MVP and BBP won trophies and gift certificates.

Empire/Shanghai wins the 8-10 Goal Empire Champions’ Cup Finals and takes home $30,000

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