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La Herradura takes home $45,000 with a Champions Cup final victory

Former 10-goaler Memo Gracida had guided his La Herradura (Meghan Gracida, Carlos Hernandez, Memo Gracida and Catlin Dix) through their first three Championship Cup wins but was forced into a coaching position in the tournament final against the imposing Evergreen lineup (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzalez and Shane Rice). Evergreen had ruled the […]

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La Herradura and Evergreen remain undefeated after Sunday wins

Club News / Empire Polo

Sunday victories by La Herradura (Meghan Gracida, Carlos Hernandez, Memo Gracida and Catlin Dix) and Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzalez and Shane Rice) will usher them into next Friday’s semifinals of the 8-goal Champions Cup at the Empire Polo Club with 2-0 records. There was no resting on his laurels for former

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Evergreen wins 2018 USPA Constitution Cup in a 12-9 final

Club News / Empire Polo

REMAX (Dayelle Fargey, Jared Sheldon, Gordon Ross and Matthew Fonseca) let an early lead get away from them Sunday afternoon in the final of the 8-goal USPA Constitution Cup as a powerful Evergreen lineup (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzalez and Shane Rice) outscored them 6-2 in the final three chukkers of play

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La Herradura rallies to win USPA Congressional Cup at the Empire Polo Club

Club News / Empire Polo

Prima Polo (Robert Payne III, Jenny Alter, Toto Socas and Todd Randall) rode onto the field like gangbusters in the final of the 4-goal 2018 USPA Congressional Cup at the Empire Polo Club Sunday afternoon, but it would be a last chukker rally by La Herradura (Caroline Anier, Gina Padilla, Meghan Gracida and Carlos Hernandez)

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USPA Constitution Cup wins for Lockton and Evergreen

Club News / Empire Polo

There was plenty of action Sunday at the Empire Polo Club with 13 teams competing in three different and distinct levels of play. In the feature match of the day, Lockton (Tim Kelly, Bryan Middleton, Andres Gonzalez and Francisco Guinazu) bounced back from a Friday loss to edge Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Alvaro Tadeo, Marcos

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Mix It Up wins Debii $ Dollar Memorial, Under the Lights

Club News / Empire Polo

The Debii $ Dollar Memorial Ladies Tournament final be held on Friday night, March 9th at 5:30 PM at the Empire Polo club with three teams competing. Mix It Up (Meghan Gracida, Caroline Anier, Madelyn Cobb and Lynni Hutton/Kit Neacy) won the 2018 Debii $ Dollar Memorial Ladies Tournament under the lights Friday night at

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With seconds on the clock, Spindrift scores for 10-9 win in USPA General Patton 8-goal final

Club News / Empire Polo

A large and enthusiastic crowd was on hand and it was a back-and-forth battle that put an exclamation mark at the end of an exciting day of polo at the Empire Polo Club Sunday afternoon. In the final game of the day, Spindrift (Leslie Tims, John Bickford, Juan Curbelo and Luis Saracco) rebounded from a

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La Herradura holds on for 2018 General Patton 8-goal Cup win

Club News / Empire Polo

Former 10-goaler and Polo Hall of Fame legend Memo Gracida took center stage on Sunday afternoon at the Empire Polo Club and led his La Herradura team (Alvaro Fernandez, Rodrigo Fernandez, Isaac Sepulveda and Memo Gracida) to an 8-7 win over Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Alvaro Tadeo, Marcos Llambias and Rhandy Heredia) in the second

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Gracida takes the trophy at Empire

Club News / Empire Polo

No, not that Gracida, but a Meghan Gracida-led La Herradura polo team (Carlos Hernandez, Meghan Gracida, Augusto Sola and Elise Pardue) took top honors in the Empire Polo Club’s 1-goal Coaching League with a 9-6 win over a talented Chapel Hill lineup (Domingo Questel, Paul Sethi, Torrey Ripinsky and Todd Randall) Sunday morning. With her

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Evergreen cruises to a 2-0 record in USPA Circuit Players Cup

Club News / Empire Polo

Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Bayne Bossom, Juan Jo Gonzales and Carlitos Galindo) have had a successful 4-goal season at the Empire Polo Club, recording wins in both the Stagecoach Challenge and the USPS Sportsmanship Cup, and appear poised to add the 2018 USPA Circuit Players Cup to their trophy room. Scoring their second win of the

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