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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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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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Tournament play slated for Friday in the USPA Constitution Cup and the USPA Congressional Cup

Club News / Empire Polo

Action resumes at the Empire Polo Club this weekend with a total of nine teams competing at the 4-goal and 8-goal level. Five teams will be competing at the 8-goal USPA Constitution Cup as a strong Spindrift team (John Bickford, Luis Saracco, Tan Khan and Iggy Deltour) attempting to win back-to-back trophies, following their USPA

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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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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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Evergreen goes to 2-0 in USPA Sportsmanship Cup Competition

Club News / Empire Polo

Empire (Rob Scapa, Eileen Duffy, Erik Wright and Nicolas Maciel) rebounded from a humiliating 12-3 loss in USPA Sportsmanship play on Saturday to record a hard-fought 8-7 win over Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Alvaro Tadeo, Jenny Alter and Diego Cruz) Sunday afternoon at the Empire Polo Club, bringing an end to a day loaded with

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Evergreen takes Stagecoach Challenge behind nine goals from Carlitos Galindo

Club News / Empire Polo

Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzales and Bayne Bossom) and Hanalei Bay (Krista Bonaguidi, Ashton Wolf, Taylor Freeman and Ian Schnoebelen) rode into Sunday’s final of the 2018 Stagecoach Challenge at the Empire Polo Club with high-scoring offenses that had averaged about 13-goals-per game (Evergreen 13; Hanalei Bay, 12.6) after three games, setting

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Evergreen and Hanalei Bay in Stagecoach Challenge final

Club News / Empire Polo

Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Carlitos Galindo, Juan Jo Gonzales and Bayne Bossom) captured the first final berth in the 2018 Stagecoach Challenge with a healthy 12-7 win over Granite Bay (Eric Hammon, Julie Fernandez, Alvaro Tadeo and Goyo Mariscal) in a 10AM Saturday morning game at the Empire Polo Club. Alvaro Tadeo got Granite Bay on

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