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was tied 8 times throughout the fnals, after being rained out two minutes into the frst chukker the previous day. The Triple Crown (Hurlingham Open, Tortugas Open and Argentine Open) have not been won by the same consecutive team in 40 years! Brothers

Facundo and Gonzalito Pieres teamed with MVP Juan Martin Nero and Pablo McDonaugh for the three tournament victories.

The Villages in Lady Lake, Florida, wrapped up their fall season with the fnals of their 12 goal tournament, won also by brothers.

Brent and Jaime Mirikitani took home the fnal win of the season with teammates Shane Rice and James Miller .

While the spring, fall and summer clubs are wrapping things up, International Polo Club Palm Beach, Gulfstream, Empire, Sarasota and Port Mayaca polo clubs kicked off their winter

season in early January. Let the good times roll!

Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club , which has the largest facilities in China, opened on November 4th, 2010, with its inaugural tournament, the Goldin Cup. The club will host Asia’s frst snow polo tournament from February 15 -20, following the Chinese New Year holidays. Six teams from England, France, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and China at the 14 goal level will participate. The professional international management team at Metropolitan Polo Club is headed by General Manager

Paul Stevens , who is the former manager of Guards Polo Club in England. With him on the team are Head polo professional is

Derek Reid , a former Australian polo captain, and Director of Stable Operations John Fisher , a former player whose home club is in Cowdray Park, England.

Congratulations to Karen Reese and Craig Fraser who’ve brought interscholastic polo back to Aiken. Austin Allen, Miranda Gantt, Tess Pimsner and Jeff Schuler all took part in their frst tournament against teams from Charleston and Atlanta, coming in second. Not bad for a frst outing.

News to share: New baby, engagement, pickup truck? On the move, having parties, falling off horses? Share what’s happenin’ with your polo friends by e-mailing us at editor@sidelinesnews. com. Be sure to put “News for Asides” in the subject line.

athy Batchelor hasn’t hunt up her mallets, but this ini hitch has to be addictive. What do they pull? ony beer?