96 SIDELINES DECEMBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
frequent drug tests; promised to remain at home or at his offce
nearby; gave up socializing at the polo club and agreed to pay for
round-the-clock security organized by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s
Offce.
Bob Jornayvaz
is getting serious about his polo this winter. He
has retained the services of 10-goalers
Adolfo Cambiaso
and
Pelon Stirling
in his campaign for the United States Open
Championship. Last year Bob led his Valiente I team to a win in
the prestigious C. V. Whitney Cup before losing to his son Robert’s
Valiente II team in the fnals of the USPA Piaget Gold Cup (in
a hastily put together team,
he found himself playing
with Cambiaso and Stirling
- what a great Dad).
Robert
Jornayvaz
won’t be playing
polo this winter and is
currently attending classes at
the University of Virginia.
Bob is currently competing
for the El Remanso Cup in
Lobos, Argentina with his
Valiente teammates Adolfo
Cambiaso (10),
Santiago
Toccalino
(7) and
Santi
Torres
(5). They won their
opening match 13-7 over a
20-goal El Carmen team.
He will be participating in
the Joe Barry Memorial
20-goal competition at the
International Polo Club with
Pelon Stirling (10) in January
followed by a campaign in
the 20-goal Ylvisaker Cup
with Adolfo Cambiaso (10) in
February before saddling up
with both 10-goalers for the
three 26-goal tournaments (C.
V. Whitney Cup, USPA Piaget
Gold Cup and the US Open).
R & L Farms Polo Club students had the opportunity to
play with two pros from Team Valiente, at
Bob Jornayvaz’s
Columbine club in Littleton, Colorado.
Robertitio Zedda
, at 4
goals and
Augustine Wulff
, at 3 goals, played an easy two
chukkars with the new players and it provided fun viewing and
a great way to get new folks engaged in the sport.
Polo player
Nacho Figueras
greets guests and screaming
fans at the Third Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at the
Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacifc Palisades, California.
Nacho only drinks on occasion; but when he does he prefers
champagne, particularly Veuve Clicquot.
Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot
e
Seeing Double! Actors
Rebecca
Romijn
and
Jerry O’Connell
, along
with their adorable twin daughters,
attended the Third Annual Veuve
Clicquot Polo Classic at Will Rogers
State Historic Park in Pacifc
Palisades, California.
Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for
Veuve Clicquot
Anatomy of a Polo Player!
Actress
Ellen Pompeo,
who
plays Meredith Grey on the
ABC medical drama Grey’s
Anatomy, walks the red
carpet at the Third Annual
Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
at Will Rogers State Historic
Park.
Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images
for Veuve Clicquot
The third-annual Veuve Clicquot
Polo Classic in Los Angeles was a
star-studded event. Co-hosts
Rachel
Zoe, Rodger Berman, Nacho Figueras, Delfna Blaquier
and
Vanessa Kay,
President of Veuve Clicquot US, welcomed
Angelinos to the Will Rogers State Historic Park for a beautiful
day of polo, sun and champagne. Actress
Ali Larter
threw out the
ceremonial frst toss and the match between team Black Watch
and team Nespresso was underway. Celebrity polo spectators
included
Rebecca Romijn
and
Jerry O’Connell, Ashley Greene,
Ellen Pompeo, Selma Blair, Minnie Driver, Alessandra
Ambrosio, Lauren Conrad, Ashley Madekwe, Rose McGowan,
Mandy Moore, Kaley Cuoco, Garcelle Beauvais, Justin Long,
Bijou Phillips, Georgia King, Diego Boneta, Dania Ramirez,
Colbie Caillat, Brett Ratner, Katherine Power, Jessica Paster
and more. Team Black Watch beat team Nespresso 10-9 in an
exciting fast-paced match! Scoring 5 goals, Nacho Figueras was
awarded MVP by Rachel Zoe.
The
Central Coast Polo Club
hosted its frst Junior Polo
Tournament in September and 10 enthusiastic players played. It
was a great opportunity for new players to mix it up with advanced
players all for a fun and competitive game. The Junior Tournament
was followed by CCPC’s frst WCT Arena Qualifer. Three teams
with top California players came ready to play.
John Goodman
, owner of the International Polo Club Palm
Beach in Wellington, Florida is back behind bars after an alleged
tampering with his electronic ankle bracelet recently. John, 49,
has been on house arrest since appealing his March conviction
for DUI manslaughter. He was convicted in the February 2010
car crash that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson and sentenced to
16 years behind bars, however, he was permitted to live at home
under strict conditions. He paid a $7 million bond; agreed to