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Hollywood movie star
Burt Reynolds
kicked off Sunday
polo by throwing out the official coin toss at the
International
PoloClub
inWellington, Florida. The legendary
Smokeyand
theBandit
star, who has suffered some recent health issues,
gamely posed for pictures with adoring fans and looked natty
in a crisp, navy blue suit and pink sunglasses – perfect for
checking out the action on and off the field. Burt, center, is
joined by
IPC President JohnWash
, left, and
Chukker
, the
IPCmascot.
Photo by LILAPHOTO
MoreAsides on pages 139 and 142
Way togo
TeamUSA
for endingEngland’sunbeaten runat
Hickstead!
TeamUSAwas the dominant force in the annual
International ArenaPoloTestMatch
at Hickstead inMarch,
beatingEnglandby21goals to17. Englandhadnot lost in the
International Test Match since 2008, but their unbeaten run
was ended when faced with the might of 10-goaler
Tommy
Biddle
and teammates
Patrick Uretz
(5) and
Will Tankard
(4). “It’s fantastic to be able to captain the U.S. team and
represent our country, and we’re the first U.S. team to win
the
Bryan Morrison
trophy,” said Tommy. “This is the best
surface I haveever playedon.Hicksteadhas thebest arena in
theworld!”
Photoby
.
It was
Valiente’s
second 26-goal tournament victory after
winning the
C.V. Whitney Cup
earlier thismonth, leaving them
one tournament win away from winning the
Triple Crown of
U.S. Polo
. The
Maserati U.S. Open
starts on March 30 and
concludes onApril 20 at the
International PoloClub.
From the
left:
Bob Jornayvaz, Santi Torres, SapoCaset LarryBoland,
President of Piaget andAdolfoCambiaso
.
Photoby LILAPHOTO
Natania
, coached by
Amir Pirasteh
at his
Natania
Farm and Polo Club
, Warrenton, Virginia, won its second
consecutive
USPANational InterscholasticChampionship
i
n California earlier this month. In the semi-finals, Natania
bested
Prestonwood
fromTexas,18-4, thenplayeda thrilling
final against
Toronto
to win the title, 17-13. Returning to
defend last year’s title,
WyattHarlow
and
KamronPirasteh
,
bothhighschool seniors,wereselected for the
All-StarTeam
.
Splitting chukkers were
CalvinMilligan
(junior) and
Sophia
Bignoli
whoat only14showseverysignof becomingagreat
female player, following in her parents’ boot steps. Wyatt,
selected in2014 for TeamUSPA, belongs to
GreatMeadow
Polo
and often plays Saturday nights at
Twilight Polo
as
well as on grass. From the left:
Kamron Pirahsteh, Calvin
Milligan, SophiaBignoli andWyatt Harlow.
PhotoCourtesy of SuziWorsham
