58 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweler,
Piaget
, returned to
the
Equuleus Polo Club
for the third consecutive year as
the presenting sponsor of the
Piaget Hamptons Cup
held
in Watermill, New York. The event was co-hosted by polo
superstar
Nacho Figueras
and polo enthusiasts
Joe and
Diana DiMenna
, for an exhibition match benefiting
Robin
Hood
, one of New York City’s most respected charitable
organizations.
The two teams competing were
Team Credit Suisse
,
featuring
Stefano Natella, Alainn Bailey, Magoo Laprida,
Francisco Ayala and Tommy Franco
and
Team St. Regis
Hotels & Resorts
featuring captain
Joe DiMenna
, Nacho
Figueras,
Mariano Gonzalez and Martin Pepe
. The St. Regis
team kept a continuous lead throughout the match, ultimately
winning the Piaget Hamptons Cup title 9 to 6.
President of Piaget North America
Larry Boland
presented
the Most Valuable Player award to Stefano Natella, who scored
three points in the first half. Magoo Laprida’s horse, Fatiga,
won Best Playing Pony. The event was enjoyed by Hamptons’
best and helped raise over $550,000 for Robin Hood.
Pictured from the left, Nacho Figueras, Mariano Gonzalez,
Anthony Ingham, Joe DiMenna, Larry Boland and Martin Pepa.
Photo courtesy of Piaget
Wyatt Harlow
, the youngest member of the 12 players
named to
Team USPA
in 2014, has worked hard on his
polo skills and horsemanship and it shows. He was the
number one pick for the All-Star team last March when he
again played for Natania (Warrenton, Virginia) and they
earned their second consecutive National Interscholastic
Polo championship. The Polo Training Foundation named
Wyatt the 2014 Interscholastic Male Player of the Year. Right
before the press run for this issue,
Sidelines
learned that
Wyatt made the finals of the National Youth Tournament (on
grass), held Labor Day Weekend at San Diego Polo Club in
California, and that he would also play in the Family House
Charity Match on Sept. 6 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and
from November 19-30, Wyatt will travel to Manipour, India
to play for Team USPA vs. INDIA. He spent the summer in
Virginia, playing 8 to 10 goal polo. To accommodate the trips,
he will take courses at a local community college until second
semester when he will attend the University of Miami and
continue playing polo. Go, Wyatt!
Photo by Lauren R. Giannini
