LONGFIELD TAKES UBS, BARRANTES CUPS
Longfield got two Cups for one win at Saratoga Polo on Sunday, claiming the UBS Cup, which was also the final match in The USPA Hector and Susan Barrantes Memorial Cup Tournament. They defeated SaraBoca 10-5.
While the win was a product of true team effort, the 1-2 punch of Stevie Orthwein and Carlos Arellano provided Longfield with all 10 of their goals. Raziel, Orthwein’s mount in the second and fifth chukkers, was awarded the Saratoga Saddlery Best Playing Pony Award.
SaraBoca’s Lance Vetter, still smarting from a 10-5 loss against Longfield just two days prior in the final game of round robin before the Barrantes finals, cleverly employed strategy to make it a closer contest, substituting Raul Colombres for Peter Lusard in his lineup and switching positions of a few players. These changes helped make his squad more competitive, just narrowly missing the opportunity for an overtime final.
The next match at Saratoga Polo is scheduled for Wednesday, August 22 at 5:30pm. For more information about Saratoga Polo, call (518) 584-8108 or visit SARATOGAPOLO.COM.
TOTAL GOALS SCORED
LONGFIELD – 10
Duke Buchan III – 0
Stevie Orthwein – 7
Carlos Arellano – 3
Juan Olivera – 0
SARABOCA – 8
Lance Vetter – 0
Raul Colombres – 1
Gaston Lisioli – 7
Ricky Bostwick – 0