Ellerstina winners of the 2011 Tortugas Open Final in Argentina
The first leg of the 2012 Triple Crown, the Tortugas Open, got underway last week in Argentina, with Pilará Piaget defeating La Natividad, 13-12, in the Tournament’s opening game and La Aguada beating Alegria, 13-8, on Wednesday. The weekend’s action saw the defending Tortugas Open champions, Ellerstina defeat La Natividad 17-13 and La Dolfina beat Alegria 18-14 on Sunday.
La Aguada Las Monjitas win the Season’s Opener – Jockey Club Open 2012
The Novillo Astradas led their La Aguada Las Monjitas team to victory in the first major high-goal tournament of the Argentine season, defeating Chapa Uno, 11-9, in the Jockey Club Open Final on 23 September 2012.
The game was a close contest throughout and by the end of the sixth chukka, Chapa Uno were playing hard to try and peg back the score of 9-7. However, La Aguada’s Alejandro Novillo Astrada scored two more goals and extended his side’s lead in the final chukka. Chapa Uno scored two more goals, but it wasn’t enough as La Aguada Las Monjitas ran out the Tournament winners.
Score: La Aguada Las Monjitas: 2-0, 2-2, 4-2, 4-4, 6-5, 9-7, 11-9
MVP Award: Eduardo Novillo Astrada Jr.
BPP: Anay Sur Cielito (Marcos Heguy)
Fair Play Award: Marcos Heguy (Chapa Uno)
THE TRIPLE CROWN 2012
The dates and details of the three tournaments that make up the Triple Crown 2012 are as follows:
Tournament: Tortugas Open, Argentina
Place: Tortuguitas
Club: Tortugas CC
Date: September 25 – October 13, 2012
Tournament: Hurlingham Open, Argentina
Place: Hurlingham
Club: Hurlingham Club
Date: October 16 – November 4, 2012
Tournament: 119th Argentine Open, Argentina
Place: Palermo
Club: Palermo
Date: November 17 – December 8, 2012
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