It was a double header at Saratoga Polo on Friday as the Regional United States Polo Association Presidents Cup Tournament continued, with Tackeria routing Buckleigh Farm in the early match 12-4 and Estrella edging out Bloomfield in overtime with a score of 14-13 to take the Capital News 9 Cup.
In the early match, Rob Stenzel and Todd Offen had 5 goals apiece and Matt Coppola added another 2 while the whole Tackeria squad played hard in front of the goal mouth to hold Buckleigh Farm scoreless in 3 out of 6 chukkers. Luis Galvan led Buckleigh with 2 goals.
The late match, The Capital News 9 Cup, was a decidedly different affair, with Bloomfield and Estrella evenly matched throughout regulation. At the end of the first half, Estrella was up by 3. Bloomfield responded with a six point run in the fourth and fifth, 3 from both Will Orthwein and Omar Sosa. Estrella kept it close thanks to the scoring of Queco Dupont. In the sixth, Sosa and Dupont traded goals and it looked like Estrella would take it in regulation, but Sosa scored with mere seconds left to send the game into sudden death. Dupont capped the game off with the last of his 10 goals to give Estrella the win. George Hearst also had 3 goals for the victors.
The USPA President’s Cup continues with another doubleheader at Saratoga Polo on Sunday, July 29th. Tackeria faces off against Bloomfield at 10:30am and Buckleigh Farm takes on Estrella at 5:30pm. The final match of the round robin portion of the tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, August 1st at 5:30pm with Bloomfield slated to take on Buckleigh Farm.
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3PM MATCH
TACKERIA – 12
Matt Coppola – 2
Rob Stenzel – 5
Todd Offen – 5
Marcelo Castro – 0
BUCKLEIGH FARM – 4
Osiris Jacques – 1
Juve Baez – 1
Luis Galvan – 2
Peter Bibeau – 0
5:30PM MATCH
BLOOMFIELD (+1 on hand– 13
Tab Orthwein – 0
Will Orthwein – 5
Omar Sosa – 6
Rick Bzum – 1
ESTRELLA – 14
Pedro Lara – 0
Ricky Bostwick – 1
Queco Dupont – 10
George Hearst – 3