Team La Irenita won the Jockey Club Open in Argentina on Saturday, 25 September 2010, in a closely fought final against Indios Chapaleufu II.
Led by Pablo MacDonough and very well supported by the young Salvador and Hilario Ulloa plus Tomás Gandara, La Irenita beat Indios Chapaleufu II 13-10, and claimed the Jockey Club Open, in the final held on the main field at the club located in San Isidro, in the Province of Buenos. Despite a slow start, La Irenita came back strongly in the fourth chukker to take the lead during the second half. Pablo MacDonough’s Abrojito Suerte, took the BPP honours.
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Tournament Information
Tournament: Jockey Club Open, Argentina
Place: San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Club: Jockey Club
Date: September 7-25, 2010
Level: 36 hcp
Tournament type: Open
Tournament Director: Guillermo Alvarez Fourcade
WPT Category Ranking: WPT Cup
Winner Points: 70
Finalist Points: 35
Semifinalist Points: 20
Rest of the teams: 10
The Triple Crown, 2010
Pilará and Chapa Uno will be the first teams to play at this year’s Tortugas Open, the first tournament of the Triple Crown in Argentina, which will conclude on Saturday 11 December 2010, with the final of the 117th Argentine Open in Palermo, the world’s most awaited tournament.
Meanwhile, the qualifiers for Hurlingham and Palermo will begin on Monday 27 September 2010. The competition will showcase six teams up to 34 goals.
Tournament: Tortugas Open, Argentina
Place: Tortuguitas
Club: Tortugas CC
Date: September 28 – October 16, 2010
Tournament: Hurlingham Open
Place: Hurlingham
Club: Hurlingham Club
Date: October 19 – November 6, 2010
Tournament: 117th Argentine Open, Argentina
Place: Palermo
Club: Palermo
Date: November 20 – December 11, 2010
Teams playing in the 2010 Triple Crown
Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres 10, Gonzalo Pieres (h) 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10 y Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 40.
LA Dolfina: Adolfo Cambiaso (h) 10, Lucas Monteverof (h) 10, David Stirling (h) 9 y Bartolomé CastagnoLA 10. Total: 39.
LA Aguada: Javier Novillo Astrada 9, Eduardo Novillo Astrada (h) 9, Miguel Novillo Astrada 10 e Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9. Total: 37.
Pilará: Agustín Merlos 9, Santiago Chavanne 8, Sebastián Merlos 9 y Marcos Heguy 10. Total: 36.
Chapa Uno: Bautista Heguy 9, HiLArio Ulloa 9, Juan Ignacio Merlos 9 y Matías Mac Donough 8. Total: 35.
Indios Chapaleufú II: Alberto Heguy (h) 8, Ignacio Heguy 9, Matías Magrini 8 y Eduardo Heguy 9. Total: 34.
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Rolex and Polo
Rolex are proud sponsors of four of the most illustrious events on the polo calendar:
• the Argentine Polo Open Championship
• the Hurlingham Club Open Championship
• the Tortugas Country Club Open Championship
• the Buenos Aires Jockey Club Open Championship
Renowned Polo player, Gonzalo Pieres Jr, is a 10-goal handicapper and a Rolex Testimonee.