The event took place at the Argentine Polo Field. Three of the most prestigious tournaments in the world of equine sports begin. The event will culminate with the Palermo Open.
The AAP Triple Crown – made up of the Hurlingham, Tortugas, and Palermo Polo Opens – will have its official presentation at Cruza Polo – beginning the three tournaments that bring together the best polo in the worldin a formal presentation for the press.
Once again, these three unique tournaments have among their protagonists the seven players with the highest rating in polo – the 10 goal handicap – and tickets are already on sale through www.ticketek.com. ar.
“We are very happy to inaugurate a new season of the most important polo competition, which is actually held in our country. This sport remains a national pride that is distinguished throughout the world; That is why we are proud to be able to invite all families to experience and enjoy this show of great prestige and international reach.”declared Delfín Uranga, President of the Argentine Polo Association.
The eight teams that will play the first two competitions of this year’s Triple Crown will be: La Dolfina (defending champion in Hurlingham and Palermo), La Natividad (winner in Tortugas 2022), Ellerstina, La Hache, La Ensenada, Cría La Dolfina, La Hache II and La Irenita Clinova.
Furthermore, this year the AAP announced a great novelty with respect to the historical format, deciding to rotate the start of the Triple Crown at the 130th Hurlingham Open Club, as the first direct elimination tournament starting from the quarterfinals. Then it will be the turn of the Tortugas Open, a prelude to Palermo, which will have two zones of 4 teams, in which the winners of both groups will face each other in the final.
The most important Open in the world, the 130th Argentine Polo Open HSBC will have 10 teams participating, the eight previously named plus the two winners of the qualification tournament, which will be played next October.
The Triple Crownis made up of the 130th Hurlingham Club Open (the oldest polo tournament in the world), the 83rd Tortugas Country Club Open and the 130th HSBC Argentine Polo Open.
The Argentine Polo Field will be the official headquarters of the latter, where attendees, together with their families, will be able to enjoy – in addition to the best polo in the world – the Palermo Polo HSBC gastronomic facility, with proposals to enjoy the best food, drinks and local variety products. There will even be many options for adults to have fun after the games, in what will be the already renowned after polo.
Source: Ambito
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