122 º Hurlingham Open The Best Polo Argentino Pony award of the Hurlingham Open final went to Open Z Jones. She was played by Gonzalo Pieres( Jr.) in the second and eighth chukkas. Oli Chica also received the horse blanket to the Best Pony of the Final at the hands of the organizing club. La Dolfina( 40 goals), twice champion and defender of the Argentine Polo Association Triple Crown, remained a step away from winning it once again after beating Ellerstina( 39) by a very close 15- 14. Thus, it reached 31 wins in a row in high-goal
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Date of birth: 15-12-2005 Daughter of Open Espacial & Ellerstina Z Ilusión Breeder & Owner: Ellerstina S. A. matches in our country, and continues its winning streak of consecutive titles to the tune of 9( three at Tortugas; three at Hurlingham; two at Palermo and one at the Jockey Club). But if we are to talk about horses, we must point out the performance during the final of two Polo Argentino ponies that shone and were awarded. In the first place, Eduardo Heguy and Sebastián Merlos were the judges appointed by the AACCP and they chose Open Zeta Jones as Best Registered Polo Argentino Playing Pony of the final. This horse was born on December 15th. 2005 and is daughter of Open Espacial and Ellerstina Z Ilusión. Her maternal grand-dam is Pastora and belongs to Ellerstina and is of their bloodstock. She was played by Gonzalo Pieres, of outstanding performance for his team, in the second and eighth chukkas of the match and displayed to perfection on the Hurlingham Club’ s field N ° 1. It is also worth mentioning that two years ago she received the prize to the Best Polo Argentino Pony of the Tortugas Open. Meanwhile, the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee chose Oli Chicha as the Best Polo Pony of the Final, played by Juan Martín Nero. Oli Chicha is daughter of Fax Banquero and Jazmín, who in turn is daughter of Cascarita II and Pucará. Cascarita II is a daughter of Cascarita and El Back, who is a son of Highlander. This last Cascarita had played all the Opens with Alfredo Harriot on the Coronel Suárez team from 1975 to 1981, including the Copa de las Américas. Genetics and Polo history.
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