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Cascarita
Oli Chicha is a daughter of Fax Banquero and Yazmin , who in turn is daughter of Cascarita II and Pucará . Cascarita II is one of the daughters of Cascarita and El Back , son of Highlander . This last Cascarita was played by Alfredo Harriott in Coronel Suárez in all the Opens from 1975 to 1981 , and also played the Copa de las Américas . Cascarita ’ s dam , Cicatriz , daughter of Lince , was also played by the Harriotts in the opens between 1966 and 1970 , which shows the consistency of this female bloodline . Cascarita II was sold at the Argentine Polo Pony Breeder ’ s Association ( AACCP ) auction in 1986 . This goes to show that the Association has been providing breeders with access to information regarding genetic bloodlines that were not known before but are very strong , since a very long time ago Cicatriz ( Lince ), dam of Cascarita , is sister to another Cicatriz , and she in turn is dam , with Vengo Tarde , of SIMPÁ- TICA , founder dam of this successful Ellerstina bloodline . Simpática ( Vengo Tarde and Cicatríz ) played many Opens under Gonzalo Pieres ; was chosen best playing mare at the Hurlingham Open in 1995 , and is one of Ellerstina ’ s most important donor mares . Dam of over 10 Triple-
Crown-playing ponies , and what is curious about it is that those 10 of her offspring come from 8 different sires . Likewise , we discover that over 80 Triple-Crown-playing ponies currently carry Simpática blood in their pedigree , many of them through Ellerstina Pícaro , possibly one of the most consistent sires of our day , which in 1998 became Grand Champion at the Palermo Rural Exhibition . Among these we find : Ellerstina Simpatía ; Ellerstina Felicidad , who in turn is dam to 4 ponies that play the Triple Crown , and of Open Sobretodo ( 1st . generation ), sire to Open Celadora , Reserve Grand Champion at the Rural Exhibition this year , and which carries Simpática in her pedigree through Ellerstina Felicidad on her sire ’ s side , and through Ellerstina Pícaro by Grappa Ilustrada on her dam ’ s . In a few years ’ time we shall discover that most of the important polo bloodlines have Simpática in their pedigree , either through Ellerstina Pícaro — that boasts over 15 stallions among his offspring — or through his current donor daughters . In turn , Fino Janus , Male Grand Champion at this Rural Exhibition , has Simpática in his pedigree through Ellerstina Pícaro , his great-grandfather .
“ Did she begin at the start of the season or only at Hurlingham ?” J . M . N .: “ This year we decided to put her to one side at Tortugas . She started playing at Hurlingham and we had to work on her because we needed to make her lose weight . I played her very little the first matches , but by the semi-finals and the final at Hurlingham she played a lot . At Palermo she was impressive and showed improvement with every match .”
Oli Chicha
Date of birth : 12-31-2003 Sire Fax Banquero ( Louvre x Banquera ) Dam Yasmín ( Pucará x Cascarita ) Breeder : El Caburé S . A . Owner & Player : Juan Martín Nero
“ What does it mean to you that a horse from your organization should be granted this award ?” J . M . N .: “ To me it is a spectacular prize , but I wish to thank all our team who work so hard so that the horses perform well . This was the case of Oli Chicha ; she had very good matches thanks to being fully fit during the season .”
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