Dutta Corp and Coca Cola were victorious on the opening day of the prestigious The Gauntlet of Polo, with the first leg of the series, the CV Whitney Cup beginning on Saturday February 8, at the National Polo Center, in Wellington, Florida.
In the first match, Dutta Corp displayed an outstanding team play to defeat Brookshire Polo 16-10. Dutta Corp sealed the final result in an extraordinary fifth chukka, when they outscored their contenders 5-1, led by Tomás García del Río, who produced eight goals, the same number as Brookshire Polo’s Jeta Castagnola. Up next, Coca Cola, under the command of their top scorer, Julián de Lusarreta, dominated the match and the scoreboard to earn an impressive 17-13 win over La Dolfina Tamera, with Adolfo Cambiaso within the lineup.
Originally known as the U.S. Handicap, the C.V. Whitney Cup was established in 1979, and first competed for on handicap in conjunction with the U.S. Open Polo Championship. In 1988, the tournament was renamed for C.V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny”) Whitney, an avid polo player and three-time winner of the U.S. Open (1928, 1937, 1938) and son of 10-goal Hall of Famer Harry Payne Whitney. Inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in 2022, Whitney left a lasting mark in polo. Rising to a 6-goal handicap during his playing career that spanned the “golden era” of polo, Whitney was a formidable factor in all major USPA tournaments.
The CV Whitney Cup will continue as follows:
- Sunday February 9
1pm: Global Port vs. Park Place
- Monday February 10
1pm: La Fe Eastern Way vs. BTA
4pm: Clearwater vs. Pilot
(Palm Beach times)
The Gauntlet of Polo will resume with the USPA Gold Cup, and will come to an end on April 20, with the much anticipated championship match of the US Open.
CV Whitney Cup – Teams & Fixture
Cover photo by Agustina Fonda
2025 THE GAUNTLET OF POLO – TEAMS
BTA: Ignacio Viana 7, Kelly Beal 0, Steve Kruger 5, Tomás Panelo 10. Total: 22.
Brookshire: Camilo Castagnola 10, Toly Ulloa 7, Scott Wood 0, Carlos Saravi 5. Total: 22.
Catamount: Jesse Bray 7, Poroto Cambiaso 10, Rufino Merlos 5, Scott Devon 0. Total: 22.
Clearwater: Chip Campbell 1 **, Camp Campbell 2*, Gerónimo Obregón* 5, Joaquín Panelo 6 **, Paquito de Narvaez 7, Raúl Colombres 7. Total: 22-
*Will play the CV Whitney Cup //**Will play the USPA Gold Cup and the US Open
Coca Cola: Gillian Johnston 0, Julián de Lusarreta 7, Lorenzo Chavanne 6, Polito Pieres 9. Total: 22.
Global Port: Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10, Beltrán Laulhé 6, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 6, Michael Romero 0. Total: 22.
La Fe: Francisco Elizalde 9, Kristos Magrini 6, Louis Devaleix 1, Robi Bilbao 5. Total: 21.
Park Place: Andrey Borodin 0, Hilario Ulloa 10, Peke Gonzalez 7, TBA 5. Total: 22.
Pilot: Cody Ellis 5, Curtis Pilot 0, Facundo Pieres 9, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8. Total: 22.
Tamera: Adolfo Cambiaso 10, Alejandro Poma 1, Diego Cavanagh 7, TBA 4. Total: 22.
The Dutta Corp: Iñaki Laprida 7, Nicolás Díaz Alberdi 4, Timmy Dutta 4, Tomás García del Río 7. Total: 22.
THE GAUNTLET OF POLO 2025 – CALENDAR
CV WHITNEY CUP
February 8-23
USPA GOLD CUP
February 24-March 23
US OPEN
March 24-April 20