The CV Whitney Cup, the first stage of the prestigious The Gauntlet of Polo, hosted by the National Polo Center, in Wellington, Florida, United States, has the semifinals already set, following the last league games that were played through Friday February 14 and Sunday February 16. Globalport, Coca Cola, Pilot and La Dolfina Tamera are the four teams who will fight for a spot in the final.

On Friday February 14, Pilot, the only team who claimed the three tournaments of the series, back in 2019, when The Gauntlet of Polo was officially launched, defeated BTA 13-9. Pilot was behind in the score until the last chukka, but they made an impressive comeback in the two last chukka to win the match; up next, Clearwater earned a 16-6 victory over La Fe Eastern Hay.

Meanwhile, on Sunday February 16, the last league game went to Globalport after a narrow 15-14 win over La Dolfina Catamount, in a very tight match that was decided in OT,

The semifinals of the CV Whitney Cup are due on Wednesday February 19, with the following order of play:

1pm: Gobalport vs. Coca Cola

4pm: Pilot vs. La Dolfina Tamera

(Palm Beach times)

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 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.

2025 THE GAUNTLET OF POLO – CALENDAR

CV WHITNEY CUP

February 8-23

USPA GOLD CUP

February 24-March 23

US OPEN

March 24-April 20