On Friday July 19, the Argentine Association of Polo (AAP) revealed the dates and spots of the upcoming 2024 Triple Crown, that is due to start on Tuesday September 24, with the Hurlingham Open. It will be followed by the Tortugas Open, and will come to an end with the much anticipated final of the Argentine Polo Open Championship, on Saturday December 7.
Among the most significant news of the 2024 season, it is worth to notice that all of the games of the Triple Crown will be played at eight chukkas. It will be the year of the comeback of Indios Chapaleufu, in a lineup that include the new generation of players from the remarkable Heguy family, with Antonio Heguy and Cruz Heguy, the sons of Pepe and Ruso Heguy. Both Pepe and Ruso have been winners of the Argentine Open on four occassions, wearing the Indios Chapaleufu II jersey. And the ice of the cake is the return of the two 40-goal teams – La Natividad and La Dolfina.
Eight teams are set to be playing the 2024 Triple Crown – La Natividad (Tortugas and Palermo title holders), La Dolfina Saudi (Hurlingham defending champions), La Hache, La Ensenada, Ellerstina, Cría La Dolfina, La Hache II and Indios Chapaleufú.
In the meantime, these eight lineups will be joined by other two in the Argentine Open, through the Qualification Tournament Copas Remonta y Veterinaria. Eight teams are set to compete to earn those two coveted spots – La Irenita, La Irenita II, La Matera, La Aguada, La Esquina, La Zeta Kazak, La Dolfina y La Ensenada II.
The Qualification Tournament will be split in two leagues of four teams each, and the winners of each league will qualify to the most significant polo tournament of the world.
2024 TRIPLE CROWN IN ARGENTINA
131st. Hurlingham Open (will be played on single elimination, starting on quarter finals)
DATE 1: Tuesday September 24
DATE2: Wednesday September 25
DATE 3: Saturday September 28
DATE 4: Sunday September 29
FINAL DRYSDALE SUBSIDIARY: Friday October 4
FINAL: Saturday October 5
- Dates 1 and 2, as well as the final of the Subsidiary will be played at the AAP Headquarters, in Pilar.
- Dates 3 & 4 – semifinals, will be played at Palermo.
- The final will be played at the Hurlingham Club.
84th. Tortugas Open (league winners will qualify to the final)
DATE 1: Saturday October 12
DATE 2: Sunday October 13
DATE 3: Saturday October 19
DATE 4: Sunday October 20
DATE 5: Saturday October 26
DATE 6: Sunday October 27
FINAL: Saturday November 2
- The tournament will be played entirely at the Tortugas Country Club.
131st. Argentine Polo Open Championship (league winners will qualify to the final)
DATE 1: Friday November 1
DATE 2: Sunday November 3
DATE 3: Friday November 8
DATES 3 & 4: Saturday November 9
DATE 4: Sunday November 11
DATE 5: Friday November 15
DATES 5 & 6: Saturday November 16
DATE 6: Sunday November 17
DATE 7: Saturday November 23
DATE 8: Sunday November 24
DATE 9: Friday November 29
DATE 10: Sunday November 1
FINAL: Saturday November 7
- The tournament will be played entirely at Palermo.
2024 TRIPLE CROWN – TEAMS
La Natividad: Facundo Pieres 10, Camilo Castagnola 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10. Total: 40.
La Dolfina Saudi: Adolfo Cambiaso 10, David Stirling 10, Poroto Cambiaso 10, Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 40.
La Hache: Pablo Pieres 9, Hilario Ulloa 9, Tomás Panelo 9, Francisco Elizalde 9. Total: 36.
La Ensenada: Juan Britos 9, Alfredo Bigatti 9, Juan Martín Zubía 9, Jerónimo del Carril 9. Total: 36.
Ellerstina: Lucas Monteverde Jr. 8, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 9, Guillermo Caset Jr. 9, Ignatius du Plessis 9. Total: 35.
Cría La Dolfina: Rufino Bensadón 8, Bautista Bayugar 8, Diego Cavanagh 8, Alejo Taranco 8. Total: 32.
La Hache II: Benjamín Panelo 7, Carlos María Ulloa 8, Facundo Sola 8, Joaquín Pittaluga 8. Total: 31.
Indios Chapaleufú: Antonio Heguy 7, Victorino Ruiz Jorba 8, Cruz Heguy 8, Teodoro Lacau 8. Total: 31.
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT COPAS REMONTA AND VETERINARIA – FIXTURE
Friday, October 11
League A: La Zeta Kazak vs. La Ensenada II (Game 1) & La Matera vs. La Esquina (Game 2).
League B: La Irenita vs. La Aguada (Game 3) & La Irenita II vs. La Dolfina (Game 4).
Wednesday October 16
League A: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 // Loser Game 1 vs. anador P1 vs. Loser Game 1.
League B: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 // Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3.
Monday October 21
League A: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 // Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2.
League B: Perdedor P3 vs. Perdedor P4 y Ganador P3 vs. Perdedor P4.
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT COPAS REMONTA AND VETERINARIA – TEAMS
- League A
La Matera: Guillermo Terrera 8, Valerio Zubiarre 7, Santos Merlos 7, Jared Zenni 7. Total: 29.
La Esquina: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Cristian Laprida 8, Lucas James 7, Ignacio Laprida 8. Total: 29.
La Zeta Kazak: Beltrán Laulhé 6, Lorenzo Chavanne 6, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8, Nicolás Pieres 8. Total: 28.
La Ensenada II: Santiago Loza 7, Segundo Bocchino 7, Santiago Cernadas 7, Tomas Beresford 7. Total: 28.
- League B
La Irenita: Facundo Fernández Llorente 8, Tomás Fernández Llorente Jr. 8, Matías Mac Donough Jr 7, Alfredo Cappella Barabucci 8. Total: 31.
La Irenita II: Juan Jauretche 7, Federico Panzillo 7, Martín Podestá 8, Jacinto Crotto 8. Total: 30.
La Aguada: Facundo Llosa 7, Felipe Vercellino 7, Pedro Zacharias 8, Pedro Falabella Jr. 7. Total: 29.
La Dolfina: Mariano González Jr. 7, Gonzalo Ferrari 7, Lucas Criado Jr. 7, Isidro Strada 7. Total: 28.