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Agustina Fonda
Last Sunday, The United States Polo Association held its Gold Cup Championship astatine the National Polo Center successful Wellington, Florida, the wintertime equestrian superior of the world.
To observe the monumental lawsuit astatine 1 of the country’s astir prestigious tournaments, they rolled retired the reddish carpet for a decadent brunch for members and guests to bask stadium-side.
Kellie Speed
The all-you-can-eat, lavish buffet got underway astatine the members-only Mallet Grille nether a covered tent.
From meal favorites similar scrambled eggs, bacon and sausages to saffron orzo crockery samplings, and a bully enactment of main events, determination was thing for each palate.
Kellie Speed
Attendees enjoyed everything from Spanish gazpacho and Rabo de Toro to a bountiful presumption of freshly made paella overflowing with caller shrimp, clams and mussels. Chefs were besides connected manus catering to guests, carving up slices of caller turkey topped with a spirit filled gravy.
The dessert presumption was filled with Italian favorites similar cocoa spot cannolis and coconut macaroons. Crème brulee cups, French macarons, slices of carrot cake, effect tarts topped with caller berries, and idiosyncratic mini cardinal lime pies were immoderate of our favourite standouts.
Agustina Fonda
After brunch, guests were invited to caput up to the 7th Chukker Terrace, the champion spot successful the stadium to ticker the polo lucifer get underway.
The members-only VIP conception offered reserved seating on the 50-yard enactment to ticker the game. (Guests besides had entree to the 7th Chukker Membership Bar wherever attendees gathered earlier the divot stomp and trophy ceremony).
Agustina Fonda
The breathtaking Gold Cup Final paired up USPA Gold Cup victors Team Scone and 17-year-old superstar Poroto Cambiaso against Team Pilot and the legendary Facundo Pieres.
While Pilot played a bully game, it was Scone for an 8-6 triumph to assertion the trophy and $50,000 successful prize money. The triumph marked their archetypal Gauntlet rubric since 2021.
David Lominska
The lawsuit besides raised wealth for 2 charities - Retired Racehorse Project and Polo for Life, which were selected by the teams.
Founded successful 1890, the United States Polo Association is the largest voluntary sports enactment successful North America for the athletics of polo. With much than 200 subordinate clubs and implicit 5,000 registered subordinate members, the USPA oversees 50 nationalist tournaments hosted by its subordinate clubs.
If you weren’t fortunate capable to be past weekend's Gold Cup Championship, beryllium definite to drawback the lawsuit connected ESPN News airing this Sunday, April 2, astatine 10:30 p.m.
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