SD Farms and Bientina are through the final of the Ylvisaker Cup
the second leg of the NPC 16-Goal Championship
with the big and much anticipated final is due on Sunday April 13
It’s worth to remember that the NPC 16-Goal Championship is composed of the Joe Barry Memorial Cup
SD Farms claimed a narrow 8-7 win over Flying H
Polo; the game was decided in the last chukka through a Penalty 1 conversion
Bientina defeated the recent winners of the Joe Barry Memorial Cup
a true pioneer of the sport and the responsible for developing the Wellington area
The founder of the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club
Bill Ylvisaker contributed extensively to spread not only polo but also other equestrian sports
The current Ylvisaker Cup sees twelve teams up to 16 goals
YLVISAKER CUP – Teams & Fixture
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Federico Panzillo was unstoppable in the 16-goal Ylvisaker Cup final
played at the National Polo Center in Wellington on Sunday
Panzillo scored 11 goals as Valentino Carlotti’s Bientina claimed a decisive 18-6 win over SD Farms
The six-goal Argentine was joined in the lineup by Santiago Llavallol
who was playing in his first 16-goal tournament in Wellington
having only started riding some four years ago
“It was our first time playing on Field One at the National Polo Center
and for the Ylvisaker Cup on Sunday at 3 p.m.,” Carlotti said
and the team played incredibly — it feels so awesome.”
Carlotti was introduced to former 8-goal player Gonzalez in September 2020 when he first started to ride under the former professional’s guidance
but the scoreline at 18-2 going into the final chukker told a different story
“We expected that it was going to be a super tough game
We were lucky and were able to get in a rhythm
and they have been playing great,” said Gonzalez
for Llavallol and Panzillo to play offensively
“It’s the first time for Valentino to play
We were trying to play well and to be organized.”
Panzillo was named the Most Valuable Player and also given the Best Playing Pony award for the gray mare Geisha
with whom he opened the scoring for Bientina in the first chukker
“I started on her in the first chukker and started on her in the last chukker,” Panzillo said
The Ylvisaker Cup is the second of two qualifiers for the NPC 16-Goal Championship with finals slated for April 13
Bientina joins Joe Barry Memorial winners Zapican BMW on the entry list
The Gauntlet of Polo series is also underway at NPC, with the C.V. Whitney Cup finals on Sunday, Feb. 23 — the first of three 22-goal tournaments in the Gauntlet, which also includes the USPA Gold Cup and the U.S. Open Polo Championship. Learn more at www.nationalpolocenter.com
Read more by equestrian writer Sarah Eakin at www.paperhorsemedia.com
The Bientina Antiques Market is now called BientinAntiquaria.An important evolution for one of the historic events of the Tuscan antiques tradition and beyond
which sees the market move from Piazza dei Borghi to Piazza Martiri della Libertà and adjacent streets (Via Gerini
BientinAntiquaria takes place every fourth Sunday of the month
the event consolidates itself as a point of reference for the many enthusiasts looking for antiques
the Pieve Museum is open in the Church of Santa Maria Assunta
which preserves the treasure of the Bientinesi
Valentine the martyr (patron saint of Bientina
to whom the palio in July is dedicated) have been located here
The remains of the Saint were exhumed from the Roman catacombs of San Callisto on the Via Appia and delivered to Bientina in1699
The museum is open from 9.30 to 12.30 and from 15.30 to 19.00
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The last stage of the NPC 16-goal Championship (Wellington Polo Tour)
prior to the big final due on Sunday April 13 at the National Polo Center (NPC)
The teams who take part of the final leg of the series are the winners of the qualifying phase – Zapican BMW (Joe Barry Memorial Cup)
Bientina (Ylvisaker Cup) and Palm Beach Equine (Outback Cup)
following a very rough match that saw many yellow cards
Zapican BMW secured the second spot in the 16-goal decisive game
in a hard fought match that ended with the former victorious 12-11
WELLINGTON POLO TOUR – NPC 16-GOAL POLO SERIES
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yellow one traditionally aged under the terracotta roof tiles of a palazzo
and these days best for dipping cantuccini (almond biscuits) into at the end of a leisurely lunch
But brewing is booming in Tuscany like never before
There's hardly a commercial outfit here more than a decade old
co-editors of the Guida alle Birre d'Italia 2013
have counted more than 30 microbreweries across the region
Local beers are usually brewed strong (alta fermentazione in Italian) and tasty
with Tuscan brewers drawing inspiration from "Belgium
If you find a good bottle shop, also ask for Amiata's Bastarda Rossa
and a gold medal earned at last October's Mondial de la Bière; or Contessa
a sophisticated pale ale in the American style
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Donald Strachan is the coauthor of Frommer's Florence, Tuscany & Umbria
Kaia – who had Santos Tevez subbing in for Larry Austin – and Zapican BMW played a very tough
6-6 and 7-7 in the third and fourth chukkas
Kaia struggled to maintain a narrow lead; by the time to play the sixth and last chukka
Kaia produced two crucial goals in that last episode
that led them to the 16-goal series in the United States
Umpires: Héctor Galindo & Horacio Onetto
Winners of the NPC 16-goal Polo Series: Kaia