Sotogrande, Spain 2011
Santa Maria Polo Club |
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Wellington Polo has partnered with top photographer Amanda Leeming in Spain and Now features links to her online gallery for complete photo coverage of the high goal polo season played at the Santa Maria Polo Club in Sotogrande, Spain.
Teams & Results from the 2011 high goal polo season:
Gold Cup (Handicap 18-20) August 16 - August 27, 2011:

A happy Las Monjitas team defeats Ellerston 11-9 winning the Gold Cup final played at Santa Maria Polo Club in Sotogrande, Spain August 27, 2011. Photo by Amanda Leeming. View Full Gallery:
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Teams
| Ayala | | I. Zobel | 1 | | S. Laborde | 5 | | L. James | 8 | | M. Espain | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | Ellerston | | H. White | 1 | | N. Pieres | 8 | | F. Pieres | 10 | | J. Packer | 1 | | Total | 20 |
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| Enerzona-Dos Lunas | | S. Stirling | 2 | | P.S De Vicuna | 5 | | D. Cabanagh | 7 | | R. Rueda | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | HB | | L. Pailoncy | 2 | | S. Pailoncy | 3 | | I. Toccalino | 8 | | M. Tomlinson | 7 | | Total | 20 |
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| Las Monjitas | | C. Bautista | 0 | | F. Elizalde | 5 | | E. Novillo Astrada | 9 | | I. Laprida | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | Marchiopolo | | G. Marchiarello | 0 | | I. du Plessis | 7 | | P. Pieres | 8 | | P. Bertola | 4 | | Total | 19 |
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| Richard Mille | | B. Jefri | 2 | | V. Zubiaurre | 5 | | P. MacDonough | 10 | | O. Cudmore | 3 | | Total | 20 |
| | Scapa | | M. Redding | 2 | | A. Muzzio | 7 | | M. Di Paola | 8 | | M. Perry | 2 | | Total | 19 |
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Results
| Tuesday 16 August, 6.30pm | Enerzona-Dos Lunas | 11 | vs | 12 | Scapa |
| Tuesday 16 August, 6.30pm | Richard Mille | 9 | vs | 7 | HB |
| Wednesday 17 August, 6.30pm | Las Monjitas | 11 | vs | 12 | Ellerston |
| Wednesday 17 August, 6.30pm | Ayala | 11 | vs | 10 | Marchiopolo |
| Friday 19 August, 6.30pm | Enerzona-Dos Lunas | 10 | vs | 9 | HB |
| Friday 19 August, 6.30pm | Richard Mille | 10 | vs | 13 | Scapa |
| Saturday 20 August, 6.30pm | Las Monjitas | 14 | vs | 5 | Marchiopolo |
| Saturday 20 August, 6.30pm | Ayala | 12 | vs | 15 | Ellerston |
| Sunday 21 August, 6.30pm | Scapa | 8 | vs | 10 | HB |
| Sunday 21 August, 6.30pm | Richard Mille | 9 | vs | 10 | Enerzona-Dos Lunas |
| Monday 22 August, 6.30pm | Ellerston | 7 | vs | 8 | Marchiopolo |
| Monday 22 August, 6.30pm | Ayala | 10 | vs | 12 | Las Monjitas |
| Subsidiary semi-finals |
| Wednesday 24 August, 5pm | Richard Mille | 11 | vs | 8 | Marchiopolo |
| Wednesday 24 August, 6.30pm | HB | 14 | vs | 9 | Ayala |
| Semi-finals |
| Thursday 25 August, 5pm | Scapa | 11 | vs | 15 | Las Monjitas |
| Thursday 25 August, 6.30pm | Enerzona-Dos Lunas | 12 | vs | 13 | Ellerston |
| Subsidiary final |
| Saturday 27 August, 5pm | Richard Mille | 13 | vs | 11 | HB |
| Gold Cup Final |
| Saturday 27 August, 6.30pm | Las Monjitas | 11 | vs | 9 | Ellerston |
Silver Cup (Handicap 18-20) August 2 - August 13, 2011:

Richard Mille Polo Team defeats Ayala 10-9 winning the Silver Cup final played at the Santa Maria Polo Club in Sotogrande, Spain August 13, 2011. Photo by Amanda Leeming. View Full Gallery:
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Teams
| Ayala | | I. Zobel | 1 | | S. Laborde | 5 | | L. James | 8 | | M. Espain | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | Ellerston | | H. White | 1 | | N. Pieres | 8 | | F. Pieres | 10 | | J. Packer | 1 | | Total | 20 |
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| Enerzona-Dos Lunas | | S. Stirling | 2 | | P.S De Vicuna | 5 | | D. Cabanagh | 7 | | R. Rueda | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | HB | | L. Pailoncy | 2 | | S. Pailoncy | 3 | | I. Toccalino | 8 | | M. Tomlinson | 7 | | Total | 20 |
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| Las Monjitas | | C. Bautista | 0 | | F. Elizalde | 5 | | E. Novillo Astrada | 9 | | I. Laprida | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | Marchiopolo | | G. Marchiarello | 0 | | I. du Plessis | 7 | | P. Pieres | 8 | | P. Bertola | 4 | | Total | 19 |
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| Richard Mille | | B. Jefri | 2 | | V. Zubiaurre | 5 | | P. MacDonough | 10 | | O. Cudmore | 3 | | Total | 20 |
| | Scapa | | M. Redding | 2 | | A. Muzzio | 7 | | M. Di Paola | 8 | | M. Perry | 2 | | Total | 19 |
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Results
| Tuesday 2 August, 7pm | Enerzona-Dos Lunas | 13 | vs | 12 | HB |
| Tuesday 2 August, 7pm | Marchiopolo | 9 | vs | 11 | Las Monjitas |
| Wednesday 3 August, 7pm | Ellerston | 13 | vs | 10 | Ayala |
| Wednesday 3 August, 7pm | Richard Mille | 12 | vs | 10 | Scapa |
| Friday 5 August, 7pm | Las Monjitas | 11 | vs | 10 | Enerzona-Dos Lunas |
| Friday 5 August, 7pm | Marchiopolo | 7 | vs | 14 | HB |
| Saturday 6 August, 7pm | Scapa | 14 | vs | 9 | Ellerston |
| Saturday 6 August, 7pm | Richard Mille | 10 | vs | 12 | Ayala |
| Sunday 7 August, 7pm | Las Monjitas | 13 | vs | 11 | HB |
| Sunday 7 August, 7pm | Marchiopolo | 11 | vs | 12 | Enerzona-Dos Lunas |
| Monday 8 August, 7pm | Scapa | 10 | vs | 11 | Ayala |
| Monday 8 August, 7pm | Richard Mille | 11 | vs | 8 | Ellerston |
| Subsidiary semi-finals |
| Wednesday 10 August, 5.30pm | HB | 9 | vs | 11 | Ellerston |
| Wednesday 10 August, 7pm | Scapa | 10 | vs | 9 | Marchiopolo |
| Semi-finals |
| Thursday 11 August, 5.30pm | Las Monjitas | 8 | vs | 10 | Richard Mille |
| Thursday 11 August, 7pm | Ayala | 11 | vs | 8 | Enerzona-Dos Lunas |
| Subsidiary final |
| Saturday 13 August | Ellerston | 10 | vs | 11 | Scapa |
| Silver Cup Final |
| Saturday 13 August, 7pm | Richard Mille | 10 | vs | 9 | Ayala |
Bronze Cup (Handicap 18-20) July - July 2011:

Las Monjitas defeats La Zona-Dos Lunas 12-8 winning the Bronze Cup final played at the Santa Maria Polo Club in Sotogrande, Spain July 31, 2011. Photo by Amanda Leeming. View Full Gallery:
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Teams
| Ayala | | I. Zobel | 1 | | S. Laborde | 5 | | L. James | 8 | | M. Espain | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | Ellerston | | H. White | 1 | | N. Pieres | 8 | | F. Pieres | 10 | | J. Packer | 1 | | Total | 20 |
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| HB | | L. Pailoncy | 2 | | S. Pailoncy | 3 | | I. Toccalino | 8 | | M. Tomlinson | 7 | | Total | 20 |
| | La Zona-Dos Lunas | | S. Stirling | 2 | | P.S De Vicuna | 5 | | D. Cabanagh | 7 | | R. Rueda | 6 | | Total | 20 |
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| Las Monjitas | | C. Bautista | 0 | | F. Elizalde | 5 | | E. Novillo Astrada | 9 | | I. Laprida | 6 | | Total | 20 |
| | Marchiopolo | | G. Marchiarello | 0 | | I. du Plessis | 7 | | P. Pieres | 8 | | P. Bertola | 4 | | Total | 19 |
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| Richard Mille | | B. Jefri | 2 | | V. Zubiaurre | 5 | | P. MacDonough | 10 | | O. Cudmore | 3 | | Total | 20 |
| | Scapa | | M. Redding | 2 | | A. Muzzio | 7 | | M. Di Paola | 8 | | M. Perry | 2 | | Total | 19 |
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Results
| Wednesday 27 July, 5.30pm | Las Monjitas | 16 | vs | 10 | Marchiopolo |
| Wednesday 27 July, 5.30pm | Ellerston | 14 | vs | 15 | Ayala |
| Wednesday 27 July, 7pm | La Zona-Dos Lunas | 15 | vs | 11 | Scapa |
| Wednesday 27 July, 7pm | Richard Mille | 16 | vs | 11 | HB |
| Friday 29 July, 5.30pm | Scapa | 11 | vs | 8 | HB |
| Friday 29 July, 5.30pm | La Zona-Dos Lunas | 11 | vs | 10 | Richard Mille |
| Friday 29 July, 7pm | Marchiopolo | 8 | vs | 9 | Ellerston |
| Friday 29 July, 7pm | La Zona-Dos Lunas | 7 | vs | 13 | Ayala |
| Subsidiary final |
| Sunday 31 July, 5.30pm | Not yet known | - | vs | - | Not yet known |
| Bronze Cup Final |
| Sunday 31 July, 7pm | Las Monjitas | 12 | vs | 8 | La Zona-Dos Lunas |
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About Amanda Leeming:
''I am very lucky to live in Sotogrande, home of the Gold Cup.
I started taking photos at dirt bike events years ago with an Olympus OM10 back in England.
Years later I went to Polo and it was love at first sight!
I have had Polo photos published in the Polo Times many years
ago, but 2011 was my first season taking time out and attending 70% of
the games.
I am mum to 2 teenagers and my daughter was lucky enough to hot walk the horses for Polito Pieres whilst he was here.
In 2012 I hope to attend the High Goal events in the UK and Argentina and 2013 to come to Wellington to see the US Open."
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