Main site: https://www.prestonwoodpolo.com
As of May 1, 2021, USPA Members must wear NOCSAE-compliant helmets in all actual outdoor and arena polo games at USPA Member Clubs
Rule Reminders at Prestonwood:
– All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specifications
– All players must have USPA Dues paid
– All players must have signed all field owner release forms for 2023
– Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spare holders, grooms, etc)
Go to www.DFWpolo.com for 4-goal & 12-goal detailed schedule
Stick n Ball field Open
Field 3 Open for stick n Ball
Field 1 & 2 closed
WEEKLY POLO SCHEDULE APRIL 2024
Wednesday evenings: 6pm practice chukkers
Tues & Thurs evenings: make-up days for practices TBD
Saturdays:
- 10am UNT Club practice
- club chukkers TBD
Sundays:
- 10am TCU club practice
- Club chukkers TBD
DFW Polo Womens tournament April 26-28:
Here’s our 2024 tentative Schedule:
WINTER 2024 (Arena Polo)
April- 8-14 USPA DIV I intercollegiate Nationals Virginia
Spring Outdoor 2024:
Practice April 6-25
April 27 – women’s tournament
May 4 – Kentucky Derby Day benefiting LEISD Foundation (4-7pm)
May games start 5pm
May 11 – May Challenge Cup
May 18– Polo on the Lawn Preakness Stakes Cup
May 25 – Memorial Day Cup
June games start 6pm
June 1 – June Challenge Cup
June 8 – Belmont Stakes
June 15 – Fathers Day Cup
June 22 – Dallas Symphony Honor Guard Cup
June 29 – Great American Picinic Day Cup
July games start 7pm
July 4 – Patriot Cup Season Finale & Fireworks Watch party
Concurrently DFW Polo Association will also have USPA prize-money tournaments this spring exact dates and times are available at www.DFWPolo.com
Fall 2024 Outdoor Schedule:
Practice Sept 1-13:
Sept games start 5pm:
Sept 14 – Fall Season Opener Polo En Blanc Party
Sept 21 – September Challenge Cup
Sept 28 – Wildridge Cup
Oct games start 4pm:
Oct 5 – October Challenge Cup
Oct 14 – Texas vs OU Shootout
Oct 19 – VCM Memorial
Oct 26 – Polo on the Midway 380 Guide Cup
Nov games start 3pm:
Nov 2 – Fall Outdoor Season Finale – Polo for the Pups benefitting I Am Dog Rescue
Nov 8-10 – Texas College Polo Championship
Congrats to UNT Men 2024 D1 Intercollegiate National Champions!
Congrats to our TCU & UNT womens teams for doing wekk in the D2 Intercollegiate Tournament, All-stars Audrey Keneda & Grace Geissler & BPP Cookie
Congrats to Prestonwood/Broken Taco winners of $7500 prize money US Arena Open Handicap at California Polo Club
UNT wins $2,000 Texas College Polo Championship
Semi-finals UK 15 vs A&M 11
UNT 15 vs SMU 11
finals UNT 12 vs UK 6
consolation SMU 13 vs A&M 12 OT
Gusto Polo Wins DFW 4 Goal $2500 USPA Sportsmanship Cup
Gusto Polo Wins 2023 Polo for the Pups
Hondo Polo Wins DFW 4 Goal $2500 USPA Centennial Cup
Thursday Nov 2:
- 5:30pm 4 Goal Field 3 Prestonwood v Adobe Lodge/Gusto
Saturday Nov 4:
- 10:00am UNT club and lessons
- 4:30pm 4 Goal Field 1 Semifinal 1
- 5:30pm 4 Goal Field 2 Semifinal 2
Sunday Nov 5:
- 10:00am TCU v UNT womens qualifier
- 11:00am 4 Goal consolation
- 12:00pm 4 Goal final
Tuesday Oct 24:
- 5:00pm 4 Goal Field 3 Prestonwood v Adobe Lodge/Gusto
- 6:00pm Field 3 club practice
- 7:00pm UNT v SMU qualifyer @ Mayer Ranch
Thursday Oct 26:
- 4 goal semifinals TBA
Friday Oct 27:
- 1:45 pm 12 Goal @ TBA – Prestonwood v Mokarow Farms
- 4:30pm @ Willow Bend – Mayer Ranch v Lucchese
Saturday Oct 28:
- 4 goal consolation and final TBA
- 10:00am UNT club arena practice
- 4:30pm @ Prestonwood Field 1 4 goal game w/ pre game Halloween surprise
- 5:30pm @ Prestonwood Field 1 Pro Am
Sunday Oct 29:
- 10:00am TCU v UNT women arena qualifyer
- 12 Goal Final TBA
Drake’s Organic Spirits Win VCM Memorial
Tuesday Oct 17:
- 5:00pm Practice Field 3
- 7:00pm UNT Varsity Arena practice covered arena
Thursday Oct 19:
- 4:30pm Willow Bend Field 2 Willow Bend v Ranch Hand
- 5:30pm Prestonwood Field 2 – Hondo v Prestonwood
Friday October 20:
- 10:00am @ Lucchese – Prestonwood v Lucchese
- 4:30pm @ Willow Bend – Mayer Ranch v Mokarow Farms
Saturday Oct 21:
- 11:00am @ Willow Bend 2 – Hondo v Willow Bend
- 4:30pm @ Mokarow South – Adobe Lodge/Gusto v Ranch Hand (Masters Cup Finals)
- 4:30pm Prestonwood Pro Am Field 1
Sunday Oct 22:
- 10:00am TCU v UNT arena qualifyer
- 12 Goal games TBA
TCU Wins October Challenge Cup
Tuesday Oct 10:
- 5:45pm Prestonwood Field 2 Adobe Lodge/Gusto v Ranch Hand
- 5:45pm Willow Bend Field 2 Willow Bend v Prestonwood
- 7:00pm UNT Varsity Arena practice covered arena
Thursday Oct 12:
- DFW Polo 4 Goal Masters Cup games TBD
Friday Oct 13:
- 11:00am DFW 12 Goal Lucchese v Mokarow at Lake Shore
- 5:00pm DFW 12 Goal Willow Bend Field 2 Prestonwood v Mayer Ranch
Saturday Oct 14:
- 10:00am UNT club practice covered arena
- DFW Polo 4 goal TBD
- 5:00pm DFW game Prestonwood Field 1
- 6:00pm Prestonwood Pro Am
Sunday Oct 15:
- 10:00am TCU practice covered arena
- 2:00pm DFW Polo 12 Goal Benefit Game at Willow Bend
OU Wins Red River Rivalry
Tues Oct 3:
- 5pm outdoor practice on Field 3
- 7pm UNT Varsity Arena practice covered arena
Thurs Oct 5 DFW Polo $2500 Masters Cup 4 Goal Games:
- 4:30pm @ Prestonwood: Hondo v Dallas Polo
- 5:45pm @ TBD: Adobe Lodge/Gusto v Ranch Hand
- 5:45pm @ Willow Bend: Prestonwood vs Willow Bend
Friday Oct 6 DFW Polo 12 Goal:
- 9am: Lucchese vs Mayer Ranch @ Lakeshore
- 5pm: Mokarow vs Prestonwood @ Willow Bend
Saturday Oct 7:
- 10am UNT club JV practice covered arena
- 10am @ Prestonwood 4 Goal Dallas v Prestonwood
- 11:15am @Willow Bend 4 Goal Ranch Hand vs Willow Bend
- 5pm @ Prestonwood 4 Goal Hondo v Adobe Lodge/Gusto
- 6:15pm: Prestonwood pro-am Texas OU Shootout
Sunday Oct 8:
- 10am NO TCU
- 10am: DFW Polo 12-goal TBA
- 4pm DFW Polo 12-goal TBA
September 26 thru October 1
Tues Sept 26:
- 5pm outdoor practice on Field 3
- 6pm on field 2: make-up DFW Polo USPA $2500 Players Cup 4-goal: Adobe Lodge/Gusto vs Hondo
- 7pm UNT Varsity Arena practice covered arena
Thurs Sept 28 DFW Polo USPA $2500 PlayeCup 4-goal 3 games:
- 5pm @ Prestonwood: Ranch Hand vs Prestonwood
- 6pm @ Prestonwood: Dallas Polo vs Hondo
- 6:15pm @ TBD Adobe Lodge/Gusto vs Willow Bend
Fri Sept 29 DFW Polo 12-goal:
- 9am: Mokarow vs Lucchese @ Lakeshore
- 5pm: Mayer Ranch vs Prestonwood @ Willow Bend
Sat Sept 30:
- 10am UNT club JV practice covered arena
- 10am @TBD DFW Polo USPA $2500 Players Cup 4-goal Final or consolation Final
- 11am @TBD DFW Polo USPA $2500 Players Cup 4-goal Final or consolation final
- 5pm: DFW Polo USPA $2500 Players Cup 4-goal Final or consolation final @ Prestonwood
- 6:15pm: Prestonwood pro-am Wildridge Cup
Sun Oct 1:
- 10am TCU club arena practice covered arena
- 10am: DFW Polo 12-goal 10am consolation final
- 4pm DFW Polo 12-goal final @ Mayer ranch + party rsvp 972-310-4000
Fall Sat pro-am league schedule:
Sept games start 5pm:
Sept 16 – Fall Season Opener Polo En Blanc Party (Tio Pats Brazilian taco truck*)
- 5pm pro-am season opener on field 1 round-robin:
- Gusto
- Vaughn Miller Jr 3
- Cale Curtin 0
- Coach Miller 0T
- Ali -1
- Hondo
- Servando -1
- Kate Howe 0
- Chris Jones 1
- Vance Miller III 1
- Adobe Lodge
- Wyatt Duncan -1
- Marcus Murphy -1
- Alejandro 2
- Moncho 2
- Ump: Sidro & Ronnie
- Announcer/Timer: Morgan
- Front Gate: Gigi/Emma
Sept 23 – September Challenge Cup (Tio Pats Brazilian taco truck*)
6:15pm pro-am on Field 1:
- Prestonwood Green
- Coach Miller 0T
- Vance Miller III 1
- Chris Jones 1
- John Dencker .5
- Drakes
- Moncho Espinal 2
- Niklaus Felhaber1
- Ronnie Puente 1.5
- Erin/Jackson -1
- Ump: Sidro
- Announcer/Timer: Morgan
- Front Gate: Gigi/Emma
Sept 30 – Wildridge Cup (JC’s Smokehouse food truck*)
Oct games start 4pm (Oct 28 3pm):
Oct 7 – Texas vs OU Shootout
Oct 14 – October Challenge Cup (JC’s Smokehouse food truck*)
Oct 21 – VCM Memorial
Oct 28 – Polo on the Midway 380 Guide Cup (3pm start)
Nov games start 3pm:
Nov 4 – Fall Outdoor Season Finale (JC’s Smokehouse food truck*)
Nov 10-12 – Texas College Polo Championship (at Mayer Ranch Arena) (Tio Pats Brazilian taco truck*)
Concurrently with our events DFW Polo Association will have four 4-goal 2-week tournaments and three 12-goal 2-week USPA prize-money tournaments:
4-goal:
September 7-17
September 21-Sept 30 $2500 USPA Players cup
October 5th-October 14th $2500 USPA Masters Cup
October 19-October 28th $2500 USPA centennial Cup
November 2nd – November 4th $2500 USPA Sportsmanship Cup
12-goal:
September 21-October 1 USPA Kim Mayer Memorial
October 5th – October 15th $2500 USPA Gen Patton
October 19th-October 29th $2500 USPA Intra-Circuit
Exact dates and times are available at www.DFWPolo.com
*Prestonwood Polo Club cannot guarantee that scheduled Food Trucks will show up and they typically require a minimum amount of sales to attend our events.
Spring. Season has concluded join our Arena practice League in July & august to stay in shape! (text Sidro (972) 904-6473- or Vance 269-834-2148 if you want to play):
July 10-Aug 30: practice arena league contact Sidro or Vance to sign up:
Wednesdays: 8pm
Saturdays: 9:00am
Sundays: 9:00am
Outdoor practice starts Labor Day Weekend Sat Sept 2
June 26-July 4
Tues June 27: 7pm practice cancelled due to heat
Thurs June 29: 7pm practics
Sat July 1: 7pm DFW Polo pro-am Patriot Cup knock-out
Tues July 4: 7pm DFW Polo pro-am Patriot Cup Season Finale & consolation Firewaorlks watch party after games.
June 19-24
Tues June 20 6:30pm practice
Thurs June 22 6:30pm practice
Sat June 24 6:30pm DFW Polo pro-am Dallas Symphony Honor Guard Cup @ Prestonwood 1
June 11-17
Tues June 12 6pm practice (moved to Wens June 13 due to weather)
Thurs June 15 6pm practice
Fri June 16 DFW polo 6-goal knock-out tournament USPA $2,500 Congressional Cup 6 goal @ Willow Bend:
6pm: Prestonwood Red Vs Gusto/MayerRanch
7pm: Prestonwood Green VS Willow Bend
Sat June 17: 6pm Dfw polo pro-am Fathers Day Cup @ Prestonwood 1
Sun June 18 DFW polo 6-goal knock-out tournament USPA $2,500 Congressional Cup 6 goal @ Mayer Ranch:
9:30am finals
10:30am consolation
June 4 – 11
Tues June 5 – 5:30pm practice on field 2 or 3
Wed June 6 – 6 Goal Cup @ Mayer Ranch
- 5:00pm Gusto v Mayer Ranch
- 6:00pm Casimiro v Prestonwood
Thurs June 7 – 5:30pm practice on field 2 or 3
Fri June 9- 6 Goal Cup @ Willow Bend
- 5:00pm Semifinal 1
- 6:00pm Semifinal 2
Sat June 10 – 6:00pm Margarita pro-am at Prestonwood Field 1 rained out
Sun June 11- 6 Goal Cup Final @ TBD
- 10:00am Final
May 30 – June 4
Tues May 30 – 5:30pm practice on field 2 or 3
Thurs June 1 – 5:30pm practice on field 2 or 3
Fri June 2 – 6 Goal Cup @ Willow Bend DFW Polo Association games USPA General George S Brown Cup begins
- 5:00pm Willow Bend v Mayer Ranch
- 6:00pm Prestonwood v Lucchese
Sat June 3 – 5:30pm Margarita pro-am at Prestonwood Field 1 Rained out
Sun June 4 – 6 Goal Cup @ TBD
- 10:00am Lucchese v Willow Bend @ Willow Bend
- 11:30am Gusto v Prestonwood on Prestonwood 2
- 12:30pm practice chukkers on Prestonwood 2
May 22 – 28
Tues May 22: 530pm practice on field 2 or 3
Wens May 23: DFW Polo Association games USPA General George S Patton Jr Cup 5:30pm & 6:30pm see www.DFWPolo.com
Thurs May 24: 530pm practice on Field 2 or 3
Fri May 25: DFW Polo Association games USPA General George S Patton Jr Cup semi-finals @ Willow Bend see www.DFWPolo.com
Sat May 27: DFW Polo Association games:
- 2:30pm NYTS at Mokarow Farms South Field
- 5:30pm DFW Margarita pro-am at Prestonwood field 1
Sun May 28: DFW Polo Association USPA General George S Patton Jr Cup finals see www.DFWPolo.com
Tues May 16 5:30 pm practice on field 2 or 3
DFW Polo schedule:
Wens May 17 DFW polo cancelled practice at Willow Bend
Fri May 19 @ Willow Bend cancelled moved to Sat May 20
- 12:30pm USPA General George S Patton Jr Cup teams see www.DFWPolo.com
- 1:30pm USPA General George S Patton Jr Cup teams see www.DFWPolo.com
Sat May 20 5pm DFW Polo pro-am at Prestonwood polo on the lawn Preakness Stakes Cup:
Sun May 21:
- finals $2500 USPA Constitution Cup Casimiro vs Prestonwood
- 1st game of the $2500 USPA General George S Patton Jr Cup teams TBD
Sat May 13: Hey everyone – We’re watching weather if it rains we’ll go to Plan B and play DFW polo pro-am in covered arena at 5pm:
Chukker 1: Prestonwood Red vs Prestonwood White
Chukker 2: Drakes vs Hondo
Chukker 3: Losers chukkers 1&2
Chukker 4: Winners chukkers 1&2
Sun May 14 10am & 11am finals & consolation 6-goal USPA Constitution Cup rained out
Sat May 6:
- 10am Margarita league at Willow Bend
- 5pm DFW polo margarita pro-am at Prestonwood round-Robin:
Sun May 7:
- 10am USPA Constitution Cup at Prestonwood
- 11am USPA Constitution Cup at Prestonwood
All Tickets purchased for Saturdays game will also be good for Sunday games
Sunday April 30:
- 11am Prestonwood HOA meeting in polo Pavilion
- 5:30pm practice chukkers on Field 2, text Vaughn Jr or Morgan if you want to play
Tues May 2: 6pm practice on Field 2 or 3 TBD, text Vaughn Jr or Morgan if you want to play
DFW Polo Association pro-am Margarita league starts Sat May 6, contact Morgan McBride to sign up: morgan@prestonwoodpolo.com
Congrats UNT Men D1 National Champions!Defeated Texas A&M 20-7 & UVA 14-9 Vaughn Milker Jr & Andrew Scott All-Stars, Andrew Scott Sportsmanship winner!
UNT men travel to UVA April 8-15 for the USPA National Intercollegiate Championship, games will be livestreamed: https://www.youtube.com/@USPAPoloNetwork/streams
Congrats to Miller Brothers for wins in Florida: https://www.prestonwoodpolo.com/news—miller-brothers-win-in-florida2.html
Congrats to TCU player Grace Geissler for winning Sportsmanship award at DII Intercollegiate Regionals March 2023 at Mayer Ranch
Congrats to TCU horse Bitcoin for winning Best Playing Pony at DII Intercollegiate Regionals March 2023 at Mayer Ranch
Congrats Vaughn Miller Jr & Vance Miller III playing for Tito’s Polo team at Sarasota Polo Club winning the February 2023 6-goal, 8-goal & 12-goal tournaments!
Fall 2022 winners:
Congrats UNT men winners of the Cornell University William S Fields Invitational defeating Cornell 14-5 and UVA 20-10 https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-polo
Congrats UNT Men winning D1 Texas College Polo Championship, 20-7 over UK, 13-10 over SMU
Prestonwood Red winners Fall Season Finale 5-3 Nov 6
Drakes winners North Texas Open © 6-4 over Hondo
Hondo winners VCM Memorial 7-4 Oct 15 over Prestonwood
Texas winners 7-5 over OU Sat Oct 8
TCU winners Oct 1 4-goal round-robin over UNT & Prestonwood Red Frisco Fall Challenge Cup
Prestonwood Red winners Sept 24 challenge Cup 7-6 4-6 goal
Prestonwood Green Winners 7-5 Sat Sept 17, 5pm fall season opener exhibition practice game on field 4-6-goal 6 chukkers
Fall update:
Hey All- our Fall 2022 polo will start Sat Sept 3, we’ll play outdoor on Saturdays and arena on Sundays, during the week we’ll have UNT mens arena practice on Mondays (Vaughn Jr will be flying in from Aiken for the Mon practices) and we’ll have club outdoor practice on the field Wednesdays. Fridays will be stick n ball practice and TCU select girls practice:
-Sept 3 – 11: Outdoor Practice Sat & Sun @ 10AM
Sept 17- fall season opener polo En Blanc
Sept 24 – September Challenge Cup
Oct games start 4pm
-Oct 1 – Frisco Fall Challenge
-Oct 8 – Texas vs OU Shootout
-Oct 15 – VCM Memorial
-Oct 22 – North Texas Open©
-Oct 29 – 380 Guide Cup / USPA Constitution Cup (outdoor)
Nov games start 3pm
-Nov 4 – 6 – Women’s Tournament
-Nov 11-13 Texas College Polo Championship (arena)
Spring season recap: USPA General Patton Cup Finals
Tiburon vs Celebrity Cruises for the finals of the USPA General Patton Cup. Tiburon: Collen Clark 0, Niklaus Felhaber 1, Vaughn Miller Jr 2, Mason Wroe 4, against; Celebrity Cruises: Richard Varner 0, Mariano Silva 1, Ramon Espinal 2, Nachi Viana 5. Mason Wroe came out on fire with 2 goals in the first. Ramon Espinal and Nachi Viana came back with goals of their own to make it 2.5-2 in favor of Tiburon at halftime. Mason scored in the 3rd on a beautiful give and go with Vaughn Miller Jr. Vaughn scored at the end of the 4th to ice the game 4.5-2. Tiburon wins the USPA General Patton Cup.
MVP: Niklaus Felhaber
BPP: Respeto, played by Nachi Viana
USPA General Patton Cup Day 3
Tiburon and Drakes qualified for the semi final of the USPA General Patton Cup. Felipe Viana captained the Drakes team against Tiburon captain Mason Wroe and his sidekick Vaughn Miller Jr. A defensive battle took place as both teams did not want to give an inch in this semi final matchup. It was a scoreless game until Felipe Viana converted a 60 yard penalty 4 over Tiburon’s heads in the 2nd chukker. Mason Wroe answered quickly off of a backshot pass by Vaughn. Halftime score sat at 1.5-1 Tiburon leading on handicap. Tiburon struck quickly with a goal by Mason to take a comfortable 2.5-1 lead. However, Drakes had different plans. A coast to coast run by Felipe was left just short of the goal, but his teammate Umair Kaimkhani cleaned up the trash to make it 2.5-2. As the clock winded down in the 3rd, Felipe struck a shot from 80 yards out. Drakes’ Jonathan Garnica redirected the shot into the goal for the score and taking the Drakes lead 3-2.5. With the finals on the line both teams left everything on the field. Mason Wroe scored to give Tiburon their handicap lead 3.5-3. Vaughn Miller Jr. then seemed to hit the dagger on a bomb through the uprights with a minute remaining. Captain America Felipe Viana took the game into his own hands with the final waning in the distance. He creates a foul and drains the clutch penalty 4 to make 4.5-4 Tiburon leading. Under 30 seconds left and Felipe won the throw in and ran to goal. He was going to score and win the game for Drakes, but the clock ran out in time for Tiburon to hold on. Tiburon advances to the finals.
Gusto took on undefeated Celebrity Cruises in the final bracket game. Celebrity Cruises already qualified for the final so they were looking to keep themselves tuned up with some subs as well. Gusto had yet to win a game and was going to play as if it were the finals. Nachi Viana began the scoring for cruises but was matched by Pelon Escapite. Ronnie Puente added a nice goal and Nachi answered again to make the score 3.5-2 in favor of Cruises. Vance Miller got on the board along with Ronnie again to give Gusto a 4-3.5 lead. Ramon Espinal scored to give Cruises a 4.5-4 lead heading into the 4th. Vance scored his second but was answered by Nachi to keep it 5.5-5. Pelon Escapite went beast mode and scored to give Gusto a late lead 6-5.5. A last second penalty gave Cruises a shot but it sailed just wide.
USPA General Patton Cup Day 2
The second day of games began with a morning game between Gusto and Tiburon. Pelon Escapite continued his epic penalty shot clinic at Prestonwood with a 60 yard penalty undefendable over everyone’s heads. Vaughn Miller Jr put in a penalty 2 to tie the game. Mason Wroe then showed why he is one of the top players in the USA. Back to back classic Mason Wroe goals gave Tiburon a 3-1 lead that they would never give up. Vaughn added to the lead with a bomb that curved in through the uprights. Mason scored another and Vance Miller got on the board after a nice hook by Ronnie Puente. Niklaus Felhaber converted a penalty 2 to extend the Tiburon lead to 6-2. Collen Clark got on the board with a penalty 2 score. Vaughn Jr tallied another and the score was 8-2 in favor of Tiburon. It wasn’t Gusto’s day but Vance and Cale Curtin managed to add a goal each to make it 8-4. Vaughn capped off his great performance with another goal the game ended 9-4.
A battle of brothers took place in our feature match of the weekend. This game would not disappoint. Nachi Viana began the war with a penalty 2 score. Felipe answered his younger brother with a goal to tie the game 1-1. The future 10 goaler, Nachi, scored two consecutive goals to hang a 3-1 lead on his brother. The supporting cast of Celebrity Cruises stepped up with Ramon “Moncho” Espinal slicing an away backshot into goal from an impossible angle. Felipe scored once more for Drakes to go into halftime only down 4-2 to the juggernaut Celebrity Cruises. In no time Nachi was on the penalty line again and converted with ease. The older brother Felipe, known as Captain America, answered with a safety penalty from the corner. Jonathan Garnica put his stamp on this game with two crucial runs to goal that were both finished by Umair Kaimkhani and the game was knotted 5 a piece. The battle of the Vianas was going to the wire and it was an all new game heading into the 4th. Both brothers wanted this one badly, and Nachi struck first. Without hesitation, Felipe tied it up again. The brothers showed up to play polo today and left our feature crowd a treat. An injury to Nachi left everyone wondering what would happen. He gets up from the injury and proceeds to score one of the greatest goals a polo player can score. Nachi drains a penalty 5 center hit with a one time nuclear bomb. A late foul gave Felipe the same exact shot with 5 seconds remaining. Could Felipe do what his brother just accomplished? Felipe opted to go full speed, he went straight line to goal and scored it at break neck speed. The only problem was that the horn blew just before the ball crossed the goal. Celebrity Cruises hung on to win 7-6, and Nachi wins the Viana brother battle.
USPA General Patton Cup Day 1
Prestonwood Polo Club began the most competitive league in Texas this spring with two phenomenal teams of Tiburon and Celebrity Cruises. Tiburon team owner Collen Clark had Mason Wroe and Vaughn Miller Jr join his team, which is one of the most dynamic American duos in Polo. They took on Celebrity Cruises’ Nachi Viana, who was recently a teammate of Mason and Vaughn in Florida where they went undefeated in the prestigious 12 goal tournaments. Nachi is recognized as a budding star and a future 10 goaler, so Prestonwood was in for a treat. Tiburon took a quick lead after Niklaus Felhaber made a nice back to Mason who drew a foul and the penalty was converted by Vaughn. Tiburon poked the bear and Nachi struck right away to tie the game. Mason Wroe answered to give Tiburon a 2.5-1 lead after the first. The second chukker was dominated by Nachi riding BPP LaToya. Back to back true coast to coast runs gave Cruises the lead and left spectators in awe. Mariano Silva made an impact for cruises with a great goal to extend the lead to 4-2.5. Nachi continued the dominance with 2 goals in the 3rd to Tiburon’s 0. A devastating 6-2.5 lead for Celebrity Cruises entering the final chukker. Mason and Vaughn dug deep and brought their team back from certain defeat. Vaughn converted a penalty and Mason scored a classic goal to quickly get themselves back into the game down 6-4.5. Vaughn converted another penalty and the game was now up for grabs. The clock winded down to 1 minute and the American duo took over. Passing back and forth Mason fed Vaughn the ball with space and Vaughn took it through the posts to give Tiburon the lead in dramatic fashion 6.5-6. With under 30 seconds remaining Tiburon had a knock in to hopefully end the game. Nachi stole the knock in riding Bitcoin, and sent the ball through the uprights over everyone’s heads. Celebrity Cruises won 7-6.5 after Nachi’s brilliant game-winner. The crowd was left jaw dropped and ready for more.
Prestonwood’s next match would not disappoint. Felipe Viana and Pelon Escapite headlined the matchup as the two 6 goal players were slated to go head to head. Felipe Viana wasted no time as he looked to match his brothers masterful performance in the game prior. Back to back goals by Felipe atop Escaramuza gave Drakes a head start. Gusto’s Pelon Escapite was unphased and put a penalty 4 undefendable down the middle. A clinic was on display in this game of great penalty shooting by the two stars. Felipe then responded with his own perfect penalty 4 to end the first 3-1 Drakes. Pelon sent another 60 down the middle for Gusto and Chris Jones got on the board for Drakes with a lucky bounce off Pelon’s stick. Score remained a two goal deficit for Gusto 4-2. The 3rd chukker was all Gusto as they bounced back with a special chukker. Hard work by Vance and Ronnie led to a goal by Gusto team owner Cale Curtin. Pelon put two more 60’s down the middle, and gave Gusto the lead 5-4 as they went into the 4th. Unfortunately for Gusto, Pelon suffered an injury to his best horse at the start of the 4th and the momentum they obtained was zapped right out of them. Felipe, who happens to be the past Captain of Team USA in the Olympics of polo, went on a tear scoring three unanswered goal to give Drakes a two goal lead with under two minutes remaining. Gusto scored quickly with yet another penalty 4 bomb by Pelon. Time ran out and Drakes held onto the nail-biting win 7-6.Prestonwood’s next match would not disappoint. Felipe Viana and Pelon Escapite headlined the matchup as the two 6 goal players were slated to go head to head. Felipe Viana wasted no time as he looked to match his brothers masterful performance in the game prior. Back to back goals by Felipe atop Escaramuza gave Drakes a head start. Gusto’s Pelon Escapite was unphased and put a penalty 4 undefendable down the middle. A clinic was on display in this game of great penalty shooting by the two stars. Felipe then responded with his own perfect penalty 4 to end the first 3-1 Drakes. Pelon sent another 60 down the middle for Gusto and Chris Jones got on the board for Drakes with a lucky bounce off Pelon’s stick. Score remained a two goal deficit for Gusto 4-2. The 3rd chukker was all Gusto as they bounced back with a special chukker. Hard work by Vance and Ronnie led to a goal by Gusto team owner Cale Curtin. Pelon put two more 60’s down the middle, and gave Gusto the lead 5-4 as they went into the 4th. Unfortunately for Gusto, Pelon suffered an injury to his hand at the start of the 4th and the momentum they obtained was zapped right out of them. Felipe, who happens to be the past Captain of Team USA in the Olympics of polo, went on a tear scoring three unanswered goal to give Drakes a two goal lead with under two minutes remaining. Gusto scored quickly with yet another penalty 4 bomb by Pelon. Time ran out and Drakes held onto the nail-biting win 7-6.
8-Goal USPA General George S. Patton, Jr. Cup
Standings:
Tiburón 3-1 (+6)
Celebrity Cruises 2-2 (0)
Drakes 1-2 (-.5)
Gusto 1-2 (-5.5)
Dates & Times:
Thursday, June 9th
Game 1
Celebrity Cruises defeated Tiburon 7-6
5:45 PM on Field 2
Game 2
Drakes defeated Gusto 6-5
6:45 PM on Field 2
Saturday, June 11th
Game 3
Tiburon vs Gusto
10 AM on Field 2
Game 4
Celebrity Cruises vs Drakes
6:30 PM on Field 1
Thursday, June 16th
Game 5
Gusto vs Celebrity Cruises
5:30 PM
Game 6
Tiburon vs Drakes
6:30 PM
Saturday, June 18th
Finals
Start of new tournament
May 28th Memorial Day Cup & NYTS
Memorial Day Cup
The Memorial day cup started off with Hondo vs Gusto. Two very tough teams battled and the scoring began with Vance Miller capitalizing on a poor knock in by Gusto. Jonathan Garnica battled with 4 goal superstar Ulysses Escapite all chucker long due to a poor combination of horses by Gusto. Moncho and Ronnie rode their younger horses in the first chukker to get them over with quickly, but that ended up leaving Garnica and Cale alone to fend off Ulysses. Garnica was able to get the best of Ulysses once with a beautiful run on his white mare Maggie to tie the score 1-1. In the second chukker the horses were now even. Moncho and Ronnie added a new dimension to the team and Gusto looked like the winners. A great team play led to a spot hit penalty 2 in front of goal, a sure goal to take the lead for Gusto. Unfortunately the penalty rolled wide and the score remained tied. With time winding down Hondo’s offense attacked. Ulysses pressed up to midfield and then launched an unexpected precision pass to Hondo team owner James McHazlet. James, unphased by the score and little time remaining, took two shots to goal and capped it off with a neck shot through the posts. Time ran out, and James would be the game winning hero, 2-1 Hondo over Gusto.
Prestonwood now took on Gusto. Out of the gates Moncho came out right where he left off and scored from the throw in. Vaughn Miller Jr acted fast and made a nice move and neck shot hammer riding buckskin powerhouse, Cookie. Sidro Olivas knifed through defenders and found David Werntz on a breakaway. David took the pass all the way to goal and slammed it through, 2-1 Prestonwood. David had a tac malfunction and injury which led to Prestonwood being down a man. Gusto capitalized and Cale Curtin drained a penalty 3 to tie the score and redeem himself for an earlier miss. Prestonwood allowed Moncho to take another throw in to goal and gave up the lead to Gusto 3-2. Umair Kaimkhani stepped in for David Werntz for the chukker and scored to even the score. Moncho would not let off the gas and put a laser beam penalty 4 in the goal to take back the lead. Moncho, out for blood, scored yet again with a solo run to goal. 5-3 Gusto.
The final game would be Hondo vs Prestonwood. A low scoring defensive chess match took place. Prestonwood was down a man with David’s injury, leaving pros Vaughn and Sidro to take on Hondo’s pros Ulysses, Vance, and Chris Jones. A long grinding chukker was ended with superstar Ulysses Escapite assisting a “teach you a lesson” goal leaving it for Vance to walk through. Penalties proceeded to hurt Prestonwood’s chances by thwarting their own offensive attacks. Many runs to goal by Vaughn and Sidro were ended by little fouls or missed goals. Hondo benefited by the fouls and James McHazlet put in a penalty 2 to make the score 2-0 Hondo in the first. The second and final chukker was a scrappy fight that let no scores through. Many great attempts by Prestonwood went wide, and the score was final. 2-0 Hondo
MVP: James McHazlet, BPP: Sahara
Goal Standings: Vaughn: 12, Moncho: 10, Vance: 10, Jonathan: 6, Umair: 6, Ronnie: 5, Sidro: 4, Cale: 4, James: 4, Chris: 3, Mariano: 3, JB: 3, Trenton: 2, Morgan: 2, Mark: 1, Beau: 1, David: 1
NYTS
Our annual NYTS comprised of two great teams with outsiders and longtime Prestonwood players. Rancho Naranjo polo team from El Paso was filled by Alec Felhaber, Cole Felhaber, Francesca Felhaber, and Julian Martinez. This El Paso squad is a longtime friend and foe of Prestonwood having played together and against in high stakes national championships for the past 10 years. The elders of Prestonwood and Rancho competed and ended up joining to win an Interscholastic championship that will remain in the history books for eternity. Prestonwood’s new I/I team of up and comers includes JB Long and Trenton Werntz, two students who started from the bottom with Prestonwood. The Prestonwood NYTS team for this game would be JB Long, new I/I team member August Schneekloth, Winnie Branscum, and Ulysses Escapite Jr. Winnie and Ulysses are two dynamite additions to the team and this game looked to be an exciting match due to the history of the teams. This past season Rancho Naranjo defeated Prestonwood in the arena, so JB and company were looking for revenge. Winnie came out on fire riding BPP Hamburgers and was everywhere in the first chukker. A backshot pass by her led to a tap in goal by August to draw first blood. August, riding Puma, scored off another pass this time on the nearside. JB Long got in on the action with a run to goal and left it for Ulysses to finish. Prestonwood came out firing with a 3-0 lead. Rancho, never doubting themselves, answered in the second chukker. A team effort train line to goal ended with Alec Felhaber touching it through. Then Francesca took over. A true coast to coast like butter and toast goal by Francesca gave Rancho the momentum. She didn’t stop there and scored another to tie the score 3-3. The epic comeback by Rancho was stalled with Ulysses making a penalty 2 conversion and giving Prestonwood breathing room, 4-3. Julian Martinez got himself on the scoreboard at the last minute and put the game into penalties. Prestonwood prevailed in the shootout with JB Long going 3 for 3 in the clutch and Winnie putting in the dagger. All-Stars were: Ulysses Escapite Jr, JB Long, Francesca Felhaber, and Winnie Branscum.
May 21st Polopalooza
Polopalooza saw old friends reuniting amongst a brother on brother battle. Mark Anderson and Ramon Espinal began their polo careers together as a dynamic duo in Minnesota called Drakes. Mark would start off the scoring with a penalty 2 conversion for a 1-0 Drakes lead. Umair Kaimkhani playing for Bentley tied up the game on a difficult full speed finish with Vaughn Miller in pursuit. Cale Curtin got on the board playing the 4 position perfectly by following up and putting away the goal. A 2-1 Drakes lead was not held for long. Vance Miller evened the score with a drive to goal and a resounding finish that seemed to give Bentley the momentum. Chris Jones saved a penalty 4 from missing wide and Umair Kaimkhani put the icing on the cake for his 2nd goal of the day and Vance scored a penalty 2 to go up 4-2. Vaughn scored a penalty conversion to make it 4-3 with 3 minutes remaining. Defensive battles ensued as Drakes attacked constantly, desperately looking for a hole to penetrate the defensive wall of Vance, Chris, and Ronnie Puente. Moncho knifed towards goal on his superstar horse Sahara but rolled just wide. Vaughn hammered the ball around the field on his gamer Juanita, but to no avail. Bentley hung on to a 4-3 win. Vance Miller III named MVP, and Cale Curtin’s Nola won BPP.
MVP: Vance Miller, BPP: Nola
The second game was another defensive battle. James McHazlet began the scoring for Hondo and gave them a lead they never lost. Beau Brown scored his first goal of the season to extend the lead to 2-0. JB Long kept Prestonwood alive with a goal, but Jonathan Garnica quickly responded and the firm Hondo lead remained. Morgan McBride finished a beautiful run with a deep neck shot to give Prestonwood a chance only down 3-2. Time would run out and Hondo held victorious.
Goal Standings: Vaughn: 11, Vance: 8, Moncho: 7, Ronnie: 5, Jonathan: 5, Umair: 5, Sidro: 4, Chris: 3, Mariano: 3, Cale: 3, JB: 3, Trenton: 2, James: 2, Morgan: 2, Mark: 1, Beau: 1
May 14th Frisco Life Cup
HONDO POLO WINS FRISCO LIFE CUP
MVP: Ramon “Moncho” Espinal BPP: Sahara “Covergirl”
The finals of the Frisco Life Cup saw a tough battle between Gusto Polo and Hondo Polo with Hondo pulling off the comeback of the season. Starting with a 1 goal handicap, Gusto came out swinging. Mariano Silva, Texas A&M Polo Champion, won the first throw-in of the game and completed the play with a quick goal. He followed this up with a 60-yard bomb to build their handicap lead 3-0. Hondo stayed in the game with two penalty shot conversions by Vance Miller. Vaughn Miller Jr. extended Gusto’s lead in the second chukker with two finishes, one off a pass from Cale Curtin. Gusto’s ringer, JB Long, ended the first half with a beautiful tiki-tiki run to goal and neck shot finish to end the chukker 6-2 in favor of Gusto. Gusto all smiles at the half, and Hondo looking for what would be the biggest comeback of the season thus far. Acting quickly with Jonathon Garnica taking two straight throw-ins directly to goal and single-handedly getting Hondo back in the game 6-4. Vaughn Miller Jr. seeing a comeback looming, converted another penalty 4 that just slipped passed the tip of Garnica’s mallet. Jonathan Garnica made it a hat trick with 3 goals in the chukker on another fantastic goal, ending the chukker 7-5. The last chukker of the finals would be all Hondo, no Gusto. Hondo team owner James McHazlett would begin the fourth chukker bombardment with a 40-yard shot slicing through the uprights. MVP Ramon “Moncho” Espinal proceeded to take over on BPP “Covergirl” Sahara. Gusto had no answer for the supreme horsepower and ball control of Moncho. Three straight goals by the MVP would close out the game and his last goal sealed the deal. A center hit coast to coast goal by Moncho brought the final score 9-7 in favor of Hondo Polo. Gusto was left high-fiving and saying good game thinking, “what just happened?!” Ramon Espinal named MVP. Sahara named BPP.
The consolations of the Frisco Life Cup saw a friendly competition between Prestonwood Polo and Waterski America. Morgan McBride began the scoring with a penalty conversion. Vaughn Miller Jr. ended the chukker with an alley-oop off a pass from his dad Vaughn “Coach” Miller Sr. Ronnie Puente and Sidro Olivas both scored for Prestonwood to build a 3-1 lead heading into half time. Waterski America would dominate the second half with goals off the mallets of Vance Miller, Chris Jones, and Vaughn Miller Jr. to win a tough battle 4-3.
Goal Standings: Vaughn: 10, Moncho: 7, Vance: 6, Ronnie: 5, Jonathan: 4, Sidro: 4, Chris: 3, Mariano: 3, Umair: 3, Cale: 2, JB: 2, Trenton: 2, James: 1, Morgan: 1
May 7th Kentucky Derby
Hondo and Gusto advance to the finals
The Kentucky Derby polo day began with Gusto vs Prestonwood. Right out of the gates, like Rich Strike eyeing the Garland of Roses, young phenom JB Long sent a beautiful pass up to Vaughn Miller Jr for Gusto’s 1-0 lead. Vaughn picks up another goal on a neck shot, and Gusto puts Prestonwood on their heels. JB, making his season debut, gives his team a 3-0 advantage with his own neck shot slicing between defenders and through the uprights. Prestonwood’s Ronnie Puente would not quit and picks up his lone goal of the day on a cleanup of Sidro’s derby race to goal. Last weeks MVP Trenton Werntz made an impact with 2 straight goals, a penalty conversion and another Sidro cleanup. Just like that the game was tied 3-3. Vaughn Miller Jr and Juanita decided to take matters into their own hands and go coast to coast with a little ballerina move by Juanita mixed in, and the game was over 4-3 Gusto wins.
The second game of the day was Hondo vs Waterski America, Umair Kaimkhani was eager to get his season debut underway and started with a goal for Hondo to tie the handicapped Waterski 1-1. Ramon “Moncho” Espinal then scored twice to take the lead 3-1. Vance Miller answered with a penalty and Chris Jones added a beautiful run to goal to tie 3-3. Moncho added another, and Jonathan Garnica scored his first career goal at Prestonwood to further the advantage 5-3. Umair would seal the deal with 2 more goals. Waterski made a valient comeback down 7-3 and brought it to 7-6 with 2 goals from Vance and 1 from Chris off an assist from talented young player Niklaus Felhaber. Hondo would advance 7-6.
Goal Standings: Vaughn: 7, Moncho: 4, Vance: 4, Ronnie: 4, Sidro: 3, Umair: 3, Cale: 2, Trenton: 2, Chris: 2, Mariano 1, JB: 1, Jonathan 1
April 30th Yabe Classic
Gusto took on Prestonwood green to kick off the spring season, and Vaughn Miller Jr wasted no time to score the first goal of the season on Giaconda. Sidro Olivas answered quickly with a deep neck shot riding the clubs new paint horse Elvis. Sidro went right back to work with a breakaway finish on his horse Prince. Gusto held a 2-1.5 lead, but Vaughn Miller Jr took the matter into his own hands with a coast to coast goal on Juanita. Chris Jones would clear the ball out of danger and Prestonwood green held onto a 2.5-2 win against Gusto.
In the second leg of the round robin Gusto took on Prestonwood red. Ronnie Puente started off the scoring with a split second throw in run. Cale Curtin got Gusto going with a penalty conversion on his powerhouse Nola. Ronnie Puente would get his second on the board in huge fashion, a booming blast through the uprights, riding Noche. Cale Curtin was a man on a mission and finished his second goal riding Nola to match Ronnie’s 2 goals. Red thought they were in good position until Vance Miller scores and makes a game changing backshot save as Mariano Silva was about to score. Sidro went coast to coast, capping off his third goal of the day on a home run neck shot 60 yards in the air to give Gusto the win 4.5-2.
The final leg of the Yabe classic was Prestonwood red and green. Mariano Silva, Texas A&M champion, scored a tiki tiki goal on April to start off strong for red. A quick garbage cleanup by Vaughn Jr tied the game 1-1. Morgan McBride then took a run all the way to goal which led to a safety in favor of green. Vaughn Miller Jr would proceed to smoke a 60 yard penalty atop Guillermita to take a 2-1 lead. Ramon “Moncho” Espinal, who controlled the game all day long, sauced up the green team on Sahara and evened the score. Green had a sneaky .5 lead but failed to hold onto it, Ronnie Puente on Sombra took a pass from Moncho and scored to win the game. With net goals in play and all teams tied at 1-1 Gusto took the victory. Trenton Werntz was named MVP after his stellar offensive and defensive hustle for Gusto.
Goal Standings: Vaughn 4, Sidro 3, Ronnie 3, Cale 2, Moncho 1, Mariano 1, Vance 1
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