Greenwich Polo Club, East Coast High Goal Series By Audi, Greenwich, CT, USA

It was a sold out match for the Greenwich Polo Club East Coast High Goal Series By Audi, in beautiful backcountry Greenwich, Connecticut on Sunday, August 31, 2025. The high-goal match between Team Audi (Alejandro Velezsuarez, Kris Kampsen, Victoriano Ruiz Jorba, and Mariano Aguere), and Team Sayville Ford (Chetan Krishna, Brandon Philips, Valerio Zubiaurre, and Benjamin Panelo) provided spectators with lots of thrilling, high-speed action on the field.

Sunday, August 31, 2025 – East Coast Open by Audi 

Team and Players – Audi (21 Goal Rank)

Team and Players – Sayville Ford (18 Goal Rank)

Your Guide to The Polo Match 

Chukkers 

The match is divided into 6 periods called Chukkers, which lasts 7.5 minutes each. After the 3^rd chukker, there is the traditional stomping of the divots to replace the grass that the galloping horses’ hooves raise.

The Field

Polo is played on a field that is 300 yards by 160 yards (the size of 10 football fields.)

Polo Ponies

Although they are called polo ponies, they are full-grown horses. Each player typically brings 6-8 polo ponies (or more) to use in a match. Horses are swapped throughout the match to keep the horses and their riders fresh. The top speed of a polo pony is 35 mph, and the speed of a polo ball can reach 100 mph. Interesting to note, if you look closely at our photos, you will notice that the horses have their manes cut closely, and their tails are braided. This is to prevent the players’ mallets from getting tangled in them during the match.

Player Positions 

Position 1 is the attacking position.
Position 2 is the offensive position. Position 1 and 2 are the “forwards.”
Position 3 is the tactical leader (and usually the best player on the team).
Position 4 plays defense.

Handicaps

Players are given a handicap level from -2 to 10 goals depending on their ability, with -2 the lowest, and 10 goal the highest possible. A 10-goaler player is considered the best and there are less than 100 players who have achieved this ranking. Handicaps are evaluated throughout the year and the number assigned in goals is the player’s value to the team, not the number of goals expected from the player.

The rating of an “A” or “0” denotes that the player holds Amateur status. A team’s handicap is calculated by adding the 4 players’ handicaps together.

Goals

There are 2 goal posts at each end of the field. When a team scores a goal, the teams switch direction of the play, this keeps the conditions even throughout the match.

A polo match consists of 6 chukkers of 7.5 minutes each, with an intermission between the third and fourth chukkers, however the speed of the play on the field measuring 300 yards by 160 yards, the professionalism and horsemanship of the players, and the agility of their horses, is what makes polo so exciting. It is always exciting, exhilarating, and definitely fun to watch!

The Match – East Coast Open By Audi – Sunday, August 31, 2025

Mohammad “Mo” Jami Sings the National Anthem

The Greenwich Polo Club match opened with Mohammed “Mo” Jami of MOJO Greenwich singing the National Anthem.

Chukker 1: The match was a 20 High Goal Match with the teams rated by the players’ rank. As Audi had a rating of 21 goals and Sayville Ford had a rating of 18 goals, the match started by giving a handicap of 2 goals to Sayville Ford to even the playing field, with the scoreboard before the start of Chukker 1 showing Audi: 0, Sayville Ford: 2.

Action was quick on the field when less than 1 minute into Chukker 1 Audi scored a goal bringing the score to Sayville Ford 2 to Audi 1, followed by 2 more successive goals for Audi to close the first Chukker with Audi leading 4 to 2 over Sayville Ford.

Chukker 2: Both teams scored goals in Chukker 2 closing out the Chukker with Audi leading at 5 to 4.

Chukker 3: Audi scored a quick goal with 6:48 minutes remaining in Chukker 3, and another goal with 4 minutes remaining widening the gap to 7 to 4. With 1:55 minutes remaining Sayville Ford scored, closing out the third Chukker 7 to 5 in favor of Audi.

The Traditional Stomping of the Divots

As per tradition, attendees took to the playing field for the traditional Stomping of the Divots after Chukker 3, patting the grass back where the horses’ hooves had torn it up and enjoying a walk on the immaculate field with the large sculpture Untitled (Big Clay #3) by the Swiss artist Urs Fischer in the background.

Victoriano Ruiz Jorba – Team Sayville Ford

Chukker 4: Chukker 4 opened with quick action with a goal by Sayville Ford followed by 2 goals by Audi to close out the Chukker 9-7 in favor of Audi.

Mariano Augerre

Chukker 5: Chukker 5 was another action packed Chukker with both teams on the move. Audi scored 3 more goals, and Sayville Ford also scored closing Chukker 5 12-8 still in favor of Audi.

Chukker 6: Less than 1 minute into the last Chukker, team Audi scored a goal, and with 3:30 minutes remaining, a total of 4 goals were scored by both teams (2 each). It was neck and neck all day on the field as both teams battled it out with Benjamin Panelo scoring the final goal for Sayville Ford that closed the East Coast Open By Audi with a score of 15 Audi, 11 Sayville Ford. It was another exciting and exhilarating day of polo at the Greenwich Polo Club.

Awards Ceremony

Greenwich Polo Final Score

At the end of the match, there was an awards ceremony for the winning team, the Best Polo Pony, and the Most Valuable Player.

Audi was the winning team, Mariano Aguerre’s pony from Los Machitos was awarded Best Polo Pony, and Alejandro Velezsuarez from team Audi was awarded Most Valuable Player.

Mariano Aguerre’s pony wins Best Polo Pony

Congratulations to both Audi and Sayville Ford; it was another exhilarating day of polo at the Greenwich Polo Club. We look forward to more excitement on the polo field for the rest of the season, followed by CSI Show Jumping at the end of September.

The Winning Team – Team Audi

Until our next adventure…

For more information or to purchase tickets for an upcoming match, please visit Greenwich Polo Club website: www.greenwichpoloclub.com

Summer 2025 Greenwich Polo Club Schedule 

Greenwich Polo Club gates open on Sunday at 1:00 pm, matches start at 3:00 pm and end by 5:00 pm. An Argentine Asado follows the matches to continue the party atmosphere. 

Ticket Options

East Lawn Car Pass:
Car Pass Ticket $50. Lawn Picnic seating on East Side of the Field)

East Lawn Umbrella:
Car Pass Ticket $225 (4-6 guests. Lawn Picnic seating on East Side of the Field with Reserved Umbrella)

East Lawn Cabana:
10 Car Passes $750 (up to 25 guests; includes reserved 10×10 tent with lawn space up to field)

West Lawn Club:

Premium Table and Umbrella with 6 seats *reserved on the front lawn with parking)
Front Row: $500/table ($83 per person)
Second Row: $400/table ($66 per person)

Victoriano Ruiz Jorba – Team Sayville Ford

Grandstand Skybox:
Elevated View/VIP Server/Covered Seats
$400 SkyBox/$100 per seat (4 seats with parking included)

Grandstand Bleachers:
2 Reserved Seats $60 (2 reserved seats with 1 car pass)

Cabana North:
$1,000, 10 Car passes included (up to 25 guests)

Cabana South:
$1,500+, 10 Car passes and includes Polo Picnic Package

CTC&G Players’ Lounge Tent:
Social Vibe, Seating Provided, VIP Bar
$75 per person includes parking with each ticket.

Players’ Lounge Suite:
$155-$230 per person, 10 tickets (includes parking)

Executive Hosting and Hospitality are also available.

Greenwich Polo Club
Field Address (location of public matches)
1 Hurlingham Drive
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
United States

Greenwich Polo Club Mailing Address (Office, not the Polo Field)
80 Field Point Road, #3
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
United States
Telephone: +1-203-561-1639
Email: info@GreenwichPoloClub.com
Website: https://www.greenwichpoloclub.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/greenwichpoloclub  @greenwichpoloclub

United States Polo Association®
Telephone: 1-800-232-USPA
Website: www.USPolo.org
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