january 17-20, 2013

• Open Season • Sunday, Jan 17, 2010
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Open Season
P alm B each - W ellington
J anuary 17-20, 2013
At A Glance
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Polo
At International Polo Club Palm Beach in
Wellington, third round of games in the Joe
Barry Memorial today thru Sunday this week.
The semifinals are next Thursday, Jan. 24.
See schedule and roster of teams on page 6.
www.internationalpoloclub.com / 561-282-5290
Week two of the
FTI Consulting
Winter Equestrian Festival, held
January 16-20, is
proudly sponsored
by Wellington
Equestrian Realty.
The week features
the $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix, CSI 2* on
Saturday, January 19, as part of the “Saturday
Night Lights” series. Wellington Equestrian
Realty is also a First Founding Sponsor of the
Adequan Global Dressage Festival, which will
be held January 31 to April 14.
West Palm Beach
Tonite, from 6 to 9 pm, William Halliday, Director of ArtHouse 429, & Bruce
Helander, Guest Curator will be hosting,
along with Karene Telesca, Maribel Alvarez
and Jim Pappas, the Exclusive Inaugural
Preview of ArtHouse 429
Cocktails and hors d’Oeuvres will be
served. Special Musical Guest. A portion
of the Inaugural Exhibit Sales will benefit:
The Gallery is located 429 25th St. West
Palm Beach, FL 33407. 56-1-231-0429.
www.arthouse429.com
On the cover
Robert Rahway Zakanitch
Blue Birds
Acrylic on canvas 2002
54 x 69 inches
Palm Beach
Located at 165 Worth
Avenue, the Wally Findlay
Palm Beach gallery has
over 9,000 square feet of
exhibition space on two
spacious floors.
Phone: (561) 655 2090
Now on Exhibition
Kahla is gracing the cover this
week with a Dressage Scarf
from Mallet Couture’s artist/
designer Melissa Hornung,
available at Eleganté Polo in
Wellington. Above right, the
Mallet Couture t-shirt. Right,
Master & Hound Silk Tee.
(ph Frederic Roy)
Open Season, a weekly publication of Trophy Inc. and The Morning Line. It is
published and distributed every Thursday in Palm Beach and Wellington thru April
2013, All rights Reserved. Editor and Publisher: Frederic Roy • 561-315-3111 •
polo@themorningline.com • 205 Worth Avenue, suite 205 • Palm Beach
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The Art of Mallet Couture
Created by artist Melissa
Hornung, Mallet Couture
is a line of clothing apparel,
limited edition collectibles
of all original art designed
tee shirts and scarves. The
current collection can be
purchased at Eleganté Polo
of Palm Beach in Wellington, Fl. 10620 W. Forest
Hill Blvd. 561-798-7816,
www.elegantepolo.com
Please turn to page 4
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Continued from page 3, Mallet Couture
Models: Kayla and Julia. ph. Frederic Roy
Styles for the 2013 collection, include:
Vintage Polo Player in tee shirt and scarf, Hunt Scene in tee shirt and scarf, Master
and Hounds in tee shirt and scarf, Dressage Horse tee shirt and scarf, Beach Rider in
poly silk tee only, Mallet Couture Logo tee in cotton/poly tee only.
The collection can also be purchased at Lady Golf and Dress Sport, near Eldorado
Polo Club in Palm Desert, California and at a tack shop in Bedford, NY named The
Horse Connection. Contact Mallet Couture direct for wholesale and online ordering
at www.malletcouture.com. Production is manufactured by Horseware of Ireland
www.horseware.com/usa/, distributing through their outlets globally.
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Georgina Bloomberg Wins it
for the Ladies, Fifth Consecutive Time
Battle of the Sexes
O
ver 3,500 fans packed the
stands at the Palm Beach
International Equestrian
Center (PBIEC) on the
opening Saturday night to
watch the women beat the men for the
fifth year in a row in the $55,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes at the FTI
Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival
(FTI WEF) in Wellington. It was the
closest race yet in the three-phase competition between the male and female
teams, but the ladies pulled out another
victory in the end.
Eric Hasbrouck was the course
designer in the International Arena this
week and set the tracks for last Saturday’s classes. In the highlight $55,000
Nespresso Battle of the Sexes, the threephase contest included speed rounds,
match races, and six-bar competition.
The women’s team was captained by
T
Charlie Jacobs and Flaming Star.
(© Sportfot.)
he second week of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival
(FTI WEF), sponsored by The
Mar-a-Lago Club, concluded on Sunday
afternoon with a win for Charlie Jacobs
(USA) and CMJ Sporthorse LLC’s
Flaming Star in the $30,000 Mar-a-Lago
Club Grand Prix.
Jumping a course set by Eric Hasbrouck, 46 horse and rider combinations
contested Sunday’s class. Thirteen
entries jumped clear to advance to the
jump-off, and 10 went double clear. The
fastest of those clear jump-off rounds
belonged to Charlie Jacobs and Flaming
Star in a time of 37.163 seconds.
Alvaro de Miranda (BRA) and RD
Jumping Higher, Ltda.’s Show Show
finished second stopping the clock in
37.413 seconds. Reed Kessler (USA)
and Ligist were third with a time of
37.708 seconds.
The 2013 FTI WEF runs through
March 31 featuring 12 weeks of worldclass competition. Visit www.equestriansport.com or call 561-793-5867 for
more information.
Georgina Bloomberg and also included
riders Laura Kraut, Margie Engle, Marilyn Little, Maggie Bracco, Nicole Bellissimo, Debbie Stephens, Brianne Goutal,
Candice King, and Schuyler Riley.
Charlie Jayne led the men’s team,
which included riders Shane Sweetnam, Richie Moloney, Daniel Bluman,
Luis Larrazabal, Ramiro Quintana,
Steve Schaefer, Darragh Kenny, Alex
Granato, and Nick Skelton.
The first round of competition in
tonight’s Nespresso Battle of the Sexes
was the speed round, with a 6 to 4 win
for the men. The match races followed,
with the men and women competing
side by side over identical courses.
The women were the winners of that
round with six points over the men’s
four, bringing the total team points to a
ten-ten tie.
The final six-bar competition would
be the deciding factor of
the evening. Four men and
four women returned from
each team with the opportunity to earn two points per
clear round. The competition started at 1.60m (5’3”)
in height and moved up to
1.80m (5’11”) through three
rounds.
Following the first six-bar
round, only three riders
Georgina Bloomberg, in her third clear round on the six-bar competition aboard aptly named
Highrise to clinch the Ladies’ fifth Nespresso Battle of the Sexes. (ph ManciniPhotos)
continued from each team after Maggie
Bracco and Shane Sweetnam each had
rails. In round two, Charlie Jayne, Laura
Kraut, and Daniel Bluman all had rails.
Nick Skelton was the only member
of the men’s team to advance to the
third round competing against Candice
King and Georgina Bloomberg. The six
jumps were taken down to four with the
larger height, and with the men on 18
points and the women on 20, all three
riders jumped clear. The final tally was
24 to 20 - a victory for the women.
Captain of the winning team, Georgina
Bloomberg, was thrilled to be a part of
the women’s fifth consecutive victory
in the event. Bloomberg was last to
jump in the final round aboard her horse
Highrise and gave the women the solid
four-point lead.
The 2013 FTI WEF runs through
March 31 featuring 12 weeks of worldclass competition.
1961 Jaguar Mark IX
1961 Jaguar Mark IX, this is a rare classic car, $35,000.00 spent on restoration, all new conley hide leather
interior, rare option bucket seats. $37,500.00 call today 561-313-8094 to view car Sunday at Polo.
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Polo
A
Crab Orchard is Back!
fter a tough first-game
12-11 loss to an equally
strong Villa del Lago,
Crab Orchard was back
yesterday with a superb
9-3 victory over Faraway to keep it
chances alive for one of the two semifinal spots for Bracket I/II in the 2013 Joe
Barry Memorial Cup. Next up for Crab
Orchard is Goose Creek, Goose Creek
a second-time winner this week with a
10-9 victory yesterday over ERG, Kris
Kampsen scoring the winning goal with
seconds to go in regulation time after
the two teams had battle out for the lead
throughout game.
A 3-time U.S. Open Polo Champion,
Crab Orchard was back in 2013 after the
Joe Barry Memorial Cup
International Polo Club, Palm Beach
20 goal - 14 teams - Brackets - Jan 8-27, 2013
Bracket I (cross-bracket with Bracket II)
Jim Zenni A
Polito Pieres 8 Villa del Lago 1-0
Magoo LaPrida 8 Def. Crab Orchard
Augustin Obregon 4 12-11
20
Hutton Goodman A
Juan Monteverde 5 Faraway 0-2
Santiago Chavanne 9 Lost to ERG
Pelon Escapite 6 Lost to Crab
20 Orchard
Maureen Brennan 0
Kris Kampsen 6 Goose Creek 2-0
Tommy Biddle 6 Def. Lechuza
Luis Escobar 7 12-11 OT
19 Def. ERG 10-9
Bracket III (round-robin within bracket)
Melissa Ganzi A
Joachin Panelo 4 Piaget 0-1
Miguel Astrada 10 Lost to Zacara
Juan Bollini 5
19
Matias Gonzalez A
Lyndon Lea 1 Zacara 1-0
Hilario Ulloa 9 Def. Piaget 14-10
Facundo Pieres 10
20
John Muse A
Jason Crowder 6 Lucchese 0-1
Sebastian Merlos 9 Lost to Valiente
Andres Weisz 5
20
Bob Jornayvaz A
Julio Gracida 4 Valiente 1-0
Alfredo Barabucci 6 Def. Lucchese 11-9
Adolfo Cambiaso 10
20
Bracket II
Felipe Viana 3
Matias Magrini 8 Crab Orchard 1-1
Mariano Aguerre 9 Lost to Villa del
George Rawlings A Lago
20 Def. Faraway 9-3
Scott Wood A
Hector Galindo 6 ERG 1-1
Jeff Blake 6 Def. Faraway 8-7
Paco de Navaez 8 Lost to Goose Creek
20
Victor Vargas 1
Adam Snow 6 Lechuza 0-1
Agustin Nero 7 Lost to Goose Creek
Tomas Goti 6
20
Bracket IV (round-robin within bracket)
Steve Van Andel A
Jeff Hall 7 Orchard Hill 1-1
Lucas Criado 9 Lost to La Herradura
Mason Wroe 4 Def. Audi 12-7
20
Jose Donoso 7
Carlos Gracida 6 La Herradura 2-0
Memo Gracida 7 Def. Orchard Hill
Alvaro Fernandez A* 14-10
*Alberto Fernandez 20 Def. Coca-Cola
Marc Ganzi 1 12-11 OT
Nico Pieres 8 Audi 1-1
Nic Roldan 8
Carlito Gracida 3 Lost to Orchard Hill
Coca-Cola
20 Def.
17-11
Gillian Johnston 1
Sugar Erskine 7 Coca-Cola 0-2
Julio Arellano 9
Tommy Collingwood 3 Lost to La Herradura
20 Lost to Audi
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USPA, polo’s governing body,
raised the handicap of one of its
star players in 2012 right as the
season started, thus making it impossible for the team to compete
that year.
This time, team owner Beverly
Rawlings brought to the field
two great players, both former
10 goalers, Mariano Aguerre and
Matias Magrini to combine with
husband George Rawlings and
Felipe Viana.
For its first game last week,
Crab Orchard was still finding
its marks, though after trailing
twice by several goals to Villa
del Lago, the team rallied to get
to within a goal, time running out
for a possible tie in regulation.
This time around against Faraway on the very well prepared
George Rawlings. (ph David Lominska)
field of Isla Carroll West, Crab
Orchard was ready from the get-go,
Viana, or himself making runs after runs
Mariano Aguerre in the best form he’s
into Faraway territory with his group
been early in this Florida season since
of very fast and handy ponies. Crab Orwinning the U.S. Open Polo Chamchard was up 5-0 in the second chukker
pionship in 2005 with White Birch.
and 9-0 in the fourth, Faraway closing
Yesterday, Mariano Aguerre, hot from a
strong for a final score of 9-3.
superb December win in the Argentine
After third round games this week
Open with brothers-in-law Facundo,
through Sunday with amazing games to
Gonzalito and Nicolas Pieres, was all
watch, see the schedule below, the Joe
over the field delivering fabulous passes Barry semifinals will be played next
to teammates Magrini, Rawlings and
Thursday for a final on Sunday, Jan. 27.
IPC / http://www.internationalpoloclub.com / 561-282-5290
Joe Barry Cup / Bobby Barry Cup Subs. / 14 teams / Jan 10-27, 2013
Thurs 10 La Herradura def. Orchard Hill 14-10
Fri 11
Goose Creek def. Lechuza Caracas 12-11
Villa del Lago def. Crab Orchard 12-11
ERG def. Faraway 8-7
Sat 12
Valiente def. Lucchese 11-9
Sun 13
Orchard Hill def. Audi 12-7
Zacara def. Piaget 14-10
La Herradura def. Coca-Cola 12-11 OT
Wed 16
Audi def. Coca-Cola 17-11
Goose Creek def. ERG 10-9
Wesley Bryan played last two chukkers for Scott Wood
Crab Orchard def. Faraway 9-3
Thurs 173pm Valiente vs Piaget on field #2
Bracket III
Fri 18 1pm
Villa del Lago vs Lechuza Caracas Bracket I/II
3pm
Zacara vs Lucchese Bracket III
Sat 19 10am Orchard Hill vs Coca-cola Bracket IV
1pm Goose Creek vs Crab Orchard Bracket I/II
3pm
La Herradura vs Audi Bracket IV
Sun 20 10am Piaget vs Lucchese
Bracket III
10am Zacara vs Valiente
Bracket III
Noon Faraway vs Lechuza Caracas
Bracket I/II
3pm
ERG vs Villa del Lago Bracket I/II
Wed 23 Joe Barry Cup Semifinals
1pm
winner Bracket I/II draws either winner of Brackets III and IV
3pm
runner-up in Bracket I/II plays remaining Bracket III or IV winner
Thurs 24 Bobby Barry Cup Semifinals
1pm
#3 ranked team in Bracket I/II draws
between the 2nd place teams from Brackets III and IV
3pm
#4 ranked team in Bracket I/II plays
the remaining Bracket III or IV 2nd ranked team
Sun 27 Noon Bobby Barry Cup Final
3pm
Joe Barry Cup Final
• Open Season • Thursday, January 17, 2013
New Place in Wellington
C
athleen ‘Cat’ Cannon, a very popular young lady with 10
successful years at Players Club in Wellington, has just taken
the reins of what once was Galipette, then Tavern on the
Green, eventually the White Horse Tavern and more recently Graffito
Restaurant. The new place was remodeled with a very engaging decor
and renamed Triple Bar Bistro, located adjacent to the Equestrian
Showgrounds at 3401 Equestrian Club Road, under the ownership of
Mike Polaski and Omar Shaikh of the SURG Restaurant Group. Originally designed in the late 80’s as the sales office for Equestrian Estates and a sport facility, the building has endured the years
very well, and is a great, classic set up for the restaurant with large
rooms, a beautiful bar area and terraces looking West to a lake and
in the middle distance the International Horseshow, where late
afternoon drink outtings in spectacular sunsets leading into evening
dining are second to none.
The place is ideal for private parties and the restaurant’s waterside
location provides a lovely comfortable setting for dinner, outside on the
patio under the stars, or in the screened-in veranda.
Among many appetizers priced between $7 & $14, we noticed,
Shock Top Cheese Curds (Shock Top Battered, Buttermil k Ranch,
Honey Mustard Dipping Sauces), Lobster Crab Cakes (Maine Lobster
& Super Lump Crab, Spinach & Apples, Tarragon Crème Fraiche,
Waffle Chips), Tuna (Citrus Encrusted #1 Tuna, Micro Greens Salad,
Citrus Vinaigrette, Smoked Almonds), and Shrimp N Grits (Creamy
Stone Ground Grits, Rock Shrimp, Market Vegetables.
Imaginative Entrees include, from $19 to $34: Cedar Planked Scottish Shetland Salmon, Grilled Swordfish, Sea Bass, Pan Seared Black
Grouper and Pan Seared Day Boat Diver Scallops from the sea, and
Buttermilk Fried Amish Chicken, Grilled Pastrami Spiced Pork Chop
and Braised Shortribs from the land.
Triple Bar Bistro is open daily from 3:00 p.m. to close. It is currently available for private parties and banquets. Call for reservations
(561) 333-1150.
Frederic Roy
H
Join SLS Jets and Yellow Cab polo teams at
the International Polo Club of Colts Neck
for exciting action this summer.
Located only 45 minutes from Manhattan.
www.poloclubofcoltsneck.org/
orses Healing Hearts (HHH)
was proud to announce this
week that the non-profit organization recently received
a $25,000 grant from the FTI Great
Charity Challenge. In previous years,
the Great Charity Challenge has only
consisted of those charities drawn for
the competition--an opportunity that had
always escaped HHH. The trail-blazing
organization saw its luck change that
Sunday, January 6, 2013.
The Great Charity Challenge distributes over $1 million in prizes to competing charity teams. Thirty-one charities
have been selected to participate in the
2013 Challenge. The night of the Trump
Invitational Grand Prix, Horses Healing Hearts was called and told that they
were drawn as the winner of the ‘surprise
grant.’
Even though Horses Healing Hearts
was not selected to participate in the
competition, “We ended up getting the
grant,” Liz Olszewski, Founder and
Executive Director of Horses Healing
Hearts smiled. “This was the first time
anything like this has happened for the
Great Charity Challenge.”
HHH is a non-profit organization that
provides an opportunity for children of
alcoholics and substance abuse to work
with, care for, and ride horses for the purpose of healing emotionally and learning
coping mechanisms for the future. These
children are given the opprtunity to experience horses in an effot to help build
confidence, trust, and self-esteem.
Refering to the Great Charity night
and horse shows in Wellington, HHH
founder Liz Olszewski said: “They’ll remember these things forever. They’re so
inspired when they watch these events,”
adding “Every year, our kids walk away
asking, ‘can we be in that arena one
day?’ and we answer ‘Absolutely, with
a lot of hard work and dedication, you
can do whatever you set your mind to.’
We’re very grateful the FTI Great Charity Challenge exists - it’s just incredible.”
The grant will be awarded at the jump
off during the FTI Great Charity Challenge on January 26th.
Horses Healing Hearts is a 501 (c)3
not-for-profit organization. To learn
more about Horses Healing Hearts or
how you can help with donations of
money or time, log onto www.HHHUSA.org or email Liz Olszewski at liz@
hhhusa.org or call (561) 713-6133.
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Celebrating 10 Years of
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