Las Colinas Polo Club in Dallas Texas
KPMG Cup 10-Goal
June 22, 2003

Players Sam Leake, Sain Joseph, Gabriel Gracida and Barry Zindal with KPMG representatives. Photo by Gittings.

Hibernia Championship Field had one of its largest crowds of the season on hand to see the KPMG Cup Finals between Land Rover and KPMG Polo team.  Land Rover started the match with one goal on a handicap, KPMG’s Sain Joseph matched that with one from the field leaving the match tied after one chukker.  Land Rover made up in chukker two as Jeff Mero scored twice, Ed Scanlon once and one from Kevin Mokarow with Joseph again splitting the post for KPMG.  After two chukkers Land Rover led 5-2.  The third chukker belonged to KPMG led by Gabriel Gracida’s two goals and one from Sam Leake.  Land Rovers only answer was a penalty two converted by Chad Kraml, just enough to maintain a 6-5 lead at the half.  KPMG stayed strong in the fourth with Leake, Gracida and Barry Zindel scoring, Land Rovers’ Mero would answer with one for a KPMG 8-7 lead.  Kraml and Gracida exchanged goals in the fifth with KPMG having the 9-8 advantage, that’s as close as it would get as Gracida scored the final chukkers only goal. 

Gabriel Gracida was named MVP and Jeff Meros second chukker pony Maria won Best Playing Pony.

Las Colinas Polo Club Tournaments