Tournament Results & Teams

The finals of the 12^th annual C.D.  LeBlanc Memorial Tournament were held June 26^th at the Will Rogers Polo Club. C.D. LeBlanc started the Will Rogers Polo Club in 1953: making it the thirteenth oldest polo club in the United States.

The preliminary round was held on June 25^th, with 4 teams competing to advance to the June 26^th finals.  The finals were a fast paced match between Symphony (Leigh Brecheen, Bill Davis,  Malik Ibrahim and Manny Questel) and Sequoia (Ernie Darquea, Jeanne Darquea, Dan De Meyer and Sunny Sasson.  Symphony prevailed by a 5-3 score.  Manny Questel was the high scorer for the team, with 11 goals over two days.  Leigh Brecheen’s horse Lucca received best playing pony honors, and Bill Davis received the MVP trophy.   

Will Rogers State Park was originally the private estate of Will Rogers: famed humorist, newspaper columnist, cowboy, author, movie star and polo player. In fact, Will Rogers landscaped the polo field in 1926, before he even built his home.  Rogers and his family lived here between 1928 and 1935. During this period he and his friends (David Niven, Spencer Tracy, Hal Roach, Walt Disney and Clark Gable) played on this field on weekend mornings and then ride over to a nearby field to watch the "high goal" games.

After Will's death in 1935, his wife Betty, gave the estate as a gift to the State of California (1944) on the condition that equestrian activities continue at the Park.  The club has continued since 1953 is the only remaining grass polo field in Los Angeles.  Each year it hosts charity matches, fund raisers and private events.  For more information about the polo club, or to host an event, please contact Felice Densa at 818-509-9965 or fdensa@adelphia.net.

Pictured in the trophy shot (L to R) are: Gabby Questel, Domingo Questel, Manny Questel
Malik Ibrahim, Bill Davis and Leigh Brecheen.

2005 CD LeBlanc Memorial Tournament  Results

Preliminary Round - June 25^th              

Team England
Andrew Bossom
Graydon Brittan
Mickey Brittan
Christian Gutterre

Vs.

Symphony

Leigh Brecheen
Bill Davis
Malik Ibrahim
Manny Questel 

Symphony won 8-7

Sequoia

Ernie Darquea
Jeannie Darquea
Dan De Meyer
Bobby Sonnenblick

Vs. 

Malibu

Bolko Kissling
Hannah Taylor
Chuck Stanislawski
Bobby Sonnenblick

Sequoia won 7 to 4

 

Finals – June 26^th

 

Sequoia

Ernie Darquea
Jeannie Darquea
Dan De Meyer
Sunny Sasson

Vs. 

Symphony

Leigh Brecheen
Bill Davis
Malik Ibrahim
Manny Questel

Symphony won 5-3

Lucca (Owned by Leigh Brecheen) – Best Playing Pony

Bill Davis – MVP