POLOBARN Polo Tour Group Going to Argentina Nov. 21st - Nov. 28th - If you don't want to travel alone, please join the PoloBARN tour group. We will be staying at El Metejon Nov. 21st- 28th. We are trying to get a group of 10 people together for these dates. Contact Lynn Bremner for more information e-mail lynn@polobarn.com or Tel. 760-745-0131.

Travel To Argentina . . .

It is time to start planning your trip to Argentina. The high-goal season begins in October and runs through Dec. PoloBARN.com would like to help make your trip planning a little easier.

Where to stay . . .

Polo Vacations & Estancias

If you want to play polo and stay at a traditional polo estancia. PoloBARN recommends the following estancias. They are all located within 30-40 minutes of Buenos Aires.

Polo Vacations & Estancias (click here)

Estancias . . .
El Metejon
Estancia Don Manuel
Puesto Viejo

Lynn Bremner
lynn@polobarn.com
Tel.
760-745-0131

Getting to Buenos Aires . . .

Air transportation - If you don't have your own travel agent or service to book a flight to Ezeiza International Airport, near Buenos Aires, PoloBARN recommends the following travel agent. They specialize in air travel to Argentina.

Mention PoloBARN and get a special discounted rate.

LUIS FRASCARELLI
POLO PLAYERS TRAVEL
24/7 line 305-807-2566

Argentina 2005
Tournaments and News


Oct. 25th, '05: The 23rd Competition of the Junior Argentinean Open Results to date.

El Metejón defeated La Cañada 9-8 to secure their position in the finals. Ellerstina defeated Centauros 12 -11 on Oct. 19th. Facundo Pieres scored the final goal for Ellerstina which will take them into the final round where they will meet El Metejón.

Ellerstina will play El Metejón in the final of the Junior Argentinean Open.

Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres 9, Santiago Tanoira 4, Rodrigo Rueda (h) 5 y Guillermo Caset (h) 7. Total 25.

El Metejón: Hilario Ulloa 6, Salvador Ulloa 5, Francisco Irastorza 5 y Benjamín Araya (h) 5. Total 21.


Oct. 17th, '05: The Canadian Polo Association and the Argentinean Association of Polo (AAP) confirm their teams for the Test Match for the Carlos O. De La Serna Cup to be played on Oct. 20th at the Jockey Club in San Isidro.

The Argentinean Team includes Alejandro Muzzio 6, Ignacio Toccalino 6, Agustín Merlos 9 y Santiago Allaria 3 (total 24); with substitutes Cristian Laprida (h) 5, Facundo Castagnola 6, Juan Ignacio Merlos 9 y Agustín Molina 3.

The Canadian team includes Frederic Mannix, Jr. 7, Brandon Phillips 6, Steve Dalton 5 y Dave Offen 4, with a team handicap of 23 goals.


Oct. '05: The 23rd Competition of the Junior Argentinean Open will be played by 6 teams with players 21 years old or younger. The Junior Open team handicaps range from 15 to 25 goals. The Junior Argentinean Open is organized by the AAP (Argentinean Association of Polo). The tournament games will be played at the AAP Fields in Pilar.

El Metejon (21 goals) will debut in a match against La Cañada Las Liebres (19 goals) in the second match of the tournament on Oct. 18th at 4 PM.

Teams:

El Metejón: Hilario Ulloa 6, Salvador Ulloa 5, Francisco Irastorza 5 y Benjamín Araya (h) 5. Total 21.

La Cañada Las Liebres: Juan Martín Zavaleta (h) 4, Santiago Toccalino 5, Ezequiel Martínez Ferrario 5 y Manuel Crespo 5. Total 19.

Ellerstina (25 goals) will play Centauros (20 goals) on Oct. 19th at 11:30 AM.

More teams to come.

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