Buenos Aires

Open Argentinian Polo Championships

Yesterday I went to the Polo field in the heart of Palermo (Las Cañitas) to watch the Open Argentinian Polo Championships. This was great! I had seen a pologame before, but that one was by far not as spectacular as what I saw yesterday.

The game is fast, wild almost and fascinating. The chukkers are short (7 minutes) so there are some pauzes in the game, but these are short as well (about 3 minutes). Ponies are being swapped for fresh ones and off they are again! Another thing I liked was the crowd. Instead of cheering, shouting and singing everybody just claps for each goal (well I did, because I did not know which side to take as I don’t know the teams), very civil and polite.

The Championships last until the 6th of December, so if you’re in town and want to see something spectacular and very Argentinian go to the polofields. The games are every Saturday and Sunday starting at 15.00 with a match on the secondary field and at about 17.30 the ‘real’ game starts at the primary field.

Campo Argentino de Polo
Av. del Libertador y Dorrego
Tickets via Ticketek.com.ar or at the entrance (Av. del Libertador)
From 15-11 to 06-12 every Saturday and Sunday 3 pm.

© 2008 Maggy Reporting.