It was a great weekend for Washington, DC polo in Miami! DC-based polo patrons Mark Goode and Chet Lott, sponsored by jewelry giant Hublot, defeated teams Setai, Ferretti, and AMG to take home the top prize at the AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup VI.
By Tony Powell
Photo by Tony Powell. AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup VI. South Beach. April 24 & 25, 2010
Throngs of polo enthusiasts, many still in town from the recent Palm Beach Polo Classic, migrated to South Beach for the annual oceanfront tournament, held on the white sandy beach behind the ultra chic Setai Hotel, that signals the end of the Spring polo season in Florida. A posse of Washingtonians, one of the World’s most successful movie producers, and a trio that made a special trip over from Europe, were all on hand to support Hublot and to take in the action packed weekend of polo, live music, dinners, cocktail receptions, and fashion shows that surrounded the 3-day tourney.
Chet and Diane Lott, Jaclyn Gower, Mark Goode. Photo by Tony Powell
The gang from DC and Europe moments after Team Hublot won the AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup VI. Photo by Tony Powell
Photo by Tony Powell. AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup VI. South Beach. April 24 & 25, 2010
The Hublot team, rounded out by Matias Magrini and Guillermo Usandizaga, were fan favorites from the beginning of the tournament. After annihilating team Setai 16-6 on opening day and team Ferretti 7-5 on day 2, Hublot was placed in position to go head to head with AMG, helmed by DC-based patron Michael Smith Liss, scion of the Smith real-estate empire. Aided by Pelon Escapite, and Agentinian superstar Nacho Figueras, AMG put up a good fight throughout the four chukker finale, ultimately being defeated by two goals with a final score of 11-9.
Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Diane Lott. Photo by Tony Powell
Team AMG. Pelon Escapite, Nacho, Figueras, Michael Smith Liss, and an unidentified player. Photo by Tony Powell
Fashion models strutted their stuff in between chukkers. Photo by Tony Powell
The Setai Hotel Courtyard. Photo by Tony Powell
Mark Goode, Chet Lott, Jerry Bruckheimer, Andrew Bullion at Mr. Chow. Photo by Tony Powell
Stephanie Ball, Jaclyn Gower at MYNT Nightclub. Photo by Tony Powell
Elly Senger-Weiss at MYNT Nightclub. Photo by Tony Powell
Mark Goode, Christophe Bejach at MYNT Nightclub. Photo by Tony Powell
Photo by Tony Powell. AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup VI. South Beach. April 24 & 25, 2010
