This traditional championship, one of the most important in the Argentine Polo Association yearly calendar, will kick off on Saturday March 17th, 2012 at the Cathedral of Polo, the Palermo Polo Field (Av. Libertador & Dorrego), and the Argentine Polo Association's magnificent polo fields in Pilar. The tournament's schedule includes some more matches and the finals at the Palermo Polo Field.

This unique championship, with no handicap limits (0 to 40 goals), was created in 1929 by Don Francisco Ceballos, president of the Argentine Polo Association. In 1938 it was named "Copa Republica Argentina".

This year the classified teams, proceeding from the different regions in the country and between 14 to 26 goals of handicap, are:

ZONE A

Don Alejandro (Center-North): Mariano Uranga 6, Ignatius Du Plessis  7, Jorge Monsegou 5, Jaime García Huidobro 8. Total 26.

El Rincón Talandraca (East): Eduard Carmignac 0, Milo Fernández Araujo 8, Christofer Mckenzie 5, Lucas Monteverde (Jr) 9. Total 22.

Estancia Grande Río Uruguay (Cuyo): Iván Lariguet 5, Nicolás Corti Maderna (Jr) 5, Miguel Amieva Saravia 4, Andrés Lariguet 5. Total 19.

Club Hípico Santa Catalina ERSA (Litoral North): Tulio Acquarone 2, Martín Inchauspe 5, Rafael Silva 6, Gabriel O. Batistuta 1. Total 14.

ZONE B

Indios Chapalefú ll El Remanso (Center-West): Charlie  Hanbury 5, George Hanbury 4, Guillermo Terrera (Jr) 7, Eduardo Heguy 8. Total 24.

La Irenita (Center-South): Claudio Palomeque 5, Felipe Llorente 2, Guillermo Willington 7, Matías Mac Donough 8. Tota 22.

Hípico Gualeguaychú (Litoral South): Agustín von Wernick 5, Facundo Castagnola 6, Federico Von Potobsky 6, Salvador Veronesi 2. Total 19.

La Alexandra (Porteño): Lucas Díaz Alberdi 2, Miguel Bourdieu 4, Alejandro Díaz Alberdi 8, Bautista Bayugar 3. Total 17.

ZONE C

La Esquina Río Uruguay Seguros (Porteño): Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 5, Rodrigo Rueda (Jr) 6, Diego Cavanagh 7, Alejandro Agote 8. Total: 26.

Coronel Suárez El Malón (South-West): Eulogio Olariaga 3, Nicolás Garrós 5, Ramiro Garrós 5, Diego Araya 7. Total 20.

Las Rosas (North-West): Tomás Ruíz Guiñazú 6, Franco Gai (Jr) 5, Juan Ruíz Guiñazú (Jr) 6, Federico Scopsi Wulf 3. Total 20.

La Natividad (Cañuelas): Gastón Giovanelli 0, Ignacio Kennedy 2, Marcelo Frayssinet 7, Bartolomé Castagnola 9. Total 18.

FIXTURE

SATURDAY 17 MARCH

Zone A - PALERMO

2.00 PM: El Rincón vs. Estancia Grande

4.00 PM: Don Alejandro vs. Club Hípico Sta Catalina

Zone B - Pilar

2.00 PM: La Irenita vs. Hípico Gualeguaychú

4.00 PM: Indios Chapaleufú II vs. La Alexandra

Zone C - Pilar

2.00 PM: Las Rosas vs. Coronel Suárez

4.00 PM: La Esquina vs. La Natividad

MONDAY 19 MARCH

Zone A - Pilar

4.00 PM: Winner Match 1 VS. Loser Match 2

2.00 PM: Winner Match 2 VS. Loser Match 1

Zone B - PALERMO

4.00 - Winner Match 1 VS. Loser Match 2

2.00 - Winner Match 2 VS. Loser Match 1

Zone C - Pilar

4.00 - Winner Match 1 VS. Loser Match 2

2.00 - Winner Match 2 VS. Loser Match 1

WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH

Zone A - Pilar

2.00 PM: Winner Match 1 VS. Winner Match 2

4.00 PM: Loser Match 2 VS. Loser Match 1

Zone B - Pilar

2.00 PM: Winner Match 1 VS. Winner Match 2

4.00 PM: Loser Match 2 VS. Loser Match 1

ZONE  C - PALERMO

2.00 - Winner Match 1 VS. Winner Match 2

4.00 - Loser Match 2 VS. Loser Match 1

SEMIFINALS – FRIDAY 23 MARCH

DIARIO LA  NACION CUP - Pilar

11.00 AM

12.00 PM

SEMIFINALS REPUBLICA ARGENTINA CUP - PALERMO

2.00 PM

4.00 PM

FINALS – SUNDAY 25 MARCH - PALERMO

2.00 PM: FINAL LA NACION CUP

4:00 PM: FINAL REPUBLICA ARGENTINA CUP

All matches are open to the public with Free entrance. 

The schedule is subject to change depending on weather conditions, so keep checking for updates. 

As every March 17th, the most important day in its calendar, Ireland celebrates its patron saint, Saint Patrick. In Buenos Aires this special date will be celebrated, as in other world capitals, with the 4th "St. Patrick's Parade". 

This event is organized by the Irish - Argentine Association "William Brown", the Government of Buenos Aires, and sponsored by the Embassy of Ireland. 

The parade will start at Arroyo and Suipacha at 6:30pm to finish at Plaza San Martin with a show with Irish music and dance. The groups Celtic Argentina and Emeraldance, and the band MacManus, will present their traditional dances and music. The parade will include a costume contest for "leprechauns" (gnomes) and "fairies" for adults and children. 

In case of rain the parade won’t be canceled but the show will. 

The Irish community in Argentina is one of the largest in the world (calculated in 400,000 people). In recent years the celebration of St Patrick’s day has been extended to most of the pubs in Buenos Aires, specially on Reconquista Street in Retiro, where people of different nationalities and ages gather to party all night long around the pubs in the area.

The 5th International Record Collectors' Fair of Buenos Aires (5ta Feria Internacional de Coleccionismo Discografico) will take place on March 10 and 11, 2012, at Centro Cultural Borges. 

Collectors, big or small, will have the opportunity to buy, sell, or exchange recorded material that is virtually impossible to find on the market, including vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, posters, photographs, autographs, manuscripts, concert programs, slides, magazines, trading cards, videos, cinema guides, books, concert tickets, t-shirts, and all kinds of music merchandising and memorabilia.

Some of the best pieces and records displayed at the fair will be sold at a large auction. The Fair invites all the attendants to include their own items in the auction. These have to be registered in advance at the Fair's website.

Location: Centro Cultural Borges. Viamonte 525
Opening Hours:
Saturday: 11am to 10pm
Sunday: 11am to 8pm
Tickets: $ 25 Pesos

The Gran Premio Asociación Latinoamericana de Jockey Clubes e Hipódromos, simply known as "Gran Premio Latinoamericano", a horse-race for thoroughbreds from the South American hippodromes, will be held on Saturday, March 10th, 2012 for the first time since its creation in 1981 at the Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo (Av. del Libertador & Dorrego)

This annual race for 3 years old or more (GI), normally run on a distance of 2000 meters, will be raced on 2100 meters in 2012. 

The best horses in South America will participate in this event, one of the most important in the annual racing calendar. These are the officially nominated horses, with Star Runner as the great candidate for this year’s prize:

From Argentina: Cafrune, Aristocity, Expressive Halo, Bogeyman, Iberman and Star Runner. From Brazil:  Mr. Nedawi; Uruguay: Nansouk and Alcázar; from Chile: Quick Casablanca, Matter of Time, Galantuomo, and from Peru Almudena, Inolvidable and Al Qasr.

The Gran Premio Latinoamericano, the 10th race of the day at 6:00 pm,  will be the center of a spectacular journey, starting at 1.00 pm.

Free entrance