Polo: 2013 Tortugas Country Club Open Polo Championship



The traditional Tortugas Country Club Open Polo Championship, in which some of the teams with the highest handicap in the world will be disputing the Emilio de Anchorena Cup, will kick off on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013.
This is the first of the three great Polo Open Championships in the 2013 Official Spring Season of the Argentine Polo Association, marking the start of the honorable "Triple Crown" of Argentine Polo, also made up by the 120th Hurlingham Club Open and the 120th Argentine Open in Palermo.

Participating Teams:

Zone A
Ellerstina Piaget: Facundo Pieres (10), Gonzalo Pieres Jr (10), Nicolas Pieres (9), Mariano Aguerre (10). Total: 39.
La Aguada ICBC: Javier Novillo Astrada (8), Facundo Sola (8), Miguel Novillo Astrada (9), Ignacio Novillo Astrada (9). Total: 34.
Alegria Sancor Seguros: Pablo Pieres Jr (8), Hilario Ulloa (9), Lucas Monteverde Jr (9), Frederick Mannix (8), Total 34.

Zone B
La Dolfina Hope Funds: Adolfo Cambiaso Jr (10), David Stirling Jr (9), Pablo Mac Donough (10), Juan Martín Nero (10). Total: 39.
La Natividad: Guilliermo Caset Jr (9) , Ignacio Heguy (9), Rodrigo Riberiro de Andrade (8), Bartolome Castagnola (9). Total: 35.
La Aguada Las Monjitas: Lucas James (8), Christian Laprida Jr (8), Eduardo Novillo Astrada Jr (9), Alejandro Novillo Astrada (8). Total: 33

Fixture:

Tuesday, September 24:
4:00 pm: La Aguada 8 vs Alegria 13 

Wednesday, September 25:
4:00 pm: La Natividad 14 vs La Aguada Las Monjitas 12 

Saturday, September 28:
4:00 pm: Ellerstina vs La Aguada
SUSPENDED FOR RAIN

Sunday, September 29:
4:00 pm: La Dolfina vs La Aguada Las Monjitas
SUSPENDED FOR RAIN

NEW DATES:

 Wednesday, October 2:
3:30 pm: Ellerstina 11 vs La Aguada 10

Thursday, October 3:
3:30 pm: La Dolfina 13 vs La Aguada Las Monjitas 8

Saturday, October 5:
3:30 pm: Ellerstina 16 vs Alegria 12

Sunday, October 6:
3:30 pm: La Dolfina 16 vs La Natividad 6

Saturday, October 12:
3:30 pm: FINAL - ELLERSTINA 14 vs LA DOLFINA 16
LA DOLFINA CHAMPION OF THE 2013 TORTUGAS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

The schedule is subject to modifications depending on weather conditions. Check on this post online for updates in case of rain.
All matches will be played on fields of Tortugas Country Club, Ruta Panamericana Ramal Pilar km. 38.5.  

 Tickets: 
Matches 1 - 2: $80 Pesos
Matches 3 - 4 - 5 - 6: $120, $260, $400 Pesos
Final: $150, $340, $500 Pesos
On sale at the club.

 Don´t miss the opportunity of attending this world class event. You can experience Polo the Argentine way. Contact me so I can arrange transportation for you (at least 24 hours in advance).
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Exhibition match Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal


Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the world´s best tennis players at the moment, will offer an exhibition match in Buenos Aires on Sunday, November 24th, 2013, in a stadium specially designed for this event at La Rural Exhibition Center (Av.Santa Fe & Av. Sarmiento).

This will be the first time that Novak Djokovic, the current world’s No. 1 tennis player; visits Argentina. Rafael Nadal on the other hand participated in the ATP Buenos Aires in 2005, and will meet Djokovic after the exhibition match against David Nalbandian that will be held in the same venue the day before.

Tickets on sale to the general public from September 20th through Topshow.com.ar

Contact me if you need help getting tickets for this event.
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2nd Buenos Aires Food Week

Buenos Aires Food Week, the new bi-annual event in which 25 of the best restaurants in the city offer lunch and dinner menus at promotional prices, will be held again from September 16th to September 29th, 2013.
With similar editions in New York, San Pablo, Milan and other major cities worldwide, the goal of this Food Week is democratizing access to haute-cuisine, offering the general public the opportunity to learn about premium restaurants and taste unique dishes at attractive prices.
Each restaurant will offer a fixed three step menu (starter, main course and dessert) with a fixed price of $ 99 pesos for lunch and $ 169 pesos for dinner, not including drinks, service, and tip, + optional $ 1 Peso to be donated to the charity organization Fundación Banco de Alimentos.

The restaurants participating in this edition are:
  • Agraz - Caesar Park Hotel
  • Akira Nikkei
  • Aldo´s Vinoteca Restoran
  • Astor Bistró
  • AyG Buenos Aires
  • Azema
  • Azul Profundo
  • Bernata
  • Bice
  • Bio Solo Organico
  • Blanch
  • Brasserie Petanque
  • Cardinale (Hotel Sheraton)
  • Cardon
  • Casa Cruz
  • Club 31 restaurant-Grand Hotel
  • Crizia
  • Demuru
  • Deriva
  • Doppio Zero
  • Francesco
  • La Brasserie - Marriot Plaza Hotel
  • La Rosa Náutica
  • Leopoldo
  • Le Grill
  • Mercado Central
  • Mooi
  • Mullu
  • Novecento
  • Plaza Grill - Marriott Plaza Hotel
  • Sipan Palermitano
  • Sivela 465 - Mio Hotel
  • Social Paraíso
For a complete list of restaurants, menus and online reservations, visit: www.bafoodweek.com. 
If places are left available, people may also attend directly the restaurant of their choice.
Payments can be made in cash, debit card, or credit card at the end of the meal. 
The additional 15% discount with Mastercard Black or Platinum cards only applies to cards issued in Argentina.
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Polo: The 2013 Jockey Club Open Championship in San isidro



The magnificent fields of Buenos Aires Jockey Club, located in the town of San Isidro, North of Buenos Aires, will be home of one of the most important polo tournaments in our country: the 49th Jockey Club Open Championship, which opens the high handicap polo season in Argentina. It will take place on September 11th and 12th, 2013.
Six of the teams in the tournament are the same that will participate in the Qualifying Tournament for a place in the Hurlingham Open and Palermo Open.

Participating teams:

JC Casablanca: Facundo Sola 8, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Milo Fernández Araujo 8 and Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 36.
Magual: Alejandro Muzzio 8, Ignacio Toccalino 8, Marcos Di Paola 8 and Jaime García Huidobro 8. Total: 32.
Chapaleufú: Alberto Heguy (Jr) 7, Francisco Elizalde 7, Bautista Heguy 8 and Eduardo Heguy 8. Total: 30.
Cuatro Vientos: Juan M. Zavaleta (Jr) 7, Juan Agustín García Grossi 8, Alejandro Agote 8 and Santiago Tanoira 6. Total: 29.
La California: Diego Cavanagh 7, Guillermo Terrera (Jr) 7, Ignatius Du Plessis 7 and Tomás García del Rio 8. Total: 29.
Las Overas: Salvador Ulloa 7, Valerio Zubiaurre (Jr) 7, Guillermo Willington 7 and Alfredo Capella Barabucci 7. Total: 28.
La Vanguardia: Gonzalo Deltour 7, Ezequiel Martinez Ferrario 7, Ignacio Laprida 7 and Santiago Toccalino 7. Total: 28.

Schedule:

Wednesday 11:
1.00 pm: La Vanguardia vs. Magual
3.00 pm: Chapaleufú vs. Las Overas

Thursday 12:
3.00 pm: Cuatro Vientos vs. La California

Saturday 14:
3.00 pm Semifinal: Magual vs Chapaleufu

Thursday 19:
3.00 pm Semifinal: JC Casablanca vs La California
Will be played at the Argentine Polo Association Fields in Pilar, province of Buenos Aires

Saturday 21:
3.00 pm: FINAL - CHAPALEUFU vs LA CALIFORNIA

The schedule is subject to modifications depending on weather conditions. Check for updates in case of rain.
Av. Marquez 2302, San Isidro
Don´t miss the opportunity of attending this world class event. You can experience Polo the Argentine way. Contact me so I can arrange transportation for you.
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