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Ten-goal players

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Mariano Aguerre Mariano Aguerre, (born May 25, 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a professional polo player in Argentina and the United States. He achieved a 10-goal handicap in the United States in 1994 and in Argentina in 1998. He is currently rated at 9 goals in both ...
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Alex Ferrer Alejandro Enrique Ferrer (born October 18, 1960), known professionally as Judge Alex, is an American television personality, lawyer, and retired judge who presided as the arbitrator on the eponymous '' Judge Alex''. Early life Ferrer was born ...
- Pompano Beach * Gerald Balding (1903–1957) - England's last 10 goal player *
Adolfo Cambiaso Adolfo Cambiaso (born 15 April 1975) is an Argentine professional polo player with a 10-goal handicap rating. Early years From an early age his mother, Martina de Estrada Lainez, encouraged her son Adolfo and his half brothers to play polo.
(born 1975) (h) - Argentina * Bartolomé Castagnola (born 1970) - ArgentinaPolo Players Handicap
, ''Federation of International Polo'', retrieved February 27, 2012
* Ricky France-Lynch - England (fictional) * Bautista Heguy - Argentina / England *Tomas Hernández Gómez (born 1993) - Mexico / USA *
Carlos Gracida Carlos Gracida (September 5, 1960 – February 25, 2014) was a Mexican-American polo player. He reached a 10-goal handicap at the age of 25. Biography Gracida was born in Mexico City. As a product of the Gracida polo dynasty, Ca ...
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Ignacio Heguy Ignacio is a male Spanish and Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" from the word "Ignis" meaning "fire". This was the name of sev ...
- Argentina * Marcos Heguy - Argentina * Lewis Lawrence Lacey (1887–1966) *
Pablo Mac Donough Pablo Mac Donough is a professional polo player from Argentina with a 10-goal polo handicap. Biography Mac Donough was born in Pehuajo and began playing polo with his family at a young age. Career His career has included wins in the Argent ...
- Argentina / Spain / USA * Agustin Merlos - Argentina / Spain / USA *
Lucas Monteverde Lucas Monteverde (born December 18, 1976) is an Argentina, Argentine professional polo player with a handicap of 9 (formerly 10). He grew up near the town of Veinticinco de Mayo Partido, 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province, at the estancia ''El Rin ...
- Argentina * Juan Martin Nero - Argentina / Spain * Miguel Novillo Astrada - Argentina *
Facundo Pieres Facundo Pieres (born May 19, 1986) Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province is a professional Argentine polo player with a 10 goal handicap. As of October 2022, he is ranked number one in the world. Biography Facundo was born into a family of polo ...
- Argentina / USA * Gonzalo Pieres (h) - Argentina / France * Aidan Roark (1905–1984) - Ireland * Nic Roldan - Argentina/USA * Gen Joginder Singh - Patiala tiger team''Polo in India'', by Jaisal Singh * Col. Jaswant Singh - Patiala tiger team, India * Louis Ezekiel Stoddard (1881–1951) - United States *
John Arthur Edward Traill John Arthur Edward Traill (1882–1958) was the first Irish–Argentine 10-goal polo player. He was born in 1882. He married Henrietta Margaret, from Scotland, and they had children John and James. Traill owned a ranch in Argentina and impor ...
(1882–1958) *Charles Buckingham - Australia / England


Best known outside of polo

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Dennis Coleridge Boles Lieutenant-Colonel Dennis Coleridge Boles (4 June 1885 – 25 April 1958) was a British Army officer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Dennis Boles was the son of Francis James Coleridge Boles (brother of Sir Dennis Boles) ...
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Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...
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Heino Ferch Heino Ferch (born 18 August 1963) is a German film, theatre and television actor. His notable film roles include Albert Speer in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004) and Harry Melchior in The Tunnel (2001 film), ''The Tunnel'' (2001). Biogr ...
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Nacho Figueras Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras Bermejo (, born March 4, 1977) is an Argentine polo player and model with a 6-goal handicap. Dubbed the "David Beckham of polo", Figueras is considered to be the most famous polo player in the world. He currently co-owns ...
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Martin Garrick Martin W. Garrick (born March 24, 1953) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012 and was Minority Leader in 2010. Garrick also served in the Reagan Administration and is a small business owner. ...
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Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
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Douglas Haig Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior Officer (armed forces), officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionar ...
* Sue Sally Halehttp://www.sshale.com/home-1.html *
Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film '' The ...
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Lyndon Lea Lyndon Lea (born 13 January 1969) is an English financier and investor, known for co-founding Lion Capital which specializes in making investments in the consumer sector. Notable previous and current consumer brands owned by Lion have include ...
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Carlos Menditeguy Carlos Alberto Menditéguy (10 August 1914 – 27 April 1973) was a racing driver and polo player from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He entered 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scoring a total of nine champions ...
* George Patton *
Harry Payne Whitney Harry Payne Whitney (April 29, 1872 – October 26, 1930) was an American businessman, thoroughbred horse breeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family. Early years Whitney was born in New York City on April 29, 1872, as the eldest son ...
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Mike Rutherford Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, co-founder of the rock band Genesis. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially servin ...
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Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
* Enrique J. Zobel


Aristocracy, Heirs

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George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (born 28 July 1992), styled as Earl of Sunderland until 2014, is a British aristocrat and polo player. He is a model and brand ambassador for La Martina, an Argentinean polo clot ...


Royalty

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Louis Mountbatten Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. Mountbatten, who was of German ...
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Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from El ...
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William, Prince of Wales William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. Born in London, William was educat ...
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succ ...
Malaysian royal family * Ibrahim Ismail, Sultan (King) of Johore * Tunku Ismail Idris, Crown Prince of Johore * Tunku Idris Iskandar, Temenggong of Johore


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