La Dolfina/Tamera

The father rides for Tamera. The son rides for Scone. Same bracket. Same bloodline. Different sides of the draw.

Adolfo Cambiaso is the player polo uses to explain itself to outsiders — a 10-goal rated player whose career has spanned decades at the top of the sport. He leads La Dolfina/Tamera's 26-goal Bracket I roster alongside Diego Cavanagh (8), with Joao Pedro Souza Aranha (3), Alejandro Poma (2), and Sterling Giannico (3) rounding out a five-player squad.

Five players where most teams carry four means Tamera can rotate fresh legs through the later chukkers — the six periods that make up a polo match. It also means Cambiaso can manage his horse string more conservatively, saving his best mounts for the moments that decide matches. At 26 goals, this isn't the highest-rated team in the bracket. It doesn't need to be. When your number one is Adolfo Cambiaso, the handicap sheet tells only part of the story.