On Sunday, April 5, after a one week rain delay, the USPA Gold Cup pitted La Dolfina / Scone (David Paradice, Rufino Merlos, Jesse Bray*, Poroto Cambiaso) against Pilot (Curtis Pilot, Mackenzie Weisz*, Lorenzo Chavanne, Leading Pilot with six goals in the final, Lorenzo Chavanne was named Most Valuable Player, while his horse V8 Tyson (V8 Tuti x Open Lionel), played in the first, fourth and fifth chukkers, took home Best Playing Pony honors. Sunday ’s victory marked Pilot’s third USPA Gold Cup title (2019, 2022, 2026). At the helm since the Gauntlet’s inception in 2019, team owner Curtis Pilot collected his third personal victory and was presented with the U.S. Polo Assn.
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