Nic Roldan hosted the 3rd Annual Sunset Polo & White Party at
the Wanderers Club, Wellington, Florida. The party is held each
year to benefit Brooke, USA to whom Nic Roldan is an
ambassador. Brooke is an organisation which helps alleviate
the suffering of working equines in some of the world’s
poorest countries.
Thousands attended the Sunset Polo & White Party 2018,
hosted by Nic Roldan which provided an entertaining
evening highlighted by an exciting sporting event and
Argentine asado, and raised more than $240,000.
The evening began with an exhilarating sunset polo
match, where three teams played in a six-chukker
round robin polo tournament consisting of three two-
chukker games.
The tournament kicked off with Team Brooke USA,
made up of Antonio Aguerre (age 10), Poroto Cambiaso
(1), Justin Daniels (2) and Nico Pieres (8), and
Team Tito’s Handmade Vodka, made up of Matt Bellissimo
(0), Grant Ganzi (2), Kris Kampsen (6) and Nic
Roldan (8), taking the field for the first game, where
Cambiaso and Daniels each scored to secure the win for
Team Brooke USA with a 2–1 finish.
With one win under their belts, Team Brooke USA then
faced off against Team Provident Jewelry. Daniels scored
two more goals; however, Calle and
Porter snatched the win with a 4–2 victory for Provident
Jewelry.
In the final game, Team Provident
Jewelry challenged Team Tito’s Handmade Vodka in a
match that went down to the wire as both teams scored
one goal for a tie-game. Bellissimo scored for Team
Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Phillips for Team Provident
Jewelry.
However, Team Provident Jewelry was declared
the winner with a final cumulative score of five. Team
Brooke USA finished in second place, while Team Tito’s
Handmade Vodka took third place.
Daniels, the highest scorer of the evening, was
presented with the MVP award and the Best Playing
Pony, sponsored by Cowdray Estate, was chosen by none
other than Adolfo Cambiaso and went to Taquara,
played by Aguerre of Team Brooke USA and owned by
Mariano Aguerre.
Brooke USA ambassadors Jessica Jo Tate, Ramon
Dominguez and Margaret Duprey, Brooke USA board
members Marcia Kulak, John Nicholson and Laura
Rombauer as well as Geoff Fear of Provident Jewelry,
Grant Portier of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Curtis Pilot of
the Pilot polo team and his players Gonzalo and
Facundo Pieres were all present for the event hosted by
Nic Roldan.
“Everything turned out great,” remarked Nic Roldan .
“A lot of people came out to support the cause and we
were able to raise a great deal for Brooke USA. It was
fun to get the next generation involved on the polo
field. We had a really nice group of players. The work
that Brooke USA funds around the world is really
important, and it is really nice to promote it and help
them out. We are very happy and we have a lot of
people to thank.”
