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WELLINGTON — Grant Ganzi will have to wait a little longer to make history in high goal polo.
The St. Andrew’s senior was set to make his debut as this season’s youngest patron when Audi-Millarville unveiled its new lineup in the Joe Barry Memorial Cup against defending champion Orchard Hill on Sunday at International Polo Club Palm Beach.
But heavy rains overnight made the fifields unplayable. IPC offifficials postponed all three scheduled games, including the featured stadium game between Villa del Lago and Palm Beach Illustrated.
At 17, Ganzi is the youngest patron in the 20-goal Joe Barry Memorial Cup. He will compete with Cardinal Newman alum Nic Roldan and brothers Freddie and Julian Mannix.
“I was really happy to get going,” Ganzi said. “I am really excited to have a 20-goal team for the full season and not just play one tournament here and there.”
Audi- has been practicing since late December. Ganzi Roldan are coming offff winning last month’s St. Regis World Polo Championship in Aspen, Colo., as members of U.S. Polo Assn.
“The win helped my confifidence going into this season,” Ganzi said. “I didn’t win a lot at Grand Champions and didn’t win a game in 20-goal this past fall. I thought I played well, the wins just didn’t come.”
At 8 goals, Roldan is America’s top-rated player. Freddie Mannix, an Argentine Open runner-up with Alegria in 2014, was raised to a 7-goal rating. His younger brother Julian, a Florida Atlantic University student, is rated at 4 goals and coming offff an outstanding season highlighted by his talent at the penalty line.
It will be the fifirst time the brothers have played 20-goal polo together.
“I think we are going to be a physical team,” Ganzi said. “Julian and I will be doing a lot of stuffff we are not known for. We have a good understanding with each other even though we haven’t played with or against each other.
Nic is a magician with the ball and Fred plays
really well.”
Saturday’s games
Coca-Cola 12, Tonkawa 8: Coca-Cola (3-0) led from the start as Cardinal Newman alum Julio Arellano scored a game-high six goals.
Enigma 12, La Indiana 9: The game was tied fifive times in the fifirst four chukkers. Matias MacDonough led the scoring with fifive goals.