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PENINSULA | WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS

I P EN INSULA POLO CUP

Helping to celebrate the revival of

the world’s most elegant sport in a centre

of Spanish history and culture, the

Jerez Polo Club will host the first annual

Peninsula Cup on 22nd to 24th September.

Bringing players, noted personalities

and a f i c ionados toge the r f rom

throughout the country, the Peninsula

Cup will feature three days of fast-paced

play and social events in the heart

of the Andalusian city of Jerez de la

Frontera. Those events planned include

an inaugural cocktail sponsored by

the Brandy of Jerez bodega and an

elegant gala dinner at the bodega

of Gonzalez Byass. Further, sponsors

and associates, including Valecuatro,

Osborne, Iridike and Tio Pepe, will host

a collection of marquees throughout

the grounds, featuring hospitality suites,

special VIP areas and shops catering to

the world of Polo and beyond.

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Set amidst the pageantry of the

city’s Autumn Festival, the tournament will

be an athletic and social celebration as

well as play witness to the sport’s

resurgence in the location of its first

introduction on Spanish shores over

130 years ago. First presented to the

region by King Alfonso XIII in 1872, the

sport of polo has retained an elite

status in Jerez de la Frontera, a city

whose history and culture are closely

linked to the equestrian world. Though

largely absent from the Jerez sporting

and social scene for past half century,

the noble sport of kings has seen a

dramatic resurgence over the last year

with the reappearance of the Jerez

Polo Club and the arrival of this month’s

inaugural Peninsula Cup.

Located just minutes inland from

the famed Costa del Luz, Jerez de la

Frontera is a slice of Spanish heritage.

The city, which is the original home

of Sherry, also acts as a centre of

equestrian activity, most notably in the

form of their annual Feria del Caballo,

or Horse Fair, held each May.

An established property developer

in the south of Spain with more than

30 years of experience, Peninsula is the

tournament’s most involved sponsor

and has been increasingly active in the

Je rez communi ty . Mos t notab ly ,

Peninsula is putting the finishing touches

on the exquisite community of golf villas

known as Montecastillo.

+INFORMATION

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ELEGANCE AND SPORTING HISTORY ARRIVE IN POLO’S ORIGINAL HOME IN SPAIN WITH THIS MONTH’S INAUGURAL PENINSULA CUP.


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LA VOZ DIGITAL DE JEREZ

The Ist Peninsula Polo Cup will be presented today at 12:30

hrs at the Brandy Regulating Board’s San Ginés wine cellars.

The Cup will be held in Jerez on September 22, 23 and 14,

at the equestrian facilities of Chapín. The championship is

jointly organized by Peninsula and the Jerez Polo Club. The

town counsellor of sports, Mr Alfonso García, the President

of the Jerez Brandy Regulating Board, Mr Evaristo Babé, the

president of the Jerez Polo Club, Mr Lorenzo Díez, and a

representative of the company Peninsula.

PRESENTATION OF THE I PENINSULA CUP

POLO 19/09/2006

The Ist edition of the Peninsula Polo Cup was presented

yesterday at the Regulating Board. The Cup will take place

from Friday until Sunday at the equestrian facilities of Chapín.

The event was presented by the town councillor of sports,

Mr Alfonso García, the president of the Jerez Polo Club,

Lorenzo Díez, and a representative of Peninsula, the company

that gives its name to the championship.

The championship will be played on a league basis, all

against all, by four teams: Capial, Ké, Brandy de Jerez and

Peninsula. “This event is organized so that the people of Jerez

become better acquainted with and get to enjoy the horse

world”, said García.

THE EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES OF CHAPÍN WILL HOLD THE Ist PENINSULA CUP

POLO 20/09/2006

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Organized by the City Hall in collaboration with the Jerez

Regulating Board, the Manzanilla Celebration was held in

Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The event was opened by a concert

by the Julián Cerdán band and the Orfeón de Santa Cecilia,

which took place at the courtyard of the Santiago castle. An

ethnology and photography exhibit was also opened on

that occasion.

During the Manzanilla celebration, Mr Evaristo Babé gave

a lecture on the New European Wine Law; Mr Luis Pérez

Rodríguez spoke about the Manzanilla wine, the wine of a

people, and Mr Alberto Núñez Moreno lectured on health

and the Manzanilla wine.

The Manzanilla celebration closed with a gala dinner party

held at the courtyard of the Santiago castle, organized by the

El Faro catering company.

During dinner, guests enjoyed a dramatization of the Pisa de

la Uva (wine treading), performed by the El Duende theatre

group. Among the people present were the mayoress of

Sanlúcar, Ms Laura Seco, the president and the director of

the Jerez Regulating Board, Mr Jorge Pascual and César

Saldaña, Almudena de la Maza, Fernando Romero, Manolo

Valdecantos, Paco Barbadillo, Jesús Mantara, Ángela Domecq,

Lola Ageo, Claudio Araño and Álvaro Taboada de Zúñiga,

among others.

Also, the Ist Peninsula Polo Cup, which will be held on

September 22, 23 and 24, as well as various related activities,

was presented at site of the Jerez Brandy Regulating.

The act was presided by the president of the Jerez Polo Club,

Mr Lorenzo Díez, accompanied by the president of the

Andalusian Polo Federation, Mr Juan Maldonado, the president

and the marketing manager of Peninsula, Mr Gaspar Lino

and Frederic Fourestier, and the town counsellor of sports of

the Jerez City Hall, Mr Alfonso García.

After the act, a drink was offered at La Jara’s San Ginés cellar.

Princess Pilar de Borbón has kindly accepted to be the

president of honour . Among the part ic ipants in the

championships are Álvaro Escassi and Luciano Irazaba.

THE MANZANILLA CELEBRATION

OCIO 21/09/2006

Starting this afternoon and until Sunday afternoon, the

equestrian facilities of Chapín will hold the first edition of the

Peninsula Polo Cup, a sporting event organised by the Jerez

Polo Club in collaboration with the company Peninsula and

which, of course, has the support of the Council of Sports, whose

delegate, Mr Alfonso García, has encouraged the people of

Jerez and visitors alike to attend this “totally free” event and

to become better familiarized with this sport “and the world

of horses, so important in the life of our city”.

This is the fourth year the Jerez Polo Club organizes a

championship coinciding with the Fiestas de Otoño (Autumn

Celebrations), as the president of the Jerez Club, Mr Lorenzo

Díez, said, “keeping the slightly lower profile than the Feria

del Caballo, so as to encourage more Spanish players to

participate and promote this sport in the region”.

The Cup, the first held at this location, will be played on an

all-against-all league basis, with the participation of four teams.

The first game, between Capial and Ké, will take place this

afternoon at 17:00. After this opening game two other teams,

Peninsula and Brandy de Jerez, will play each other at 18:30.

The games will go on tomorrow morning. The teams taking

part in this 1st Peninsula Polo Cup are: Peninsula (José P.

Herraste, Ignacio Gonzalo, Juan Maldonado and Santiago

Torreguitar), Brandy de Jerez (César Pallarés, Armando Jiménez,

Luciano Irazabal and Ignacio Llorente), Capial (Carlos Piñal,

Eduardo Camacho, Juan Gavira and Daniel Gariador)

and Ké (Álvaro y Gonzalo Muñoz Escassi, Luis Plaza and

César Guiñazú).

THE Ist PENINSULA POLO CUP STARTS AT THE EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES OF CHAPÍN



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SPORTS 22/09/2006



The Ist Peninsula Polo Cup, which will be held at the equestrian

facilities of Chapín on September 22, 23, and 24, will be

presented today at 12:30 hrs at the Brandy Regulating

Board’s San Ginés cellar. The championship has been jointly

organized by Peninsula and the Jerez Polo Club. The councillor

of Sports, Mr Alfonso García, the president of the Jerez Brandy

Regulating Board, Mr Evaristo Babé, the president of the Jerez

Polo Club, Mr Lorenzo Díez, and a representative of Peninsula

are expected to attend the event.

CLOSE COMPETITION AT THE OPENING OF THE PENINSULA POLO CUP

SPORTS 23/09/2006

Capial and Brandy de Jerez lead the championship after the games played yesterday.

CAPIAL WINS THE FIRST EDITION OF THE PENINSULA POLO CUP

SPORTS 25/09/2006

The first edition of the Peninsula Polo Cup, which was held

last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Equestrian facilities

of Chapín, finished yesterday. The game featuring Brandy de

Jerez versus Ké ended in a 4-4 draw, whereas Peninsula beat

Capial by 4-2. Thus, the final classification is as follows:

Capial won the Peninsula Cup with four points, followed by

Ké, with three points, which won the trophy awarded by the

Jerez City Hall, Brandy de Jerez, also with three points but a

lower goal count, which won the Osborne trophy, and

Peninsula, with two points, which won the La Bocha trophy.

In the individual section, the mare Florencia, ridden by the

Peninsula player Ignacio Gonzalo, won the best horse prize.

Capial Carlos Piñal won the most valuable player prize,

whereas the fair play prize went to Brandy de Jerez’ Armando

Jiménez Guardiola.

Despite the coincidence with the Xerez game, held at the

nearby municipal stadium of Chapín, the crowd was larger

than in the previous days. The Organization, Peninsula and

the Council of Sports are delighted with the success of the

championship.

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