Polo’s Silver Sunday

By Lisa Duncan

Sunday brought championship silverware to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, where Delta Defence captured the Whittier Trust Silver Cup following the three-week tournament, which ran from July 19 through August 9.

The winning foursome of Jared Zenni, Segundo Bocchino, Costi Caset, and Ivan Weiss stepped forward to collect the trophy, while Caset was named Most Valuable Player, presented by Whittier Trust Assistant Vice President Carter Thicke. Caset comes from a long line of high goal players including Sapo Caset, a 10-goal elite player. Costi didn’t disappoint, with fast furious scoring and relentless ride offs that came over the boards. Whittier Trust held a champagne reception where guests noshed on grilled bites and chilled drinks on ice, toasting Carter for his hospitality. 

Monjita Atonita, played and owned by Zenni, earned Best Playing Pony honors.

With Fiesta filling the streets not far up the road, Sunday afternoon at the fields offered its own sort of pageantry – ponies, polo, and plenty of silver.