By Liz Leamy
Last Sunday marked another golden moment at the storied Greenwich Polo Club as La Fe, the formidable high-goal contingent from Wellington, Florida, scored the 2025 Interactive Brokers East Coast Gold Cup title in dramatic style with a 16-14 victory over FlyHouse, the stealth team based out of New York, much to the thrill of the more than 5,000 spectators on hand there.
This showdown was one for the books as La Fe and FlyHouse were clearly firing on all cylinders throughout its entirety, something that seemed logical considering both contingents came into the final ranked as the two top-scoring leaders among the six-team entry roster of this prestigious three-week 16-goal tournament that kicked off in early July at the Greenwich Polo Club.
Although FlyHouse had initially led the game in points during the first half, La Fe, the 2025 East Coast Silver Cup titlists, subsequently turned things around in the second half with their stellar and style of playing to wind up at the top of the leaderboard in the final standings.
For the dedicated members of this team, including Lucas Diaz Alberdi, La Fe’s remarkable six-goaler who was named the match’s Most Valuable Player, the goal was to be focused and work together in as optimal and harmonious fashion as possible with all of his colleagues, both equine and human.
“Both teams were tough teams,” said Lucas Diaz Alberdi, who stunning charge was named as one of its two Best Playing Ponies of the match. (Ezequeil Ferrario of FlyHouse’s horse was cited as the second winner of the Best Playing Pony honor.) “We focused and tried to play our game.”
This season, both of these remarkable teams, with their talented and accomplished contingent of athletes (again, both equine and human), have emerged as huge Greenwich Polo Club crowd favorites due to their tremendous speed, strength, skill and power and presence.
“The crowd is amazing here,” said Diaz Alberdi, whose brother, Nicolas Diaz Alberdi, a powerful four-goaler, played the number four position for FlyHouse, with the two both being renowned players in the sport. “They were cheering on both teams and it was great to hear.”
Notably, La Fe and FlyHouse were also the two finalists in the 2025 East Coast Silver Cup tournament that was held last June at the Greenwich Polo Club, with La Fe claiming the title over FlyHouse,17-16, in overtime.
In addition, La Fe was featured in the popular Netflix documentary, ‘Polo’ that premiered last fall, a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of professional polo players and teams based in Florida on and off the field, something that further added to all the excitement of Sunday matches at the Greenwich Polo Club this season.
For those on hand at this final, the gold standard of playing was much appreciated, that is for certain.
“Every week, there are more and more people who come here and it’s very popular. People are very interested in seeing the polo and happy to be here,” said Jason Yearwood, Business Development Manager of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., a partner of the Greenwich Polo Club that is based in New York City. “The athletes are incredible, the horses are beautiful and this is a very sought-out sport.” (Polo is also a very popular sport in the Barbados, which makes the connection between the Barbados Tourism and the Greenwich Polo Club all the more profound.)
Yearwood, who was at the match with his lovely wife, Jakita, and young son, Jesse, also spoke about the incredible experience of being at the club.
“It’s always amazing to be here,” said Yearwood. “It’s lovely to be in this big, open natural space with its lushness, beauty and green trees and fields with all of the sun and fresh air.”
Sunday matches at the Greenwich Polo Club, meanwhile, will resume with the kickoff of the prestigious 2025 East Coast Open tournament on August 24th that will then wrap up September 7th.
This event will then be followed up with the Greenwich Cup that is scheduled to be held Sunday, September 14th.
For more information on the Greenwich Polo Club, please visit their website at: www.greenwichpoloclub.com
2025 Interactive Brokers East Coast Gold Cup finalists:
La Fe:
-Louis Devaleix
-Lucio Fernandez Ocampo
-Lucas Diaz Alberdi
-Roberto Bilbao
FlyHouse:
-Andrew/Max Gundlach
-Ezqueil Martinez (Wayne) Ferrario
-Felipe Miguens
-Nicolas Diaz Alberdi
