White Birch, Greenwich Polo Club’s home team, came from behind to defeat Palm Beach Equine 11-8 for the East Coast Bronze Cup on a hot but picture-perfect Father’s Day that saw the start of summer. All afternoon, White Birch’s Pablo Llorente Jr. and Palm Beach Equine’s Gringo Colombres mixed it up in what was a seesaw match for most of the chukkers. But in the end White Birch pulled away, anchored by tournament MVP Chris Brant, son of club founder Peter Brant.
Read MorePolo legends: Nacho Figueras, East Coast Bronze Cup awards presenter and Ralph Lauren Polo spokesmodel, hugs Mariano Aguerre, a mainstay of the victorious White Birch team. Photograph by Robin Costello.