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“He was always outstanding,
from the time he was a foal until when
he played here for so many seasons.
The truth is that he was a horse that
gave his all, and Field N°1 was where
he liked to play most. He won many
prizes here; when I was out of sorts he
cheered me up. When I was making
mistakes in my play he would help
me do it right; that horse gave me
everything”.
And he added:
And Santiago Ballester, President of the AACCP,
pointed out: “We hereby present and award the
prize of entry into the Hall of Fame to Dolfina Toro,
a horse that had been voted by 34 10-goal players
at the time for entry into the Hall of Fame, and as
he and Open Chequera were still active, they could
not enter as it is only for horses no longer active.
Toro retired and unfortunately died this year, but
we are going to give him entry. Fortunately all the
Castagnola family are here to receive the award
and the horse-blanket that he may be placed where
he deserves. He was a horse that got to play for
almost 18 minutes in an Open final; 3 chukkas; he
is a milestone in the history of the Polo Argentino
horse”.
He lived for 18 years and the best version of
himself was seen in the 2008 and 2010 finals. He
holds the record for minutes played on the field,
with over 20 minutes of play. Dolfina Toro was
one of the best horses in the history of the
Polo Argentino breed. This horse played a total
of 20:26 minutes as has been recorded during the
final of the 2010 Open, and in 2008 he received
the same award (from the AACCP to the best
DOLFINA TORO
Sire: Sportivo
Dam: Julia.
Date of Birth: 06/10/1999.
registered playing pony), where he played a total
of 17:56 minutes.
To crown all these distinctions for his sports
performance, he received one of the most
important awards in the world on two occasions:
in 2008 and 2010 to the best Polo Argentino horse
of the Argentine Polo Open final.
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