Haydon Angel Jewel Haydon Emerald x Haydon Drawn Foaled 9 October 2001 Played by Adolfo Cambiaso, photo above, “Taking the ball down the field in the air.” HAYDON ANGEL JEWEL Summary: Haydon Angel Jewel has played in all the major tournaments in the world, winning the Argentine Triple Crown, the US Gold Cup three times, the British Open Gold Cup twice, The Queen’s Cup, the Coronation Cup and the Spanish Triple Crown twice. Owned by the world’s best player Adolfo Cambiaso he rated her “as his best horse to play outside Argentina”. She won Best Playing Pony awards in the Coronation Cup, US Gold Cup, US Open, Spanish Silver Cup and runner-up in British Open Gold Cup. Best Playing Pony 2009 Coronation Cup, International Day at Guards Polo Club, England. Test Match won by Argentina against England, played by 10 goaler Adolfo Cambiaso. 2010 England high season played by Adolfo Cambiaso of the Dubai team to win the high goal double, both the Queens Cup and the Gold Cup. Runner Up BPP in winning the Final of British Open Gold Cup, Cowdray, 2010. Won a BPP in the US Gold Cup in 2012. Won US Gold Cup in both 2012, 2013 and 2016. Won a BPP in the US Open 2013. 2013 Best String of Ponies in Final US Open Polo. 2013 won the Argentine Triple Crown with the 40 goal La Dolfina Team: . Won Tortugas Open 2013 . Won Hurlingham Open 2013 . Won Argentine Open 2013 2014 Won British Gold Cup, Cowdray Park. 2014 Won Spanish Triple Crown Sotogrande, Spain-Bronze, Silver and Gold Cup with Valiante. 2014 BPP in Silver Cup, Santa Maria Polo Club, Sotogrande, Spain. 2015 final Queen’s Cup played by 10 goaler Pablo MacDonough replacing injured Adolfo Cambiaso. 2015 played in the semi-final British Gold Cup 2015 won the Silver and Gold Cups Santa Maria Polo Club, Sotogrande, Spain. 2016 won US Gold Cup for a third time and was retired at 15 years of age. Achievements in Europe: • Best Playing Pony in the 2009 Coronation Cup, International Day at Guards Polo Club, in her first season in England. Played by the world’s best player 10 goaler Adolfo Cambiaso to win the Test Match for Argentina against England. He played Haydon Angel Jewel in the fifth chukka, scoring a run away goal from the lineout to start the chukka at the centre of the ground. From the preceding lineout immediately he took the ball again going all the way, this time on the near side, hitting the ball in the air, while heavily marked. The trophy was presented by HRH The Prince of Wales. • In the 2010 English high goal season she was played by Adolfo Cambiaso in the Dubai team to win the double, both the Queens Cup and the British Open Gold Cup. Adolfo Cambiaso changed her name to Mia Gatita and played her in at least two chukkas in the matches during the high goal season. In the final of the Gold Cup he played her in three different chukkas to claim the title. Angel Jewel was judged Runner up BPP. • Polo Times acclaimed Haydon Angel Jewel as the “world’s number one player Adolfo Cambiaso’s best UK mare” in a profile in August 2010 edition. • Haydon Angel Jewel performances in the UK have been recognised by featuring twice on the cover of the ASHS Journal. • In 2014 she returned to England after playing in America and Argentina to win the British Gold Cup at Cowdray Park with the Dubai team for a second time. • It was then onto Spain in 2014 with the Valiante team and they did not lose a game to win the Spanish Triple Crown played at Sotogrande. They won the Bronze, Silver and Gold Cups. • In the Silver Cup final Haydon Angel Jewel won BPP. • In 2015 she was played by 10 goaler Pablo MacDonough in the final of the Queen’s Cup replacing an injured Adolfo Cambiaso, losing in extra time. She then played in the semi-final of the 2015 British Gold Cup. • It was onto Spain again in 2015 where she played the Silver and Gold Cups, wining them both again for a second time. Achievements in America: • In the America Haydon Angel Jewel played in 26 Goal Triple Crown series which includes the C.V. Whitney Cup, the USPA Gold Cup and the U.S. Polo Open. • She won the C V Whitney Cup, the Gold Cup twice and played in the final of the US Open. • Haydon Angel Jewel was in the winning US Gold Cup team in 2013 and 2012. She won a BPP in the Gold Cup and in the US Open. In 2013 she was in the US Open Best String of Ponies. Haydon Angel Jewel (Gatita) with her BPP rug at the US Open Polo Presentation, 2013. She was played by 10 goaler Adolfo Cambiaso in the successful Valiente Team’s US high goal campaign. The United States Polo Association US Open Polo Championship are played at The International Polo Club of Palm Beach in Wellington, Palm Beach County, Florida, on the polo field is shown above. • In 2012, the USPA Gold Cup was won by Valiente II 11-9, with Robert Jornayvaz, Pelon Stirling, Adolfo Cambiaso and Alejo Taranco. Haydon Angel Jewel won a BPP as seen here at the presentations. • In 2013 Valiente again won the Gold Cup. Valiente were then riding an 11-game winning streak going into the final of the US Open where they lost to Zacara. Adolfo Cambiaso won the Best Sting of Ponies which included Haydon Angel Jewel, below. • The photo below shows her running in the winning goal in overtime in Valiente’s match against Zorzal when they were locked at 12 goals each. It took just 12 seconds for Adolfo Cambiaso to run in the winning goal on Angel Jewel, below; • Haydon Angel Jewel at the International Polo Club pony lines 2013. • Being the world's best player Adolfo Cambiaso demands incredible things at times from his horses. Other players cannot believe she has maintained her mouth after so many years of playing the top polo around the world. This incredible photo shows him shutting down Haydon Angel Jewel to keep control of the ball in the US Open before going onto score. She has answered his call to the extent that her hocks are on the ground while he maintains a perfect vertical position with his head directly above the ball. • In 2016 she returned to the US winning the US Gold Cup for a third time before being retired to stud at 15 years of age. Below playing her last game. Achievements in Argentina 2013: • Haydon Angel Jewel (Mi Gatita) went from America to win the 2013 Argentine Triple Crown with the La Dolfina team. She was played by 10 goaler Pablo MacDonough who was awarded MVP Pro for December 2103 on the World Polo Tour. The all-conquering La Dolfina polo team did not lose a game and were raised to the perfect 40-goal team for 2014. • Won Tortugas Open 2013 • Won Hurlingham Open 2013 • Won Argentine Open 2013 • Haydon Angel Jewel played in the La Dolfina team which completed the extraordinary feat of winning all three 2013 Argentine Opens, the Triple Crown. It was the first in the team’s history and they went through undefeated. In recognition of this achievement, the La Dolfina team had their handicap raised as the only team in the world with the perfect and maximum 40 goals. • They won the Tortugas Open then the Hurlingham Open followed by the highest rated polo tournament in the world, the Argentine Open. It was played at Palermo “The Cathedral of Polo” in front of sell-out crowds. • She was played under her Argentine name, Mi Gatita, by 10 goaler Pablo MacDonough, who was recognised as one of the players of the series. His teammates were fellow 10 gaoler’s captain Adolfo Cambiaso, Pelon Stirling and Juan Nero. Haydon Angel Jewel waiting on the sidelines in the Argentine Open final with Cambiaso’s legendary mare Dolfina Cuartetera who he has had cloned. Winning 2013 Argentine Open La Dolfina team: Sebastian Merlos (replacement for injurd Juan Nero middle) Pablo MacDonough, Pelon Sterling and Adolfo Cambiaso. • It is every polo player and breeder’s dream to have a horse listed on the program playing in the final of the Argentine Open. Haydon Victoriana her close relation was also played in 2010 by Pelon Sterling. Haydon Angel Jewel (Gatita) American Polo Horse Association’s photo. Pedigree: Brown mare with star 15.1hh Haydon Jewel Family Breeder: Haydon Horse Stud , Bloomfield Homestead, Blandford, Foaled: 9-10-2001 NSW, Australia ASHS: 162295 STAR OF HEAVEN by Star Kingdom (imp) STAR SHOWER SHOW by Novalis (imp) Sire: HAYDON DRAWN SM 129669 IDOMENEO by Alycidon PENNY DRAW LONG DRAW by Pipe of Peace From Midwise by Midstream NEVER IN DOUBT by Nearco HAYDON NEVER DOUBT 35024 59512 MYSTIC ROSE Dam: HAYDON EMERALD 53112 REDIGO by The Lizard HAYDON TRINKET 189 HAYDON JEWEL 876 by Bruce Greer Haydon Angel Jewel is a ninth generation mare bred at Bloomfield by the Haydon family. She is from the Haydon Jewel Family, one of the best old Bloomfield families which traces back to Countess in 1882 to Bangle (1896), Locket (1907), Necklace (1924), Bracelet (1934), Jewel (1950), Trinket (1967) and to Emerald (1978). She combines the tried and proven bloodlines of Tester, Starlight, Bruce, Gibbergunyah, Pantler and Never Doubt with Midstream (sire of Sundown) and Star Kingdom through Drawn.