H. Ben Taub Memorial
Tournament History
The H. Ben Taub Memorial is a National 8- to 12-goal tournament held at Houston Polo Club in Houston, Texas. Established in 2015, Fairplay (Ester Kane, Remy Du Celliee Muller, Jose Zegers, Alejandro Vidal) won the inaugural competition in a close final match against Ghurka. All four members of the 2019 winning Tonkawa team are back, however split between two teams, Bill Fick Ford (Mason Wroe, Vaughn Miller Jr.) and Horsegate 2/Tonkawa (Jeff Hildebrand, Nacho Badiola). Joining them in this year's competition are two co-sponsored teams BTA 1/Horsegate 1 and BTA 2/Kanthaka.
Among the competition is graduating Team USPA member Geronimo Obregon as well as Team USPA alumni Mason Wroe (Bill Fick Ford), Steve Krueger (BTA 1/Horsegate 1), and Sloan Stefanakis (BTA 1/Horsegate 1).
Photo: 2019 H. Ben Taub Memorial Champions: Tonkawa - Jeff Hildebrand, Vaughn Miller Jr., Nacho Badiola, Mason Wroe, presented by Kitch and Marcy Taub with Kyle Bodden of Celebrity Cruises. ©Kaylee Wroe Photography.