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Mexican polo. His paternal grandfather, Gabriel Gracida Sr., was a well-known horseman, but it was father’s generation that cemented the Gracidas’ reputation on the polo fields of North America. In 1946, the Gracida family represented Mexico in the most prestigious tournament
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Gracida married Mimi Oliver in 1978. They have two children: Michi, who assists her father in his polo operations, and Julio, whose brief career as a professional polo player features victories in the country’s leading high-goal tournaments, including the U.S.P.A. Silver Cup (2003), the C.V. Whitney
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Over the course of the last two decades, some of the world’s best known team sponsors have participated in La
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Since 1989, Gracida has hosted La
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player whose international career includes several record-setting achievements, including the most U.S. Open victories (16) and the most consecutive years as an
American 10-goaler (21). These feats and dozens of major tournament wins led to Gracida's selection as Player of the Centennial Era in 1990
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U.S. Open Won: 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 Argentine Open Won: 1982 Australian Open Won: 1990 British Gold Cup Won: 1983 Camacho Cup Won: 1976, 1981, 1988, 2009 Coronation Cup Won: 1985, 1986 Gold Cup of the
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The second oldest brother on that winning team was Memo’s father, Guillermo
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Argentine Open (1982), the Australian Open (1990), the British Gold Cup (1983), the Coronation Cup (1985, 1986), and the Queen’s Cup (1986, 1997). He captained Mexico to victory in a total of
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The 1976 Camacho Cup was not only the first time Mexico won the international competition, but it marked the debut of the up-and-coming polo star in
American polo. By 1977, Gracida had relocated to San Antonio to play for
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Polo, state-of-the-art polo facility in Pilar, the capital of Argentine polo, La Herradura coincides with the Triple Crown of Argentine polo: the Hurlingham, Tortugas, and Argentine Opens.
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