10. Corinne Ricard

10. Corinne Ricard

At number 10 of the top 10 best horse polo players, Corinne is a professional polo player and one of the few women to play on pro teams consisting almost entirely of men. Described as “One of the most famous female polo players in the world,” Corinne has also been active in developing women’s polo.

09. Pelayo Berazadi

Pelayo Berazadi

He remained the United Kingdom’s last best horse polo player since 1939. Of the state of polo in England in the 1930s, he said, “Polo is not taken so seriously as in America or Argentina.” 

08. Facundo Pieres

Facundo Pieres

At 8th on top 10 best horse polo players, Facundo was born into a family of polo players and is the second son of polo legend Gonzalo Pieres Sn and Cecilia Rodríguez Piola. His siblings are Gonzalo Pieres, Nicolas Pieres also a professional polo player, Tatiana Pieres, and Cecilia Pieres.

07. Luke Tomlinson

 Luke Tomlinson

Tomlinson, along with his family, owns the Beaufort Polo Club. Born into a family of polo players in Gloucestershire, he completed his education at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He has a younger brother and a sister, both of whom are international polo players (Emma as an amateur with a two-goal handicap, and Mark Tomlinson, a professional with a seven-goal handicap in Britain). 

06. Mike Azzaro

Mike Azzaro

Azzaro is an American professional polo player from San Antonio, Texas. Azzaro, whose current handicap is eight goals, held the sport’s highest handicap (10 goals) for over ten years. 

05. Guillermo Gracida

Guillermo Gracida

Polo star Guillermo Gracida, Jr., also known as “Memo Gracida,” is a Mexican polo 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-gaoler (21). 

04. Juan Zubiaurre

 Juan Zubiaurre

Spanish polo player Zubiaurre already made his name for his abilities in defensive playing. He has a very sparkling international career and has groundbreaking records and achievements. Zubiaurre achieved The Polo Magazine’s Polo Excellence Award for the best player of the year.

03. Facundo Sola

Facundo Sola

He debuted in the Argentine Open in 1999, taking part every year since then. His team, Ellerstina, lost against the La Dolfina Polo Team in the Argentine Open finals in 2005 and 2007 in extra time only. And then, they established a strong rivalry with La Dolfina. Shortly after, Ellerstina defeated La Dolfina by a 13-12 score in 2008. 

02. Carlos Gracida

Carlos Gracida

He has played polo since a very early age and turned professional with a 5-goal handicap traveling to Europe. Today, Carlos has grown into one of the world’s finest defensive players, and is well known for his phenomenal work rate and horsemanship on the field. 

01. Adolfo Cambiasso

Adolfo Cambiasso

Cambiasso is one of the top 10 best horse polo players with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he holds the World’s Number 1 spot in Polo ranking. Besides, he also made his name among the best horse polo players of all time.