Polo pony lineage, charted.

Trace the recorded ancestry of famous polo horses, including clones, and compare two horses to see what they share. Every line on the chart is backed by a source listed in the table below it.

The chart holds 50 horses and 43 recorded links. A solid line runs from a parent to its foal; a dashed line runs from a horse to its clone. A clone shares its original's genes, so tracing a clone's foal walks back through the original's parents. Where our sources do not name a sire or dam, the chart leaves it out rather than guess. Many pedigrees are published by only one source, often the breeder's own page; the table marks those "single source".

Every horse and its sources

The same data as a table. The numbers in the last column link to the sources for that horse's entry.

Horse	Foaled	How produced	Recorded links	Note	Sources
Aiken Cura E01	2010	Clone	Clone of Aiken Cura	First clone, from Aiken Cura stored cells, via Crestview Genetics (with ViaGen); first Aiken Cura and Cuartetera clones born August 2010 in the USA.	[1] [2] [3]
Eight Virolita clones (unnamed)	2016	Clone	Clone of Virolita	Group node: eight clones that Popular Science (2026) reports Kheiron produced in 2016 (single source); names not given.	[1] (single source)
Five gene-edited Polo Pureza clones (unnamed)	2024	Gene-edited clone	Clone of Polo Pureza	Group node: five foals born late 2024 at Kheiron's clinic in San Antonio de Areco, CRISPR edit lowering myostatin. Names and sexes not published in the sources found. Reuters reports that the AAP has barred gene-edited horses from competition and that the breeders' association will observe them for 4 to 5 years before deciding on registration; another report (Canal26) said Argentine rules did not yet distinguish such horses, which could not be confirmed.	[1] [2]
Aiken Cura	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Cambiaso stallion; Lady Susan Townley 2005 and 2006; injured in the 2006 Open final, euthanised Jan 2007. Parents left empty: La Dolfina gives Dolfina Cuartetera x Durazno, the same parents Palm Beach Equine Clinic gives for Dolfina Popular, and impossible on the dates (Cuartetera foaled 2001).	[1] [2] [3]
Aiken Cura Clone 01	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Aiken Cura	Sire of Dolfina Cucumelo per Palm Beach Equine Clinic. Possibly the same horse as Aiken Cura E01; no source says so.	[1] (single source)
Bella Chica	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Dam of Dark Hedges.	[1]
Chimento	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Sire of Dolfina Molinera. La Dolfina 2025 sale lists a reference stallion Open Chimento; same horse not confirmed.	[1]
Coqui Iberia	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dam: Dolfina Lapa	Listed as offspring of Dolfina Lapa (Palm Beach Equine Clinic); sire not given.	[1] (single source)
Cuartetera 01	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Dolfina Cuartetera	Played the 2016 Palermo Open final for La Dolfina (Cambiaso). Inverse writes Cuartetera 01; Popular Science writes Cuartetera B01.	[1] [2] [3]
Cuartetera 02	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Dolfina Cuartetera	Played the 2016 Palermo Open final for La Dolfina (Cambiaso). Inverse writes Cuartetera 02; Popular Science writes Cuartetera B02.	[1] [2] [3]
Cuartetera 03	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Dolfina Cuartetera	Played the 2016 Palermo Open final for La Dolfina (Cambiaso). Inverse writes Cuartetera 03; Popular Science writes Cuartetera B03.	[1] [2] [3]
Cuartetera 04	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Dolfina Cuartetera	Played the 2016 Palermo Open final for La Dolfina (Cambiaso). Inverse writes Cuartetera 04; Popular Science writes Cuartetera B04.	[1] [2] [3]
Cuartetera 05	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Dolfina Cuartetera	Played the 2016 Palermo Open final for La Dolfina (Cambiaso). Inverse writes Cuartetera 05; Popular Science writes Cuartetera B05.	[1] [2] [3] [4]
Cuartetera clone 9	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Dolfina Cuartetera	CBS (2018) reports Cuartetera clone 9. La Dolfina's breeding page says Cambiaso won a US Open final on a clone numbered 9, named best playing pony of that final, without naming Cuartetera or the year.	[1] [2]
Dark Hedges	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Zebedee Dam: Bella Chica	Former racehorse bred by Gordon Thom, New Hall Stud, Ayr; 2024 RoR Elite Polo Champion and best playing RoR in the Coronation Cup, per the HPA. Aged 10 in January 2025.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Boeing	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Dolfina Millonario Dam: Dolfina Lapa	Breeding stallion; pedigree from Palm Beach Equine Clinic only. La Dolfina names a reference sire 'Dolfina El Boeing'; that this is the same horse is our reading, not stated by either source.	[1] [2]
Dolfina Centuria	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Durazno Dam: Dolfina Milenaria (Rainbow Corner)	Open player with Diego Cavanagh.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Cuartetera	Not recorded	Embryo transfer	Sire: Sportivo Dam: Lambada	Chestnut mare. La Dolfina gives her foaling date as 3 February 2001 in Cordoba (single source) and marks her ET (embryo transfer) by Sportivo out of Lambada; Cambiaso told CBS he bought her as an embryo from the Pieres family. Lady Susan Townley Cup 2009, 2010, 2014. Died May 2023 aged 22.	[1] [2] [3] [4]
Dolfina Cuartetera Clone 06	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Dolfina Cuartetera	Clone of Cuartetera; dam of Dolfina Cucumelo (Palm Beach Equine Clinic). Inverse writes 'Cuartetera 06'; that both names mean the same numbered clone is assumed, not stated by a source. Clinic credits her with the Lady Susan Townley Cup 2019 and 2020. Popular Science writes Cuartetera B06 for the 2016 final.	[1] [2] [3] [4]
Dolfina Cuarteto	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	La Dolfina stallion, sold at the La Dolfina sale in 2010; sire of Irenita Premiado.	[1]
Dolfina Cucumelo	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Aiken Cura Clone 01 Dam: Dolfina Cuartetera Clone 06	Breeding stallion offered through Palm Beach Equine Clinic, which also lists him as 2018 Grand Champion colt at Palermo Rural. Single commercial source for the pedigree and the title.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Frontier	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dam: Dolfina Lapa	Listed as offspring of Dolfina Lapa (Palm Beach Equine Clinic); sire not given.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Lan	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dam: Dolfina Lapa	Listed as offspring of Dolfina Lapa (Palm Beach Equine Clinic); sire not given.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Lapa	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Played Opens under Cambiaso 2005 to 2012 or 2013; best Polo Argentino at the 2012 Argentine Open. Parents not found.	[1] [2]
Dolfina Lufthanza	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dam: Dolfina Lapa	Listed as offspring of Dolfina Lapa (Palm Beach Equine Clinic); sire not given.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Milagro	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Durazno Dam: Dolfina Milenaria (Rainbow Corner)	Played Opens in Argentina under Lerin Zubiaurre for Cria Yatay; exported to the USA.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Milenaria (Rainbow Corner)	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	La Dolfina broodmare; played the Argentine Open 2005 to 2009 and the 2010 Queen's Cup and Gold Cup finals under Cambiaso.	[1]
Dolfina Milla	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Durazno Dam: Dolfina Milenaria (Rainbow Corner)	Played Opens in Argentina under Diego Cavanagh; exported to the UK.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Millonario	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	La Dolfina stallion; Grand Champion at Palermo 2002 (Palm Beach Equine Clinic).	[1]
Dolfina Minera	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Durazno Dam: Dolfina Milenaria (Rainbow Corner)	Grand Champion female Polo Argentino, SRA show 2010.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Molinera	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Chimento Dam: Dolfina Milenaria (Rainbow Corner)	Played Opens in Argentina under Diego Cavanagh; in the USA won the 2019 US Open best playing pony award ridden by Francisco Elizalde.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Padre Nuestro	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Aiken Cura Dam: Dolfina Milenaria (Rainbow Corner)	Stallion kept by Haras La Dolfina.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Pannan	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dam: Dolfina Lapa	Listed as offspring of Dolfina Lapa (Palm Beach Equine Clinic); sire not given.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Popular	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	La Dolfina-bred stallion offered by Palm Beach Equine Clinic, given as Dolfina Cuartetera x Durazno in a search summary; the page returned 404, so parents are not linked.	[1]
Dolfina United	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dam: Dolfina Lapa	Listed as offspring of Dolfina Lapa (Palm Beach Equine Clinic); sire not given.	[1] (single source)
Dolfina Wembley Clone 1	Not recorded	Clone	No parent recorded in our sources	Clinic page lists sire Dolfina Padre Nuestro and dam GT Arandela, but its biography describes a Wembley that played to age 23 and entered the USPA Hall of Fame, which cannot fit a grandson of Aiken Cura. Links left empty pending a cleaner source.	[1]
Durazno	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Sire (per La Dolfina) of Dolfina Minera, Centuria, Milla and Milagro out of Dolfina Milenaria.	[1] [2]
Gete Luna Mar	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Dam of Lunarejo. A clinic newsletter summary says she is by Gete Galgo (not confirmed, not linked).	[1]
Irenita Premiado	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Dolfina Cuarteto Dam: Open Emocionada	Breeding stallion offered by Palm Beach Equine Clinic. Single commercial source.	[1] (single source)
Lambada	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Dam of Dolfina Cuartetera; a Pieres family mare.	[1] [2]
Lunarejo	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Machitos Libano Dam: Gete Luna Mar	Sire and dam as listed on a Palm Beach Equine Clinic stallion page. Single commercial source.	[1] (single source)
Machitos Libano	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Sire of Lunarejo (Palm Beach Equine Clinic).	[1]
Open Emocionada	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Palm Beach Equine Clinic's page names her best playing pony of the 2013 Palermo final and one of Pablo Mac Donough's best mares (single commercial source; another report names a different horse for that award).	[1]
Polo Pureza	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	AACCP Hall of Fame horse and donor for Kheiron's gene-edited clones. Forbes Argentina and Horse Canada describe her as a mare; the Reuters report as syndicated by KSL calls her a prize-winning horse. Horse Canada (2025) gives 1988 as her foaling year and says she won 14 Opens; neither could be confirmed from a second source. Parents not found.	[1] [2] [3]
Sage	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Thoroughbred; best playing pony of the 1997 Copa de Oro (Gold Cup). Source of the clone Show Me.	[1] [2]
Show Me	Not recorded	Clone	Clone of Sage	Clone of Sage; first clone to play the Argentine Open, ridden by Cambiaso for La Dolfina in the final won 16-11 over Alegria on 7 Dec 2013.	[1] [2]
Sportivo	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Sire of Dolfina Cuartetera.	[1] [2]
Taita Simple	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sire: Dolfina Cucumelo	Palm Beach Equine Clinic lists him as 2022 Reserve Grand Champion colt at Palermo Rural (single commercial source); dam not given.	[1] (single source)
Virolita	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Polo mare that Popular Science (2026) reports Kheiron cloned eight times in 2016 (single source). Parents and owner not found.	[1]
Zebedee	Not recorded	Not recorded	No parent recorded in our sources	Sire of Dark Hedges, per the HPA.	[1]

Sources

Polo pony lineage, charted.

Every horse and its sources

Keep reading

Cloning and Breeding

Argentine Polo Pony

The Polo Pony