DS STELLA T/E
Breeder: Doña Sofía Genética SA
Sire: Open Ballet T/E (Lambada × Sportivo)
Dam: DS Birra Segunda (Clone of Alazanas Birra)
A refined and athletic mare, representing one of the most decorated female families in Argentine polo breeding. Balanced and intelligent with a calm and willing polo temperament, she shows the type of rideability and focus that allows a horse to perform confidently in competitive play.
By Open Ballet, a stallion co-owned by Ellerstina and Doña Sofía and full brother to D. Cuartetera, widely considered by Adolfo Cambiaso to be the best mare of his career.
Out of DS Birra Segunda, clone of Hall-of-Fame legend Alazanas Birra, a record-setting mare awarded Best Polo Argentino Bred Player’s Mare at Palermo in 2001, 2002, and 2004, as well as Best Playing Pony of the 2003 Hurlingham Open final.
This pedigree blends Ellerstina-proven performance with one of the most celebrated dam lines in polo history, transmitting athleticism, intelligence, and dependable polo temperament.
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Open Ballet T/E has been co-owned by Ellerstina Polo Team and Doña Sofía Genética, and represents one of the most influential contemporary polo bloodlines. He is the full brother of D. Cuartetera, widely regarded by Adolfo Cambiaso as the best mare of his career and one of the most iconic polo ponies ever produced.
He is also the full brother of Open Sexy, who competed in the Argentine Triple Crown with Facundo Pieres. Through Lambada and Sportivo, Open Ballet transmits exceptional speed, rideability, and the competitive temperament that has defined the Ellerstina program.
He descends from two legendary foundations:
Sportivo, one of the greatest stallions in polo history and the only sire to win the Lady Susan Townley Award twice, and
La Luna, a Hall-of-Fame mare and Triple Crown champion with Gonzalo Pieres.Together, this lineage makes Open Espacial an exceptional source of speed, mouth, and temperament.
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DS Birra Segunda is the genetic continuation of Alazanas Birra, one of the most celebrated mares in the history of the Argentine Polo Pony. Birra is inducted into the AACCP Argentine Polo Pony Hall of Fame, recognized for her extraordinary achievements at the highest level of the sport.
A record-setting performer, Alazanas Birra earned awards in every Argentine Open final in which she competed, including:
Best Polo Argentino Bred Player’s Mare – Palermo Open (2001, 2002, 2004)
Best Playing Pony – Hurlingham Open Final (2003)
AACCP Award (2004)
This maternal family is regarded as one of the most successful and influential female lines in modern polo breeding.
Pedigree Highlights
Alazanas Birra – AACCP Argentine Polo Pony Hall of Fame mare; multiple Best Playing Pony honors in the Argentine Triple Crown.
D. Cuartetera – One of the most iconic polo mares in history, described by Adolfo Cambiaso as the best mare of his career. Ridden by Cambiaso during La Dolfina’s dominant Triple Crown campaigns, she earned multiple Best Playing Pony awards across the Argentine Triple Crown, including the Argentine Open (Palermo) and the prestigious Lady Susan Townley Cup. She was later inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Argentine Association of Polo Horse Breeders, cementing her legacy as one of the most influential foundation mares in polo breeding.
Open Ballet T/E – Elite stallion combining the Lambada and Sportivo bloodlines, transmitting speed, balance, and exceptional rideability.
Sportivo – Legendary polo stallion and two-time sire of the Lady Susan Townley Award for Best Playing Pony.
Why Breeders Value This Pedigree
DS Stella T/E represents the rare combination of an elite Argentine maternal line and the proven Ellerstina sire program. Through Open Ballet, she carries the performance genetics that produced D. Cuartetera and numerous Triple Crown competitors. Through Alazanas Birra, she inherits one of the most decorated female lines in the history of the Argentine Polo Pony.
This pedigree consistently produces horses known for speed, agility, rideability, and competitive instinct, making Stella an exceptional prospect for both high-level sport and future breeding.
