Polo legend Adolfo Cambiaso honored as 'Innovative Entrepreneur'
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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Adolfo Cambiaso, widely recognized as the world's best polo player for over three decades, has been honored with the "Innovative Entrepreneur" award at the 2025 VISA-LA NACION Innovation Awards. The award celebrates individuals who demonstrate creativity and disruptiveness in business.
I always look forward. I don't try to look back much because it's been over 34 years of career. I'm always a dreamer, always looking for something new the next day, improving the next day, and I always move forward. I try not to look back much because there's a lot.
Cambiaso, 51, continues to compete at the highest level, leading the La Dolfina polo club. In 2025, he achieved the triple crown again, this time with a team including his son and nephews. His ventures extend beyond the polo field, managing over 2,000 horses on his farms and developing an embryo center that advanced global equine genetics. "It was my best idea, and that my son plays with them makes me proud and is very motivating," Cambiaso stated, referencing his pioneering work in horse cloning.
It was my best idea, and that my son plays with them makes me proud and is very motivating.
He described his innovation process as stemming from moments of peace, like "having mate in the stable or sleeping." Cambiaso believes innovation means creating positive change. His work with cloned horses, which began in 2010, has led to major tournament wins. He also recently entered the real estate business, developing polo-related projects in Punta del Este.
One doesn't realize what one is achieving. Mainly, I enjoy what I do immensely, I love it, I share it a lot with my family. Through everything I've achieved and done with the clones, it motivated me to extend my career and be able to play at the highest level with my children. I think the most important thing is to do what you like, and that leads you to think of new things constantly.
The VISA-LA NACION Innovation Awards, now in its sixth edition, aims to recognize ventures and individuals shaping the future. The event is scheduled for October 28, with registration open on premioalainnovacion.com.ar.
My best ideas come to me while having mate in the stable or sleeping, two places where I find peace and that inspire me.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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