Ellerston White wins Bentleys Morton Cup

Ellerston White has captured the 14-Goal 2026 Bentleys Morton Cup on Sunday afternoon at Windsor Polo Club, defeating Gardenvale 8 – 7 in front of a bumper crowd on the Number One field.

Ellerston White was the best-performed team all week in the five-team competition, which also featured White Deer Park, Wright Pastoral, Ellerston Green and Gardenvale.

The preliminary game featured another high energy contest between Vallex and Arunga in the 8-Goal Hector King Cup Final, with Vallex winning 10 – 7.

This was also a week-long five team competition, featuring Flat Hill Farm, Millamolong, Town & Country, Vallex and Arunga,

Morton Cup Final.  Photos by Noel Rowsell

M Polo Management spokesperson Kim McDougall said, “It’s been an incredible two weeks in the Hawkesbury. We’ve had 34 teams competing across five grades. A huge thank you to all the Hawkesbury field owners for making it happen, Kurri Burri, Arunga, Killarney, and Windsor.”

Bentleys Morton Cup – Ellerston White (Peta Gay Railton, Monty McGregor, Will Harper, Paco O’Dwyer) defeated Gardenvale (Lucas Grimes, Shane Finemore, Tomas Delfino, Raul Laplacette) by 8 – 7; Hector King Cup – Vallex (Rohan Ford, Nick Wills, Alec White, Jimmy Wood) defeated Arunga 10 – 7; 4 Goal – Vallex ( Amber Drum, Harrison Marshall, Monty Campbell, Jimmy Wood) defeated La Mia Polo 5.5 – 5; 4 Goal Subsidiary – Trav Media (Matt Anderson, Nick Wayland, Ric McCarthy, Thomas Martin) defeated Red Dog Polo 5 – 3; 0 Goal – Stone Real Estate (Ben Yates, Archer Buchert, Adam Buchert and Johnny Kahlbetzer) defeated Bella Polo 7 – 3; Subzero – Bellevue Polo (Teneille Murray, Guthrie Williamson, Olivia McIntosh, Pete Handbury) defeated Arunga Navy 4.5 – 4.