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Lupa wins Palio August 16, 2024

Lupa with Velluto on Benitos wins August Palio 2024. More updates tomorrow. Update 18/8: full article

Lupa with Velluto on Benitos wins August Palio 2024. More updates tomorrow. Update 18/8: full article

The Palio will take place tomorrow, Saturday 17th August, at 19:00. It was postponed due to the rain on 16th August during the Corteo Storico. The City Council of Siena decided this after a meeting tonight, Friday 16th August, with…

Because of the rain the Palio is postponed. More info will follow.

The Palio of August 16, 2024 will be held tonight at 7:00 PM. We would like to provide an overview of the 10 participants. Who’s favorite? Who are the outsiders? And who are the unknowns? Favorites: With Tabacco they drew…

Just as last year, and this until 2025, the rights to broadcast the Palio are with La7 and not with the Rai. This obviously has consequences as it cannot be received in abroad. The new contract between the Consorzio Per…

As you undoubtedly know, the evening before the Palio, every contrada eats together in the streets or squares in the contrada. This is called the Cena della Prove Generale. It is the last evening before the Palio, the longest night,…

Selva has decided that debutant Andrea Sanna will be nicknamed Virgola (comma) at Piazza. He will make his debut on the horse Tabacco. Sanna, 26, jockey from Oliena, who has lived in Siena for nine years, was a pupil of…

The allocation of the horses to the ten Contrade that will participate in the Palio di Siena on August 16, 2024 took place from 1:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, August 13. The mayor of Siena, Nicoletta Fabio, paired Contrade and horses…

This morning around 9 o’clock 5 batterie were driven in which 34 horses were tested. Criptha was medically declared unfit by veterinarians and was allowed to return home. Below images and report of each batteria. We expect, as always, that…

Below you can find the technical sheets of the 35 horses that will be allowed to participate in the Tratta tomorrow, August 13. In the year column you can find when the horses were born, under gender you will find…

The list of 35 horses that will be allowed to participate in the tratta has just been shared by the city of Siena. Zio Frac is a notable absentee. CAVALLO – PROPRIETARIO

Five batterie, 38 new or young horses taking turns on the track: they will most certainly not run this Palio; they are the future of the Palio. There was also quite a bit of interest from the public. Jonatan Bartoletti…