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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…
This morning around 6 o’clock the Prove di Notte were ridden. There were no crashes to be noted as in July. We did see some nice performances from some. 43 horses were in action this morning; including Akida, Zio Frac…
81 horses have been admitted to the prove regolamentate tomorrow, Sunday 11 August and Monday 12 August. Nine horses will be admitted directly to tratta on Tuesday 13 August. This was decided by the municipal veterinary commission after the two…
Six batterie, 42 new or young horses taking turns on the track: with great certainty they will not run this Palio; they are the future of the Palio. There was also quite a bit of interest from the public. Due…
It was the falls of Bincoletto, Puligheddu and Betti that gave enthusiasm to the regulated tests involving 42 horses. Six proves, 42 horses, three falls: these were the figures of the Prove Regolamentate. On a track with excellent tufo and…
Yesterday morning and this morning the Prove Regolamentate were driven at 6 o’clock. The 55 horses were divided into 9 batteries; yesterday 6 and today 3. We collected the images from different TV channels in Siena.
This morning at 11:00 a meeting was scheduled between the 10 captains of the participating contrade and the mayor, Nicoletta Fabio. The list of horses that had passed the medical examination was reviewed. A dozen horses were removed from the…
This morning, at 5.30 am Prove di Notte were driven again. Today there were 4 rehearsals. Today’s horses had their first experience in the Piazza. So they would definitely not participate in the Tratta.
A lot of people in the stands, the Palio is coming and there is a lot of will to make it a feast as always. On the tufo the horses showed their potential, the captains observed and will take their…