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This time places Anda and Bola fourth in the history of the Palio. It’s even 10 hundredths faster than Pytheos’s time on August 16, 1991 (fifth) and only 1 hundredth slower than Polonski’s legendary time on August 17, 2015, when…
As always, we’re happy to share some videos of the Valdimontone festivities after the Palio, in the Piazza and towards Via Dei Servi. We also feature some interviews after the Palio with many of the key figures. We’re also sharing…
The Contrada del Valdimontone won the August 2025 Palio thanks to a convincing gallop by Giuseppe Zedde, better known as Gingillo, and Anda and Bola. Pre-race predictions were confirmed, making the Servi duo among the favorites. It was a long…
Valdimontone just won the August 2025 Palio with Gingillo on Anda e Bola.
The Palio of August 16, 2025, will be held tonight at 7:00 PM. We’re happy to provide an overview of the 10 participants. Valdimontone is ready to seize its chance, while Aquila is a definite outsider. It’s a Palio with…
Just as the last couple of years the rights to broadcast the Palio are with La7. This obviously has consequences as it cannot be received in abroad. The new contract between the Consorzio Per La Tutela Del Palio Di Siena…
Around 1:00 PM this afternoon, the horses were assigned to the contrade for the Palio on August 16, 2025. Valdimontone with Anda e Bola, Leocorno with Diodoro, and Civetta with Benitos responded enthusiastically. Below is an overview of the 10…
Unlike previous years, as in july, we will no longer share the list of presented horses and their numbers and the composition of the batterie through our website. Given that the PalioApp that we developed is going live and will offer these…
Over the past years we wrote some short articles in which we provided more information about the organization of certain phases of the tratta and the prove. We notice that it remains important to continue sharing these. That is why…
The list of 35 horses eligible to participate in tomorrow’s Tratta has just been announced. For more information about each horse, please refer to our PalioApp (available for free), where you can click on each horse for more information. Below…
There was a prolonged applause for the drappellone created by Sicilian painter Francesco De Grandi for the 2025 Palio dell’Assunta. The work was unveiled last night, August 10th, in the crowded courtyard of the Palazzo Publicco, and presented by art…
After the Palio of July it’s time for the August Palio! As you know, there are many appointments during the days of the Palio. To keep it clear, let’s summarize. Participants in the Palio are Selva, Pantera, Tartuca, Bruco, Drago,…