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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…
103 horses have been admitted to preliminary visits to the veterinarian in view of the Palio on July 2, 2024. This was decided by the Veterinary Commission of the Municipality of Siena. The preliminary visits for admission to the prove…
At 13h30 the horses have just been raffled under 10 contrade. The lot included one horse that has already won the Palio (Zio Frac), seven that have ridden at least one Palio; Vitzichesu (1), Schietta (3), Abbasantesa (1), Viso D’Angelo…
This morning, Sunday, August 13, the batterie of the Palio di Siena of August 16, 2023 took place. There were 34 participating horses of the 35 admitted horses; Zaminde was absent this morning. They were divided into five batteries in…
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.
Having previously discussed the rules regarding the presentation of the horses and battery, it is now time to discuss the allocation, as well as the rules that the contrade must respect once they have been assigned a horse. Rules 45…
The list of horses that can participate in the tratta tomorrow has just been released. CAVALLO – PROPRIETARIO
Tomorrow is the day of the Tratta in which the horses are chosen that will be assigned to the 10 participating Contrade. In this article we want to try to explain how one gets the 10 chosen horses. Article 45…
1676 was a turning point in the history of the Palio. The Biccherna, who organized the Palio, decided to give all districts, including the less prosperous, the same chance of victory. They introduced the draw of the horses. Previously, districts…
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…
The list of horses registered for the previsite has been released yesterday. These will take place on August 6 and 7, 2023 at Clinica Veterinaria Il Ceppo (Loc. Monteresi, Monteriggioni). All registered horses will be medically examined. So we count…
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.