The Palio dell'Assunta goes to the shaken horse of the Goose district, the Sardinian Uncle Frac of Pozzomaggiore: his jockey Carlo Sanna, known as Brigante, of Sindia has fallen.
An outcome arrived at the end of a race full of twists and turns. After the move, declared good at 19.30 after a false start, Giovanni Atzeni, known as Tittia, from Nurri, astride Abbasantesa, immediately took the lead.
But at the first corner, the king of Piazza del Campo crashed into the guards and ended up on the ground.
L'Oca took the lead, precisely, after the crashes of Giraffa and Pantera, who followed one another in the lead, and then also of the 'enemy' Torre engaged in contending for the first position.
For Uncle Frac it is an encore: he had already won the Palio in July 2022, with Tittia.
There was also Sardinia at the start.
The names
Giovanni Atzeni di Nurri, known as Tittia, needs no introduction: 37 races run, 10 victories, the last five in a row. He rode Abbasantesa and ran for the Giraffe.
Carlo Sanna di Sindia, known as Brigante, rode Zio Frac and rides for the Goose: 34 years old, boasts 15 participations and a victory at the Palio.
Andrea Coghe known as Tempesta rode Su Vitzichesu and ran for the Dragon. He is 34 years old and in Siena boasts one victory out of 7 races run. Son of art, his father Massimino is another champion of the Palio. He dominated the trials, winning them all.
Giuseppe Zedde di Noragugume, known as Gingillo, rode Reo Confesso and raced through the Chiocciola district: son of a family (his father Antonio won the Palio twice), he is 40 years old and in Siena can count on 3 victories and 31 races.
Sebastiano Murtas of Santu Lussurgiu known as Grandine on Schietta in Tartuca: he is 33 years old and has 11 races to his credit, no wins
Valter Pusceddu known as Bighino on Viso D'Angelo in L'Aquila: born in Genoa but of clear Sardinian origins, he ran 27 poles without ever winning. He hadn't raced in Siena for 5 years.
Giosuè Carboni of Nuoro known as Carburo su Tabacco nella Torre: he participated in 7 Pali, he never won.
The other jockeys were Jonathan Bartoletti known as Scompiglio who rode for the Pantera on Anda and Bola; Federico Guglielmi known as Tamurè on Antine Day in the Istrice and Enrico Bruschelli known as Bellocchio who runs on Zenis for the Bruco.
Giovanni Porcella, veterinarian of the magistrate of the districts is also Sardinian: he gives the final opinion to let the horse run if it has problems reported by the vets after the assignment of the districts. A very delicate task.
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)