Triumph for Giovanni “Tittia” Atzeni at the Palio di Siena.
The jockey from Nurri won by a landslide with the colours of the contrada dell'Oca for the eleventh time in his career, in Piazza del Campo.
Tittia rode Diodoro, a six-year-old bay gelding he knows well: he comes from his stud in Castelnuovo Berardenga, in Tuscany.
In Nurri there was a big party with carousels, chants and the flag of the Oca district proudly carried on the shoulders of Tittia's sister, Gina Atzeni .
Tittia thus approaches the record of victories of Aceto, 14, aka Andrea de Gortes , the king of the 20th century of Career. For the jockey from Nurri today also a sort of redemption after the race of August 2024 when he left Piazza del Campo defeated despite being the favorite.
The race was a no-contest from the start, from the Mossa, after half an hour of horses among the ropes. At the start, Oca immediately took the lead without the chasing contradas ever being able to worry it . Only Selva and Valdimontone tried to keep up with Tittia and Diodoro but without success. Six jockeys fell, those of Chiocciola, of Selva herself now detached, Lupa, Tartuca, Istrice and Drago.
The banner will now be added to the other 66 already won by Oca, and four, today included, those with Tittia.
(Online Union)