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That's where the famous Il Palio horse races -- staged on July 2 and 16 -- see the city districts (contrades) fiercely battling for local supremacy. Only 10 of the 17 contrades are allowed to participate each year -- the seven who missed out the year before plus three lucky entrants from a draw. After a colorful parade introduces the contrades, jockeys and horses on the Piazza del Campo, things get serious. Part of what makes this barebacked race special is the fact that the riders are actually allowed (not to say encouraged) to interfere with and generally conspire against each other during the three laps of Siena's central piazza, which naturally makes for a tremendous, yet sometimes brutal spectacle. Several horses have died during the 100 seconds of action, and not all the riders reach the finishing line. Not that they have to, though: The first horse that finishes -- head ornaments intact -- wins, kicking off jubilant celebrations in the respective contrade and basically all over the place. |
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