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August 2017 Siena Palio...the winner is?
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Contrada dell'Onda (Wave) wins the August 2017 Siena Palio |
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Watch the exciting race in the video below |
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Quite a big surprise as jockey Carlo Sanna aka Brigante (the Outlaw) triumphs in his first Palio victory. His horse, Porto Alabe, a veteran, also wins at his tenth attempt. Favorites were Tower, Ram and Porcupine but surprisingly the Wave won over a tenacious Snail that held the lead for most of the race and that is still waiting for a victory since 1999.Onda can now boast three Palio victories this century, 2012-2013 and 2017...three in five years! |
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The Palio banner, painted by Thai artist Sintra Tanta had been dedicated to commemorate the two hundreth anniversary of birth of the famous local sculpture Giovanni Duprè. Bizarre as it may seem, he was a member of the Contrada that won it and Onda's H.Q.'s are actually based on the street that bears his name. It was just meant to be...
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And Bruco? We weren't supposed to race neither of the two Palios but both times we drew a place in the lucky three. Fate though, as in July like in August, decided to assign us an unknown horse and despite hiring the thirteen times victorious jockey Gigi Bruscelli aka Trecciolino,
he tasted the dust at the second lap. |
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Unless we don't get the lucky pick again next year, until 2019 Bruco won't be in...mmm it's about time to win again...11 years are way too long! |
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We going through a very severe draught and the olive oil harvest is at risk...In the next newsletter I shall inform you if there will be any oil this year. I want to be optimistic! New book in the making and of course I'm always more than happy conducting the tours at the winery in Castellina in Chianti and in Siena at my Contrada H.Q.'s! See you soon! |
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The silly GIF is just to check that you reached the end of the newsletter... |
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