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16
Aug
2012
3:30pm, EDT
Horses collide at the medieval Palio race in Siena
Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters
Jockey Jonatan Bartoletti, representing the Valmontone parish, rides to win the Palio race in Siena, Italy, on Aug. 16. Almost without fail since the mid-1600s, ten bareback riders compete twice a year around Siena's shell-shaped central square in a bid to win the Palio, a silk banner depicting the Madonna and child.
Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters
Jockey Jonatan Bartoletti of the Valmontone parish rides ahead of jockey Alberto Ricceri of the Selva parish to win the race.
Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters
Fans celebrate after Moedi, the horse representing the Valmontone parish, won the Palio race.
Maurizio Degl'innocenti / EPA
Rider Jonatan Bartoletti, also known as Scompiglio, is mobbed by supporters after he won the Palio.

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3
Jul
2012
6:30am, EDT
Joy unconfined at Siena's legendary Palio horse race
Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
A supporter celebrates with the horse after jockey Luigi Bruschelli of the Onda contrada (Wave parish) won the Palio race in Siena, Italy on July 2, 2012.
Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
Jockey Luigi Bruschelli, right, looks back as he wins the race.
Il Palio, which dates back to the mid-1600s, takes place twice each summer in the Tuscan city of Siena. 10 jockeys ride bareback around a makeshift race course set up in the city's central square in a bid to win the Palio, a silk banner depicting the Madonna and child.
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Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
Jockey Luigi Bruschelli, right, leads the runners and riders.
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Luigi Bruschelli is congratulated after winning the race.

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No doubt that was a good time.. the horse is smiling in photo one!
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2
Jul
2010
6:20pm, EDT
Fabio Muzzi / AFP - Getty Images
Horses of the Contrada of Unicorn, Eagle and Giraff fall down in the Casato curve during the Palio horseracing on July 2 in Siena. The Palio is a medieval horse race and pageant, which pits the ancient districts of Siena against each other in competition for the victory banner and in honor of the Virgin Mary. Animal rights group have often expressed their concern about the injuries and deaths of horses who frequently fall, collide, or are trampled during the race.
Palio horse race
This year's Palio horse race, usually clouded with debate over animal rights, has turned into a religious controversy.Read the article here.
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Horse Down. I first heard about The Palio in a book I read entitled "Too Much Tuscan Sun", this is a very rag tag event, it's almost the demolishion derby of medieval times carried on.
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