Tuesday 2nd July the new edition of the will be held Siena Palioseason dedicated to the Madonna of Provenzano. The historic event will also be broadcast on television, on La7 from 5:20 p.m. Only ten of the seventeen districts will take part in the race. The Bruco, Civetta, Giraffa, Leocorno, Lupa, Nicchio, Pantera, Onda, Oca and Valdimontone districts will compete for victory. In recent days, some trials have been held, preparatory to the race that will then lead to the victory of one of the districts in the race. On Sunday, June 30, the Tratta took place. Immediately after the registration of the horses admitted to the Palio and the formation of the batteries, the Captains met to decide the assignment of the ten horses to the districts.
Palio di Siena 2024, pairing of horses and districts
The pairings established, which were drawn by lot and which also indicate whether the horse has already participated in the Palio or not, are the following: Sardinian Thrill for the Contrada del Bruco (ear number 10, thigh number 34), debutant; Hungarians for the Contrada Valdimontone (ear number 2, thigh number 16), ran the Palio twice; Crypt for the Contrada of the Civetta (ear number 3, thigh number 17), rookie; Angel Face for the Contrada of the Panther (ear number 6, thigh number 23), ran the Palio three times; Summer for the Contrada dell’Oca (ear number 1, thigh number 10), ran the Palio once; Zenios for the Contrada of the She-Wolf (ear number 9, thigh number 32), rookie; Akida for the Contrada del Nicchio (ear number 4, thigh number 18), rookie; Ares Elce for the Contrada del Leocorno (ear number 7, thigh number 29), newcomer; Tobacco for the Contrada dell’Onda (ear number 8, thigh number 31), ran the Palio six times; Ardeglina for the Contrada of the Giraffe (ear number 5, thigh number 20), newcomer.
The pairing of districts and jockeys
Compared to the horses, the choice of jockeys occurs following the convening of the districts on the basis of loyalty, price and bonuses. For the Palio di Siena 2024 the pairing is as follows: Carlo Sanna – Wave; Giovanni Atzeni – Goose; Jonathan Bartoletti – Valdimontone; Enrico Bruschelli – Panther; Andrea Coghe – She-Wolf; Sebastiano Murtas – Leocorn; Federico Guglielmi – Owl; Elias Mannucci – Nicchio; Mattia Chiavassa – Caterpillar; Gabriele Puligheddu – Giraffe.
