Field Square It now has a desolate look. The atmosphere is boiling for the brief storm that damaged the tuff. However, marking history, because in the centuries-old history of the Palio di Siena it had never happened before that the race was postponed with the horses at the starting line and the move order given. In July 1956 a “forced” was made for the presence of the president Giovanni Gronchi, running in the swamp. In 2022 another postponement due to bad weather, but it was the August Palio. And it was decided from the morning.
This time the starter has decided not to run unnecessary risks to the ten protagonist districts, sending everyone back to the Cortile del Podestà. The green flag, displayed from the municipal triple lancet windows, marked the end of the games. We will start again on Wednesday evening at 7pm, without the historical procession. Provided that the assessments made by the municipal technicians do not force the administration to make other choices.
The move orderwhich included Pantera, Valdimontone, Nicchio, Giraffa, Civetta, Leocorno, Bruco, Oca, Onda and Lupa as a chase, will not be changed. As already happened in July 1991, when the race was postponed due to darkness and run the following day.
The Palio however but it can’t be the same. The managements are awaited by a long of strategies and negotiations, aware now of the positioning that awaits them. In the meantime, it has stopped raining in Piazza del Campo. Too late now.
