It was the Piazza district with Except Vicino and the horse Denise Beauty to win the 2014 edition of the Palio di Monticiano.
An event organized by the municipality and the association of owners, coaches and breeders of Palio horses. Three le batteries in the morning with twelve participating horses. The first two of each battery qualified for the Palio, scheduled for the afternoon: Esmeralda Baia, Balzana, Esmeralda Elite, Denise Beauty, Brivido Sardo and Baila. .
After the heats theassignment of horses to the districts with the delivery of the jackets to the relevant jockeys. Then the blessing. Palio referee Andrea Calamassi from Siena.
The second arrival, the Paretaio district with the horse Balzana and Diego Minucci, was awarded the Franco Nobile Memorial prize.
“It was not easy to find all the horses as the date indicated by the municipality is very close to the Palio of Siena and then the concomitance with the Palio of Castiglion Fiorentino, but with the contribution of our members we managed everything”, states the president of the Osvaldo Costa association.
“Thanks to the owners who are always available and present. I also thank the mayor Alessio Serragli for his contribution. In fact, there were prizes of 4000 euros for the first, 2000 for the second and one thousand for the third. The help of the sponsors was fundamental: Banca Chianti, Mediolanum, Banca Centro, Ugo Scotti, Assicurazioni Generali and MCM service.” The association also donated a plaque to the first place winner at the Castiglion Fiorentino Memorial.
“Yesterday also took place the Memorial for Giuseppe Gentili known as Ciancone in Castiglion Fiorentino, where we were represented by one of our councilors, we thus offered a plaque to the winner. An important beginning of collaboration with the municipality and the Palio committee of Castiglion Fiorentino”.
