one day at the Palio di Siena

Italy, Siena, the Palio: Giovanni Atzeni, called Tittia from the Istrice contrada . the horses enetered the square ready for the race. At the shot of the mortaretto, the horses come out of the Entrone and line up at the starting line, known as the mossa. As soon as the last horse reaches the starting line the race begins and lasts for three rounds of the square (about 1 kilometre in total). The first horse to cross the finishing line is the winner, regardless of whether it is still mounted.

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Italy, Siena, the Palio: Giovanni Atzeni, called Tittia from the Istrice contrada . the horses enetered the square ready for the race. At the shot of the mortaretto, the horses come out of the Entrone and line up at the starting line, known as the mossa. As soon as the last horse reaches the starting line the race begins and lasts for three rounds of the square (about 1 kilometre in total). The first horse to cross the finishing line is the winner, regardless of whether it is still mounted.