THE Palio, a breakneck horse race round the Piazza of Siena, has taken place twice a year for some seven centuries. It is no Turf Classic; the race itself is merely part of a general festival; the ...

Anything goes in Siena, Italy, during the spectacular medieval-style Corsa del Palio—the breakneck, bareback horse race held twice each year—July 2 and August 16—in the historic heart of the Tuscan ...

ROME (Reuters) - The Palio of Siena, often described as the toughest horse race in the world, will not be run this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the mayor of the Tuscan city said on ...

Siena, Italy — IN a scene that harks back to the Middle Ages, 50,000 spectators in this city’s packed, fan-shaped piazza explode with emotion as horses representing rival neighborhoods burst from ...

That’s how my friend Roberto explains the importance of Italy’s world-famous horse race, the Palio di Siena, which takes place twice every summer on July 2 and Aug. 16. The city’s residents hurl ...

Count only who gets up the “Nerbo!” Nerbo is the traditional riding whip used by jockeys at the Palio of Siena during the three laps around the square that will crown the lady of Siena until the next ...

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