Vita gazette – The Violenta da Clodia horse mounted by the jockey Giovanni Atzeni known as Tittia, triumphs. The latter wins his fifth consecutive prize, a record in the history of the traditional race.
The Contrada della Selva won the Palio di Siena, run in Piazza del Campo and dedicated to the Madonna of Provenzano with the horse Violenta da Clodia ridden by the jockey Giovanni Atzeni known as Tittia. The latter won his fifth consecutive prize, a record in the history of the traditional race, and his tenth in his career. So the banner created by the artist Roberto Di Jullo goes to the Selva.
In 2019, the jockey won with the Giraffe in July, with the Selva in August, and in 2022 (after the two-year stop due to Covid), first with the Dragon and then with the Leocorno. Fifteen thousand people in Piazza del Campo. The participating districts were: Istrice, Drago, Torre, Chiocciola, Aquila, Giraffa, Selva, Onda, Nicchio and Tartuca. The Contrade that did not participate in the appointment were Valdimontone, Pantera, Bruco, Leocorno, Lupa, Civetta and Oca.