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The Palio di Siena (Italian: [ˈpaːljo di ˈsjɛːna]; known locally simply as Il Palio; from Latin pallium) is a horse race held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade , or city wards, in a tradition dating back ...
The Regatta of the Historical Maritime Republics (or Palio of the Historical Maritime Republics) is a sporting event of historical re-enactment, established in 1955 with the aim of recalling the rivalry of the most famous Italian maritime republics: those of Republic of Amalfi, Republic of Pisa, Republic of Genoa and Republic of Venice, during which four rowing crews representing each of the ...
Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a comune against each other. Typically, they are fought in costume and commemorate some event or tradition of the Middle Ages and thus often involve horse racing , archery , jousting ...
In the city of Siena, the term indicates the 17 urban wards, whose representatives race on horseback in the Palio di Siena, run twice every year in July and August. [1] Each sienese contrada is named after an animal or symbol, with a long history and complicated heraldic and semi-mythological associations.
The ancient course of the Palio, from an 18th-century engraving. The ancient church of San Lazzaro and the cippo del pilone (stone pylon - the starting point of the race) are visible in the background; San Secondo of Asti, to whom the race is dedicated, is in the center, and in the foreground two competitors are about to enter the city through the gate of San Pietro.
SUNDAY'S LINEUP: NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race NASCAR Homestead TV schedule, start time for the Straight Talk Wireless 400 Green Flag Time: Approx ...
12 p.m. — NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, USA Network (Watch FREE on Fubo) 2:30 p.m. — Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race (100 laps, 250 miles), USA Network (Watch FREE on Fubo) Sunday, July 21
NASCAR Xfinity Series in Las Vegas TV schedule, start time for The LiUNA! Green Flag Time: Approx. 4 p.m. CT Saturday Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5 mile oval) in Las Vegas, Nevada