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Andrea Mari Wins The 2011 Palio Race: Photos Of Reckless Joy

ANDREA Mari and his horse Fedora Saura of the Giraffa (Giraffe) neighbourhood in Siena, are the winners of the Palio horse race around Siena’s main square. Each neighbourhood puts up a horse and rider to race three times around the slippery, dirt covered cobblestone track. Meanwhile, in England

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In this Aug. 15, 2011 photo, Andrea Mari and his horse Fedora Saura of the Giraffa (Giraffe) neighborhood in Siena, Italy, warm up in Piazza del Campo during a training session in view of the Palio, the famous break-neck bareback horse race around Siena's main square. The annual Palio pits Siena neighborhoods against one another and it's a major tourist draw for this Tuscan city. Each neighborhood puts up a horse and rider to race three times around the slippery, dirt covered cobblestone track. (AP Photo/Paolo Lazzeroni)

Posted: 16th, August 2011 | In: Sports | Comment