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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 picture taken Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, people of the of the Aquila (Eagle) neighborhood gather around their horse Indianos in Piazza del Campo square in view of the Palio, the famous break-neck bareback horse race around Siena's main square, Italy. The annual Palio pits Siena neighborhoods against one another and its 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