Palio Page #2

I didn't love him, I hated him

and this made me feel good.

Even when I lost, if I managed

to make him lose too..

it gave me great pleasure.

It was a real turn-on.

We're entering the kingdom

of Andrea Degortes..

nicknamed Aceto.

Nothing better to do

on a rainy day?

The Palio is not about riding

skills, it's about the game.

If it were just about

riding skills,

I'd have won 30 Palios and

Bruschelli would've won three.

Aceto makes history..

the most expert jockey.

He's done it again..

a dramatic race.

His 14th Palio,

he's broken all records!

I duped the whole world.

Like Attila, where my horse

trod, no grass would grow.

I'm number one..

I can face anyone.

I'm used to sitting

at the head of the table.

Always.

When Pavarotti came here..

I sat at the head of the table,

not him.

If you're a number-one bandit..

then you're like me,

but if you're a shitty bandit,

you can get lost.

If you're like Maradona,

then we can talk.

But Bruschelli is a nobody!

No doubt Gigi

wants to beat Aceto's record.

To equal Aceto's record..

he needs one more win.

So July and August are vital

for him to beat the record.

It took me five years

to understand the Palio.

First you have to get

into the mindset of the Sienese.

The Palio is a game.. not a race.

At first I thought it was just

a race.. but there's more to it.

The Sienese work 365 days a year

on the Palio.

The district wins

a painted cloth banner.

The glory.

The district doesn't win money,

it's the jockey who wins money.

But if you want to win

you have to pay off

other districts.

As captain..

you have a responsibility

to your district.

You think about the Palio

every single day.

During the winter,

the captain and his lieutenants

must plan the Palio,

but only fate

will decide if it all goes well.

A captain

could do everything right,

but if the jockey gets it wrong..

or sells himself

he'll mess up the plan.

The jockeys are not trusted.

A victorious jockey is loved

but a losing jockey

might be considered corrupt.

This year I really have to win

or people will want someone new.

His name is Guess,

he's 11 years old.

He's very healthy.

He's run a few Palios

but always been unlucky.

In his first Palio,

he finished third.

He lacked experience.

Then last year,

he was second at the start.

Reaching the San Martino bend.

His angle was wrong..

so he fell and caused a pile up.

I've trained this horse

for years.

I hope he'll be selected.

Go, big bum.

Siena is the only place

where a horse can win

without a jockey.

What counts is the horse.

Gigi Bruschelli has fallen.

His riderless horse has won!

The horse has won

without Bruschelli.

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