Palio Page #5

He confirmed that the horse

hadn't been ridden

for a long time.

Not since the last Palio.

Relationships don't count.

Why would a jockey

enter an untrained horse?

Palio strategies.

If I bring a horse

knowing he's untrained,

I know his condition,

but others don't.

There's an underworld.

A hidden layer of secrecy.

Gigi is obviously the favorite.

Nicchio are spending

a lot of money.

Gigi is very clever and I'm sure

has organized himself very well.

One the face of it, that's who's

going to win.. but, you know...

It's all those attempts

to control fate.

But Gigi has not got

the best horse.

No. He's got to do

everything else.

So if he wins

without the best horse..

from a bad position..

it's pretty suspect.

If he does all of that, it's not

suspect, it's brilliant.

It's the opposite.

It's exactly what they pay for.

I've never set foot

inside the cathedral.

I've often gone past it

with my wife,

but I will only go in

if I win an August Palio.

It's said that

the August Palio

is the most important

because the jockey

is taken to the cathedral.

Statistically speaking,

the jockey who wins in July

is unlikely

to win again in August.

# We're the ruler of the sky

In the Piazza we'll be first #

# We're the most beautiful #

# And have no equal #

# Our cock is the biggest

in the world #

I don't think Gigi

took me for a ride.

It was predictable behavior.

Naike, go and return victorious.

We're going to win tonight.

I just have that feeling.

You took drugs last night!

Goose.

Caterpillar.

Wave.

She-Wolf.

I heard She-Wolf has two

million to spend on the race.

But I don't think they'll win.

Tortoise.

Tower.

Shell.

Eagle.

Snail.

Stay calm.

Run-in-jockey, stay still.

Move further down.. Eagle.

Go in.. Snail.

Gigi?

Gigi got 200,000

just for riding.

Screw your money, you rat!

Come on!

Out.. out.. out.. slowly.

Go out slowly.

Giovanni

is trying to do a deal

with the run-in-jockey.

But it will be difficult

to buy favors

because Wave spent

all its money last year

paying Gigi to win.

Tower.

Shell.

Eagle.

Stay calm.

Goose.

Run-in-jockey,

whenever you want.

Attention.

Keep quiet.

Keep quiet.

Get ready.

Come on.

Run-in-jockey.. first warning.

Be quiet. Be quiet.

Be quiet.

Gigi is spending a lot

of money between the ropes.

Look at the space he has

on either side.

These favors

cost a lot of money.

Run-in-jockey, come on!

Second warning!

Wave is going to win.

Giovanni Atzeni is winning

his second Palio this year.

This never happens!

The Wave has won.

Giovanni Atzeni has won again.

Both Palios this year!

I saw from above

that I'd realized my dream.

I dreamed

of winning both Palios at 28.

I did it.

Am I dreaming?

Am I going to wake up?

It was incredible.

Then the cathedral.

It was my first time.

I vowed to only go in

when I won in August.

It took me ten years.

It's upsetting when you lose

the Palios you should have won.

The ones you'd won on paper.

If you don't succeed in those,

it hurts.

What about Giovanni?

He thanks you

for bringing him here.

That's true,

he was just 17

when I saw him riding

on the neck of a horse.

I was impressed

by something he had.

I thought he could prove his

worth and become somebody.

It must have been

a dream for Giovanni

and for the Sienese too

to see a young man pursue glory

rather than money.

The young must go forward.

They can't be satisfied with

a few crumbs from the oldies.

A new King of the Square

is born.

Giovanni Atzeni is the heir

to Gigi Bruschelli.

Let's hope for the districts

it won't be a dictatorship

but a revolution.

Now starts my real job.

Were you known

as The Farmer?

I still am.

It's my job.. I'm a farmer.

They are true

professional jockeys.

Unlike me.. I worked the land.

It's what I did

and still love doing.

Few jockeys have ever won

two Palios in one year.

I'm the youngest

to achieve that.

Many more victories

lie ahead of me.

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