by mattresses to protect horse and rider,
requiring the greatest skill and bravado.
Rocco Nice and Andrea Mari take a flyer
from their wide draw and their lead is
never challenged as three horses in the
chasing pack lose their riders, including
Bruschelli, who crawls from the track on
the first circuit after hitting the sand. In
yet another strange quirk of the Palio,
this in itself is no barrier to victory. The
winner is decided by the first horse past
the post, whether or not he is still carry-
ing his jockey.
In the articles of Newmarket's oldest
The winner is decided by the
first horse past the post,
WHETHER OR NOT
HE IS STILL CARRYING
HIS JOCKEY.
