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have been a 13th victory, but the horse crossed the finish line without him, and he was not given credit as the jockey.
The most successful horses were Folco and Panezio with eight wins each, followed by Topolone with seven. Since 1900 only three contrade have won both the race in July and the one in August with the same jockey. Tartuca had this honor in 1933 with the jockey Fernando Leoni on Folco. In 1997 the contrada Giraffa won both races with jockey Giuseppe Pes and in 2016 the jockey Jonatan Bartoletti, riding “Preziosa Penelope,” won both races for the contrada Lupa (the She-wolf).
The significance of the banner presented to the winner is unique because it represents a particular historical period of Siena. The banners often reflect the symbols of the various governments that have ruled at various times, including the crest of the grand duchy of Lorraine, the crest of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the crest of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, symbols from Fascist Italy, and more recently, imagery of the Republic. IAH
The horses and fantine at the starting gate. | WIKIMEDIA
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