Palio (2015) - full transcript

There's Siena.

That's where it all happens.
The good and the bad.

Tower

The whole city knows by now

Goose remove your crown

Goose

I told you, Tower

The Goose can't be dominated

At the height of summer, the
Sienese sharpen their weapons

to gain supremacy in Piazza del
Campo

During the Palio, it's like going
back to the 1400s



when the city was divided into
separately governed districts

Some districts are enemies
because of boundary disputes

and other districts are enemies
because of historical insults

The Palio is life,
it's the essence of this city

Every Sienese is born, raised
and buried

in the church of his district

The Sienese have a love/hate
relationship with the jockeys

The victorious jockey is an idol

but the losing jockey is a
traitor

The jockey holds the district's
destiny in his hands

The shenanigans begin when the
starting line up is called out

That's when the jockeys
start negotiating

to gain advantage
or to disadvantage their enemies

It's much more than a horse race



You need to use your brain

Cunning is more important than
strength

I rode 28 Palios and won five
times

I started in 1978

and ended in 1996

In that Palio, Aceto and I
were declining, on our way out

Every 20 years, somebody new
comes in

In these 90 seconds

you burn or realise a year's
work

They are furiously whipping
each other

They're on the third lap

Trecciolino, a Sienese jockey

wins the Palio for the first time

Having been born in Siena,
the Palio is in my blood

I was born to be a Palio jockey

Gigi's first victory for Goose

was my last Palio

And from then on he's kept on
winning

Gigi Bruschelli known as
Trecciolino is victorious

Trecciolino has shown once more
to be the greatest

If you believe you can achieve
big things, you will

The horse wasn't considered
strong

Now you see the difference

a good jockey makes

The 'King of the Square' has
won again

Trecciolino has managed
the impossible yet again!

This jockey seems invincible

The favourite jockey
with the favourite horse

Gigi Bruschelli has won
his 11th victory

Trecciolino has achieved 13
victories

I've won 13 Palios, so far!

Gigi Bruschelli has monopolised the square

To win 13 times in 16 years

proves he's better off the horse
than on the horse

Understanding the Sienese and
the Palio

gave me an advantage
over outsider jockeys

My name is Giovanni Atzeni,
nicknamed Tittia

I'm 28 years old

I've ridden 18 Palios, quite a
lot

Only two victories for Goose

I've ridden a few good Palios
but many terrible ones

but people have always forgiven me
and encouraged me to go on

I was born in Germany, my mom's
German and my dad's Sardinian

Since I was five,
my dad kept horses as a hobby

After nursery he'd teach me how
to ride

When I was little I rode
in the local races in Sardinia

I didn't speak a word of
Italian, it was difficult for me

I watched the Palio on TV

I hoped for it, it was a dream,
it seemed impossible

I was lucky to meet
Gigi Bruschelli in Sardinia

He spotted me at a local horse
race

and suggested I come to Siena
and give it a go

I arrived at 17
and was with Gigi for two years

I worked every day from dawn
till dusk

I worked hard so as not
to think of my family

I missed them

Gigi Bruschelli taught me a lot

He perfected my bareback skills

He taught me how to live in
this city

It is said you are against
Bruschelli

I'm against nobody

I work for myself
and the districts I race for

They all become competitors
when they leave my stable

My problem with
the younger jockeys is

that they don't have the balls

to overthrow the regime
of Gigi Bruschelli

If my boy doesn't go up
that hill properly

when he gets off his horse
I'll break his neck

Now I train Federico, I hope
he'll be a good Palio jockey

and that he'll debut
in the Piazza next year

but it will be difficult

You did very well, Federico

The horse did very well, too

We're doing well

You need to concentrate on the
start

Let's take the bridle off

I'm in town

You will find me at Sergio's

Do you remember this?

Amazing! 1978

This is your first Palio

- I'm moved, I swear
- Poor darling

- How old were you?
- I was 24

"Bastiano riding Urbino
scored..."

"...an exciting victory for
Forest. Forecasts overturned"

All the experts thought that
I would fall at the first bend

- You did almost fall
- Don't talk bullshit, where?

- At the Casato bend
- What the hell are you talking about?

- Are you drunk?
- No, I'm not

When I reached that bend
I stooped down

Let me show you the photos

I had to avoid the flag

- I did this
- That's funny

Here it is!

Who's this?

- It's me, but I'm not close to falling
- No, no

- It's the horse that stumbled
- Yes, the horse

The horse is close to stumbling

Don't speak badly about the horse
that made you famous

You should recognise him

This is Aceto, look how ugly he
was

I can't believe we're friends
now

Look at his face

Aceto holds the record
for winning the most Palios

14 Palios is a very
difficult record to break

Aceto was my biggest enemy

He gave money to his allies

who would attack me

between the ropes
or while I was riding

The world turns because of
love and hate

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

13 Palios?

He's won 12 Palios, not 13

Don't count the riderless win

Look at my pictures

Who's on the horse in all my
victories?

You

If you'd seen a photo without a
jockey

you would've asked,
"Who was riding that horse?"

I bet Bruschelli says that
he wants to win 14 Palios

Tell him to forget it

He's won because of one reason

He's been riding alone

Many of the jockeys are his
allies

Once we stopped he really took
power

he took the keys to the city
and began his reign

Have you cleaned her?

He embedded himself

alongside boys from his own
stable

Do we have Naike?

Naike, Osama, Polonsky, Mocambo

Gigi Bruschelli is like an old
lion

who has a harem of districts
at his disposal

No doubt the captains
prefer certain jockeys

There are many strategies and
deals

I can't really talk about this

Aceto and Bastiano
can talk more about it

The retired jockeys

When I'll retire
I'll be more open about it

Fede, keep your hands low
and your knees high

Let her run

You have good posture

but to be a great Palio jockey

not a mediocre jockey

you need balls.
Not small balls, big balls!

So, less Facebook, less texting

Possibly more screwing,
but mostly concentrate

I want you to be the best
'cause my reputation is at stake

So less chatting and more balls

This morning there are the
first trials

for inexperienced jockeys and
horses

to try out the Piazza

This happens only twice a year

You must be like

a gladiator in the Colosseum

Be ready to take on a mortal
challenge

I want you to be very determined

not like a granny
shopping for cucumbers

I started skipping days at
school

so I thought I might as well go
for it

My dream is to be a Palio jockey

I caught this beautiful sickness

Everybody out!

A jockey mustn't fear injury

He must be ready to win or die

You mustn't get the trajectory
wrong

Horses must pass through a 1.5m
space

If you don't get it right
you'll hit the columns

Federico knows this

What can I do?

I told him not to take it too
tight

It's not up to us
to worry about the boy

I never worried about myself,
how can I worry about him?

To do this job, he can't be
delicate

There are many ways to fall,
you fell like a gentleman

Did you hurt yourself?

No, nothing

- Maybe your arm hurts a bit?
- I was better off before

This earth burns you

Owl's whip is high up

We hate Unicorn

We are Unicorn

When we arrive in the square

Roll out the red carpet for us

The horse is allocated to the
district

four days before the race

The top jockeys wait

to see where the horses end up

The best jockey

is called by the district
that gets the best horse

Five

Shell

One

Ram

Seven

She-wolf

Porcupine

Unicorn

Once you know how good your
horse is

then you decide what to aim for

Either to block your enemy

or to go for the win

Eight

Goose

For the past three years,
I've ridden for Goose

My horse was allocated
to the district I know

We have an excellent
relationship

A stroke of luck

I am riding for this district

I have to try and win but
also to stop our rival, Tower

We have connected on a
personal level with Giovanni

I really consider him a friend

He's like a member of Goose

This is the "Nerbo" (whip)

that the jockeys hit each other
with

On the face and the hands

or on the head

But on the face
or on the hands it hurts

You're an expert on this whip,
what's it made of?

- The technical term, Bernardino
- In your own words

This Nerbo is made of

- Of
- Of

the phallus of the

Which animal is it?

The ox

It's stretched
with a weight and dried

Originally it's short and stubby

Yours would be like that

You have a mini-Nerbo

For the four days of the Palio
we live in Siena

in the district that we ride for

We give them our mobile phone

We are watched by three
bodyguards

You're always with them,
even when you sleep

We are sort of kidnapped

Because jockeys might take
bribes from other districts

Jockeys in Siena
are considered assassins

Mercenaries, because they're
paid

They're not always loyal
to the district they ride for

Bastard!

Son of a bitch!

That zombie pisses me off

Gigi pisses me off,
he'll screw us up next time

Cool it, ladies, don't get
excited

When was the last time Tortoise
won?

In August 2010

we won with the Emperor

- Who's the Emperor?
- Gigi Bruschelli

He manages to control Palios

He can control any situation

To win a Palio is very expensive

Each district pays
with donations from its people

By force and for love

The strongest love we have
is for our district

It's unconditional love

Gigi sees a chance
to win his 14th Palio

We want to see him with his
whip high

We can't fail

It will be so

His neck hurts but I think
the problem is his posture

My impression is that
he gets defensive

The problem is not the shoulder

rather his neck extension

There is a thickening on the
left side of the nuchal ligament

- Maybe 'cause you
- No, I didn't force him

That's the way he is

I haven't given him anything
this morning

Let's have a look before you
ride him

A good horse or a bad horse

is all relative

What matters is a horse
that fits your strategy

Porto Alabe, go and return
victorious!

To the Tortoise!

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
catch a tiger by the toe

- Panther will win
- Goose will

Damn, I'm drunk

Squeeze, we can all fit in!

One, two, three!

In Siena we're all crazy!

It's a muffled chaos to us

From the outside it may look
crazy

but to horse and jockey, it
feels like a different dimension

It doesn't seem like chaos to us

I retreat into myself
and focus on what's to come

I could be riding a donkey

and yet I feel I'm the strongest

It's life or death

The inner courtyard is beautiful

because you're in a bubble

away from the Piazza del Campo

Outside, people are waiting
to cheer or judge you

It's like a bull fight

We're like bulls entering the
arena

Everybody has expectations of me

me and my colleagues, I mean

The line-up is determined by
luck

This mechanism was invented
to ensure absolute secrecy

Once the horses come out

the tube is opened
and the line-up is written down

If you have a bad position
between the ropes

if you end up in the last
positions

your chances of victory
greatly diminish

Ram

She-wolf

Tower

Porcupine

Unicorn

Owl

Goose

Wave

Slowly, Owl, slowly

No kicking

Panther go in

Slowly, slowly

Run-in-jockey, whenever you want

The start of the race is determined
by the last horse entering

known as the run-in-horse

He decides who'll have a good
start

or a bad start

The run-in-jockey will probably
have

his enemy between the ropes

His aim will be to catch

his enemy unprepared

Between the ropes

I kept my eye on my enemy, Tower

He had a better position in the
line-up

Run-in-jockey stay still!

Turn around, Goose. Guys, calm
down

Get in, Unicorn

Everybody out!

When it gets chaotic the starter
will send them all back out

They'll all go to the
run-in-jockey

to bid money in return for
favours

The Palio is a game
of legitimate corruption

Without corruption, there's no
Palio

All jockeys are corruptible

We give our jockey money to
spend

The richest district spends the
most

The jockey who bids the highest
should get the best start

Owl, don't push

Don't push

Easy, easy

Unicorn, you are fifth

Find your position

Unicorn, go back to your
position

Run-in-jockey stay still

Come on, get in there, idiot!

- Who's the run-in-jockey, Murtas?
- Maggot!

Murtas is the run-in-jockey

he's in cahoots with Bruschelli

Bruschelli does what no other
has done, not even Aceto

He's created a network
of absolute power

Go big, Murtas

He comes from that stable,
just as I did

It's only his second Palio,
and he's the run-in-jockey

Perhaps too much responsibility
for him to handle

So he looked for guidance
from his master

It's a false start

The run-in-horse
was still far from the ropes

Unicorn started before the
run-in

Unicorn called the start

Clearly it was Gigi's strategy

The Palio is a battle

Between the ropes,
that's who I truly am

All your aggression
and courage comes out

We are Goose

We are different

We are the strongest

We won with our heart

Giovanni, you're great

It's hard to explain the feeling

You work all year long
for those 90 seconds

If you are in front,
it seems never ending

But if you are at the back

it's over in a second

I got the Casato bend wrong

That's when I went for it

My enemy was on the inside

If I don't get this right

even though we've been
friends for years

the Goose people will chop me up

An incredible Palio

A beautiful race

Gigi Bruschelli was nowhere to
be seen

Giovanni was really on fire

He wasn't there just to take
part

He was there to be the champion

He was a gladiator,
unlike the other jockeys

He wasn't there for the money

He was there to be number one

Thank you, Mother of Mercy

Protect us from the enemy

And at the hour of death,
let us rise

This is the way I am:
it's all or nothing

I'm not interested in mediocrity

It's all or nothing

I must win both Palios now

July was an important step

But August could make my career

You don't get used to losing and
you don't get used to winning

You don't always get
the horse you want

but if you are a professional
you have to deal with it

Good morning, Silvano

Giovanni

take Federico for a ride with
you

Federico, come here
so you can learn something

Watch closely and learn

Stay with him, Federico

Keep together

Go, Giovanni!

Giovanni, he was trying
to push you in the ditch

Fede, why were you
pushing him to the side?

No, I wasn't

Now he's claiming he couldn't
see you

He wanted to kill me
before the August Palio

Someone paid him to do that

Giovanni, have a slice of tart

No, thanks, just the coffee

- Just a slice of tart
- No, thank you

You were like a gladiator
in this great Palio

- Something never seen before
- Never seen before?

Not like that, never

Someone who parries with the
whip

with the horse, with the hand

you fought, you overtook
your enemy on the inside

you blocked the riderless horse and
She-wolf's horse with your hand

It was an amazing Palio

but I have to say
it was different from the Palios

of the 70's and 80's
when I was a jockey

These days you have to deal with

a jockey like Bruschelli who is
almost at the end of his career

so I believe it was
quite simple for you

While I had Aceto,
Canapino, Cianchino, Pesse

The only one you had to beat
was him. Am I wrong?

If you say so,
but I wouldn't dare say it

Who should I watch out for in
August?

Gigi

Gigi, he is a man with a mission

Good afternoon, how are you?

This is Osama

This is Montego

And that's Mocambo

He's the shyest one

All jockeys make a horse wish
list

and this list goes to the
captains

but they only consider Gigi's
list

He decides which horses
should be selected

and where certain jockeys
should ride

Then there's the issue of the
horses

Always the same horses: Naike

Lo Specialista, Morosita

There'll be yet another
Bruschelli trained horse

You already know
which you'd like to mount

and you don't have to tell me

Which horse would you go for in
August?

Among these ones?

Morosita

As you saw in the July Palio,
Morosita is a strong horse

Remember, she was the
run-in-horse

At the San Martino bend

she was 3rd

She's a good horse

Now you've got the bit
between your teeth, don't let go

As soon as you relax,
the others are ready to

- Do you know what I mean?
- Perfectly

Work hard

and keep on doing what you did
in July

'cause this job doesn't last
long

but as long as it lasts

keep hammering

My 2nd and 3rd victories
were with horses I trained

There are too many photos
to get them all in frame

Too many? Not at all

There aren't enough

I need to get on with it
to get more photos

You need a couple more photos?

"A couple"? I need more than "a
couple"

I don't think "a couple" are
enough

Because I feel I can go on

- To beat the record?
- Just because I feel like it

Gigi will want revenge in August

No doubt, Goddamit

- It's going to be a battle
- No doubt

Are you scared?

No, I'm not scared

Age is on my side, the others
should be afraid of me

That's what I honestly think

But cut that

He's at the end of his career,
you're at the beginning

At 28 I'm in my prime

- Don't you think?
- Yes

Come on, we have to go

Let's go and get ready

He was cheeky after the Palio

He was so happy he jumped off
the sofa

He cut his forehead
and they had to stitch him

Where's dad taking you?

To the seaside

- Where?
- The seaside!

Listen

What do you want to be
when you grow up?

- A jockey
- A jockey? You're crazy!

No, please, little one

- Do you ever put him on a horse?
- Always, his horse is Guess

- Who's your horse?
- Guess

Let's go to the seaside

Gimme the keys

Where will you put them?

Let's hitch up your T-shirt

To the seaside!

Come here, Gina

My friends are in love with you

You have beautiful daughters

He said something different

You're all in love

All in love?

With Gina

- This better not be true
- No, no, no

Keep your distance!

Here are photos of him as a boy

This is Giovanni

when he'd just started out

When I was little,
we were not well off at home

so we'd go to the local races

desperate to put food on the
table

Is Giovanni a hero for you?

A hero?

I would've preferred him
to get two degrees

- We'll see if he's a hero in 20 years
- What do you mean?

It's just a job,
I was a builder, he's a jockey

A hero is when you save someone

He's just saving himself

Trying to survive

He was lucky to have the best
teacher

That's right,
we owe a lot to Bruschelli

The Palio doesn't work
the way you think

So we have to thank him

and all the people who've
helped him

Bruschelli

Do you think he'll become
like Bruschelli?

I don't think so,
they have different characters

Giovanni's an introvert but he's
tough when he needs to be

Oh yes

What will you do this afternoon?

I don't know

They don't understand
the risk they're taking

I told them

You need a minimum of 70,000 Euros
to control the run-in-jockey

or else they'll screw you over

Gigi rides for a high price

and uses some of that money
to pay other jockeys

We're in favour of change
and against the power

Against the power, but

Don't tell me you're in favour
of Gigi's power?

I'm not a fan of Gigi himself,
but I like the way he wins

Everything's unfolding
according to his strategy

You can see it by which
horses are selected

and which horses are rejected

How about the horses?

Well, there's 32 to choose
from and we only need ten

Are there good ones?

The level is not very high
mainly due to inexperience

If he wins on Friday

it's the umpteenth proof
he's controlling everything

As long as you're criticised

as long as you're
the talk of the town

it's good, it means they care

so I welcome it

Shell

Bruschelli is going to win, big
time!

He must think Shell has the
best horse

Even though it's Oppio's first
Palio

This is Oppio, a six year old
grey

born in my garden in Siena

He is destined to run the Palio

I created him especially
for this 'little game'

The Palio

I'd like him to do well but not
to win

Because he won't get to run
the Palio again

if he wins straight away

In Siena,
the fastest horses are rejected

That's the way it is

It's all absurd in Siena

It's dysfunctional

If your horse is too fast,
it's rejected

If your horse is too slow,
it's rejected

So they're going for mediocrity

Captains prefer mediocre horses
because

if all the horses are equal
then the money deals prevail

Gigi has benefited from deals
rather than from good horses

- What's your horse like?
- What's my horse like?

- He's a horse
- Holy Mary

But what's he like?

- He's a horse
- I know he's a horse

A good horse, but a beginner

He's never run the Palio

The best Palio jockey could've
chosen any horse he liked

He chose this one,
there must be a reason

The district also happens to
have a lot of money to spend

Whoever has the money will win

That's why he's gone to Shell!

Why didn't he ride for Shell in
July?

Why didn't he?

'Cause they had Morosita,
and he doesn't like her

There are two schools of thought

Either you go for strategies,
like Gigi does

or you choose to ride a good
horse

Wave

This horse could make
all the difference

When I saw she was allotted to
Wave, I called them immediately

to go and ride for them

People have been saying, "He's
good but he only wins for Goose"

This really bothers me

So this August, I'm going to go
for it

They'll all help Gigi
and leave us alone

I'm not happy that we've got
Murtas

Murtas is a footstool

He's there to block people
for Bruschelli

The jockeys are both good

and bad protagonists

The horse is loved

and the jockey is hated

and sometimes hate is not just
verbal

There are infamous events from
the past

Jockeys were meat to be
butchered

If you lose and your enemy wins,
you're considered corrupt

When Bruschelli won
his first Palio for Goose

I was riding for Tower
so my enemy had won

I was quickly smuggled into a
building

but the people saw where I went

I grabbed two big kitchen knives

It's the truth

Come on, you were paid off

Your sister was paid off

The police came to rescue me at
10pm

Even though I was protected,
there were 100 people against us

who assaulted me as soon as I
got out

It's part of the game

When we rode people spat on us

It means that you scare them

If nobody spits at you you're
worthless

The jockey is just a mercenary

A person with no patriotism,
no boundaries... nothing

The Palio is my passion,
but for them it's just work

They're like prostitutes

Once the jockey wins the Palio,
you throw him away

The horse is the core element
of the Palio

Eagle

Everyone thought Bruschelli

was going to ride for Eagle

The thing about Bruschelli is
that I didn't quite trust him

even though he always said
he'd ride for Eagle

and I gave him a bit of money

When I went to speak to him

he said, "If you get a good
horse I'll ride for you"

What happened?

He knew our horse, "Naike",
hadn't trained for 20 days

He knew 'cause he trains that
horse

Yes, Naike's from his stable

And your jockey, Gingillo,
how did he behave?

The first time he tried her,
he said she was unfit

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

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 behaviour

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
favours

because Wave spent all its money
last year

paying Gigi to win

Run-in-jockey, whenever you want

Run-in-jockey, first warning

Gigi is spending a lot of money
between the ropes

Look at the space he has
on either side

These favours 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!

Giovanni Atzeni has won again

Both Palios this year!

I saw from above
that I'd realised 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 lay ahead
of me