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Only 10 of the 17 Contrade are in each race - the 7 that do not run are automatic entries for the following year, plus 3 which will be selected at random 1 month prior to the race:
- AQUILA (Eagle): a double headed eagle
with imperial symbols. Colours: yellow with black and
blue bands.
- CHIOCCIOLA (Snail): yellow and red with blue
bands.
- ONDA (Wave): a swimming dolphin wearing a crown. White
and blue.
- PANTERA (Panther): a rampant panther. Red and blue
with white bands.
- SELVA (Forest): a rhinoceros bearing a huge tree hung
with hunting implements. Green and orange-yellow with
white bands.
- TARTUCA (Tortoise): yellow and blue.
- CIVETTA (Owl):
black and red with white bands.
- LEOCORNO (Unicorn): white and orange-yellow
with biue bands.
- NICCHIO (Shell): a sea-shell "Nicchio" means
sea-shell. Blue with yellow and red bands.
- TORRE (Tower): an elephant with a tower on its back.
Dark red with white and blue bands.
- VALDIMONTONE or simply MONTONE (Ram) a rampant ram.
White and yellow with red bands.
- BRUCO (Caterpillar) a caterpillar.
Colours: Yellow and green with blue bands.
- DRAGO (Dragon) a flying dragon. Red and green with
yellow bands.
- GIRAFFA (Giraffe) a Giraffe. White and red.
- ISTRICE (Porcupine) a porcupine. White, red, black
and blue bands.
- LUPA (She-Wolf) the Roman She-Wolf suckling the twins.
Black and white with orange-yellow bands.
- OCA (Goose) a crowned goose with the cross of Savoia
round its neck. White and green with red bands.
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