The Giostra della Quintana is one of the best known and most popular horse races in Italian, so much to be referred to as "The Olympics of the equestrian competitions": ten riders representing the ten districts of the city, which on this occasion take on a "fake name" (the Ammaniti's knight is "The Vigorous", Badia "The Bold", Cassero "The Pertinacious", "The Furious" for Contrastanga, "The Faithful" Croce Bianca, "The Spirited" Giotti, "The Generous" La Mora, "The Bold" Morlupo, "The Black" Pugilli and "The Audacious" Spada), and compete in armor riding a horse, in order to insert the fateful 9 rings, 3 for each round. At each turn also changes the size of the ring, in descending order (10, 8 and 6 cm). The rider who manages to make the highest score wins the Palio della Quintana, that will be awarded after the competition to the "Campo de li Giochi".