Unbroken - Lives at Canter

In the last years the italian horseracing industry has been suffering from a deep crisis due both to the management policy not much accurate to the problems of the sector and the economic crisis of country.

I decided to tell the horseracing that resists this crisis and that still manages to attract many fans and to give work, including breeders, owners, stableman, jockeys, trainers, managers and commissioners, despite the cuts. Cuts that have heavily impacted to the sector in recent years by more than 200 million euro in prize money of 2011 have seen a decrease in investments down to a prize money of 75 million euro for 2014, to be divided between a trot and canter.

The interest in this world has led me to explore many of its aspects and to learn about a reality of sweat and sacrifice, commitment and dedication, awake at sunset and returns at late night, trying to catch the different moments that characterize this world.

Theatre of this story is Mediterranean Hippodrome of Siracusa, one of the best equipped for canter in Europe. The structure of the racecourse was founded in 1995 and has the presence of more than twenty thousand spectators. The realization of a racecourse in Siracusa'a area was the realization of an expectation of many sicilian's horseracing enthusiasts. Passion every year reconfirmed during the historic "Palio dell'Ascensione" of Floridia, "Palio di Santa Venera" of Avola. The racecourse has lived in his early years hugr crowd, hosting some of the most important national horseracing meetings and most internationally renowned jockeys, including the great jockey Frankie Dettori, Michael Kenae, Olivier Peslier and Willie Carson.

The historic tradition of the two neighboring countries, Floridia and Avola, and strong attachment to the horse of the Sicilians have allowed over the years that this world does not disappear.

There are many fans, betters and employees who find at horseracing meeting in the Mediterranean Hippodrome to live full the charm of this world capable to populates imagination and memories of generations and to feed hopes and dreams of owners and betters.

This horseracing's world today continues to live only because the love for the horse goes over every obstacle [...] because if you eat only bread and horse can fully comprehend this world.