Overview

• Competitions opened on August 12 with preliminary veterinary inspections and dash-style races set for 18:30 each day through August 14
• Twelve horses and riders compete bareback over roughly 700 metres in ten evening heats with timed qualifying splitting them into Group A (places 1–6) and Group B (7–12) to decide standings and tie-breakers
• Ayuntamiento de València veterinarians verify that each horse is vaccinated, dewormed and fit before every session
• Organisers have established shaded holding pens, water stations and will suspend races if AEMET issues extreme-heat alerts
• Declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Provincial in 2022 and backed by a €30,000 subsidy, the century-old festival draws thousands for the 'joia' trophy ceremony and horchata tasting