1) City 2) Florence 3) Florence, to natives 4) Home of the Medicis 5) Italian name for florence 6) Metropolis 7) Siena rival 8) Urban center Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/firenze
[horse] Firenze (1884–1902), also recorded as `Firenzi,`, was an American Thoroughbred Champion and Hall of Fame racehorse. Firenze was a bay filly foaled at Elmendorf Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. She was sold by owner/breeder Daniel Swigert to lawyer and businessman James Ben Ali Haggin. Under trainer Matt Byrnes, Firenze became the seco... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firenze_(horse)