Pinza

Pinza
Sire	Chanteur
Grandsire	Chateau Bouscaut
Dam	Pasqua
Damsire	Donatello
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1950
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Fred Darling
Owner	Victor Sassoon
Trainer	Norman Bertie
Record	7:5-1-0
Earnings	₤47,401
Major wins
Dewhurst Stakes (1952) Newmarket Stakes (1953) Epsom Derby (1953) K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1953)
Honours
Deltic locomotive 55007 was named Pinza
Last updated on April 7, 2008

Pinza (1950–1977) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted just over a year– from July 1952 until July 1953– he ran seven times and won five races. He was the best British colt of his generation in 1953, when he won the Epsom Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He was then retired to stud, where he had little success.

Pinza a massive bay colt standing over 16 hands was sired by Chanteur out of the mare Pasqua. He was officially bred by the notable trainer Fred Darling, but the mating which produced Pinza was actually arranged by Pasqua's previous owner, Mrs H. E. Morriss, who sent the mare in foal to the Newmarket sales in December 1949. Darling was impressed by Pasqua's pedigree and bought her for 2,000 guineas, acting through a representative as he was out of the country at the time. When Darling saw Pasqua, he was not impressed and sold her at a loss, but not before she had produced the colt foal who was later named Pinza. As a yearling, the colt was sent to the Newmarket Sales where he was bought for 1,500 guineas by the businessman and hotelier Sir Victor Sassoon. Sassoon named the colt after the Ezio Pinza after seeing the singer performing in South Pacific on Broadway.

Chanteur (also known as Chanteur II) was a high class stayer who won the Coronation Cup and ran third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was a success at stud, siring the classic winners Cantelo (St Leger) and Only for Life (2000 Guineas). Apart from Pinza, Pasqua produced only one minor winner.

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