Pinza
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Pinza was a Thoroughbred
racehorse and winner of the 1953 Epsom Derby
beating Aureole by four lengths. Pinza was owned by the businessman
and hotelier
Sir Victor Sassoon
.
Pinza was a popular Derby winner, not only because he was one of the most fancied contenders, but also because he enabled the recently knighted Gordon Richards
finally to win the race after 27 previous failures. As well as the Derby, Pinza also won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, again beating Aureole, and the Newmarket Stakes
. Pinza's racing career was cut short by injury forcing him to retire in 1954. He was then put out to stud and sired the winners of 218 races, worth ₤173,844, including Pindari, winner of the King Edward VII Stakes
and ₤18,456.
Following the LNER tradition of naming locomotive
s after winning racehorses, the English Electric
'Deltic' diesel
locomotive, no. D9007 (later no. 55 007) was named after Pinza on 22 June 1961 and remained in service until 31 December 1981.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse and winner of the 1953 Epsom Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
beating Aureole by four lengths. Pinza was owned by the businessman
Businessperson
A businessperson is someone involved in a particular undertaking of activities for the purpose of generating revenue from a combination of human, financial, or physical capital. An entrepreneur is an example of a business person...
and hotelier
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
Sir Victor Sassoon
Victor Sassoon
Sir Ellice "Victor" Sassoon, 3rd Baronet, GBE was a businessman and hotelier from the Sassoon banking family. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father Edward Elias Sassoon in 1924...
.
Pinza was a popular Derby winner, not only because he was one of the most fancied contenders, but also because he enabled the recently knighted Gordon Richards
Gordon Richards
Sir Gordon Richards was an English jockey, and is often considered the world's greatest ever jockey. He remains the only jockey to have been knighted....
finally to win the race after 27 previous failures. As well as the Derby, Pinza also won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, again beating Aureole, and the Newmarket Stakes
Newmarket Stakes
The Newmarket Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May.At present, the event...
. Pinza's racing career was cut short by injury forcing him to retire in 1954. He was then put out to stud and sired the winners of 218 races, worth ₤173,844, including Pindari, winner of the King Edward VII Stakes
King Edward VII Stakes
The King Edward VII Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
and ₤18,456.
Following the LNER tradition of naming locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s after winning racehorses, the English Electric
English Electric
English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...
'Deltic' diesel
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
locomotive, no. D9007 (later no. 55 007) was named after Pinza on 22 June 1961 and remained in service until 31 December 1981.