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<p>Pinza (1950–1977) was a <a href="/facts/Thoroughbred/DTtNAnef">Thoroughbred</a> <a href="/facts/Racehorse/LugamWR3">racehorse</a> and <a href="/facts/Horse_breeding/kQpY19aX">sire</a>. 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 <a href="/facts/Epsom_Derby/SpPHohw8">The Derby</a> and the <a href="/facts/King_George_VI_%26_Queen_Elizabeth_Stakes/THEVH9wc">King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes</a>. He was then retired to stud, where he had little success. </p>