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Pinza Gordon Richards Win Derby Queen Elizabeths Aureole Is Second SecondSir Sir Victor Sassoons Colt Gives Britains Top Jockey LongSought Triumph TriumphBy By CLAUDE B RICHARDSON RICHARDSONReuters Reuters Turf Writer EPSOM DOWNS Epsom England June 6 Sir Gordon Richards Britains newly knighted champion jockey won the Derby Stakes on Sir Victor Sassoons Pinza today and achieved his ambition of 32 years in the saddle Richards made a perfectly timed effort a f urlong and onehalf out and Pinza strode away to win by four lengths from Queen Elizabeths colt Aureole to gain the only major prize of British racing which he had not already won wonThe The huge crowd basking in the warm sunshine on the historic downs gave Rich ¬ ards thunderous congratulations on victory even though everyone had been hoping to see Aureole win and give the Queen a tri ¬ umphant end to her Coronation week weekPinza Pinza started as a 5tol joint favorite with Premonition who like Aureole is trained by Captain Cecil BoydRochfort Aureole who acted up a little before the start and had to be led to the barrier by an attendant started at odds of 9 to 1 1Pink Pink Horse Finishes Third ThirdThe The victor and the runnerup were fol ¬ lowed home by the French challenger Prince Said Toussouns Pink Horse a 33 to1 outsider who finished a length and onehalf behind the Queens colorbearer Twentyseven started in the race racePinza Pinza is a big slashing bay by the French sire Chanteur n out of Pasqua His win was a first time triumph for owner Sir Victor Sassoon as well as for Richards In over a quarter of a century on the turf during most of which he had been among the leading owners Sir Victor had never won the Blue Riband He said after the race Naturally after all this time I am most delighted to win the Derby but I was very sorry to beat the Queens horse today Sir Victor gained prize money of 53330 by Pinzas victory out of a total purse of 63308 63308Queen Queen Elizabeth with the Duke of Edin ¬ burgh watched the race from the gaily be flagged and decorated Royal box When the leading horses were about a furlong from the finish there were audible sighs of disappointment and murmurs Oh what a pity when it became apparent Aureole wasnt going to win But they gave way a second or two later to cheers for Richards and his gallant winner winnerGood Good Brandy Fading Tenth TenthThe The cerise and gray stripes quartered cap and blue sash of the silks of the Amer ¬ ican Robert S Clark were carried by Good Brandy into third place with two and one half furlongs to travel Clarks chestnut held this spot until a furlong from the finish when seemingly unable to stretch out fully on the firm turf he faded to finish tenth tenthWhen When Richards and Pinza returned to the winners enclosure cheers swelled to a reception such as the oldest racegoers couldnt remember being equaled Crowds tried to surround Richards from all direc ¬ tions and cheering and clapping resounded over the whole Downs Richards who is 49 years old has been the leading jockey in Britain no less than 25 times Including todays surpassing triumph he has ridden 4670 winners many of them for Norman the superior pace of Pinza PinzaRichards Richards said I am so excited and dazed that I hardly know I have won yet Pinza is a wonderful horse The moment I asked him to go and win he responded immediately and I have seldom had an easier winner Norman Bertie who said he felt sure Pinza was capable of winning the race has never before had a Derby winner as a trainer but before he went to Newmarket he was a head lad to Fred Darling who turned out many winners of the famous Epsom classic classicHarry Harry Carr rider of Aureole looked crestfallen but said he had no excuses to offer for his colts defeat I had a clear run throughout said Carr but Aureole AureoleContinued Continued OH Page ThirtySeren Pinza and Sir Gordon Richards Successful in Epsom Derby DerbyContinued Continued from Page Five Fivejust just did not have the speed to cope with the superior pace of Pinza PinzaA A leading London bookmaker said after Pinzas win This means one of our big ¬ gest payouts in 50 years but we are de ¬ lighted If the Queen couldnt win the race victory for Gordon Richards was the best possible thing for racing and we have a bigger interest in racing than todays pay ¬ out outSeipio Seipio lost ground as the field of 27 got off to a rather good start First to show in front was City Scandal Mountain King and Shikampur With two furlongs cov ¬ ered Shikampur had taken over the run ¬ ning and he led until turning for home where he was four lengths clear of Pinza Mount King Good Brandy Star of the Forest and Aureole AureoleWith With the last two and onehalf furlongs to go Shikampur still was ahead of Pinza who was moving easily with Good Brandy third Aureole was challenging strongly in fourth place and Pink Horse Chatsworth and Pharel were most prominent of the re ¬ mainder of the field fieldPinza Pinza drew up on Shikampur shortly afterwards and with one and a thalf fur ¬ longs to go strode to the fore with Good Brandy third GoodSBrandy weakened rapidly and a furlong from the finish Aureole moved up to challenge Pinza with Shikampur third while Pink Horse was finishing fast Pinza drew clear near the end and easily resisted the efforts of Aureole to win in 235 two and three fifths seconds off Mahmouds course record for the mile and onehalf onehalfThe The order of the finish for the fourth to the tenth horses was Shikampur fourth Chatsworth fifth Pharel sixth Timber land seventh Prince Canarina eighth Nearula ninth and Good Brandy tenth
