PINCHINGDALE rules Pea Shooters

By ITCH

Supertaffy’s PINCHINGDALE ($27.60) held off Balata’s PAPA BEAR CC to win the Grade 2 $250,000 Pea Shooters Handicap here in South Dakota on Saturday.

In pulling the upset victory, Pinchingdale rose all the way up to No. 7 in the 3yo dirt sprint division, and also earned his lifetime-best speed figure of 105. What an impressive run this was at the sprint distance of six furlongs on the main track for this son of Graeme Hall. Breaking from the outside in post 11, Pinchingdale lay back in eigth early, just ahead of Papa Bear CC.

It must have been excruciating for Balata (aka “The Pro for his prodigious golf career), to watch Pinchingdale somehow stay ahead of Papa Bear CC even as the big gray colt unleashed his patented monster move. White CITIZEN CAT and ANY GIVEN CAT were waging war for the lead, the real race was taking place at the back off the back. With Papa Bear CC breaking from post 9, the first two finishers always were with each other throughout the running.

When Papa Bear CC accelerated, Supertaffy’s Pinchingdale had an answer. This amazing colt spurted ahead of a huge run by Papa Bear CC and was even drawing away from that one at the wire.