Chinook Pass turns 30 years old

[Ogygian]

Saw this on Youtube and thought I would pass along to the DMFF.

I remember watching this guy in person at Santa Anita, and I have never, and I mean never, seen a faster horse run. This guy figuratively FLEW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bFQLA89UsY

Happy 30th to the greatest sprinter I have ever seen......from the great northwest.

[Diver52]

A blast from the past, thanks Ogy! Looks like a happy old guy.

[Syncopate]

He would be going so fast it looked like he was gliding around the far turn.

[Wilsonvandal]

Does anyone have video they could post of Chinook Pass racing? I couldn't locate any on YouTube and I'm too darn lazy to google it...

Wilson

[Goofonroof]

If they ran a 6 furlong race and any horse that has ever stood on planet earth was eligible.

Chinook Pass would win!!

[LuckyDuck]

I too remember this speed ball and to have Laffit mention him after all the thousands of horses he rode really says a lot about him Thanks for posting Ogy








Owner: Hi Yu Stables
Breeder: Hi Yu Stables
State Bred: WA
Winnings: 25 Starts: 16 - 4 - 1, $480,073


At 2: WON Washington Stallion S. (C & G Div), Stripling S.


At 3: WON Palos Verdes H., Meteor H., Governor's H., Speed H.; 2ND Longacres Mile H. (G2), Orange Coast H., Puget Sound H.; 3RD National Sprint Champ. S.


At 4: WON Longacres Mile H. (G2), Sierra Madre H., Potrero Grande H., San Simeon H., Bing Crosby H.

1983 Eclipse Award champion sprinter.


Set world record for 5f at Longacres 9/17/82 (0:55 1/5), still the North American dirt record.


Voted Washington Horse of the Century in 2000.


NTRA believes it "highly likely" that Chinook Pass is the oldest living Eclipse Award winner.

"...the fastest horse I ever rode and the fastest horse I ever saw. I have always thought he might've been the fastest thoroughbred that ever lived." ~ Laffit Pincay Jr., 2009
http://www.pedigreequery.com/chinook+pass

[Ogygian]

So glad to hear that I am not the only one who was a big Chinook Pass fan........boy was he something or what?

And I think's it's amazing that he turned 30 a few months back. As far as thoroughbreds go, isn't that pretty old? What is the life expectancy of a racehorse, thoroughbred, anyway?

[Tairaterces]

I hope this works.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/photos/CHINOOKPASS.jpg

[Kermit]

Well...OK, but can Valiant Pete be second?

Here's his match race:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMEPg0Rqp8I

[LuckyDuck]

Hilco Scamper was another good WA bred from the mid 80's