Passing Mood (CAN)
March 20, 1978 – 1994
Buckpasser (USA) x Cool Mood (CAN), by Northern Dancer (CAN)
Family 2-n
March 20, 1978 – 1994
Buckpasser (USA) x Cool Mood (CAN), by Northern Dancer (CAN)
Family 2-n
A stakes-winning juvenile in Canada, the cleverly named Passing Mood was certainly much better than an empty stall. Nonetheless, her true greatness was reserved for the breeding shed, where she joined an elite group to mares that have produced Classic winners in more than one country..
Race record
9 starts, 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third, US$45,361 (converted from Canadian earnings)
1980:
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian Broodmare of the Year (1989)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for juvenile fillies of 1980, 7 pounds below champion Rainbow Connection.
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no other information available.
As a producer
The 1989 Canadian Broodmare of the Year and a Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Passing Mood produced nine named foals, of which seven started and six won. Her importamt foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Ontario, Passing Mood was bred and owned by Kinghaven Farms, Ltd., and was trained by John Tammaro, Jr.
Pedigree notes
Passing Mood is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to 1990 Canadian Broodmare of the Year Shy Spirit (by Personality), dam of 1990 Canadian Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Izvestia (by Icecapade), Grade 3 winner Key Spirit (by Key to the Mint), listed stakes winner Introspective (by Kennedy Road), and stakes winner Unduplicated (by Nodouble); second dam of four stakes winners including Canadian Grade 3 winner Play All Day; and third dam of 1998 Santa Anita Oaks (USA-G1) winner Hedonist and 2002 Brooklyn Handicap (USA-G2) winner Seeking Daylight. Passing Mood is also a half sister to Greenaway (by Arts and Letters), dam of restricted states winner Frog Princess (by Sensitive Prince; dam of the similar stakes winner Proof's Prince, by Proof), second dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Pies Prospect and third dam of Grade 3 winner Bad Action. In addition, Passing Mood is a half sister to Moody Maiden (by Apalachee), dam of restricted stakes winner Nothing Special (by Tejabo), second dam of 1990 Jockey Club Gold Cup (USA-G1) winner Haynesfield and third dam of German Group 2 winner Ambassador, and to Princess Laika (by Blushing Groom), dam of listed stakes winner Cool Gold Mood (by Premier Ministre), second dam of six stakes winners including 2006 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (USA-G1) winner Healthy Addiction and Grade 3 winners Maren's Meadow and First Blush, and third dam of 2015 Vanity Handicap (USA-G1) winner My Sweet Addiction, Grade 2 winner Yara, and Peruvian Group 3 winner Mukhtar.
Passing Mood and her siblings were produced from 1969 Canadian Oaks winner Cool Mood (by Northern Dancer), whose stakes-placed full sister Christmas Wishes produced multiple Jamaican stakes winner Mr. Nutcracker (by Mr. Prospector) and is the second dam of 1987 Kentucky Oaks (USA-G1) winner Buryyourbelief. Produced from 1954 Acorn Stakes winner Happy Mood (by Mahmoud), Cool Mood is also a half sister to Canadian stakes winner Miss Suzaki (by Tompion), dam of Grade 2 winner Coverack (by Cornish Prince) and Grade 2-placed multiple stakes winner Go to the Bank (by Bold Hour), and to Laurel Festival (by Hill Prince), second dam of Grade 2 winner Simple Magic.
Happy Mood, in turn, is out of La Reigh (by Count Gallahad), making her a half sister to Our Legacy (by Citation), dam of multiple stakes winner Laughing Gull (by My Host). A winner of the Adirondack Handicap and Betsy Ross Stakes as a juvenile of 1942, La Reigh is a half sister to 1945 American Handicap winner Bull Reigh (by Bull Dog), to stakes winner Lucrative (by Mahmoud), and to Erlen's Joy (by Nirgal), dam of stakes winners Clowntown (by Dunce) and Submarino (by Rainy Lake).
Fun facts
Last updated: December 31, 2022
Race record
9 starts, 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third, US$45,361 (converted from Canadian earnings)
1980:
- Won Shady Well Stakes (CAN, 5.5FD, Woodbine)
- 2nd My Dear Stakes (CAN, 5FD, Woodbine)
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian Broodmare of the Year (1989)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for juvenile fillies of 1980, 7 pounds below champion Rainbow Connection.
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no other information available.
As a producer
The 1989 Canadian Broodmare of the Year and a Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Passing Mood produced nine named foals, of which seven started and six won. Her importamt foals are as follow:
- Sweeping Change (1985, by Secretariat; a gelding) won the 1988 Woodstock Stakes, a listed race.
- With Approval (1986, by Caro) won the 1989 Canadian Triple Crown and was Canada's 1989 Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male. A multiple Grade 2 winner in the United States as a 4-year-old, he sired 47 stakes winners headed by 1994 Canadian champion 2-year-old male Talkin Man.
- Bar U Mood (1990, by Saratoga Six) won the 1995 Seaway Stakes and Royal North Breeders' Cup Handicap, both listed races. She produced eight winners from nine foals but as of July 2017 has no stakes winners among her descendants.
- Daijin (1992, by Deputy Minister) won the 1995 Selene Stakes and Star Shoot Stakes, both listed races, and was third in that year's Test Stakes (USA-G1). She is the dam of 2009 Falls City Handicap (USA-G2) winner Serenading and Canadian listed stakes winner Handpainted, both by A.P. Indy, and the second dam of five stakes winners including 2011 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (USA-G1) winner Brilliant Speed, Japanese Group 3 winner Touch Me Not, and Canadian Grade 3 winner Painting.
- Touch Gold (1994, by Deputy Minister) won the 1997 Belmont Stakes (USA-G1) and Buick Haskell Invitational Handicap (USA-G1). His 29 stakes winners are headed by multiple Grade 1 winner Composure.
Connections
Foaled in Ontario, Passing Mood was bred and owned by Kinghaven Farms, Ltd., and was trained by John Tammaro, Jr.
Pedigree notes
Passing Mood is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to 1990 Canadian Broodmare of the Year Shy Spirit (by Personality), dam of 1990 Canadian Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Izvestia (by Icecapade), Grade 3 winner Key Spirit (by Key to the Mint), listed stakes winner Introspective (by Kennedy Road), and stakes winner Unduplicated (by Nodouble); second dam of four stakes winners including Canadian Grade 3 winner Play All Day; and third dam of 1998 Santa Anita Oaks (USA-G1) winner Hedonist and 2002 Brooklyn Handicap (USA-G2) winner Seeking Daylight. Passing Mood is also a half sister to Greenaway (by Arts and Letters), dam of restricted states winner Frog Princess (by Sensitive Prince; dam of the similar stakes winner Proof's Prince, by Proof), second dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Pies Prospect and third dam of Grade 3 winner Bad Action. In addition, Passing Mood is a half sister to Moody Maiden (by Apalachee), dam of restricted stakes winner Nothing Special (by Tejabo), second dam of 1990 Jockey Club Gold Cup (USA-G1) winner Haynesfield and third dam of German Group 2 winner Ambassador, and to Princess Laika (by Blushing Groom), dam of listed stakes winner Cool Gold Mood (by Premier Ministre), second dam of six stakes winners including 2006 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (USA-G1) winner Healthy Addiction and Grade 3 winners Maren's Meadow and First Blush, and third dam of 2015 Vanity Handicap (USA-G1) winner My Sweet Addiction, Grade 2 winner Yara, and Peruvian Group 3 winner Mukhtar.
Passing Mood and her siblings were produced from 1969 Canadian Oaks winner Cool Mood (by Northern Dancer), whose stakes-placed full sister Christmas Wishes produced multiple Jamaican stakes winner Mr. Nutcracker (by Mr. Prospector) and is the second dam of 1987 Kentucky Oaks (USA-G1) winner Buryyourbelief. Produced from 1954 Acorn Stakes winner Happy Mood (by Mahmoud), Cool Mood is also a half sister to Canadian stakes winner Miss Suzaki (by Tompion), dam of Grade 2 winner Coverack (by Cornish Prince) and Grade 2-placed multiple stakes winner Go to the Bank (by Bold Hour), and to Laurel Festival (by Hill Prince), second dam of Grade 2 winner Simple Magic.
Happy Mood, in turn, is out of La Reigh (by Count Gallahad), making her a half sister to Our Legacy (by Citation), dam of multiple stakes winner Laughing Gull (by My Host). A winner of the Adirondack Handicap and Betsy Ross Stakes as a juvenile of 1942, La Reigh is a half sister to 1945 American Handicap winner Bull Reigh (by Bull Dog), to stakes winner Lucrative (by Mahmoud), and to Erlen's Joy (by Nirgal), dam of stakes winners Clowntown (by Dunce) and Submarino (by Rainy Lake).
Fun facts
- The Passing Mood Stakes is a 7-furlong turf race for Ontario-sired 3-year-old fillies. Contested at Woodbine Racetrack, it was first run in 1996.
Last updated: December 31, 2022