Background
Chinook Pass was named for the stunning mile-high mountain pass that takes motorists to the very foot of 14,411 feet (4,392 m) Mount Rainier as they travel between Eastern and Western Washington State, USA.
Bred and raced by retired Seattle policeman Ed Purvis under his Hi Yu Stables banner, Chinook Pass was out of the mare Yu Turn, a daughter of the important sire, Turn-To. His sire was the Vanderbilt-bred Native Born, who was a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Native Dancer out of Sagamore Farm's two-time national champion mare, Next Move.
He was foaled at Dewaine Moore's Rainier Stables near Enumclaw, Washington.
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