Summer Mood (foaled 1981 in

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) is a retired

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who won the

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as the 1985

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of either sex. A daughter of 1980

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, she was bred and raced by

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. During her career, Summer Mood won races in Canada and the United States. Trained by

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John J. Tammaro Jr. through 1984,

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took over in 1985. Summer Mood died at age twenty-two in April 2003 as a result of complications during

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References

Summer Mood's pedigree & partial racing stats
1981 racehorse births 2003 racehorse deaths Canadian Champion racehorses Racehorses bred in Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada Thoroughbred family 8-j {{Racehorse-stub