Surfer's Joy (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

13-Apr-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Kitten's Joy

Dam

Surfer'S Paradise

Prize Money

70640

Owners

Brett McLellan

About

Surfer's Joy is a 3yo colt from the United States, trained by Heather Smullen. He is by the stallion Kitten's Joy out of the mare Surfer's Paradise. To date he has won two races. On 25th Apr 2026 at Gulfstream he recorded his most important victory, collecting a $31,000.00 purse. The horse has been a lucrative prospect for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 59% return on investment.

Raced At

Gulfstream

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Gulfstream 24-Aug-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $3,854 (of $38,544) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.070, SP: 3.50 1st Friolento ( J E Morelos 123 ) 2nd Willing One ( M A Vasquez 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Surfer's Joy ( D A Herrera 122 ) 6.00L See full resultsD A Herrera 55.3kg 6.00L3 (5)
Gulfstream 28-Jul-26 1408m R3 Race 3 $371 (of $47,146) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.960, SP: 13.00 bumped at the start, raced off the pace inside, chased inside on the turn and had no rally. 1st Gus Swayze ( M Vasquez 122 ) 2nd Candy Road ( S J Camacho 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Commendatore ( E Gonzalez 126 ) 0.15L 5th Surfer's Joy ( Y Torres 122 ) 9.05L See full resultsY Torres 55.3kg 9.05L5 (7)
Gulfstream 22-Jun-26 1609m GOOD R4 Race 4 $23,823 (of $37,814) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.700, SP: 11.00 closest to the leader out of the chute, advanced to briefly put a head in front halfway up the backstretch then allowed that rival to once again have the advantage, continued to chase that one into the turn, challenged three wide into the lane and wore the pacesetter down under steady handling to edge clear. 1st Surfer's Joy ( D Herrera 120 ) 2nd Spirit Of The Law ( M Vasquez 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Opera House A. D. ( P Pena 126 ) 0.30L See full resultsD Herrera 54.4kg1 (8)
Gulfstream 06-Jun-26 1710m R4 Race 4 $2,941 (of $42,013) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.190, SP: 21.00 was bumped at the start, vied inside for the lead, dueled on the backside, briefly shook free, dueled inside on the far turn and tired. 1st Always True ( E Gonzalez 126 ) 2nd Frosted Punk ( D Herrera 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Tapstick ( L Reyes 126 ) 8.50L 4th Surfer's Joy ( Y Torres 121 , Cd 116 ) 12.75L See full resultsY Torres 54.9kg, Cd 52.6kg 12.75L4 (7)
Gulfstream 18-May-26 1609m FIRM R2 Race 2 $391 (of $53,132) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.240, SP: 26.00 raced forwardly along the inside and gave no response when called upon. 1st Wittingly ( E Gonzalez 126 ) 2nd Epico ( M Meneses 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Yankee Drummer ( M Vasquez 126 ) 2.75L 6th Surfer's Joy ( Y Torres 121 , Cd 116 ) 16.25L See full resultsY Torres 54.9kg, Cd 52.6kg 16.25L6 (6)