Cairo Surprise (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

07-Feb-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Cairo Prince

Dam

Groovy Surprise

Prize Money

267118

Owners

Hope Jones

About

Cairo Surprise, a 3yo b from the United States, is trained by Cathal A. Lynch. He is by Cairo Prince out of Groovy Surprise. He has secured four wins in his career. On 8th Jun 2026 at Monmouth Park, Cairo Surprise achieved his most important victory, taking the $75000.00 Hcp.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Monmouth Park 08-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R7 Hcp $47,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 1.25 vied outside for the lead, quickly opened up on the turn, raced well off the inside turning for home, responded to some mild hand urging in upper stretch, cruised home in hand and was geared down late. 1st Cairo Surprise ( P Lopez 120 ) 2nd Boardwalk Jack ( J A V Jr 122 ) 6.25L 3rd Great Navigator ( J A Gomez 125 ) 8.75L See full resultsP Lopez 54.4kg1 (10)
Monmouth Park 10-May-26 1106m R7 Race 7 $41,344 (of $65,625) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.480, SP: 1.11 vied outside for the lead, took charge on the turn, came wide into the stretch, responded when roused, pulled away and widened under urging. 1st Cairo Surprise ( S Marin 117 ) 2nd Happy Offering ( S Leon 121 ) 9.25L 3rd Royal Performance ( P Lopez 121 ) 9.25L See full resultsS Marin 53.1kg1 (11)
Laurel Park 13-Apr-26 1106m R3 Race 3 $10,600 (of $53,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.050, SP: 10.00 , lightly steadied in close quarters soon after the break, stalked from the two path around the turn, found room near the inner rail in the stretch, gained the lead near the eighth pole and swerved out near the sixteenth pole. 1st Where'S Ray ( J Toledo 123 ) 2nd Cairo Surprise ( 117 ) 3rd War Humor ( Y Hazlewood 123 , Cd 118 ) 4.55L See full results53.1kg2 (7)
Laurel Park 01-Mar-26 1106m R8 Race 8 $30,870 (of $49,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.690, SP: 4.33 1st Cairo Surprise ( A Cruz 121 ) 2nd Buds Notion ( Y Hazlewood 121 , Cd 116 ) 3.75L 3rd Our Notion ( M Chuan 121 ) 7.25L See full resultsA Cruz 54.9kg1 (5)
Penn National 27-Nov-25 1210m FIRM R5 South Mountain Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.650, SP: 3.25 vied for command along the inside, took sole command at the quarter, drifted out a bit in the upper stretch to give way to foe in the final furlong. 1st Tough Guy Tony ( S Mychel 120 ) 2nd Cairo Surprise ( C Angel 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Bootleg Runner ( M Francisco 118 ) 1.75L See full resultsC Angel 53.5kg 1.00L2 (10)
Penn National 24-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R2 Md $21,420 (of $34,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.530, SP: 1.25 bumped with an outer foe at the start, set the pace inside, waited around the turn, was cued at the top of the lane, drew clear under a hand ride, and was wrapped up in the final sixteenth. 1st Cairo Surprise ( A Cruz 121 ) 2nd New Jersey Fever ( W Corujo 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Respighi ( J Torres 121 ) 0.30L See full resultsA Cruz 54.9kg1 (8)
Monmouth Park 25-Aug-25 1110m R2 Md $13,125 (of $65,625) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.390, SP: 1.73 dueled inside early, took over to set the pace, shook free on the turn, dug in gamely inside of the winner passing the furlong marker and dueled to the finish. 1st Wildncrazyguy ( S Marin 117 ) 2nd Cairo Surprise ( J Batista 117 ) 0.10L 3rd J J Pacheco ( S Leon 117 ) 4.50L See full resultsJ Batista 53.1kg 0.10L2 (6)
Monmouth Park 09-Aug-25 1010m R4 Md $10,500 (of $52,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.870, SP: 11.00 vied inside for the lead, chased the winner on the turn, dug in gamely in the stretch run and came up second best. 1st Bacio ( L Dettori 117 ) 2nd Cairo Surprise ( J Batista 117 ) 1.75L 3rd Jeremiahtwentynine ( J Gonzalez 117 ) 6.75L See full resultsJ Batista 53.1kg 1.75L2 (7)