Christmas Surprise (USA) Horse
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Christmas Surprise is a 4yo dark bay/brown horse bred in the United States and trained by Mark Shuman. He is by Tale Of Verve out of Elusive Surprise. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in three starts. In his latest outing at Delaware Park on August 16, 2026, Chelsea Secor rode him to a ninth‑place finish, behind the winner Quain.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 16-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R3 Md Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:47.410, SP: 34.00 was outrun. 1st Quain ( J Ramos 135 ) 2nd Daw Samaa ( A Sandoval 140 ) 0.75L 3rd Starmetal ( C Walsh 135 ) 2.75L 9th Christmas Surprise ( C Secor 140 ) 18.50L See full results | C Secor 63.5kg 18.50L | 9 (10) |
| Delaware Park 31-Jul-26 1811m FIRM R3 Md $2,005 (of $28,649) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:54.600, SP: 8.00 stayed well off the rail while outrun, gave way and was eased. 1st Blackfoot Bounty ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 2nd Both Sides Of Bad ( J Hernandez 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Read The Meter ( E Rosario 118 ) 5.50L 4th Christmas Surprise ( C Gil 123 ) 22.00L See full results | C Gil 55.8kg 22.00L | 4 (4) |
| Colonial Downs 06-Jul-26 1609m R1 Md $2,823 (of $40,334) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.430, SP: 15.00 was allowed to settle early, dropped to the inside on the turn and came two wide by the quarter pole and moved out in the lane and improved. 1st Power Aura ( M Sanchez 118 ) 2nd Dare Defying ( E Esquivel 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Revolution Rock ( J Toledo 118 ) 0.00L 4th Christmas Surprise ( J Vargas 124 , Cd 119 ) 13.00L See full results | J Vargas 56.2kg, Cd 54kg 13.00L | 4 (6) |