Christmas Surprise (USA) Horse
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Christmas Surprise is a 4yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Mark Shuman. He is out of the dam Elusive Surprise and by the stallion Tale Of Verve. The horse has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless in four starts. In his latest start at Delaware Park on 18 Sep 2026, Vincent Cheminaud rode him to an eighth‑place finish behind the winner America's Point.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 18-Sep-26 1710m FIRM R5 Md (of $28,110) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:49.600, SP: 26.00 was always outrun and was eased. 1st America's Point ( J A Batista 120 ) 2nd Tyrus ( P Lopez 120 ) 8.00L 3rd Farooq ( J Rodriguez 123 ) 8.50L 8th Christmas Surprise ( V Cheminaud 121 , Cd 114 ) 58.60L See full results | V Cheminaud 54.9kg, Cd 51.7kg 58.6kgL | 8 (8) |
| Delaware Park 16-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R3 Md $283 (of $28,320) 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 ) 2.00L 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) |