Grande Sorpreso (USA) Horse
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Grande Sorpreso is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Ian R. Wilkes. He is sired by Medaglia D'oro out of Unbridled Surprise. To date, Grande Sorpreso has won 1 race. On 21 Aug 2026 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, the horse secured its most important win, earning $43,520 in the MD.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 13-Sep-26 1207m R4 Race 4 (of $176,911) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.790, SP: 34.00 chased forwardly from the three to four path, then in the five path into the lane and faded. 1st Circle Tap ( C Torres 118 ) 2nd Lincoln's Law ( A Concepcion 118 ) 3.75L 3rd Send Cash ( B J Hernandez 121 ) 4.75L 7th Grande Sorpreso ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 13.80L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.4kg 13.80L | 7 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 21-Aug-26 1207m SOFT R9 Md $38,624 (of $61,307) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.970, SP: 4.00 led in the two path and held sway under a steady drive. 1st Grande Sorpreso ( M Murrill 120 ) 2nd Beijing ( A Concepcion 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Golden Decree ( F C L De 120 ) 1.00L See full results | M Murrill 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Ellis Park 18-Jul-26 1106m R9 Md $14,337 (of $143,367) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.050, SP: 3.00 prompted two wide and between horses, proved no match for the leader at the quarter pole, yielded then lost in the final sixteenth and lasted for show. 1st Zap D'etat ( F C L De 124 ) 2nd Quintillion ( A Beschizza 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Grande Sorpreso ( F Arrieta 119 ) 4.50L See full results | F Arrieta 54kg 4.50L | 3 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Jun-26 1207m R6 Md $20,578 (of $102,892) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.330, SP: 8.50 broke outwardly, tracked from the four path, gained into the lane, claimed place in upper stretch, flopped back to his left lead while pursuing the clear leader in the final furlong, ran on to close in late but was kept at bay. 1st Island Town ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Grande Sorpreso ( F Arrieta 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Great Moment ( R Bejarano 124 ) 1.25L See full results | F Arrieta 53.5kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 02-May-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $4,991 (of $166,372) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.850, SP: 17.00 tracked the pace early, raced in the two path into the lane, made a bid in the stretch while near the rail and flattened out late in the drive. 1st Prepped ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Powell River ( R Maragh 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Royal Guard ( I O Jr 118 ) 1.50L 5th Grande Sorpreso ( J Castellano 118 ) 4.75L See full results | J Castellano 53.5kg 4.75L | 5 (13) |