Weekend Surprise

Weekend Surprise
Sire	Secretariat
Grandsire	Bold Ruler
Dam	Lassie Dear
Damsire	Buckpasser
Sex	Mare
Foaled	April 8, 1980
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Lane's End Farm
Owner	William S. Farish
Trainer	Del W. Carroll
Jockey	Jorge Velasquez
Record	31-7-5-10
Earnings	$402,892
Major wins
Schuylerville Stakes (1982) Golden Rod Stakes (1982) Pocahontas Stakes (1982)
Awards
Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (1992)

Weekend Surprise (April 8, 1980 – March 13, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and dam of 1992 American Horse of the Year A.P. Indy and 1990 Preakness Stakes winner Summer Squall. She was sired by the famous Triple Crown winner Secretariat.

Although best known as a broodmare, Weekend Surprise was also a success on the track, winning seven races including the Schuylerville, Golden Rod and Pocahontas Stakes in 1982 as a two-year-old. She also placed in multiple stakes races at ages three and four.

Weekend Surprise raced nine times as a two-year-old, winning five times with one second place and two third place finishes. She won in her first start at Keeneland on April 21, 1982, then finished second in the Rosedale Stakes at Belmont on June 2. She next won the Schuylerville Stakes before finishing fifth in the Spinaway Stakes, both races held at Saratoga in August. She then finished third in two Grade I stakes at Belmont Park – the Matron and Frizette Stakes. She finished the year with two stakes wins at Churchill Downs in the Golden Rod and Pocahontas Stakes. On the Experimental Free Handicap, she was rated 114 pounds – 7 pounds below the two-year-old champion filly Landaluce.

Her three-year-old campaign was less successful, with only 1 win from 10 starts. The highlights were second place finishes in the Cumberland Handicap and Pleasant Hill Stakes, both at Churchill Downs, and third place finishes in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico and the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs.

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