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. At age four, the durable mare raced 12 times with only 1 win. The year started with promise when she finished second in both the El Encino and La Canada Stakes, then third in the Santa Margarita Invitational, but she had a series of poor performances over the spring and early summer in California. Shipped back east, she improved to finish third in the Grade I Delaware Handicap, followed by a third and her lone win of the year in allowance races. In her final race on November 9, she finished third in the Grade II Long Look Handicap at the Meadowlands. ==Broodmare career==