Special Counsel (AUS) Horse
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Special Counsel is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Grant & Alana Williams at Karnup. He is by Star Witness out of Implementation. He has won two races so far. On 1st Jun 2026 at Northam, Special Counsel earned his most important victory, claiming the $30,000.00 Class One Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 18-Jul-26 2200m SOFT 7 R3 LR BEL CLASSIC $4,875 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:22.050, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670 1st Ladies Pro ( W Pike 55 ) 2nd Westbound ( C Johnston-porter 57 ) 0.28L 3rd Pony Up ( L Staples 55 ) 8.73L 4th Special Counsel ( L Fiore 57 ) 13.71L See full results | L Fiore 57kg 13.71L | 4 (7) |
| Belmont 04-Jul-26 2000m SOFT 6 R6 LR AQUANITA $23,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:05.380, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.090 1st Westbound ( C T Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Special Counsel ( W Pike 56 ) 2.72L 3rd Linchpin ( P J Harvey 56 ) 6.70L See full results | W Pike 56kg 2.72L | 2 (12) |
| Belmont 20-Jun-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 GRAD HCP 60+ $1,080 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.600, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Effortlessly ( C E Martinan 54 , Cd 53 ) 2nd King Of The Town ( Z T Johnston-porter 54 ) 0.51L 3rd Myzoom ( M L A Ramoly 54 ) 1.01L 9th Special Counsel ( C Cooper 56 , Cd 54 ) 3.04L See full results | C Cooper 56kg, Cd 54kg 3.04L | 9 (16) |
| Northam 01-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 6 R6 CL1 $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.560, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st Special Counsel ( C Cooper 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Take A Leaf ( J R Azzopardi 56.5 ) 1.28L 3rd Hanselle ( B H Louis 59 ) 3.17L See full results | C Cooper 60, Cd 58kg | 1 (8) |
| Pinjarra 21-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $13,700 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.360, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.290 1st Special Counsel ( M Nunes 57.5 ) 2nd Miss Santa Corrs ( P J Carbery 56 ) 1.41L 3rd Savvy Ruler ( W A Pike 56 ) 1.43L See full results | M Nunes 57.5kg | 1 (11) |