Special Justice (USA) Horse
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Special Justice is a five-year-old chestnut gelding bred in the United States, by Justify out of Heavens Pulpit. He races under the guidance of Steven M. Asmussen and is owned by McCarthy, Shaun And Heitz, Jerome P. From 16 starts he has claimed three wins and has been placed five times, earning $216,732 in prize money. His latest start came at Keeneland on 3 October 2026, finishing 7th of 10. His most recent victory was recorded at Turfway Park on 27 February 2026.
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Churchill Downs • Keeneland • Kentucky Downs • Ellis Park • Turfway Park • Horseshoe IndianapolisRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 06-Nov-26 1710m FAST R6 Race 6 - Claiming, SP: 15.00 | Keith Asmussen | 5 (11) |
| Keeneland 03-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $73,466) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.440, SP: 9.00 bumped with an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the four to five path and failed to factor. 1st National Eclipse ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Jus Too Fly ( O Bocachica 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Raising Kane ( V Carrasco 122 ) 3.50L 7th Special Justice ( D E Sheehy 122 ) 20.25L See full results | D E Sheehy 55.3kg 20.25L | 7 (10) |
| Kentucky Downs 08-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R13 Race 13 $2,180 (of $256,910) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.370, SP: 51.00 pressed the pace early on from the three path coming around the hill and kept on while weakening a bit to be a length behind and was placed between rivals heading into the upper before steadying passing the quarter pole and faded shortly after. 1st Funtastic Again ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Namaron ( J Rosario 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Noises Off ( W Rodriguez 122 ) 1.50L 9th Special Justice ( D Cannon 122 ) 11.25L See full results | D Cannon 55.3kg 11.25L | 9 (10) |
| Belterra Park 08-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R5 Belterra Park Race 5 $4,261 (of $28,564) Barrier 1, SP: 5.25 1st Villian ( L Sosa 122 ) 2nd Special Justice ( R J Mojica 122 ) 3rd My Romeo Lima ( Y Correa 122 ) 1.25L | R J Mojica 55.3kg | 2 (5) |
| Ellis Park 27-Jul-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $6,626 (of $66,262) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.110, SP: 4.00 vied for the lead with an outer pair around the first turn, then only with a single outer rival passing the five furlong pole, dueled with that one around the far turn, got outkicked by an outer bidder in upper stretch, yielded then saved show at the wire. 1st Baltimore Heart ( F Geroux 122 ) 2nd Franz Josef ( W I Antongeorgi 122 ) 4.25L 3rd Special Justice ( D E Sheehy 122 ) 5.25L See full results | D E Sheehy 55.3kg 5.25L | 3 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $2,374 (of $194,217) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.160, SP: 21.00 trailed in the four to three path and got outrun. 1st Johny's Rendezvous ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Love'm Or Liam ( J Torres 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.30L 9th Special Justice ( J R Leparoux 122 ) 10.60L See full results | J R Leparoux 55.3kg 10.60L | 9 (10) |
| Turfway Park 20-Mar-26 1710m Flat, SP: 10/1 | D E Sheehy 56.2kg | 9 (12) |
| Turfway Park 27-Feb-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | J R Leparoux 56.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 04-Nov-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/1 | Danny Sheehy 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 01-Oct-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 16/1 | Danny Sheehy 55.3kg | 7 (9) |
| Turfway Park 06-Mar-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Gabriel Saez 56.7kg | 7 (8) |
| Turfway Park 09-Feb-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Gabriel Saez 56.7kg | 2 (7) |
| Turfway Park 27-Dec-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 11/2 | Gabriel Saez 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 09-Oct-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/2 | Jane Elliott 54.4kg | 2 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 17-Sep-24 1509m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Declan Cannon 54.4kg | 2 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 27-Jun-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Marcelino Jr Pedroza 55.3kg | 4 (5) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 21-May-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 2/1 | Marcelino Jr Pedroza 55.3kg | 5 (10) |