The Specialist (2021) Horse
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The Specialist is a 5yo ch trained by Sean Tarry. It is sired by the stallion The United States out of the dam Speciale. The Specialist has won 5 races to date. On 28th Mar 2026 at Vaal, The Specialist secured its most important victory, earning $152004.00 in the Middle Stakes. It has been a profitable horse for punters. Backing The Specialist throughout its career would have yielded a 66% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Greyville 17-Jun-26 1200m SYNTHETIC R6 In The Box Seat Podcast Brought To You By Gallop TV Middle Stakes $16,617 (of $166,239) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.460, SP: 6.00 1st Lock And Key ( A Mosaheb 120 , Cd 111 ) 2nd Thisiswhatitmeans ( S Veale 140 ) 0.30L 3rd The Specialist ( K D Melo 136 ) 1.05L See full results | K D Melo 61.7kg 1.05L | 3 (8) |
| Turffontein 28-Apr-26 1160m GOOD R8 Tab Senor Santa Stakes (Grade 2) (of $475,007) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.110, SP: 15.00 1st Jerusalema Rain ( M Michel 115 ) 2nd Buffalo Storm Cody ( R Fourie 137 ) 0.20L 3rd Cosmic Speed ( C Zackey 132 ) 0.15L 7th The Specialist ( M Katjedi 115 ) 3.90L See full results | M Katjedi 52.2kg 3.90L | 7 (12) |
| Vaal 28-Mar-26 1200m SOFT R5 For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Middle Stakes $95,011 (of $152,004) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.760, SP: 5.50 1st The Specialist ( K D Melo 128 ) 2nd Lead The Charge ( T Mayhew 119 ) 0.50L 3rd The Last Duke ( P Mxoli 128 ) 1.50L See full results | K D Melo 58.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Turffontein 14-Feb-26 1160m SOFT R8 Hcp $92,041 (of $147,242) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.450, SP: 7.00 1st The Specialist ( K D Melo 122 ) 2nd Lead The Charge ( T Mayhew 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Jerusalema Rain ( M Michel 132 ) 1.00L See full results | K D Melo 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Vaal 22-Jan-26 1200m GOOD R6 Hcp $89,071 (of $142,504) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.030, SP: 19.00 1st The Specialist ( K D Melo 123 ) 2nd Slinky Mapimpi ( R Danielson 137 ) 0.30L 3rd It's Personal ( M V'rensburg 120 ) 0.30L See full results | K D Melo 55.8kg | 1 (9) |