| Horsename: | Wise Counsellor |
| Sire: | Mentor |
| Grandsire: | Blackstock |
| Dam: | Rustle |
| Damsire: | Russell |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1921 |
| Country: | United States |
| Color: | Chestnut |
| Breeder: | Spring Valley Stud (S. Kenney Nichols) |
| Owner: | Thomas C. Bradley Frederick A. Burton (Oct., 1923) |
| Trainer: | Auval John Baker John S. Ward |
| Record: | 22: 10-3-4 |
| Earnings: | US$115,570 |
| Race: | Cincinnati Trophy Stakes (1923) Harold Stakes (1923) Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (1923) Queen City Handicap (1923) International Special No.1 (1924) Laurel Handicap (1924) Capital Handicap (1925) Jennings Handicap (1925) |
| Awards: | American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (1923) |
Wise Counsellor (1921–1942) was the American National Champion two-year-old of Thoroughbred racing in 1923. He is best remembered for his win at age three over the European star runner Épinard in the first of a three-race series in 1924 known as the International Special, each hosted by a different racetrack in the United States.[1]
* Wise Counsellor is inbred 4S x 4D x 4D to the stallion Leamington, meaning that he appears fourth generation once on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation twice on the dam side of his pedigree.