CHIEF OF STAFF Thoroughbred



Chief Of Staff is a thoroughbred horse born in Australia in 2021. Race horse Chief Of Staff is by Zoustar (AUS) out of First Seal (AUS) , trained by Matthew Dunn. Chief Of Staff form is available here. Owned by Viva Racing (Mgr: M S Lowe), D R MacKenzie, P R Kirby, S Atkinson, I J Corazzol, N R Stahl, A A Shields, S R Stahl, D D Singh, M J Bratti, G A Bishop, C J Stevenson, S Leadbeatter, S F Single, M D Antill, AE Highman, W J Watts, D F Bourke & M J Watt.


Pedigree :
Sire ZOUSTAR (AUS) 2010
Dam FIRST SEAL (AUS) 2011
Dam Sire FASTNET ROCK (AUS) 2001

About the horse :
Foal Date 16 Sep 2021
Description 4yo B Gelding
Trainer Matthew Dunn
Owner Viva Racing (Mgr: M S Lowe), D R Mackenzie, P R Kirby, S Atkinson, I J Corazzol, N R Stahl, A A Shields, S R Stahl, D D Singh, M J Bratti, G A Bishop, C J Stevenson, S Leadbeatter, S F Single, M D Antill, Ae Highman, W J Watts, D F Bourke & M J Watt
Career 1 Win (9%) - 3 Placings (36%) - 11 starts
Wins 1590m (1)

Sale Information :
offline

2025 JUNE (Early) Online Sale (48)  

Newgate (as agent) 

Viva Racing / Neil Jenkinson (FBAA)

AUD $ 40,000

offline

2023 Australian Easter Yearling Sale (137)  

The Chase, Sutton Forest 

China Horse Club / Newgate / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy

AUD $ 440,000



Starts:

11

Win Rate:

9%

Place Rate:

36%










Chief of Staff Past Races

5 of 8, 23 Mar 2026, R3 VIRTUAL GOLF CENTRE CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE 1900m | AUD $27,000 | 59.0kg | J: A MALLYON | T: M DUNN | Never in the race. | 2:06.62 | Winner: STOICISM
5 of 10, 28 Feb 2026, R7 TAB WE?RE ON BM62 HANDICAP 1800m | AUD $28,000 | 58.5kg | J: M HELLYER | T: M DUNN | MF-Moderate effort | 1:53.51 | Winner: WILL IT SNOW
6 of 10, 04 Feb 2026, R7 MAGIC MILLIONS DIGITAL CLASS 1 PLATE 1600m | AUD $38,000 | 60.0kg | J: A MALLYON | T: M DUNN | MF-Moderate effort | 1:36.02 | Winner: BACKSTAGE



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
ANDREW MALLYON 1 33% 0 0% 3 $16,585 45 217
JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE 0 0% 1 50% 2 $6,900 -20 0
JASON COLLETT 0 0% 1 100% 1 $7,450 -10 0
KERRIN MCEVOY 0 0% 0 0% 2 $3,925 -20 0
AARON BULLOCK 0 0% 1 100% 1 $8,950 -10 0
JAKE BAYLISS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $800 -10 0
MICHEAL HELLYER 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,000 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
BALLINA 1 50% 0 0% 2 $15,825 55 325
KEMBLA GRANGE 0 0% 1 50% 2 $6,900 -20 0
WYONG 0 0% 1 100% 1 $7,450 -10 0
GRAFTON 0 0% 1 100% 1 $8,950 -10 0
NEWCASTLE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $2,300 -10 0
CANTERBURY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,625 -10 0
DOOMBEN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $800 -10 0
EAGLE FARM 0 0% 0 0% 1 $760 -10 0
GOLD COAST 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,000 -10 0