Chief Of War (AUS) Horse
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Chief Of War, a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Heath Maclean. He is by Shamus Award out of Whyouask. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In his latest start at Albury on 26 May 2026, ridden by Damon Budler, he finished third behind winner Cooranga.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Albury 26-May-26 1400m SOFT 6 R4 MDN $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.730 1st Cooranga ( B Loy 58 ) 2nd Burning Issues ( C Taylor 55 ) 0.22L 3rd Chief Of War ( D Budler 58.5 ) 1.63L See full results | D Budler 58.5kg 1.63L | 3 (12) |
| Albury 15-May-26 1175m GOOD 4 R2 CGE MDN-SW $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.230, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Ponte Arcobaleno ( C Ramsbotham 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Chief Of War ( D Budler 59 ) 0.71L 3rd Fire Chat ( S Guymer 59 ) 0.84L See full results | D Budler 59kg 0.71L | 2 (8) |
| Wangaratta 03-May-26 1300m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:18.260, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 1st Princess Mess ( W J Egan 57.5 ) 2nd Hopeless Romantic ( D J Dunn 59.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Lei ( F W Kersley 57.5 ) 3.75L 11th Chief Of War ( P Matthews 59.5 ) 14.76L See full results | P Matthews 59.5kg 14.76L | 11 (14) |
| Wagga 19-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 SUPER MDN $3,275 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.190, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Zou Force ( N Heywood 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Capital Babe ( S Guymer 55.5 ) 0.79L 3rd Distant Stripes ( B Vale 58 ) 2.18L 4th Chief Of War ( J Lyon 58.5 ) 3.58L See full results | J Lyon 58.5kg 3.58L | 4 (12) |
| Wagga Riverside 08-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R9 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.420 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470 1st Chief Of War ( J Lyon ) 2nd Tully's Bell ( B Dimery ) 0.24L 3rd Songster ( E Bent ) 1.31L | J Lyon | 1 (6) |
| Mornington 19-Feb-25 900m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:54.210 1st Prestige Snitzel ( M Castle ) 5th Chief Of War ( R Hammond ) | R Hammond | 5 (5) |
| Balnarring 05-Feb-25 750m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.030 1st Prestige Snitzel ( M Castle ) 2nd Sicilian Warrior ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Adaj ( J Mott ) 6th Chief Of War ( L Burke ) | L Burke | 6 (6) |