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Graff (AUS)

2015 Star Witness (Starcraft) x Dinkum Diamond (Keep The Faith)
Kitchwin Hills

A multiple group winning son of Star Witness, Graff was an undefeated 2YO and a brilliant 3YO. During Graff’s tenacious race career, he defeated 15 Group 1 winners of 36 Group 1 races. With the physical attributes to match his impressive race-record, having being purchased as a yearling by renown judge Alan Bell. Graff represents precocious early speed – a talented sprinter, having won at Group 2 level and placed multiple times at Group 1 level. Yearlings have sold up to $350k. First runners include QTIS Jewel winner Grafterburners.

Kitchwin Hills

Kitchwin Hills

Stands at Kitchwin Hills
2025 FEE: $9,900

Set in the idyllic surrounds of the Isis Valley, Kitchwin Hills is a magnificent environment for breeding and raising outstanding racehorses. The farm takes in almost 1,000 acres of virgin horse country, abundant in natural resources – the meandering Isis River, calcium-rich soils for bone strength and a sublime blend of flat, undulating and hill country. This unique and tranquil setting allows Kitchwin Hills to cater to every aspect of thoroughbred breeding with a full range of specialised facilities ensuring only the best care for your mares, foals, weanlings, yearlings and stallions.

Waverley Road , Scone, NSW, 2337
oscar@kitchwin.com.au
www.kitchwin.com.au
+61 2 6545 8065
Oscar Englebrecht - Stud Manager
oscar@kitchwin.com.au
0455 404 392
Verna Metcalf
0419 548 927

Latest News

What Should Breeders Make of This?

When a stallion (who is standing at a fraction of his esteemed peers 2025 fees) leads the 2025 2yo Australian General Sires list by Winners to Runners, what if anything is this signalling to breeders?

Graff Fee Confirmed at Kitchwin Hills

Kitchwin Hills announce that promising first season sire Graff, will stand at a retained fee of $9900 inc gst in 2025.

New Winner for Graff

The $30,000 Starmarker Plate (1000m) at Muswellbrook on Friday for the two year-olds produced a new winner for Graff with the Peter Snowden trained colt Telling saluting as a short priced favourite.

Grafterburners Puts Graff Top 5 - Dam Selling On Inglis Digital

Promising two-year-old colt Grafterburners put his sire Graff into the top five on the First Season Sires list with a dominant win in the $500,000 Aquis QTIS Jewel (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Impressive First Winner for Graff and a Quinella!

Standing at Kitchwin Hills, brilliantly fast Group II winning sprinter Graff is on the board with his first winner after the well named colt Grafterburners produced a dazzling last to first win at Ipswich on Wednesday.

First Season Sires at MM Book 1 – How Did They Fare?

Proven sires did dominate at the 2024 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, but there was also a spectacular response to Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB), who was a runaway leader in the first season sire division and produced the sale-topping filly from Avantage that sold for $2.1million, but it wasn’t all about him, so let’s look a little closer at this cohort of young guns.

Current Runners Accepted

Tuesday, November 11
Gosford Race 3 - 1200m Maiden
Royal Chic (ex: Seventhchic) Tnr: Annabel and Rob Archibald Rdr: Zac Lloyd
Gosford Race 6 - 1200m Benchmark 64
Telling (ex: Never Doubt Me) Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Tom Sherry
Queanbeyan Race 3 - 1200m Maiden
Gratefully (ex: Truthfilly) Tnr: R and W Freedman Rdr:
Wednesday, November 12
Rosehill Race 6 - 1200m Maiden 0
Royal Chic (ex: Seventhchic)
Tnr: Annabel and Rob Archibald
Rosehill Race 7 - 1400m Maiden 0
Royal Chic (ex: Seventhchic)
Tnr: Annabel and Rob Archibald

Sales

AUSTRALIA

Sold
Average
Median
Top
2025
13
$30,176.92
$18,000
$90,000
2024
40
$34,788.75
$13,000
$350,000

Top Sales

2023 ex Childhood(USA)
$90,000
2023 ex Correlate(AUS)
$90,000
2023 ex Silver Rinse(AUS)
$55,000
2023 ex Veronica(AUS)
$40,000
2023 ex Lady Lark(AUS)
$30,000

Australia Yearling Stats

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Pedigree Table

Star Witness (AUS) 2007
Dinkum Diamond (AUS) 2009
Starcraft (NZ) 2000
Leone Chiara (AUS) 1999
Keep The Faith (AUS) 2000
Raja Lane (AUS) 1998
Soviet Star (USA) 1993
Flying Floozie (NZ) 1993
Lion Hunter (AUS) 1994
Chiara (AUS) 1994
Sunday Silence (USA) 1996
Duelling Girl (USA) 1996
Devaraja (NZ) 1991
English Lane (AUS) 1989
Danzig: 5d x5s
No runners today. Click for more.

Yesterday's Results

1st Eagle Farm: Grafterburners 3c ex Coralina
Click here for more results.

Australasian Distance Performance

All
Winners
Short <= 1200m
44%
83.3% - (10)
Sprint 1201m - 1400m
24%
16.7% - (2)
Mile 1401m - 1600m
15%
0% - (0)
Mid 1601m - 2000m
10%
0% - (0)
Stay 2001m - 2400m
5.5%
0% - (0)
Long 2400m+
1.5%
0% - (0)

Top Nicks

Fastnet Rock
2 wnrs Neeson
Domesday
1 wnrs Backhander
Dylan Thomas
1 wnrs Grafterburners
Encosta De Lago
1 wnrs Gemologist
Fusaichi Pegasus
1 wnrs Notocar
Magic Albert
1 wnrs Steffi Electrica
Nicconi
1 wnrs Andrea
Not A Single Doubt
1 wnrs Telling

Race Record

At 2
1st - Sledmere Stud Mdn Hcp (1100)
1st - Tab Clarendon Stakes (1300)
At 3
1st - San Domenico (1100) Gr.3
2nd - The Run To The Rose (1200) Gr.2
3rd - Golden Rose (1400) Gr.1
4th - Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000) Gr.1
4th - Newmarket Hcp (1200) Gr.1
At 4
3rd - Concorde Stakes (1000) Gr.3
4th - Bisley Workwear Premiere Stake (1200) Gr.2
4th - The Shorts (1100) Gr.2
4th - Hawkesbury XXXX Gold Rush (1100) LR
At 5
1st - Caulfield Sprint (1000) Gr.2

Fee History

2024-$9,900 , 2023-$9,900 , 2022-$13,200 , 2021-$13,200

Sons of Star Witness at Stud in Australasia