HANDSOME HERO

GRAFF was owned by Australian Bloodstock and partners that trained at various stages by Tony Gollan, Kris Lees and Danny O'Brien. Over a 21-start career, he recorded 4 wins, 1 second and 2 thirds, winning distance from 1000M to 1300M. As a 2YO, he was undefeated in two starts. Upon turning three, he captured a brilliant victory on his seasonal debut in the G3 San Domenico Stakes. He then went on to finish third in the G1 Golden Rose Stakes, crossing the line behind THE AUTUMN SUN and ZOUSAIN. In his subsequent outing, he contested the second renewal of The Everest, finishing 5th behind the winner, REDZEL. Following a brief spell, he targeted G1 contests on four occasions without success. After transferring to Danny O'Brien's stable, he bounced back to the winner's circle in the G2 Caulfield Sprint, which marked the final victory of his racing career. This son of STAR WITNESS retired to stud at Kitchwin Hills in 2021 and he has produced 1 black-type winner. His service fee in 2026 is AUD$ 9,900. HANDSOME HERO was sold at AUD$ 100,000 in 2024 Inglis Ready2Race Sale where he finished 200M breeze up run in 11.71s. He was trained by John Sargent in Australia and took part in 3 barrier trials. He was always at wear for 9th in a 740M section (13th Jun 2025) on soft going, the. settled at the rear of the six-runner field and remained last across the line, failing to respond despite being hard-ridden in the straight in an 800M trial (23th Jul 2025) on soft going. On his third trial over 800M (8th Aug 2025), he taken back early and dashed well late to win with blinkers on soft going. Same sire runners in Australia ran on well in sprint races. His dam BARONESS DE VILLE was an unraced and she is a half-sister of the former Hong Kong runner TOURBILLON DIAMOND and PERFECT MATCH. The bay gelding should be able to handle up to mile.