*Raffles sired horses of beauty, particularly in the head, with overall refinement, good movement (some were brilliant movers), and lovely dispositions. His get were not usually known for their size, but were many were taller than their sire. Often their one drawback was that they tended to lack defined withers.

Raffles sired 61 sons and 62 daughters, a total of 123 get. Most of his get had enormous influence themselves in either the show ring or in the breeding barn, and are much too numerous to mention individually.

*Raffles blood nicked well with many other Arab bloodlines. However in the U.S., there were many breeders who carried on intensely linebreeding *Raffles. Many times *Raffles was put to *Mirage daughters (another Crabbet stallion that was imported by Roger Selby and had enormous influence on the breed), and *Mirage to *Raffles daughters, producing some of the breed’s best quality Arabians.

Selby, impressed by *Raffles outstanding trotting ability, had him trained under saddle after his arrival in the United States. In 1933, he was named National Three-Gaited Champion at the National Arabian Show in Nashville, Tennessee.

Shortly thereafter, *Raffles had overcome his sterility problems and was settling mares for Selby. It was at stud that the little horse really proved himself. The foals of *Raffles were stamped with class and type and that lovely trot. Most were of average size, some a little better.

In all, *Raffles sired 123 registered foals in his lifetime. He has been the object of intense inbreeding as well as splendid outcrossing. His sons were the foundation sires for Lasma (Aarief out of Aarah) and Al Marah Arabians (Indraff out of *Indaia). Other well known *Raffles sires include: Indy (x *Indaia), Geym (x Rageyma), Azraff (x *Azja IV), Hanraff (x Chrallah), Aaraf (x Aarah), Rapture (x Rafla), Handeyraff (x Hanadina) and many others. His daughters were the jewels of many broodmare bands.

*Raffles survived a broken leg in 1949 at age 23, and after his recovery, was sold to Alice Payne of Whittier, CA, who created a great inbreeding program on *Raffles. *Raffles died May 11, 1953 at the age of 27.