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Trained by the late Peter Hayes Devaraja was a model of consistency on the racecourse winning three from eight starts and finishing no worse than sixth throughout his career. At stud Devaraja made an immediate impact producing four stakes winners, Raja Lane (Group Three SAJC Dermody S), Prince Raja (Listed SAJC Walter Brown Stakes), Mighty Raja (Listed SAJC Fulham Park Plate) and Develan (Listed MVRC William Inglis Cup), from just his second crop. His sire, the record-setting Sir Tristram, made the Australian sires premiership his own throughout the eighties, securing the coveted title on six occasions. His career, forged from the world famous Cambridge Stud in New Zealand, netted forty five individual Group One winners - a number that ranks Sir Tristram amongst the most influential sires ever.
Devaraja's dam Khaptivaan was by the Grey Sovereign line horse Adraan who made perhaps one of the most sensational starts to any stud career. Sadly it was also one of the shortest. He died with just one crop on the ground but in that crop were the stakes winners Magic Flute, Adraanito, El Vaquero, Bataan, Adranette and Aussie Consul. Khaptivaan herself was a talented filly winning the Group Two AJC Surround Stakes and the Listed STC Sweet Embrace Stakes. At stud she has produced the Group One VATC Oakleigh Plate winner Khaptingly and the Listed SAJC KPMG Stakes winner Khaptrist - a full sister to Devaraja. Devaraja's second dam Captivation is a stakes placed daughter of the champion racehorse and sire Vain. At stud Captivation produced stakes winner Stimulus, a Bletchingly half-brother to Khaptivaan, as well as Charming (by Sir Tristram), the dam of Listed VATC Veuve Clicquot Stakes winner Spitz (by Danehill).
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Sire
Tristram's sons to go to stud include the outstanding sires Zabeel
(sire of Octagonal), Maruading, Grosvenor, Kaapstad, Sovereign
Red, Military Plume and Dr. Grace. Unfortunately of those named
only Zabeel and Kaapstad survive their father and stand at stud in New
Zealand.