About us
Virginia and I have spent 27-years founding and building NZ’s Premier Premium Online Wine Retailer… www.finewinedelivery.co.nz we began from a spare bedroom at home and built a respected, nationally regarded wine business based on integrity in wine, hard work and pure passion. Along the journey we have gathered thousands of new friends.
4-years ago we began a new journey fuelled by a passion for Thoroughbred Horses. We bought and raced a beautiful filly “Sanzera” … whom we and close friends purchased from Koru Thoroughbreds. When I identified her at the Karaka Yearlings sales, I contracted a leading Australian Trainer for a second opinion. In his words,
"She's the nicest filly I've seen at the sales Jeff."
Pictured: Sanzera at home in Clevedon
New generation
We sent Sanzera to Australia to race, she won 2/4 as a late 2-year-old. Due to a troublesome tendon, we retired her early, had her served by upcoming Australian Stallion “Dubious” and bought her back to our Clevedon property. She foaled a powerful, intelligent colt 4/09/2023, named ‘Dubious Express’ he is with Richard & Will Freedman Racing and enjoyed an excellent recent trial... he will be racing in the Spring of 2026.
Pictured: Jeff with 'Coffee'
Our Unique Ownership Model
Driven by a love for Thoroughbred Horses and my abundance of entrepreneurialism and passion… I purchase 3-4 outstanding horses each year to place under ‘Group Ownership’ with family & friends.
Our innovative 3 to 4-horse model mitigates the risk of investment in a single horse, maximises returns and vastly increases the racing opportunities. We include colts and fillies in each syndicate. Virginia and I stay invested... and manage all horses ‘FEE FREE’ on behalf of owners.
We place them with Australia’s finest trainers including Chris Waller, Tony McEvoy, Richard Freedman, Matthew Dunn and more – ensuring every horse has the best possible chance to succeed. 8 of our first 10 Group Horses Racing in Australia have been winners... 5 multiple winners. An outstanding 80% success rate of winners to runners.
AHA Group Ownership Racing
We mostly race our horses in Australia; the prizemoney is larger and the breadth of racing opportunities incomparable. All Group Owners % of ownership is registered directly in each horse with Racing Australia… all stakes’ winnings are paid directly. Similarly training costs are billed to owners directly relative to % ownership. We do not handle any money ensuring the process is 100% transparent and trustworthy.
We have 4 Multiple Horse Group Ownerships now racing in Australia. Of the first 10 horses to race so far, 3 were first up Maiden winners… 8 winners & 5 multiple winners.
Collectively our horses have chalked up 16 Wins, 15 x 2nd placings & 13 x 3rd placings for their group owners. An impressive beginning by any standards.
In each Horse Group we include colts and fillies. The colts offer a chance of remaining entire and providing a lottery like return should they successfully get to Group Racing (pinnacle of Australian Racing) level. Most colts are unable to remain entire and race successfully, so are gelded to focus on racing. When fillies have a successful racing career their post racing value as a broodmare can be significant, potentially multiples of the owner’s original purchase price.
It is important to be patient, too many horses are pushed too hard as 2-year-olds resulting in shorter racing careers, or career ending injuries. At Aha Racing, we care for our horses, their physical and mental well-being is paramount. This approach is invariably followed by greater success. It’s why we work with the calibre and quality of trainers we do.
OUR HORSE SELECTION & RACING MANTRA
“Select horses on athleticism, confirmation, attitude and good breeding. Place them with the best trainers”.
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