http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.aharacing.co.nz en-us Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:31:01 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/167971/rose-noir-battles-brave-second-at-sunshine-coast/ Rose Noir continued her outstanding consistency with a courageous second placing in the RAMBLA Class 4 Handicap (Race 5) at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.›› Watch replay hereJockey Jagg Guthmann-Chester gave Rose Noir a perfect ride, jumping cleanly from the barriers before settling her in fourth position throughout the running. Turning for home, she was tucked in neatly behind the two leaders before Jagg eased her off the fence approaching the 200-metre mark, giving her clear running to the ... Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:02:20 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post167971 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/167833/vin-santo-makes-encouraging-start-for-new-stable/ AHA Racing’s Vin Santo has taken an exciting first step under the care of his new trainer, Renita Beaton, with an encouraging trial performance at the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday 21 July.›› Watch the replay hereRenita has recently relocated her training operation to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, and this marked Vin Santo’s first official trial since joining her stable.With clear instructions from Renita to simply let the horse find his rhythm and place no pressure on him, the jockey al... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:09:22 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post167833 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/166703/timeonlees-dominates-at-echuca-with-stunning-six-length-victory/ After jumping cleanly, leading jockey John Allen took TimeOnLees to the front early at the 200m mark. She settled into a perfect rhythm controlling the race throughout. John quickened the pace at the 500m mark and on straightening for home powered to a 4-length lead. Timeonlees stayed strong to the line to win by 6-lengths going away. It was a dominant display highlighting her staying ability, excellent turn of foot and her continued improvement in this preparation.Watch the replay here ››Af... Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:20:40 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post166703 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/166571/rose-noir-returns-to-the-winners-circle-marking-the-17th-win-for-aha-racing/ The patience of the Gardet Ownership Group was rewarded in style on Saturday when Rose Noir produced a thrilling late surge to claim the Linda Daffy’s Mermaid Waters TAB Class 2 Handicap (1000m) at the Gold Coast.›› Watch replay hereRose Noir spent the first three years of her racing career with leading Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan, compiling an impressive record of 17 starts for 2 wins, 6 seconds and 1 third. A subsequent move to Matthew Dunn’s Murwillumbah stable was unfortunately inte... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:30:42 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post166571 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/166275/timeonlees-returns-better-than-ever/ After an extended five-month spell, TimeOnLees has returned to racing in excellent form, producing two strong performances to begin her new preparation.She resumed on 24 May at Ballarat in the 1500m Hygain Edge BM62 Handicap, finishing a creditable third, just 3.3 lengths from the winner. In a race run at a genuine tempo, she was taking on rivals who were already deeper into their preparations and proved a little too sharp on the day. Despite that, it was a pleasing first-up effort and a solid p... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:03:24 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post166275 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/165344/dubious-express-charges-into-second-on-debut-at-newcastle/ Dubious Express produced a remarkable debut performance at Newcastle yesterday, storming home into second place in the 900m Coastal Advisory Australia Midway 2YO Maiden Plate after covering significant extra ground in extremely testing conditions.›› Watch the replay hereFollowing two excellent lead-up trials, expectations were high heading into the race. However, conditions quickly became a major factor, with the track initially rated a Heavy 8 before later being upgraded to a Heavy 10 after... Mon, 25 May 2026 13:42:31 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post165344 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/164875/gaylord-battles-hard-for-another-brave-second/ Gaylord (NZ) produced another tough performance at Port Macquarie Racecourse on Monday, finishing a gallant second in the Benchmark 58 Handicap (1106m).›› Watch replay hereCarrying a hefty 65kg on a testing Heavy 10 surface, Gaylord was brave to the line despite conditions that were far from ideal. Never comfortable in the deep ground, he stuck on gamely under jockey Aaron Bullock, who reported the gelding travelled well throughout but was unable to fully let down in the extremely ... Tue, 19 May 2026 16:22:31 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post164875 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/164458/dubious-express-wins-rosehill-trial-in-dominant-fashion/ ... Mon, 11 May 2026 17:20:36 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post164458 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/164379/gaylord-produces-another-brave-runner-up-finish-at-grafton/ Gaylord continued his consistent preparation with another outstanding performance at Grafton on April 19, finishing a courageous second in the Sunline Fencing Class 2 Handicap (1000m).Drawn the outside barrier and carrying a testing 61kg, Gaylord was forced to do it the tough way from the outset. Jockey Andrew Mallyon summed it up perfectly afterwards, joking that the horse was “carrying the grandstand” under the big weight.Despite the challenge, Gaylord travelled strongly throughout and wor... Fri, 08 May 2026 11:58:11 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post164379 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/post/164172/dubious-express-impresses-in-strong-canterbury-trial/ Dubious Express continued his promising preparation with an excellent trial performance at Canterbury on May 1, finishing a close second by just 0.43L in Trial 15.›› View trial replay hereJumping cleanly from the gates, he travelled comfortably throughout and showed a professional, relaxed racing pattern. In the straight, he changed legs smoothly and produced a sharp turn of foot to take the lead briefly, before finishing off strongly under minimal pressure.Importantly, this was a controlled... Mon, 04 May 2026 21:07:45 +1200 http://www.aharacing.co.nz/blog/#post164172