Feel The Rush! Aldo Domeyer keeps In A Rush balanced to win the feature
The Eastern Cape’s Champion Juvenile of 2010/11 celebrated a winning homecoming when he swept aside his opponents to win the Arlington 1400 on Friday. The son of Windrush was extraordinarily registering a first win at Arlington as he grabbed this non black type feature in superb style.
In A Rush was the talking horse of his baby year and famously beat a certain Variety Club in July 2011 when winning the Gr3 Champion Juvenile. With hopes and dreams for better things, he was shipped from Gavin Smith down to Eric Sands in the Cape.
Through nobody’s fault, that is where the fairytale sours somewhat.
He went wrong in the Gr2 Selangor Cup and was rested and gelded before joining the Joey Ramsden KZN string in 2012, where he was being aimed at the Champions Season of that year.
After reappearing in July 2012 and running a great third in the eThekwini Sprint, he won next time out over a mile at Scottsville.
An abortive trip North for a tilt at Africa’s richest race on sand followed thanks to the elements, it was a complete waste of time with the race being delayed from Saturday to the following Thursday and In A Rush was withdrawn.
He reappeared in October to run a cracking third behind Changingoftheguard and King Of Pain in the Gr3 Matchem Stakes at Durbanville.
Five okay runs followed without any serious fireworks and he came out on Friday back under the tutelage of his old master, Gavin Smith.
The story gets better.
Since returning to Smith, In A Rush was given his original box back and his old Groom Wellington is also looking after him.
That old familiarity had him brimming with his old fire and enthusiasm on Friday!
After stablemate Dancing Kiwi had done the donkey work out front and ensured a good gallop, Aldo Domeyer rode a pearler as he produced In A Rush at the right moment to win well.
Blaze Of Fire had loomed dangerously at the 200m marker and Domeyer and In A Rush looked to be lucky to run a place. But he dug deep and won a cracker.
In A Rush beat Blaze Of Fire by a half length in a time of 85,52 secs.
The old warrior brave Celtic Fire was a further length back in third.
In A Rush has now won 7 races with 7 places from 19 starts and earnings of R553 827.
He is by Windrush out of the five time winning Chief Warden mare, Sweet Whisper.
Bred by transport baron Peter Choice, Gavin Smith went to R85 000 for him and Choice has retained a share.
In A Rush should pay to follow.
