Tamworth reinswoman Sarah Rushbrook had plenty to celebrate after driving a winning double at last Thursday's Tamworth harness meeting.
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"That is the very first time that I have driven a double so that's awesome - I have had a very good day," Rushbrook said.
Rushbrook kicked her wins off in the Hygain Micrspeed Pace when guiding Quinzel to a win for fellow Tamworth trainer - Ken Natty followed then by her own pacer Gotta Rush who won the Welcome Sunny Varga & Samuel Grima Ladyship Pace.
Rushbrook has been driving in races for 10 years, trained winners but this was her first winning double as a driver.
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Quinzel had an all the way win in taking out the Hygain Micrspeed Pace by 1.7 metres over the Ty Robson trained Motu Zest For Life (Dean Chapple) and the Roy Roots Jnr trained Private Sector driven by Blake Hughes a further 4 metres away third.
"She (Quinzel) has been working a lot better for Ken lately - working the house down actually and she finished the race off nice today," Rushbrook said.
"I have been very lucky in taking drives for Kenny - he does a wonderful job with his horses".
The next winner for Rushbrook was provided from her own stables in Gotta Rush who raced outside last start winner Roll With Tricky from the Sam Ison stables.
Gotta Rush came into the Tamworth race after finishing second, beaten half a head at Newcastle the week prior while Roll With Tricky was a last start winner at Newcastle.
"We just needed another metre and we would have had them at Newcastle", Rushbrook said.
Roll With Tricky was looking for the third win on the trot.
"I actually saw the race going a whole different way" said Rushbrook "I thought I would be in front and Sam would be sitting outside of me but he got the front" said Rushbrook of the race.
Roll With Tricky went straight to the lead from the five barrier while Rushbrook commenced from the three barrier to race outside of Roll With Tricky.
From the 600-metre mark both pacers were in a race of their own with Gotta Rush becoming dominant in the home straight to come away for a 2.7 metre win over Peggy Sue Shannon (Dean Chapple) and Miss Catalina (Lola Weidemann) a head away third.
"They are both nice mares and they proved that today - they went to the line nicely - and Sam's horse (Roll With Tricky) has had a couple of tough runs recently so she went really well," added Rushbrook.
Sarah Rushbrook collected all cheques after the win of Gotta Rush listed as owner-trainer-driver.
"I am really happy with this mare- she is the first one that I have ever bred".
"I have had the best season that I have ever had in racing - I have now had 11 winners (drives)".
