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Being the son of a famous jockey can be a mixed blessing. When that famous jockey is Andrew Fortune, life can get interesting indeed. While Andrew’s story is the stuff of movie scripts, through persistence, patience and hard work, his son Aldo Domeyer is writing a success story of his very own. “Always thought a Ferrari was over-rated till I actually sat on one!! This is worth the hours through the cold and rain. Think we found something special here.” So read Aldo Domeyer’s Facebook status after Silver Mountain’s debut win. How right he was. It’s impossible to get away from the connection to his famous father, so we might as well get it out of the way. Andrew Fortune is known for many things, but while he might be loud and colourful on the ground, he is quiet on a horse. His ability to cut to the chase might land him in hot water with people, but in the saddle it’s a gift from heaven. An incredibly intuitive rider with an almost preternatural ability to read a horse, he has good hands, is a good judge and above all, has a God-given ability to make horses run for him. Like father, like son? Aldo Domeyer & Andrew Fortune The ‘Fortune Factor’ Aldo with dad Andrew While there are undeniable flashes of the ‘Fortune Factor’, it comes couched in a very different package. Aldo is taller and more athletic in build and is a much more gentle conversational proposition too. Although he never rode growing up, Aldo relates that he always knew he wanted to be a jockey. “In those days they had racing on SABC and I used to watch my dad on TV. The thing that really swayed it for me was a horse called Free My Heart. He was my absolute hero. The way he used to finish a race was very exciting. I loved that horse. When he beat Jet Master in the Champion’s Cup – that’s when I decided being a jockey was definitely what I wanted. I’d seen Jet Master being rolled once out at exercise in Durban and even then he had this huge presence. I don’t think anyone will ever forget the day Free My Heart beat Jet Master. And to have my dad riding him – there were so many factors. You work all your life to find a horse like that. Hopefully this filly (Silver Mountain) could be one of those horses,” he says shyly.