The Rex Lipp trained colt was placed at three of his previous six runs and was sixth in a Saturday class race on April 11, so appreciated the drop in grade to maiden class and ran accordingly.
He raced up on the speed throughout and forged clear to win the 1200 metre sprint as he pleased by a commanding four lengths.
Retained to race after passing in at the Magic Millions, In His Stride is the first winner for Sequalo mare In Her Shoes, a three-quarter sister-n-blood to Sequalo's Group I winner Star Shiraz.
In His Stride becomes the fourth winner for Rothesay, who featured in the previous race with brilliant debut winner Shadow Lawn - Read about her here.
From the family of Golden Slipper winners Sepoy and Canny Lad, Rothesay stands at a fee of $11,000 this spring.