A Kiwi father and son dream team have combined to produce one of the most staggering big-race price oddities in recent harness racing history.
While nobody should be surprised Amazing Dream won the first running of the A$250,000 Rising Sun at Albion Park in Brisbane on Saturday night, how she paid $19 Australasia-wide will forever remain one of the great racing mysteries.
The 4-year-old New Zealand pacing mare made the most of a perfect drive from Mark Purdon to get up along the passing lane to win the Group 1, denying her Auckland arch rival Copy That, with New South Wales pacer Expensive Ego nudging Krug out of third.
The victory earned Amazing Dream her place in pacing's millionaires' club in her first start for new trainer Nathan Purdon, a son of champion trainer Mark.
Nathan moved to Victoria this year and has taken over Amazing Dream, who was formerly trained by his dad, because her United States-based owners believe she has more suitable options in Australia.