The odds weren't in Amanapour's favour when the five year old bay mare got set for a start at the Dubbo Racing Track on Sunday, but it was trainer and driver Garry Edwards' who was smiling when all was said and done.
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The mare improved on streak of unstable finishing places in recent races to get back to winning form as Edwards piloted it past the odds' on favourite Casuarina Belmer in the Goodtime Lodge Pace to snatch a first place finish.
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She also beat out Trent Rue's Khawaja and John Vautin's Regal Finale, both of whom were favoured on the bookie's odds, and took second and third place respectively.
Edwards' also got the better of Amanda Turnbull and Posh Accent, though Turnbull herself scored a double later in the day.
Trainer Gemma Rue and pilot Mat Rue were both able to celebrate after prohibitive favourite Frankies Tooth finished the Garrards Horse and Hound Pace in style
The four year old filly got off to a thumping lead in the early going and led the race from there, showing exactly why the bookies had her down as a winner in a commanding win over her next closest opponents; the Bernie and Jason Hewitt trained and driven Lord Denzel and Malcolm Hutchings Our Reba Rose.
While Mark Hewitt's Mighty Joe was only slightly behind Michael Souden's Manhattan Island in the bookie's eyes before the HRNSW Guaranteed Two Year Old Pace started, but managed to prove the few doubters wrong.
The Hewitt trained and piloted gelding managed to reverse the odds in his favour, thundering across the finish line in a strong opening win to start the day's proceedings off.
Manhattan Island had to settle for second place, while the Wayne Watterson piloted and trained Wattos Mate secured third.