The Glenn Stevenson-trained gelding First Accused – which won the Listed Newmarket Handicap and the Listed Tasmanian Stakes – was named the Ladbrokes Tasmanian Horse of the Year.
The award was announced at the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Awards dinner in Hobart on Saturday night, 5 October.
In other awards, D’oro Star, from the Liandra Gray stable, was named the Devonport Racing Club Tasmanian 3YO of the Year, and Geegees Mistruth, trained by Stuart Gandy, was the Tasmanian Turf Club Tasmanian 2YO of the Year award.
There were two new inductees into the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame – Glen Lang was added into the horse category and Kevin Sharkie was included as an associate. Recently retired trainer Gary White was upgraded to Legend status.
For the fourth time, and first since 2008, John Blacker won the Tasmanian Trainers Association Tasmanian Leading Trainer award with 68 winners. He enjoyed success in the Ladbrokes Tasmanian Summer Racing Festival with Island Warrior in the 3YO Cup and Indispensable in the Conquering Stakes and Hellova Street Stakes.
Rob Hammond won the owner recognition award, with Barry Milton awarded the TAN recognition Award.
Jockey Anthony Darmanin won the Tasmanian Racing Club Tasmanian Leading Jockey Award for the first time with 57 wins, while Erica Byrne Burke won the Carbine Club Leading Apprentice award with 42 wins.
Longford based apprentice Jackson Radley continued the great start to his career when he was named the Tasmanian Jockeys Association Dux of Apprentice School.
Needs Further, which stands at Armidale Stud, was named the Magic Millions Leading Tasmanian-based Juvenile Sire. The Tasbreeders Leading Tasmanian-based Sire was again won by Alpine Eagle.
The Tasracing Industry Appreciation Award was presented to Bill Hayes, who works as the on-course photographer at all Tasmanian thoroughbred meetings.