One of Tasmania's best horsemen David Mace was rewarded for his service to the harness racing industry by being awarded the Edgar Tatlow Medal for 2016.
Mace, 78, has been involved in harness racing for most of his life having held a trainer's licence for over 60 years and he was a driver up until 1985.
As a trainer-driver he won many races with some of his most memorable being with San Eltryn, Royal Zamach, Sarah Lewis (6 wins) and Our Last Knight (6 wins).
For the past 42 years he also has been the clerk of the course at all harness and some thoroughbred meetings held at the Luxbet Racing Centre in Launceston as well as working country harness meetings including Scottsdale, Carrick and Burnie on the North-West Coast.
His skills as a horseman have been recognised not only in Tasmania but interstate.
He remains actively involved in the industry working with his son-in-law and daughter Michael and Toni Laugher and their son Jack Laugher who has developed into one of the state's most promising young reinsmen.
Mace was quite humbled by his Edgar Tatlow award and described it was one of the major highlights of his career in harness racing.
Listen to what David Mace had to say about being awarded the 2016 Edgar Tatlow Medal.
Peter Staples