A brilliant victory in last season's Easter Cup in Launceston was the catalyst that earned star free-for-all pacer Pachacuti the title of Tasmania's best harness racing horse for season 2016-17.
Pachacuti was crowned horse of the year at the annual gala award presentations at Luxbet Park Hobart last night.
Pachacuti's Easter Cup victory in track record time gave his trainer-driver Todd Rattray his biggest win in his home state but the gallant gelding also snared the Devonport Cup, Governor's Cup and
Toreace Cup as well as finishing a game second to Lets Elope in the Group 3 Tasmania Cup.
The gelding amassed seven wins and three seconds from 13 starts for $73,512 in prizemoney that took his career stake earnings to well beyond $300,000.
It is the gelding's second horse of the year title having won the crown as a three-year-old in 2012-13.
Pachacuti spent some time in the care of Todd's older brother James Rattray in NSW where he performed well but not at the level he produced last season.
Peter Staples