Scott Spackman trained mare O’ So Hazy has been Crowned the Southern District Racing Association Horse of the Year at the annual awards ceremony held on Wednesday night.
Takookacod also trained by Spackman was awarded the SDRA 3YO of the Year award, after an impressive season.
O’ So Hazy has claimed $224,520 in prizemoney moving from a maiden to the Country Championship qualifier at Wagga and then on to the final where she placed 3rd, before going on to race in the inaugural Kosciuszko.
Spackman has been involved in racing for over 30 years and rode Money Road to victory in the 1993 Harden Picnic Cup as a jockey at 58 kilograms. His height and his weight cruelled a career in the saddle on the track, but he became a trainer and has had phenomenal success.
When asked about O’So Hazy, Spackman said, “She’s been a massive horse for the stable, she still has so much potential. I just want to thank her owners
Noel and Maria Penfold and Larneuk Stud’s Neville Murdoch. The staff at my stable do an incredible job with all of our horses”
Penfold also owns Takookacod who has brought home 5 wins and $81,440 in prizemoney in a short career.
O’ So Hazy’s will be rearing to go in Friday’s Snake Gully Cup with $32,000 going to the winning horse. It is a tough field with Bring a Secret, Mercurial Lad and Fermanagh Lad lining up in the 1400 metre race.
