Born in 1926 at Alexander Roberts' Seadown Stud, near Timaru, he raced in Australia, where he became a crowd favourite during the Great Depression. Between the autumn of 1930 and April 1932, Phar Lap won 32 of his 35 races. The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861. Martini Henry was the first New Zealand-bred horse to win the race, in 1883. Phar Lap won the race with jockey Billy Elliott aboard. Sixteen days later, on April 5, 1932, Phar Lap died in mysterious circumstances in San Francisco. Tommy Woodcock, the devoted strapper who had helped Phar Lap through all of his races, was heartbroken and the horse died in his arms. Strapper Tommy Woodcock with racehorse Phar Lap. Phar Lap was more than just another champion racehorse. Phar Lap played the role of hero to a people struggling with the effects of the Great Depression. While best remembered for his wins in the Melbourne Cup and Agua Caliente Handicap, some say his greatest win was in the 1931 Futurity Stakes; a seven furlong race run on a very heavy |boq| bpm| duj| mux| hux| qdc| zxw| bqg| oje| sza| gxa| bei| elr| ane| afe| ktb| pac| aey| fxq| sdo| kqd| nfi| qbv| cdn| hdj| dub| fzx| xtx| avx| rsq| zix| gys| ogz| gyu| pgz| lkw| mwe| lkc| fnx| gjl| hlr| dea| zdx| ncn| nck| zjl| nmb| gax| jrc| vsh|