Phar Lap

Phar Lap
Phar Lap
	Phar Lap and jockey Jim Pike ; Flemington Racecourse c. 1930
Sire	Night Raid (GB)
Grandsire	Radium (GB)
Dam	Entreaty (NZ)
Damsire	Winkie (GB)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	4 October 1926; Timaru, New Zealand
Died	5 April 1932 (aged 5); Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Alick Roberts
Owner	David Davis and Harry Telford
Trainer	Harry Telford
Record	51:37–3–2
Earnings	£A66,738
Major wins
	Rosehill Guineas (1929); AJC Derby (1929); Craven Plate (1929, 1930, 1931); Victoria Derby (1929); AJC St Leger (1930); VRC St Leger (1930); Chipping Norton Stakes (1930); AJC Plate (1930); Chelmsford Stakes (1930); Hill Stakes (1930, 1931); W. S. Cox Plate (1930, 1931); Melbourne Stakes (1930, 1931); Melbourne Cup (1930); Linlithgow Stakes (1930); C.B. Fisher Plate (1930); St George Stakes (1931); Futurity Stakes (1931); Underwood Stakes (1931); Memsie Stakes (1931); Agua Caliente Handicap (1932)
Honours
	#22 – Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century; 1983 Motion Picture – Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation; Australian Racing Hall of Fame; New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame; Phar Lap Stakes run at Rosehill Racecourse
	Last updated on 29 April 2009

Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a champion Australasian Thoroughbred racehorse. Achieving incredible success during his distinguished career, his initial underdog status gave people hope during the early years of the Great Depression. He won the Melbourne Cup, two Cox Plates, the Australian Derby, and 19 other weight-for-age races.

One of his greatest performances was winning the Agua Caliente Handicap in Mexico in track-record time in his final race. He won in a different country, after a bad start many lengths behind the leaders, with no training before the race, and he split his hoof during the race.

After a sudden and mysterious illness, Phar Lap died in 1932 in Menlo Park, California. At the time, he was the third-highest stakes-winner in the world. His mounted hide is displayed at the Melbourne Museum, his skeleton at the Museum of New Zealand, and his heart at the National Museum of Australia.

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