Mr Telford (Martin Vaughan) arrives at the stables with his son Cappy (Steven Bannister). Writing in white ink on bottom left hand corner. yearling, Phar Lap went through the sales ring at Trentham in New Zealand. His skeleton was handed over to New Zealand, so that nation may have its due as his native land. They thought it was a great bargain until the horse arrived in Australia. To commemorate the 74th anniversary of the untimely death of *Phar Lap, we salute the mighty performer whose exploits gripped much of the English-speaking world. Small black and white photograph of trainer Tommy Woodcock, jockey Bill Elliot and Phar Lap at Agua Caliente Racecourse in Mexico, on 20 March 1932.By 1931, Phar Lap had won virtually every major Australian race, many of them twice. "Owners Of Phar Lap Print Melbourne Cup 1930, From an Original Oil by Robert Wettenhall. It was an electrifying performance, as the unearthly chestnut had sprinted from the start, setting an impossible pace that ran his foes ragged, with even his split-times reportedly breaking records. Horse racing was a hobby. Written in ink on front: 10/ 3.20.32/ Phar Lap/ Wm Elliot up/ A.C.Hdcp.50,000 Added. One story has it that his charge wouldn’t eat without Tommy. Yes Telford’s view found some measure of vindication in the Warwick S., in which Phar Lap got up for fourth in a deep and talented field, and even more so in the important nine-furlong Chelmsford S., in which Phar Lap charged late and just failed to catch the winner by a half-length.
Phar Lap amazingly kept motoring until his rider wrapped up on him, and he sauntered through the stretch. Writing in The Thoroughbred Record, “Roamer” questioned Phar Lap and opined that the Agua Caliente publicity department was hyping the horse in advance of the track’s marquee race. The authors note that travel stress is often a trigger for the disease, another factor that fits Phar Lap’s case. While the 1931 BBR dismissed the incident as a journalists’ prank that was never a serious criminal enterprise, it was unnerving for the gelding’s connections, who surrounded him with armed guards, and the public. Images marked with a Creative Commons (CC) license may be downloaded and reused in accordance with the conditions of the relevant CC license. Images marked as Public Domain have, to the best of Museums Victoria’s knowledge, no copyright or intellectual property rights that would restrict their free download and reuse. Jockey Billy Elliot had been warned not to get too close to the fence because other jockeys might block him for a run.

Expand . About halfway down the backstretch, he turned the huge chestnut loose, and Phar Lap rocketed from a distant sixth to first, opening up a three-length lead. Despite his charge’s backward phase, Telford sensed something special in Phar Lap and believed that he could have uncommon ability. Reveille Boy already had very respectable form to his credit and would go on to capture the prestigious Merchants and Citizens H. at Saratoga later that year.

The great gelding duly boarded ship and after a voyage of a little more than two weeks, arrived in San Francisco on January 15, 1932.

Elliot then let the horse take it easy, holding his front position coming up to the hometurn. He was equally effective running over left-handed or right-handed courses, fast going or bog. Advertisement Advertise with NZME.
Copyright © 2020 | Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions, Venetian Harbor headlines a deep edition of the Raven Run, North American Non-Graded Stakes Results Oct. 14. During this summer of rest and recreation in the country, Woodcock later said, Phar Lap strengthened up magnificently. As a yearling, Phar Lap went through the sales ring at Trentham in New Zealand. On Friday 20 November 1931 Phar Lap sailed from Sydney Harbour, on a six week journey, which included a break in Auckland.

Hailed as the best horse to race in Australia for decades, perhaps for all time, Phar Lap successfully invaded North America and thrashed a solid group of rivals in the 1932 Agua Caliente H. The strapping chestnut never got the chance to build on this sensational debut or face the cream of America’s crop, as he tragically died just two weeks later in circumstances that many regarded as suspicious.

No wonder he was dubbed the “Red Terror.”. The idea of taking Phar Lap to the United States, which offered a rich racing circuit, had been discussed among racing people for some time. Five of those incredibly came within a week, during the Melbourne spring carnival. And his massive heart, reportedly weighing considerably more than an ordinary Thoroughbred’s with a left ventricle twice as thick, is preserved in Canberra.

The jubilant Davis entered into negotiations for a movie deal, and racetracks were clamoring to host specials pitting the Australian wonder against the best America had to offer. The film overlay was good to see                                           as well...So I am a happy chappy today and thank you very much...", Tommy tells Ern about Phar Lap's Agua Caliente Handicap race as we watch the actual race, Film foootage courtesy of The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), Copyright Ern Browne 1982 and Copyright Robyn Browne McIntyre 2019. Phar Lap: Lightning strikes. Horse Trainer Harry Telford persuaded American businessman David Davis to buy Phar Lap at the Trentham Yearling Sales in New Zealand. Appropriately, the heart of the Australian hero lies in repose in Australia’s capital.

Phar Lap could not repeat the following year at five, lumbering an unheard-of 150 pounds, at least in part because he was physically not right and headed to the sidelines thereafter. Billy Eliot, Phar Lap's jockey at Agua Caliente had been devastated by Phar Lap's mysterious death, gave his saddle to George Woolf as a gesture of friendship. Coming along a decade or so after the heroic service of Australian/New Zealand troops in the First World War, Phar Lap also boosted national pride and reinforced a shared sense of identity. CC His final time of 3:49 1/2 shattered the Randwick track mark by 6 1/2 seconds and took a full second off the Australian/New Zealand record for the distance. Research for the painting was carried out at the National Library, the National Museum of Victoria and was aided by photographic research and talks with "old timers" like myself.

The horse's saddle cloth shows the number 9. Aaron Treve Woodcock, better known to most as 'Tommy' Woodcock, was born at Uralgurra, near Kempsey, New South Wales, in 1905.


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