Lightning Phar Lap The Australian Wonder Horse PDF Download

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Phar Lap, Makybe Diva, Tulloch, Sunline, Super Impose, Amounis, Poseidon, Ajax II, Wakeful, Might and Power, Carbine, Shannon, Gloaming, Tranquil Star, Eurythmic, Kingston Town, Heroic, Strawberry Road, Better Loosen Up, Rising Fast, Australian Racing Hall of Fame, Todman, Gunsynd, Comic Court, Bernborough, Peter Pan III, The Barb, Malua, Chatham, Tobin Bronze, Flight, Vain, Grand Flaneur, Manikato, Galilee. Excerpt: Phar Lap (1926-1932) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne Cup, two Cox Plates and 19 other weight for age races. He then won the Agua Caliente Handicap in Tijuana, Mexico in track-record time in his final race. After a sudden and mysterious illness, Phar Lap died in 1932. 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 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and his heart at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. The name Phar Lap derives from the common Zhuang and Thai word for lightning:, lit. 'sky flash'. Phar Lap was called the "Wonder Horse," "Red Terror," "Bobby" and "Big Red" (the latter nickname was also given to two of the greatest US racehorses, Man o' War and Secretariat). He was sometimes referred as "Australia's wonder horse." According to the Museum Victoria, Aubrey Ping, a medical student at the University of Sydney, suggested "farlap" as the horse's name. Ping knew the word from his father, a Zhuang-speaking Chinese immigrant. Telford liked the name, but changed the F to PH to create a seven letter word, which was split in...