EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Gerald Telford, Mark Friend, 1931, Mounted hand tinted sepia photograph depicting Gerald Telford, son of trainer Harry Telford, sitting on the back of Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap...
EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Gerald Telford, 1931, Mounted sepia photograph depicting Gerald Telford, son of trainer Harry Telford, sitting on the back of Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap's trip to North America ...
EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Tommy Woodcock, 1931, Mounted sepia photograph depicting strapper Tommy Woodcock and the field manager standing next to Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap's trip to North America in Nov...
EditorialPhotograph - Bill Elliot, Tommy Woodcock & Phar Lap at the Agua Caliente Handicap, Framed, 20 Mar 1932, Framed hand coloured photograph of Bill Elliot sitting on the back of Phar Lap after the running of the Agua Caliente Handicap race in March, 1932. ...
EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Jockey Bill Elliot, Agua Caliente,13 Mar 1932, Small black and white photograph of jockey Bill Elliot and Phar Lap in trackwork at Agua Caliente Racecourse, Mexico, on 13 March 1932. By 1931, Phar Lap had won virtually every maj...
EditorialLedger - Betting, Randwick Racecourse, 1930, This betting ledger was used by bookmaker Reg McKay at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, NSW, in 1930. The bets are recorded in pencil in columns headed by the relevant horse's name. It includes the A.J.C.Chelm...
EditorialPhotograph Album - Phar Lap, Agua Caliente, Mexico, 1932, Album containing a collection of twelve photographs taken at Agua Caliente in 1932. Eleven of the photographs in the album are of Phar Lap. By 1931, Phar Lap had won virtually every major Austra...
EditorialPhotograph - Presentation of Phar Lap's Melbourne Cup, Flemington Racecourse, Victoria, 4 Nov 1930, Child holding Phar Lap's Melbourne Cup during award presentation. Lord Somers (partially obscured) wears a top hat in the background and a man standing ...
EditorialBook - Allan Brennan, `The Life Story of Jimmy Pike', circa 1933, This book was written by Australian author Allan Brennan, and published in Australia by Jackson and O'Sullivan Limited in around 1933. It presents itself as the first published biography...
EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Gerald Telford, Mark Friend, 1931, Mounted hand tinted sepia photograph depicting Gerald Telford, son of trainer Harry Telford, sitting on the back of Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap...
EditorialNewspaper Cutting - Phar Lap's Career Earnings, 1932, This newspaper cutting, from an unknown newspaper, lists the total career earning for Phar Lap after he won the 1932 Agua Caliente Handicap. It is part of a group collected by the donor's father, Ma...
EditorialMagazine Cutting - Dam of Phar Lap Sold for 1500 Guineas, 1932, This magazine cutting was amongst a large number of sympathy letters sent to his trainer and part owner Harry Telford after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the le...
EditorialPhotograph - Jim Pike Riding Phar Lap at Derby Day, Flemington Racecourse, Victoria, 1930, Jockey Jim Pike is pictured riding Phar Lap during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Flemington race track is shown in the background. Pike wears a silk top that has w...
EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Gerald Telford, 1931, Mounted sepia photograph depicting Gerald Telford, son of trainer Harry Telford, sitting on the back of Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap's trip to North America ...
EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Jockey Bill Elliot, Agua Caliente,13 Mar 1932, Small black and white photograph of jockey Bill Elliot and Phar Lap in trackwork at Agua Caliente Racecourse, Mexico, on 13 March 1932. By 1931, Phar Lap had won virtually every maj...
EditorialAdvertising Print - Penfolds Wines, Phar Lap, 1932, Card advertising poster produced by Penfolds Wines, dated 1932. It features a coloured painting of Phar Lap, reproduced from the original painted by R. Code and owned by Harry Telford, trainer of Phar...
EditorialBooklet - `The Record Breaker, Phar Lap, Greatest of all Race Horses', New Century Press, 1932, Booklet published and placed on sale within a few days of Phar Lap's death on 5th April, 1932. It was written by Jack Spinty, a leading Sydney racing writer...
EditorialAdvertising Print - Penfolds Wines, Phar Lap, 1932, Card advertising poster produced by Penfolds Wines, dated 1932. It features a coloured painting of Phar Lap, reproduced from the original painted by R. Code and owned by Harry Telford, trainer of Phar...
EditorialPhotograph - Bill Elliot, Tommy Woodcock & Phar Lap at the Agua Caliente Handicap, Framed, 20 Mar 1932, Framed hand coloured photograph of Bill Elliot sitting on the back of Phar Lap after the running of the Agua Caliente Handicap race in March, 1932. ...
EditorialBook - The Australasian Turf Register, 1932, This book was published by `The Australasian' in 1932, and contains all Australian racing results for the 1931-1932 season. It includes Phar Lap; his entry ending with the sad, singular comment `Dead'.
EditorialNewspaper Cutting - Truth, Our Equine Idol Dies in Exile, 10 Apr 1932, This newspaper cutting, from the Truth newspaper, contains a front page story about the death of Phar Lap, including theories about his death. It is part of a group collected by the...
EditorialLetter - Saunders to Telford, Phar Lap's Death, 16 Apr 1932, This letter of sympathy was one of a large number sent to his trainer and part owner Harry Telford after Phar Lap died in April, 1932. The Telford family retained the letters, and they were d...
EditorialNewspaper Cutting - The Sun, 'How Phar Lap Died, Cardigan's Story', 22 May 1932, This newspaper cutting, from the Sunday Sun newspaper, contains the second part of an article about Phar Lap's death, particularly a theory about it by horse racing journa...
EditorialPhotographs - Phar Lap, A.J.C. Derby, Randwick, New South Wales, Framed, 1929, Six photographs in a frame of scenes at the 1929 A.J.C. Derby at Randwick. Photographs include Phar Lap. It was retained by the Telford family, and was amongst a number of i...
EditorialDrawing - Les Mason, Phar Lap Winning the 1929 Rosehill Guineas, 1932, This drawing was of Phar Lap winning the Rosehill Guineas in Sydney in 1929 was done by Les Mason. He attended the race, and drew this from memory three years later in 1932, after P...
EditorialPhotograph Album - Phar Lap, Agua Caliente, Mexico, 1932, Album containing a collection of twelve photographs taken at Agua Caliente in 1932. Eleven of the photographs in the album are of Phar Lap. By 1931, Phar Lap had won virtually every major Austra...
EditorialLedger - Betting, Randwick Racecourse, 1930, This betting ledger was used by bookmaker Reg McKay at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, NSW, in 1930. The bets are recorded in pencil in columns headed by the relevant horse's name. It includes the A.J.C.Chelm...
EditorialPhotograph - Jimmy Pike & Phar Lap Racing, Framed, 1930s, Framed magazine photograph of Jim Pike riding on the back of Phar Lap during a horse race. He is wearing the black and white Telford silks.
EditorialNewspaper Cutting - Daily Telegraph, Phar Lap's Relations, 06 Apr 1932, Newspaper cutting, from The Daily Telegraph newspaper, depicts the fate of Phar Lap's dam Entreaty and Sire Night Raid around the time of his death. It is part of a group collected...
EditorialRacing Programme - Agua Caliente Jockey Club, Third Annual Winter Season, 1931-1932, Alternative Name(s): Program, booklet The booklet was issued by the Agua Caliente Jockey Club to promote the 1931-1932 racing season, including the running of the Agua...
EditorialPhotograph - Phar Lap & Tommy Woodcock, 1931, Mounted sepia photograph depicting strapper Tommy Woodcock and the field manager standing next to Phar Lap, on a property at Bacchus Marsh. It was taken just prior to Phar Lap's trip to North America in Nov...