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A grand Geelong mansion linked to multiple Melbourne Cup winners has hit the market in the city’s east. The listing of St ...
The famous St Albans Stud, the hiding place of the legendary Phar Lap prior to his historic 1930 Melbourne Cup triumph, has hit the market with an asking price believed to be above $7 million. Located ...
Whether you like to take a punt or not, the 163-year-old Melbourne Cup grabs attention ... the equivalent of a Black Caviar or Phar Lap. But, is there a Long shot in there, or a king-maker like Gai ...
When the legendary Phar Lap won the Melbourne Cup in 1930, the big chestnut horse didn’t just live up to his Thai name, which means “lightning”. He also brought together strands of colonial ...
Miss Kate was the great grand-dam of Entreaty, dam of the mighty Phar Lap, winner of 37 of his 51 races including the 1930 Melbourne Cup, 1929 AJC and Victoria Derbies, 1930-31 Cox Plates and 1932 ...
The Melbourne Cup is entrenched in Australian history ... There were school lessons dedicated to Phar Lap bringing hope to ordinary Aussies by winning the Cup during the Great Depression.
Kevin Neville and his family say they have found relics they believe date back to the old St Albans Stud, where Phar Lap hid before the 1930 Melbourne Cup.Credit: Wayne Taylor The dam of Hall Of ...
Incentivise ($2.30) opened as was the shortest-priced Melbourne Cup runner since Phar Lap ($1.73) in 1930 but the gelding jumped at $2.80 on Tuesday. Despite fluctuating out 50 cents, Incentivise ...
In the 160 years of the Melbourne Cup, a favourite has won 34 ... only three times have they won. Phar Lap was one, with his famous victory in 1930 coming at $1.73 odds, the shortest price ever ...