Phar Lap was one of the greatest racehorses ever to run in the Melbourne Cup. He is easily Australia's most popular museum exhibit and a national icon. ...

Phar Lap, the Big Horse from Down Under Phar Lap, a New Zealand-bred horse who raced primarily in Australia, was a race horse wonder. In his 51 races, he won 37 of them, and placed second or third in five others. He set records in at least eight of his stakes races. That is an amazing record. He ran in three successive Melbourne Cups (the biggest race in Australia), and won one of them, and also ...