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Phar Lap : the story of Australia's greatest ever racehorse / Geoff Armstrong & Peter Thompson.
Publication details: Concord, NSW : Stoke Hill Press, 2019.Edition: Revised & updated editionDescription: 310 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780994500892
- 0Winx, (Race horse)
- Phar Lap, (Race horse)
- Winx, (Race horse)
- Phar Lap, (Race horse), 1926-1932
- Melbourne Cup (Horse race) -- History
- Melbourne Cup (Horse race) -- History
- Horse racing -- Victoria -- Melbourne -- History
- Race horses -- Australia -- Biography
- Winx (Race horse)
- Horse racing -- Australia
- Australian
- 798.40099451 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 798.4 ARM | Issued | 03/05/2024 | 062192 |
Total reserves: 0
Includes index.
"Revised, updated and featuring the ultimate match race: Phar Lap v Winx"--Cover.
First published in hardback in 2000, Published in paperback in 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The definitive biography of the great racehorse Phar Lap, recalling the champion's most famous victories and the alleged shooting attempt against him on Derby Day in 1930, and analysing the cause of his mysterious death in California in 1932. The book also compares Phar Lap to other great horses, including the modern champion Winx.
