Phar Lap

Champion thoroughbred racehorse

No one knew this

at the start, of course.

In the Great Depression in 1930’s

People needed hope and a HERO

1930’s Melbourne Cup

Phar Lap ran and didn’t need a intro.

He captured the imagination of

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & the WORLD

He ran so fast; he made your toes curled.

What a heathy beautiful

Chestnut coloured horse,

At 1.74mt high

He knew how to run his course.

He was known as BOBBY to his mates,

somehow, he knew this

He did relate.

37 wins for 51 starts

His treats where sugar cubes

That sometimes made him fart.

Foaled in New Zealand

Trained by Harry Telford in Sydney

When Phar Lap won

There was plenty of Whiskey.

At the start of his career

He had plenty of losses,

When he found his stride

His owners had so much pride.

Phar Lap had his formula,

to hang back at the start, then

Come from the outside to

take a win,

win he did, from there on in.

come 1932, 5th April,

came bad news

it was so painful.

Phar Lap had died

Poisoned by arsenic

This news was sad.

The way he was killed

was so bad.

With assumptions and theories, aplenty

It will never be known where it come from

Everyone’s heart felt empty.

Phar Lap left an enduring legacy,

Sadly, he was

Killed out of jealousy.

We celebrate his

Strength, endurance & mateship

This horse made history,

And that’s the transcript.

There will NEVER be another horse like

PHAR LAP,