1930 melbourne cup race books

Official race program, 1930 melbourne cup, phar laps 34th race. Best australian horse racing systems by jennifer stevens. In the four years of his racing career, phar lap won 37 of. The most recent member, makybe diva, won the melbourne cup three years in a row from. Foaled in new zealand, he was trained and raced in australia by harry telford. Grumpys brewhaus grumpsys best of the melbourne cup. Top twenty horse books for children childrens books. How the melbourne cup became australias prestigious race. The annual melbourne cup races have captivated and thrilled australian and international punters for decades. Ever since the first race in 1861, the melbourne cup has been associated with the arrival of spring and a carnival atmosphere. Melbourne cup 2020 field, tips, horses, odds, results. At 811, phar lap carried the shortest starting price ever for a melbourne cup frontrunner in 1930. He entered the race with a weigh of a hefty 63kg, but despite that limitation, he would go on to win his first melbourne cup.

He also won four races from six starts at two miles, including the 1930 melbourne cup with 15 lb. Victoria race club cup day melbourne cup 1931 race book phar lap. Melbourne cup horse racing memorabilia price guide and. It has a reproduction colour image on the front cover of a painting of phar lap and his jockey from the 1930 melbourne cup day official programme. In front of an estimated crowd of 4000 people, archer became the first winner of. The four days preceding the infamous 1930 melbourne cup are retold in this thrilling account. Punters have been burning cash on the melbourne cup since 17 starters lined up at flemington racecourse for the inaugural race back in 1861. Phar lap dominated australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a melbourne cup, two cox plates, an ajc derby. When phar lap, a celebrated racehorse, generated unprecedented excitement among the public, bookmakers were filled with dreada victory for the favorite would cost them enormously. Timaruborn, he became a ray of sunshine during the lean years of. For this race, phar lap was asked to carry 10st 10lb show 3 more like this.

The race that famously stops a nation has come far since it was first run in gold rushera melbourne. Melbourne cup books melbourne cup histories, guides. Every year, new tales of triumph, heartache and struggle are added to the annals of melbourne cup history whether an unknown steals the limelight of victory, or a popular favourite takes a fatal fall, the history of the iconic race is chequered with an equal share of heartrending. Despite a glorious melbourne day, the crowd was, for the fourth year in a row, smaller than the cup before. Phar laps death shocks the racing world australian. Each year internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race.

Since 1882 new zealand bred horses have won 40 melbourne cups, british bred horses five, american bred horses four, irish bred horses three, german bred horses two and french and japanese bred horses one. The melbourne cup is steeped in racing history and many of australasias best horses adorn its hall of fame. The race that stops a nation the melbourne cup the fabulous melbourne cup, conducted by the victoria racing club at flemington racecourse in melbourne, is australias premier thoroughbred horse race and is also noted on the national calendar as one of the great sporting events of the country. Sallys dad is a private detective, and hes just been offered the case of a lifetimeinvestigating who tried to. Jockey jim pike on phar lap just before their winning 1930 melbourne cup ride. Melbourne cup attendance falls as animal rights activists.

Race book small horse racing programme covering the 1930 melbourne cup day races, held at flemington racecourse, on november 4th. Phar lap wins the 1930 melbourne cup nzhistory, new. The victoria racing club runs race meetings at flemington race course and publishes race books for these meetings. Dual melbourne cupwinning jockey corey brown has barely been off the back of a horse for 30 years. Horse racing has a unique and unbreakable bond with all australians. It is a 3200 metre race for threeyearolds and over, conducted by the v ictoria racing club on the flemington race course in melbourne, victoria as part of the melb ourne s pring racing carnival.

Race programme official programme, cup day, spring. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Paintings and photographs of notable melbourne cup winners including malua 1884, carbine 1890, phar lap 1930 and makybe diva 200305 can be found in our pictures collection, which includes the wonderful rennie ellis archive with many images of the victorian spring racing carnival. It is the richest twomile handicap in the world and one of the richest turf races. The melbourne cup is australias most famous annual thoroughbred horse race. Race programme official programme, cup day, spring meeting. Race book small horse racing programme covering the 1930 melbourne cup day races, held at flemington racecourse, on november 4th, 1930.

Its name refers to an urban agglomeration of 9,993 km 2 3,858 sq mi, comprising a metropolitan area with 31 municipalities, and is also the common name for its city centre. First contested in 1861, the melbourne cup celebrates its 152th running in 2012 on the first tuesday in november at flemington racecourse. The horseman called phar lap bobby, and knew him best. The 1930 melbourne cup winner and the peoples champion of the great depression died mysteriously cradled by woodcock in the us after winning against the odds in agua caliente, mexico, at his only start overseas. These are just a few of the best melbourne cup books available. State library victoria 328 swanston street melbourne 3000. Dark clouds loom, but melbourne cup glory lights up the. Barts dozen melbourne cup winners 92cm h x 62cm w barts dozen is a limited edition print that features his 12 melbourne cup victories, from light fingers in 1966 to viewed in 2008. Fact, fiction and fables of the melbourne cup by max hitchins. The period of rehabilitation has opened doors to new opportunities, which he is taking on with gusto. It is the richest twomile handicap in the world and one o f the rich est turf races. Victoria race club cup day melbourne cup 1931 race book phar. Phar lap wins the 1930 melbourne cup by three full lengths, finishing with a time of 3. The library has extensive, but not complete, holdings of race books for various racing clubs.

The melbourne cup is australias major thoroughbred horse race. Victoria race club cup day melbourne cup 1931 race book phar lap programme copy. Stephen howell has been a racing editor at the slattery media group since 2008. Item sh 921953 race programme official programme, cup day, spring meeting, victorian racing club, 1930 summary. Phar laps 1930 flemington onslaught home of racing. Racebooks 1960 centenary melbourne cup racebooks, for the 4.

The melbourne cup is held annually at flemington racecourse on the first tuesday in november, and has become known as the race that stops a. Included in last weeks sale were two of the rarest racebooks in the world. The melbourne cup has become the most important and popular horse race in australia. The melbourne c up is australias most famous annual thoroughbred ho rse r ace. Phar lap winning the melbourne cup race from second wind and shadow king on 4 november 1930. Past winners 1921 to 1930 melbourne cup winners races. With a history that goes back to 1861, this magnificent event truly is the race that stops a nation. The five year old won the race, costing bookmakers. Make offer rare antique nov 1899 melbourne cup horse race tattersall betting slip. Race books are published by racing clubs that hold races at particular race courses. Get the best deal for 1930s era horse racing memorabilia from the largest online selection at. Fabulous collection, 19242012 range including melbourne cup. Phar lap 4 october 1926 5 april 1932 was a champion thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the australian publics imagination during the early years of the great depression.

Outsider prince of penzance wins the big race, with female jockey michelle payne riding into the history books first female ever, to win australias bigge. The melbourne cup is the most watched horse race in australian racing, contested by three year old horses and above over a distance of 3200 metres. Thats the highest price ever paid for a melbourne cup program. Tommy woodcock spent a long lifetime with horses, but is best remembered, and loved, as the young man who strapped and looked after australias legendary racehorse, phar lap. This underdog of the races ended up winning 37 of his 51 races from 1928 to 1932, frequently by several lengths, including the 1930 melbourne cup.

How phar lap won australias greatest race armstrong, geoff, thompson, peter on. The race that stops a nation the melbourne cup history. After a fall in june last year in the group 1 queensland derby, brown has been forced to hang up his riding boots for a while. Melbourne cup books are quite popular in australia, as australians love to read about their favourite sporting heroes humans and horses alike. Of the 41 kiwibred winners of the melbourne cup, phar lap stands out. It is a 3200metre race for threeyearolds and over, conducted by the victoria racing club on the flemington racecourse in melbourne, victoria as part of the melbourne spring racing carnival. The story of the melbourne cup, australias greatest race is as much a story about that growing nation as it is about its most famous event. Programme melbourne cup day 1930 victorian collections. An overview of the melbourne cup winners between 1921 and 1930, with horses that placed, trainers, jockeys, race summaries and video included on some races. In the four years of his racing career, phar lap won 37 of 51 races he entered, including the melbourne cup, being ridden by jim pike, in 1930 with 9 st 12 lb 8 pounds 63 kg.

What was even more memorable was that phar lap was able to win with relative ease even after. Held over a distance of 3200 metres, the melbourne cup is australias most loved, most traditional, and. Phar lap started favourite in three successive melbourne cups, the only horse in the long history of australias most famous race accorded that distinction. The story of the melbourne cup the slattery media group. Melbourne cup horse racing memorabilia price guide and values. The official attendance of 81,400 is the lowest attendance since 1993, cup records show. On this day, a week after winning the cox plate, phar lap backed up in the melbourne stakes over a mile and a quarter. It has become part of our culture and a national tradition to attend the elite race. The track is expected to be soft, with heavy rain falling in melbourne on monday evenin. If the melbourne cup were just a horse race, it would not generate this level of national angst. In 1861, at the first running of the melbourne cup, the race club committee could hardly have envisaged the cup lasting a century and a half and growing to become a significant part of our social and sporting culture. This is a small booklet of 48 pages containing the details of the racehorse phar laps 37 race victories in the years 1930, 1931 and 1932.