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On the 4 of October 1926, late in the season, a horse was born in Timaru, New Zealand.
The horse's arrival couldn't have been less interesting to almost everyone, except for an Australian trainer Harry Telford. Broke and perpetually down on his luck, Telford saw something in the horse's bloodline.
Yet even he, upon seeing the awkward, gangly horse thought he had made the biggest mistake of his life.
That horse's name was Phar Lap.
Titus is touring the country. Tickets are on sale now.
Sat 16 Nov: The Leadbeater, Melbourne
https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/d7d3259b-2256-48b0-be2e-174d62dd917e
Wed 20 Nov: Rosemount, Perth FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT SECOND SHOW ADDED
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Wed 27 Nov: The Triffid, Brisbane
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Fri 29 Nov: The Comedy Store, Sydney
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Sat 30 Nov: Fun Time Pony, Canberra FIRST SHOW SOLD OUT SECOND SHOW ADDED
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With Phar Lap now the favourite for the Melbourne Cup, Harry Telford started to turn his eye to his expiring contract with David Davis, resulting in the men engaging in more political manoeuvring than you see in Parliament.
None of this mattered to Phar Lap, who was about to deliver the greatest...
Published 11/17/24
As the Great Depression began to bite in Australia, Phar Lap would bounce from his third-place finish in the 1929 Melbourne Cup and begin to establish his legend.
With a display of front running that would shock the racing industry, Phar Lap would conquer the AJC Plate, before Harry Telford took...
Published 11/10/24