What are Phar Laps Achievements?

Question

In Australian History.

Answer 1

Phar Lap was a Chestnut gelding who started 51 times for 37 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds and was unplaced only 9 times to earn AUS$123,476. He was nicknamed the Red Terror for his amasing galloping feats and the way he smashed his rivals. Eight of his 9 unplacings were when he was 2 years old.

He won as a three year old - Rosehill Guineas, AJC Derby, Craven Plate (wfa), VRC Derby, VRC St Ledger, Governer's Plate (wfa), Kind's Plate (wfa), Chipping Norton, AJC St Ledger, Cumberland Stakes (wfa), AJC Plate (wfa), Elder Stakes, King's Cup.

As a four year old - Chelmsford Stakes, Hill Stakes, Spring Stakes (wfa), Craven Plate (wfa), Randwick Plate (wfa), Cox Plate (wfa), Melbourne Stakes (wfa), Melbourne Cup, Linlithgow Stakes (wfa), Fisher Plate (wfa), St George Stakes, Futurity Stakes, Essendon Stakes (wfa), The King's Plate.

As a five year old - Underwood Stakes, Memsie Stakes, Hill Stakes, Spring Stakes, Craven Plate, Randwick Plate, Cox Plate, Melbourne Stakes, all of these races were Weight For Age (wfa), as a horse who had won so many races had to stay out of handicaps anyway.

In 2001 Phar Lap was one of the first inductees to the Australian Racing Hall of Fame and in 2007 was the first to be elevated to Legend status