The Melbourne Cup is Australia's internationally renowned horse race and no Melbourne Cup better illustrates the great race as truly as Phar Lap's Cup.
Geoff Armstrong is the author of A Century of Summers and ESPN Legends of Cricket and the editor of the rugby-league anthology The Greatest Game. Peter Thompson is a sports commentator. He has contributed to The Age,The Financial Review, and Melbourne Radio's 3AW. They are coauthors of Phar Lap.
PREFACE
vii
ONE HELL OF A STORY
1
(7)
IT'S THE BOOKIES, MATE
8
(8)
PERCEPTIONS CAN BE EVERYTHING
16
(18)
THEY INTENDED TO KILL HIM
34
(12)
NOT THIS CUP FAVOURITE
46
(12)
SECRECY IS THE KEY
58
(11)
THE VICTORIA DERBY
69
(13)
NO SUCH THING AS A CERTAINTY
82
(14)
PHAR LAP HYSTERIA
96
(11)
TUESDAY CAN'T COME QUICK ENOUGH
107
(14)
BLUEY AND BRADMAN
121
(18)
THE CALL OF THE CARD
139
(16)
UNDER ATTACK
155
(8)
THE CASE IS CLOSED
163
(7)
CUP DAY
170
(10)
PRIDE, RAGE AND DREAD
180
(9)
HERE HE COMES!
189
(9)
THE PERFECT CRIME
198
(7)
POSTCRIPT
205
(10)
NOTES AND SOURCES
215
(5)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
220
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