Phar Lap v bouři ovací vítězí v King´s Cupu na dráze v Morphettville.
Detail Phar Lapova lehkého trimfu.
Zdroj obrázků: archiv autorky
Překlad: Phar.Lap
Zdroj informací: The Courier-Mail Brisbane/ 9. 10. 1954, sobota
Zdroj fotografie: The Courier-Mail Brisbane/ 9. 10. 1954, sobota
The photographer gives an intersting comparison showing the size of The Trump compared with that of another great Melbourne Cup winner, Phar Lap, whose silhouette is superimposed over a picture of The Trump. Phar Lap, greatest horse Australia has seen, won £66,738 in stakes before he died in America. As a two-year-old only was The Trump the greater stake winner. He won £537 10s to Phar Lap’s £182.
Thereafter Phar Lap’s amazing career overshadowed The Trump’s to an even greater extent than the photograph shows he did in size. As a three-year-old he won almost £27,000, winning 13 times in 20 starts. The Trump’s three-year-old winnings were £530, from a first, second and third in his only three starts. At four years the difference was as marked. Phar Lap won more than £24,000 and won 14 races in a row. This year’s Cup winner had eight starts for one win, the Derrimut Handicap on July 11, worth £280. Since that -race The Trump has won £14,380. Phar Lap won just over £15.000 more before he died. The Trump has been hard to train, while Phar Lap was a racing machine.