Phar Lap...

Phar Lap was the combination of Seabiscuit, and Secretariat. He was bigger than Secretariat, standing tall at 17.2hh, and he was, to some, much more red than Man O' War. Unlike Secretariat and Man O' War, however, he was called the Red Terror
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[@elisabetta611]

Rest in peace, beautiful one! You're not forgotten!

[@christysanders106]

"He wasn't just a horse, he was the best" I love this movie!

[@MrSteelcity1218]

Seabiscuit didn't carry the weight Pharlap did period! Also Pharlap won a split hoof and half in shape just think he was healthy he would have shatter records everywhere he was the BEST!

[@jaguar813]

The Red Terror!!! The best racehorse to ever race period!

[@celinenaville]

Best horse movie ever.

[@sshelget]

I saw this movie when I was a teenager and when I left the theatre I was bawling my eyes out. To this day, I don't think I could ever watch that movie again. Just breaks my heart.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

I did too!😥

[@bettyboop4194]

Secretariats heart was a bit bigger than Phar Laps and proved his tremendous ability in the Belmont beating his strongest opponent by over 30 lengths and the world record time for the distance. He showed the ability that he could flat sprint for 2 miles which is incredible in ANY time period. But Phar Lap was by FAR a much tougher horse. He won his races sick, injured, run down and carrying great weights most or all in very decent race times. There will never be a horse like either of those two

[@10Falcon14]

watched this movie 10yrs ago, twice everyday for a week, it was that great

[@peace-now]

As for the Aqua Caliente, it was supposed to be a match race between "the Red Terror" (Phar Lap) and "the Chocolate Soldier" (Equipoise). Equipoise did not compete, but absolutely thrashed Gallant Sir who won the race for the next two years after Phar Lap. Another notable Seabiscuit broke Phar Lap's record in winning the Aqua. Great times. That was a time when there were real champions around. As a New Zealander, Equipoise is every bit as good as Phar Lap.

[@jxn498]

Beautiful, powerful....great horse...Black Caviar, Zenyatta, Curlin....so many many great animals to entertain us....lets thank their kind everyday!!

[@XxXFPVXxX]

Two days ago i went to the museum where his heart is kept in Canberra, Australia (i live in canberra) and i felt happy to have done something i always wanted to do. Pharlap was the champion of all champions and no other thoroughbred can ever be compared. Sometimes i dream of finding such a horse and just Run! dont you?

[@Nyracch]

Phar Lap was a true champion, as was Secretariat and Seabiscuit. They were all great. I hope I live long enough to see the likes of them again.

[@kindbluey]

Lovely music from the movie soundtrack. Nicely put together!...

[@jamestulk5111]

Please,Phar Lap, Man O' War, Seabiscuit and Secretariat were all great horses. Praise them but not at the expense of the others. They were all champions.

[@charlotteawan3741]

Pharlap is 2 day the most beautiful n powerful horse. Yes there are other amazing horses by 2 days standards. The amazing things about pharlap was the weight he carried.

[@jaymigirl]

Phar Lap was truly a great horse.

[@pharlap91]

Best Horse Movie Ever!!!! Best Race Horse Ever!!!! I wish I could have lived in his era!!!! Complete legend! If you haven't seen this movie it is a MUST SEE!!!!

[@MartialArtsofPoi]

Love the vid, glade someone used the soundtrack from Phar lap with him in it. It makes me sad though to watch, he was one of the best horses.

[@horsesLcool]

Phar Lap was one big horse! and very fast and had a lot of kick into the horse!

[@garrisonnichols7372]

This movie definitely deserves to be seen it's a Masterpiece! This horse is my hero!

[@ChampionDark1]

Name another horse that 2 countries fight over so much. Name another horse that they had to poison before he ever raced in the States because they did know how to stop. Name another horse that has gone into the richest race in the world lame and still crush the field. 80 years later he still is talked about. Bloody go Kiwi

[@Erbblume]

yes, Phar Lap is the best :)

[@celticlass04]

Everytime I go on utube I play this video, a stunning tribute to one of the worlds greatest racehorses.....well done to you. Although I can understand why they stuffed him and put him in a museum, I cant help thinking that an end most befitting of such a racing great should be to be buried in first place at the finish line as that is where Pharlap spent most of his time....... there, and in the hearts of the millions of people whose lives he touched with his courage and presence.

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 Phar Lap's Caliente Handicap, William Robertson wrote, "Phar Lap broke well as his trainer predicted. However, he went immediately to the outside for an inspection tour of the 1 1/8 mi. chute which slanted into the track a furlong farther on, and passing the grandstand the first time around he was fully 50 yards behind the pack. Having satisfied his (or his jockey's) curiosity, Phar Lap then bounded into the lead."

[@Cisawy1987]

POWER!!! NAJlepszy film o Phar Lap :)) wstęp wymiata!!!! :D you're great!!!

[@carlykaiser]

It's one of two reasons. He was temperamental, or it was the depression and there was no market for stallions

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 Remembers Johnny Longden, who eventually finished tenth aboard Bahamas, "I was on a fast horse, and I was in front. I looked back at the three quarter pole and Phar Lap was about at the seven-eighth pole. And when I hit the half-mile pole, he went right on by me like a freight train passin' a tramp."

[@samuelperezgarcia]

Agreed! It was amazing. "Seabiscuit" is pretty good, but "Phar lap" is a class of its own.

[@lwfrey7923]

Great horse, great movie, great music!

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 Longden's recollection is almost correct - after a quarter mile, the big gelding took the lead and simply never looked back, winning with contemptuous ease by two lengths from Reveille Boy with Scrimitar another two lengths back in third. Despite never truly extending himself, Phar Lap set a new track record of 2:02 4/5.Without forgetting his cracked hoof.

[@jordanaus75]

Phar Lap is the best race horse flick to be made so far. No disrespect to Seabiscuit fans but I think Phar Lap is a superior movie, even now, considering it as made in the early 80's. I think the makers of Seabiscuit might have ripped their ideas from Phar Lap. Gotta see it if you haven't already!

[@troybashford8200]

Love the music in this film

[@auntpittypattys]

Ive heard of this great horse phap lap and read about the history of this horse and all his greatness! Was he indeed poisoned? And if so who payed the price? Seabiscuit will always be americas great horse and i know phap lap is the same for australia Long live all the great memories of these two great horses!

[@Sight19]

No. I think ESPN released the one disc. it does have speical features on it though.

[@jesseh1]

The movie "Pharlap" is the best horse movie I have ever seen. Better than "seabiscuit".

[@ImRidingmrmurphy]

he is amazing

[@michaelmaguire8223]

Four Wins in Seven days over the Melbourne Cup Carnival including the CUP !! A iron Horse with Colonial Bred Lines ! Like Bradman a TRUE AUSTRALIAN And KIWI Champion ! Would pick up WINX and carry her ! RED. Is a ICON and a LEGEND ! MICHAEL. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️

[@Sight19]

Bruce Rowlands. The same composer as Snowy River which is also Aussie and also stars Tom Burlinson.

[@onedingshort]

For 'Stalga3' Phar Laps record for the AJC Derby was actually broken by Tulloch, no smashed by Tulloch who took 2 seconds off his time. The same Tulloch who set a worlds record time for a mile and a half when he won the Caulfield Cup as a 3yo. Tulloch was the most dominant 3yo ever to race in Australia wining 14 of his 16 starts in his classic year. If it weren't for the fact that he missed 18 months through illness where he nearly died Tulloch would certainly established a record unprecedented

[@MrSteelcity1218]

You can't compare times each horse carry a different weight if any these horse carry the same weight as Pharlap there will be no records breaking performance the only thing I can think of is that people are jealousy of Pharlap. He has done more than any horse I have seen. period.

[@TheMamspoker]

Ron Turcotte was 130 pounds when he rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown. Phar Lap's jockey in the 1930 Melbourne Cup weighed 138. Do you think Big Red cared about 8 extra pounds, that it slowed him down so much LOL. Phar Lap took 3 minutes and 27 seconds to cover 2 miles in 1930. Secretariat ran a 2:41 1-5/8 mile (Canadian) and would have finished 2 miles in around 3:17. Secretariat's son has the track record at the Melbourne (3:16). Sec would have blown Phar Lap out of the water, no matter what distance they ran!

[@swanningaround]

Phar Lap (NZ) is a New Zealand bred racehorse, and American owned. He is only famous, as he was the only horse racing in Australia that got anywhere near America. Horses like Northen Dancer, Secretariat, Eclipse and Man O' War are better known elsewhere. A race was set up with Equipoise, the Chocolate Soldier. If Phar Lap had beaten that one... He was unproven against the greats. He came against his famous brother Nightmarch in the Mebourne Cup, and was beaten.

[@XxXFPVXxX]

That's not what happened. In Mexico, the expert trainers there told Tommy Woodcock to change to different shoes (because of the track serface difference). Tommy didn't do it and phar Lap caught a stone in training, which cracked the hoof wall. So get the right info before trying to answer. Phar Lap is a Legend- and the correct story should be told...

[@Sight19]

Carlykaiser--do you know the composer of the Phar Lap music? I love this music, really relaxing and great music to ride to. I tried to find it on IMDB and can't. Thanks!

[@firstsquid]

a little late, but Bruce Rowland did the score...I looked for it a long time on CD, and finally found it available with Zeus and Roxanne

[@butthefactis]

Equipoise? Both he and Phar Lap had 51 Starts, Equipoise won 29, Phar Lap 37. Equipoise only rated 21st on USA all time list. Phar Lap, saw him in Melbourne, 2006 and some 20 children no older than 10 all burst into the room fighting for a glimpse of Big Red. His feats speak for themselves and his legend lives on 70+ years later in the eyes of those not yet old enough to wager a bet on this argument. He's always the benchmark and any modern day champion is always "the best since PHAP LAP!"

[@downhomesunset]

In an odd bit of trivia-Towering Inferno died when he was struck by lightning-Strange world!

[@Mhor]

He did -The Agua Caliente Handicap 20/03/32 - in record time of 2:2.8 carrying 9st 3lb (129lb or 58.5kg). Also the first time racing on dirt not grass as well as with heaving bar shoes because of an injury

[@michaelmaguire8223]

HE Wasn’t just a Horse ! He was a BLOODY LEGEND ! MICHAEL IN MELBOURNE. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️

[@jivemagic101]

I knew the horse that played Phar Lap in this movie... he was called Big Red

[@lordelrondimladris6993]

They were both great horses in their own right, even in different eras. You can like on more than the other that is your opinion. Phar Lap was great.

[@Bellatrix2987]

He wasn´t one of the best horses...HE WAS THE BEST! =)

[@constantian56]

Phar Lap won 37 races from 51 starts, but in saying that consider this, he was notoriously slow to becoming great winning only 1 of his first 9 starts and not even placing in the other 8!!! the rest is history 33 from his last 35, and then theres the history many Americans don't know about, this horse was handicapped like no other horse in history, it was the entire racing commission againest him, assassination attempts , ect

[@Sight19]

Nevermind. I found it. Bruce Rowland. The same person that did Snowy River. I thought it sound like that very much.

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100Phar Lap came to North America well in advance of the big race (he actually landed in San Francisco before journeying south),most knowledgeable horsemen scoffed at the way he was prepared for the event. None of the usual training methods were used for the Australian superstar. Instead, he was ridden by Tom Woodcock, who was training him for the Handicap, and at that seldom on the racetrack itself but rather over the local terrain including uphill over sandy knolls.

[@katnjas]

@oxTuckerAndSkyexo Thank you, they both had their values

[@ReeBee74]

Thanks. Love it.

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 His next race was the Agua Caliente Handicap at the Agua Caliente Jockey Club near Tijuana in Mexico. With Tom Woodcock as trainer, Phar Lap traveled to America by ship, with his own exercise enclosure and sand-box. Despite his long sea journey and a badly injured hoof, Phar Lap won the race, in record time for the track.

[@swiftnshift]

Bobby was the worlds fastest galloper. DOnt hate the AMericans guys even though they did posion bobby. They just don't like competition and will do anything to get rid of it. Poor horse though, what a slow way to die. They only thing he did wrong was love racing so much. He will always be, the fastest galloper in the world. AN unbeatable horse. RIP Pharlap....

[@emmelby]

@SusMerkava Secretariat was 16.2hh not 17.2hh, but if you're wanting a modern day height comparison to Phar Lap, Zenyatta is 17.2hh.

[@kayrider95]

Yea, they say he hemoraged to death. They do believe he was delibrately poisoned...If you reaad som of those things from the past, they are incredible sad...If you've heard of that 1 racehorse called Shergar, who they believed was machine-gunned to death....It's incredibly sad...

[@Sight19]

It has been comfirmed that he was poisoned.

[@Bolinas1971]

it makes me fuckin weep jimmy

[@swanningaround]

OK. Thanks for the update.

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 As a four-year-old Phar Lap won fourteen consecutive stakes, including the Melbourne Cup under 138 pounds. In the century-plus history of Australia's greatest race, only three times has it been won under higher weight. At five the big gelding was eight for nine, his sole loss having been in the Cup, in which he carried 150 pounds and the winner 98.

[@emmelby]

Amazes me how few people understand that virtually any horse racing in Phar Lap's era was being fed tonics that included arsenic, along with other ingredients that are still, to this day, used in homeopathic remedies. The most common ingredients were used to prevent or minimise colic and cramp. They were legal at the time, and cannot in any way be accurately compared to performance-enhancing substances like the use of anabolic steroids in human athletes.

[@carlykaiser]

@DressageStar109 Its the main music from the movie

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 Upon finding himself, however, he put together win skeins of nine, 14 and eight races at ages three, four and five. In fact from March 1, 1930, until March 20, 1932, when he won his final race at Agua Caliente in Mexico he either won or ran second in 34 of 35 starts.

[@tassiered]

The great thing about Phar Lap was that they just could not stop him winning. They handicapped him again and again, with more and more weight, but still he kept winning. If he wasn't murdered by the gangsters, he would have proved his greatness beyond a doubt. And, Junmai, if you're talking about a career, then Kincsem craps on Man o' War. 54 starts, 54 wins.

[@80cathryn]

a beautiful metaphor for his kindness but i think everyone was talking about the physical size of his heart I believe was about 13.5 lbs, i may be incorrect but will look it up but his heart is on display in Melbourne Museum. About same size as Eclipse, the first known horse with over sized heart. others were Sham was about 18 lbs and Sec's was estimated at 22 lbs. i am sure there were others.

[@swanningaround]

carly. Not trying to. I just asked a question. Sometimes people get carried away with their heroes and forget that there are others out there. I looked up about Kinscem as you mentioned. He was truly great.

[@Natashajb]

i would like to meet the horse who played Pharlap in the movie Rob Thomas 2+2 ever!

[@flutisticwonder]

Can someone explain to me why Phar Lap was such a legend? Was it just because he raised the spirits of everyone when he made lots of wins during the Great Depression? (I'm not saying I don't think he shouldn't be such a legend; I just want to learn more because... well, I have no idea, lol).

[@carlykaiser]

Towering Inferno. He died by getting struck by lightning

[@emmelby]

@mrboppman1 He won 2 Derbys, both 12f, won 3 times at 14f, won over 2 1/4 miles, and came 3rd in the Melbourne Cup over 2 miles at 3yo. At 4yo he won 3 times at 12f and won the Melbourne Cup carrying 9st 12lb. At 5yo he won once at 12f and once at 2 miles, his only miss was thee Melbourne Cup where he was given 10st 10lb. Discounting his 2yo season, he raced 46 times, 35 times over 9f or further. Hope this helps. :)

[@creaturelover]

wow, that was really nice :D

[@carlykaiser]

I think it is available, but you might have to look around for a while.

[@carlykaiser]

They didn't dig up his remains.

[@mailanctv]

Do you know where I can find the soundtrack "Phar Lap learns to run"? I've been looking for it all over :(

[@no1horselover]

that bit where he made the horse gallop up and down sand dunes was just fucking cruel!

[@Heidant]

Wery Great horse! But what happened tho his leg??

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 there appeared in the West an enormous gelding considered by many experts --including jockey Eddie Arcaro, New York State Steward Francis Dunne and Marshall Cassidy, who succeeded his father as dean of American racing officials-- as the greatest thoroughbred ever to race on the American continent. What is more striking, the horse concerned gained his lofty stature in exactly 2 minutes 2 4/5 seconds. Phar Lap.

[@butthefactis]

Phar Lap & Nightmarch were not brothers, they shared the same sire, in the game of racing thats not the same thing. Nightmarch was another grand Kiwi racehorse yet not in the same league. Yes he beat The Red Terror in 1929, but Phar Lap was only a 3 yr old running in the cup 3 days after smashing the race record for The Derby. In 1930 he won on all 4 days of the carnival, inclusive of the cup, anyone with half a nut will tell you this feat will never be repeated. He was the greatest bar none.

[@lincolnnearing2241]

kanjas Thanks for reply glad you could see the light. Weight has alot to do with racing especially over a long distance. Lets say you run a race with no load on your back, then race again with should we say 10 pounds on your back common sense would tell you times are going to be different faster with no load slower with load.

[@squirttle92]

You can not compare horses from different eras. Phar Lap dominated the tracks in the 1930s, whilst Sec was a star in the 1970s. That's a 40 year time gap, a huge amount of time for horse racing and technology to evolve. A horse in the 30s would have never had access to the medical practices, balanced feeds, training techniques, farriers, racing surfaces, jockey riding styles etc that a horse in the 70s had. What would have Sec been like in the 30s, or what would have Phar Lap done in the 70s?

[@hayleygourleykerslake]

phar lap was new zealand born and bred.

[@BlueEye2001]

Who can me send the soundtrack from Phar Lap??? It´s so wonderful music!!!

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 There appeared in the West an enormous gelding considered by many experts --including jockey Eddie Arcaro, New York State Steward Francis Dunne and Marshall Cassidy, who succeeded his father as dean of American racing officials-- as the greatest thoroughbred ever to race on the American continent. What is more striking, the horse concerned gained his lofty stature in exactly 2 minutes 2 4/5 seconds. Phar Lap. As a four-year-old Phar Lap won fourteen consecutive stakes

[@manikato75]

@horseracer18 ,what i was trying to say,was if Phar lap was american,they would claim Phar Lap is the greatest,but cause Phar Lap is not american,they dont know about him

[@accordioncolin]

Secretariat and Man O' War were both 17.2hh.

[@squirttle92]

@rscarbro100 I apologize. That was aimed at rcschumann. Which records show that Phar Lap was doped?

[@carlykaiser]

@jivemagic101 He was actually called Towering Inferno

[@GBNLE]

I wish people would stop comparing horses. If you want to wave a secretariat flag, go to another video on him and let your statistics fly there. This is a great video, fits the music perfectly!

[@Sight19]

Read Hollywood Hoofbeats. It has two pages regarding Phar Lap.

[@peace-now]

We can never really know. Frankel is considered the best flat racing thoroughbred ever, but I am not convinced here either. Phar Lap was obviously a good one. My dad used to go on all the time about Gloaming and Nightmarch. These two don't even figure these days, it seems. Times change.

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 Woodcock even refused to school Phar Lap in the starting gate, a device with which he was totally unfamiliar. And as if all this were not enough, he was ridden under tack, carrying his full assigned weight of 129 pounds, for more than an hour before the race. The Caliente Handicap was scheduled to be run as the 13th race on the card, perhaps an omen of things to come.In one of the more humorous accounts of

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 Tracks all over the country were vying with one another to schedule rich races that would attract the super-horse and Bowie offered $10,000 just to have him gallop around the track under silks. THE RED TERROR

[@carlykaiser]

More spread? No, it is more towards Tommy, considering on his deathbed he said he killed Phar Lap. Tommy was under tremendous pressure by Phar Lap's trainer and owner, and could have easily mis-measured the arsenic and given Phar Lap too much

[@SticksEasty]

Phar Lap is just Phar Lap that is all

[@manikato75]

@bbmtge There appeared in the West an enormous gelding considered by many experts -including jockey Eddie Arcaro, New York State Steward Francis Dunne and Marshall Cassidy, who succeeded his father as dean of American racing officials-- as the greatest thoroughbred ever to race on the American continent. What is more striking, the horse concerned gained his lofty stature in exactly 2 minutes 2 4/5 seconds. Phar Lap. Go watch the Phar Lap movie Buddy,Check out Agua Calinete race 1932

[@manikato75]

@rscarbro100 Amounis was a great miler and a hall of famer who beat by a short head,Sec was whipped by a donkey called Prove out by 4 lenghts and another mule called onion by 2 lenghts :-)