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9781741147506

Melbourne Cup 1930 How Phar Lap Won Australia's Greatest Race

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  • ISBN13:

    9781741147506

  • ISBN10:

    1741147506

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-08-01
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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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