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Thanks, Roy. I'll add a link to my web page.
Phar Lap, the great New Zealand-Australian race horse, shown here with his trainer, jockey and farrier right after his victory in his final race, the Agua Caliente Handicap (March 20, 1932). He mysteriously died of poison (intentionally or accidentally) April 5, 1932. He was originally obtained for a mere 160 guineas, and he looked and performed unimpressively at first, finishing last in his first race and out of the money in the next three races. He quickly improved and won 32 of his last 35 races. Of the three losses, two were very close, and in the third one he carried an unusually heavy weight. In his final race, at Agua Caliente, he circled the entire field from dead last with ¾’s of a mile to go and held off American Derby winner, Reveille Boy, to win the race in track-record time! When he died, he was the third highest stakes-winner in the world.
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/AguaaaaaaaTest.htm#horse
Robert
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