Phar Lap was a famous racehorse.
He died on the 5th of April in 1932 in somewhat suspicious
circumstances. Rather gruesomely his
remains are spread over 3 museums, skin in Melbourne, skeleton in Wellington
and heart in Canberra.
Although
he was born and bred in New Zealand (Timaru), Australia tends to claim him just
like they claim other NZ imports like Pavlova, Russell Crowe, Crowded House etc
etc. Next thing they'll be claiming Keith Urban too – just on the basis that
he's married to an Aussie.
He was beautiful! So sad that his death was suspicious. :(
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