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Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Museum Victoria )〕 he was trained and raced in Australia by Harry Telford.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Museum Victoria )〕 Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne Cup, two Cox Plates, an AJC Derby, and 19 other weight for age races.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Thoroughbred Heritage )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = pharlap.org.nz )〕 He then won the Agua Caliente Handicap in Tijuana, Mexico, in track-record time in his final race. After a sudden and mysterious illness, Phar Lap died in 1932. At the time, he was the third highest stakes-winner in the world. His mounted hide is displayed at the Melbourne Museum, his skeleton at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and his heart is currently stored at the National Museum of Australia storage annexe in Mitchell, Canberra.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = The Australian Racing Museum )〕〔(Phar Lap's heart at the National Museum of Australia )〕 == Name == The name Phar Lap derives from the common Zhuang and Thai word for lightning: ฟ้าแลบ (:fáː lɛ̂p), lit. 'sky flash'.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lightning )〕 Phar Lap was called the "Wonder Horse", "Red Terror", "Bobby" and "Big Red" (the latter nickname was also given to two of the greatest United States racehorses, Man o' War and Secretariat).〔 He was sometimes referred to as "Australia's wonder horse".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Museum Victoria )〕 According to the Museum of Victoria, Aubrey Ping, a medical student at the University of Sydney, suggested "farlap" as the horse's name. Ping knew the word from his father, a Zhuang-speaking Chinese immigrant. Telford liked the name, but changed the F to PH to create a seven letter word, which was split in two in keeping with the dominant naming pattern of Melbourne Cup winners. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phar Lap」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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