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Yes Phar Lap was. Also here is some info-Phar Lap won the Melbourne Cup in Australia in 1930 his jockey was Jim Pike(weight-60kg)and his trainer Harry Telford Phar Lap and Jim Pike ran there race at Flemington race course were all the Melbourne Cups are held.
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What famous Australian racehorse was nicknamed 'Wonder Horse' 'Red Terror' 'Bobby' and 'Big Red'?
Phar Lap He was born in Australia and one of Australia's most famous horses.
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Australia's most famous racehorse would be Phar Lap. Phar Lap dominated the racing scene in Australia during a long and distinguished career. In the four years of his racing career, he won 37 of 51 races he entered, including the Melbourne Cup in 1930. In that year and 1931, he won 14 races in a row. He inspired Australia at a time when the country was reeling from the effects of the Great depression, and his victories brought a sense of hope. Phar Lap died in a tragic manner, and amidst a great deal of controversy. Early on 5 April 1932, Phar Lap's trainer, Tommy Woodcock, found him in severe pain, with a high temperature. Within a few hours, Phar Lap haemorrhaged to death. A necropsy revealed that the horse's stomach and intestines were inflamed, and many believed he had been deliberately poisoned. A variety of theories have been propounded through the years. In 2006 Australian Synchrotron Research scientists said it was almost certain Phar Lap was poisoned with a large single dose of arsenic 35 hours before he died, supporting the belief that Phar Lap was killed on the orders of US gangsters, who feared the Melbourne-Cup-winning champion would inflict big losses on their illegal bookmakers.
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