As the 2025 Melbourne Cup approaches, two musicals celebrating — and satirising — the life of Phar Lap premiere, with ...

Had it been proven that the greatest horse in Australian turf history had died of poison soon after his arrival in the U. S., dark suspicions might have hung for years between U. S. and Australian ...

Think you know Phar Lap? Think again. This isn’t your typical Australian hero story — it’s a high-energy, heart-thumping reimagining where history meets ...

This new musical blends history and humour with plenty of high kicks to create a crowd-pleasing spectacle that’s equal parts hoofbeats and hope.

After months of work restructuring the bones, the mighty race horse skeleton will be on display again from Saturday in Wellington. The skeleton was loaned to the Melbourne Museum in 2010, and ...

Phar Lap’s famous 1930 Melbourne Cup victory united Australia and New Zealand in celebration. Almost a century on, people still flock to visit his remains, on display at three different museums.

Think you know Phar Lap? Think again. This isn’t your typical Australian hero story — it’s a high-energy, heart-thumping reimagining AussieTheatre.com is an interactive theatre and arts platform ...

“Welcome To The Races” reads the paper sign tacked up at the entryway to the inner-city studio space. It’s the first week of rehearsals for the intriguingly named new Aussie show Phar Lap: The Electro ...

Not just another absurdist, electro-swing musical comedy about a thoroughbred racehorse, Phar Lap is a rags-to-riches story with a big heart. If you’re thinking elaborate life-size puppetry and ...