Phar Lap's Horse Shoes and Memorabilia

1930 Phar Lap's horse shoes: Pair of horse-shoes, one front,…
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1930 Phar Lap's horse shoes: Pair of horse-shoes, one front, other hind, ex Tommy Woodcock. Shoes are steel alloy, both inscribed 'Wood'S/ Bolton Eng/ Pt 12609', '8H' & 'Brookes' (who was the only farrier that shod Phar Lap in Sydney). Archivally mounted in a frame with an original photograph of Phar Lap with jockey Billy Elliot in the colours of owner David Davis, overall 51 x 93 cm. Together with original frame that includes a picture of Tommy Woodcock holding the front shoe, a letter of authenticity from master farrier Dick Bell, and a Cd of Tommy Woodcock talking about the shoes in 1982. (Provenance: Sold by Sothebys in 2000 and displayed for some years at the horseracing museum at Caulfield Racecourse. Purcased by Dario Dicarla at Mossgreen auction in 2015 for $24,400).

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