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Phar Lap's shoes

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Phar Lap's shoes

Even in 2012, 80 years after the racehorse died, Phar Lap continued to have great sentimental appeal in New Zealand. Brendan and Jo Lindsay spent about $40,000 at a Melbourne auction to obtain a set of Phar Lap's shoes. Brendan Lindsay said, 'I wanted to make sure the shoes came back to New Zealand so all New Zealanders can enjoy them.'

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New Zealand Herald

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by Dean Purcell

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Jock Phillips, Sport and the nation – Nationalism rampant, 1900 to 1940, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/41206/phar-laps-shoes (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 26 March 2013.