After the tragic death of the Phar Lap, his fans and the racing fraternity ennobled the memory of the champion gelding by sending his arse back to Australia, keeping his bones in New Zealand, and exporting his shoes to the Philippines. A thoroughbred, a complete horsey, bossing the track and strutting proud and free in his domain: this image could not be complete without a statue of a frozen horse riding a goods lift up towards heaven. Travel well, wonder horse.

Another more-than-just-exquisite guest post by the valorous designer, teacher and author Alex Gilks, accompanying this magical shot by the sensational Grant Dommen.

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Photo © 2011 Grant Dommen. Original here.

• The Worst of Perth says:

  14/08/2011 at 1:22 pm

  I’ve seen the arse. Massive.Timaru? Really. Wish I’d known. Where exactly?

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• Ralf Hebecker says:

  14/08/2011 at 1:46 pm

  The statue? Click Google Maps Location.

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• Alex says:

  14/08/2011 at 10:20 pm

  It might be unfair not to mention Timaru’s other, awesome, galloping bronze Phar Lap statue. Though I do like this still, upright one. It’s a bit like Piero Della Francesca’s horse against Michelangelo’s. Or something.

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• Ralf Hebecker says:

  22/08/2011 at 11:51 am

  More something.

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• Liz says:

  22/08/2011 at 10:37 pm

  apologies, here is the American site you might want to add to your list of similar sites, it was not Silly America, it was http://www.roadsideamerica.com/cheese/

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