Spring Racing Carnival
The Master: A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings
$59.99 – Hardcover book / Pan Macmillan
In the world of horse racing, Bart Cummings is the master. His astonishing tally of twelve Melbourne Cup wins arguably makes him the greatest trainer in Australia's history and, by statistical measures, as freakish as Br... Buy or find out more →
Bart: My Life
$34.99 – Trade paperback / Macmillan
In the pantheon of Australian sporting icons, James Bartholomew Bart Cummings AM stands alongside Sir Donald Bradman. Known to his tens of thousands of fans as the Cups King, Bart is arguably Australia's greatest ever ho... Buy or find out more →
The Story Of The Melbourne Cup: Australia's Greatest Race
$29.95 – Digital video disc / Village Roadshow Ent
In a country that prides itself on its passion for sport, and for having a good time, Australia's most famous annual sporting event and its biggest social occasion come together on one momentous day. The Melbourne Cup, r... Buy or find out more →
The Story Of The Melbourne Cup: Australia's Greatest Race
$50.00 – Hardcover book / Slattery Media Group
The Story of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s Greatest Race celebrates the remarkable history of a wonderful horse race – one of the world’s most famous and enduring tests of a thoroughbred.
This is a story of the ri... Buy or find out more →
The Horse In Australia
$49.95 – Hardcover book / Alfred A Knopf
From Phar Lap to Makybe Diva, Garryowen to Picasso, and Our Solo to Peppermint Grove, Australians adore their horses. Be it a pony club mount, an Australian Stock Horse descendant of the mighty Waler or a Snowy Mountains... Buy or find out more →
They Shot Phar Lap, Didn't They?
$24.95 – Paperback book / Pier 9
Phar Lap's rise to greatness in 1930 triggered extraordinary excitement across Australiabut it also spooked bookmakers, who faced ruin if the wonder horse won the Melbourne Cup. Rumours were swirling: would Phar Lap be s... Buy or find out more →
My Grandad Knew Phar Lap
$12.95 – Paperback book / Freemantle Press
Toby is eleven and small for his age. Both he and his horse - mad friend Maddy are enthralled when his grandpa comes to stay because Grandpa used to hang out at the stables of the great Phar Lap as a kid! When grandpa te... Buy or find out more →
Life With Rosie
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Pier 9
Life with Rosie chronicles a young racehorse's life as she's broken in, brought into the stable and introduced to her new world; her trainer Robbie Griffiths, the strappers, early morning track work, exercise riders, wal... Buy or find out more →
My Australian Story: The Phar Lap Mystery
$16.99 – Paperback book / Scholastic
Without a doubt, it's an iconic Australian story. Phar Lap is not only a winner, he is a real star. Millions of Australians love him. But that's not enough for Mr Davis. He wants to make Big Red into a world star. Sally'... Buy or find out more →
My Australian Story: Archer's Melbourne Cup
$16.99 – Paperback book / Scholastic
The year is 1861 and a major horse race is about to be run for the first time - the Melbourne Cup. Thirteen-year-old Robby Jenkins is working as a stablehand, and is convinced that his favourite horse, Archer, can win. A... Buy or find out more →