The $500,000 memorial this month moved from design to implementation phase through the project management of the Phar Lap Charitable Trust.

This powerful statue will create an impressive presence by giving the beholder the perception of size, sound and movement. Cast in bronze on a marble base, the statue will be carefully crafted with extreme attention to detail of the equine and human anatomy, ensuring a recognizable likeness to the great partnership of horse and jockey.

The base of the statue will be a water fountain which will bring the statue to life with the sound of water emulating galloping hoof beats.

The decision to commission the statue in life size, will recreate Phar Lap’s world renowned presence. Standing at 17 hands high with the strong muscular body, Phar Lap won the richest races in Australia and the United States of America before his premature death in 1932.