In November 1930, three days after an assassination attempt, a chestnut gelding from New Zealand, Phar Lap, won the Melbourne Cup by three lengths. It was a high point in what was already shaping up ...

Not just another absurdist, electro-swing musical comedy about a thoroughbred racehorse, Phar Lap is a rags-to-riches story with a big heart. If you’re thinking elaborate life-size puppetry and ...