From humble beginnings in New Zealand to becoming one of the most legendary racehorses in Australian history, Phar Lap’s story is one of triumph, determination, and mystery.

Bought for a bargain price and initially dismissed as an awkward, unimpressive horse, Phar Lap would go on to capture the hearts of a nation during the darkest days of the Great Depression. But behind his incredible rise to fame was a story filled with extraordinary victories, enormous gambling fortunes, death threats, and even an assassination attempt.

This week we tell the unbelievable true story of the horse that became an Australian icon, and the mystery that continues to surround his legend nearly a century later.

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In 1860, Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills set off on one of the most ambitious expeditions in Australian history — to cross the continent from south to north through country largely unknown to Europeans.

Backed by big money, loaded with supplies and joined by a colourful crew of explorers, horses and camels, the expedition left Melbourne to enormous fanfare. But as they pushed deeper into the Australian interior, impatience, brutal conditions and a string of questionable decisions began to turn the adventure into something far more dangerous.

It’s a yarn of exploration, survival, bad luck and decisions that would go down in Australian history — the incredible story of Burke and Wills.

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