Peter Pan III
| Peter Pan III | |
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Winning the 1933 AJC St. Leger jockey Jim Pike.
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| Sire | Pantheon* |
| Grandsire | Tracery |
| Dam | Alwina |
| Damsire | St. Alwyne* |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1929 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Rodney R. Dangar |
| Owner | Rodney R. Dangar |
| Trainer | Frank McGrath, Sr. |
| Record | 38: 23-6-1 |
| Earnings | ₤34,938 |
| Major wins | |
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AJC Derby (1932) Melbourne Cup (1932, 1934) Melbourne Stakes (1932, 1934) Hill Stakes (1932, 1935) AJC Plate (1933) Randwick Stakes (1933, 1935) AJC St Leger (1933) All Aged Stakes (1935) (Australasian record) Rawson Stakes (1935) Craven Plate (1935) Jubilee Cup (1935) Spring Stakes (1935) |
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| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on 18 May 2009 | |
Peter Pan (1929–1941) was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion.
Peter Pan was sired by Pantheon (GB) out of Alwina by St Alwyne (GB). He was foaled at the Baroona Stud north of Sydney Australia in 1929. His sire, Pantheon was an outstanding racehorse winning 10 races from 44 starts in England and Australia. Alwina did not race, but was a good broodmare.
Peter Pan was known for having an unusual colouring for a Thoroughbred. He was chestnut with a blonde mane and tail. Frank McGrath's wife loved Peter Pan for his colouring and racing beauty.
1934 VRC Melbourne Cup racebook with train & turnstile passes.
Conditions & Starters showing the winner, Peter Pan.
1934 VRC Melbourne Cup racebook.
1934 VRC Melbourne Cup racebook.
The back cover showing raceday Railway Arrangements.
Conditioned by future Hall of Fame trainer Frank McGrath, Sr., Peter Pan raced early in the 1930s during the Great Depression and with Phar Lap, Chatham and Rogilla, all household names at the time. Frank McGrath, Sr. and some others considered Peter Pan to possibly be a better horse than Phar Lap.
Peter Pan was famous for winning the Melbourne Cup twice, in 1932 and 1934. In the running of the 1932 Melbourne Cup, Peter Pan, carrying Billy Duncan, was travelling at the rear of the pack when he clipped the heels of the horse in front and fell to his knees. Running behind him was his stablemate Dennis Boy, who bumped the champion back onto his feet. From there, Peter Pan raced past the pack to take out the race by a neck. When he was led into the winner's circle, a grass stain was clearly visible on his face. In 1933, Peter Pan fought a near-fatal viral disease that swept Sydney's racing stables and did not contest the Melbourne Cup. Frank McGrath Snr. personally nursed the horse back to health. Peter Pan won his 1934 Melbourne Cup carrying Darby Munro at 9 st 10 lb on his back and from an outside draw on a heavy track, hence his long odds of 14/1. In 1932, he also won the VRC Derby and the MacKinnon Stakes.
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