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barflyrex · #1 25-02-2005, 12:57

Hi there guys, Im looking for the transiation of the thai word "phar lap",
yes I know the two words together mean lightning, but what does each word mean?

thanks and cheers Rex

Coolhand · #2 25-02-2005, 13:44

Faah = sky, firmament, Heaven
Laaep = put out, stick out, flash, be showing, go beyond the limit

aussie dollar · #3 25-02-2005, 13:57

just a sidelight o thai name phar lap
greatest champion race horse in australia even maybe the world.
his heart is keep in muesum

"Phar Lap is one of the legends of Australian sporting history. The famous 17-hand chestnut racehorse won 37 of his 51 races, including winning the 1930 Melbourne Cup, carrying a 62.6 kilogram handicap. He was the only horse in Australian racing history to have been favourite for the Melbourne Cup three years running.

"Phar Lap was born 4 October 1926 and was purchased by American-born David J Davis in that same year for 160 guineas.

The gelding died in the United States on a ranch on 5 April 1932, amid controversial circumstances. The Australian Institute of Anatomy displayed the heart for many years. Phar Lap's mounted hide is in the Museum Victoria and his skeleton is in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Phar Lap's abnormally large heart, weighing 6.2 kilograms (the average for a horse is 4.0 kilograms), is a popular object in the National Historical Collection, a testament of the great affection in which Phar Lap was, and still is, held by the Australian people."

aussie dollar · #4 25-02-2005, 18:22

have read seabiscuit agree film not same as book
http://www.pharlap.com.au/products/PL_Books.htm
link to book also film has been made
Monarchos have not heard of will reseach but only won kentucy derby ?