From Birchip Cup in 1926 to Melbourne Cup in 1930

(Contributed by Maureen Donnellon) On February 10, 2026, it was 100 years since the future trainer of Phar Lap won the 1926 Birchip Cup with the horse “Five Times”.

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From Birchip Cup in 1926 to Melbourne Cup in 1930
• The Birchip Hotel owned by Mr H Gook who donated the canteen of cutlery trophy. The hotel was replaced between 1927 and 1930 to the brick two-storey hotel of today.

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