Summary

This jacket was made by Ballantynes for horse trainer Harry Telford, using the colours red, black and white. It was worn with a matching red cap.

Silks of these colours were used by jockeys riding the champion race horse Phar Lap from his first race in 1929 until his last in late 1930, as Telford's lease of Phar Lap ran out in February 1931. Phar Lap's owner, David Davis, then sold a half share to Telford. From then on, Phar Lap was run under the Davis/Telford partnership colours, which was red with green hoops on the sleeves and a black cap.

The original colours were also used on silks worn by jockeys riding subsequent horses he trained and owned. This set was retained by the Telford family, and was amongst a number of items donated to the museum by them in the 1990s.
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Physical Description

Riding jacket constructed from red, black and white silk. There are five, red self-covered buttons down the front of the jacket and a short, red stand up collar. A red silk hanging loop is sewn inside at the back of the collar. The sleeves feature black and white hoops with a black button on each cuff. A printed label is sewn at the bottom of the inside right front panel. The jacket appears to be machine stitched.

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