[4] During his 2-year-old season in 1990/91 Chokin was sold to the Pacers Australia syndicate for about $200,000 and changed trainer from Brian Hughes to Roy and Barry Purdon.

He reacted badly to the crowd and atmosphere at Harold Park, galloped wildly at the start, and crashed to the track exhausted on the home turn.

He then won the New Zealand Messenger Championship after being wide on the track for most of the race,[5] the Flying Mile beating Christopher Vance and defeated Blossom Lady to win the Easter Cup.

[8] In the Miracle Mile Pace Chokin led throughout to win in the slow time of 2:00 after the controversial late scratching of Jack Morris with blood trickling from his nose.

In Melbourne Chokin then had an effortless win in the Victoria Cup from barrier eight where he beat Blossom Lady in a mile rate of 1:57.2 for 2380 metres.

At Harold Park Chokin finished first, fifth and second in his heats of the 1994 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship but was scratched from the final due to illness.

In the final Golden Reign beat Victor Supreme and Young Mister Charles but had to survive a 30-minute hearing after Blossom Lady suffered interference in the back straight the last time.