[2] Originally thought of as a jumping prospect, Grey Way won four races as a two-year-old and added seven minor placings.

He then went to Victoria, Australia where he struck unsuitable wet tracks, which he detested, but won the Chirnside Stakes at Caulfield in soft conditions.

His final start there in the George Adams yielded a close fifth on a firm track, where rider Noel Harris lost his whip.

Back in New Zealand, Grey Way ran a number of minor placings and looked awkward on right-handed tracks.

As a five-year-old, he won 13 races including the Awapuni Gold Cup over 2000m, where he beat Oopik in track-record time.

Other top gallopers he defeated that season included Copper Belt, Kiwi Can, Sind, Black Rod, Ajanta, Blue Blood, and Chrisarda.