[1] Commencing racing at age three, Preux Chevalier fractured a cannon bone when not finishing the Western Australian Pacers Derby in 1982.
[3] Preux Chevalier won the Western Australian 4 & 5 Year Old Championship at Gloucester Park amid a series of consecutive wins early in the 1983–84 season.
After Steel Jaw tired, Preux Chevalier held off Wondai’s Mate by thee metres with Black Irish third.
Then at Moonee Valley in Melbourne he won the Winfield Cup beating Panyan by 8 metres with Wondai’s Mate third.
At Moonee Valley he won the A G Hunter Cup after setting a fast pace he defeated Wondai’s Mate by 23 metres with Panyan third.
[6] The Inter Dominion was contested at Moonee Valley in 1985 and Preux Chevalier began the series by easily winning on the first night.
Preux Chevalier required a pre-race veterinary examination after appearing unwell but in the race he took the lead from Village Kid after one lap and held him off by two metres at the finish.
[3] Preux Chevalier had raced in Perth during the winter before starting in Melbourne where he broke the track record at Moonee Valley for 1900 metres winning in a mile rate of 1.57.8.