Hi,
just to set the record straight. Lol.
There is a post which suggests Grey Way should have been relegated in his win over Show Gate in the Stewards at Riccarton in the 70s.
I have watched the replay of that race many times and still have a recording of it.
They were in the middle of the track and there was no interference.
Show Gate carried three kgs more so it was a huge effort but Grey Way was a fair winner.
He was an amazing horse. From memory, 15 track records and at one stage held the Australasian record for 1400m - which very much proves how good he was.
Grey Way was such a professional racehorse … he would jump, settle and then change gears when asked. It always bugged me that the connections put Maurice Campbell on him for some races, he didn’t need such an aggressive rider.
There will never be another horse in NZ that wins 51 races and only an elite few achieve a 30 per cent plus win rate. He was a trude champion.