Career
In 1955 Reys moved to Sydney. He won the Warwick Farm Autumn Handicap on Beaupa and rode three winners in an afternoon at the provincial racecourse Kembla Grange, Wollongong. Around 1961 Reys moved from Sydney to Melbourne and had considerable success in both the metropolitan area and at Victorian provincial meetings.
Among the highlights of his time in Victoria were:
- 25 November 1961 - Reys' best day's riding in Victoria in his racing career. He rode five winners in one afternoon at Moe.
- 1962 Reys won the Oaks Stakes at Flemington on Arctic Star - she was in Ray Hutchins' stable, for whom Reys was the stable rider.
- 15 June 1963 - At Moonee Valley Reys rode four winners.
- 13 April 1968 - Reys rode four winners at Caulfield Racecourse.
- November 1968 - Reys won the important Bendigo and Ballarat Cups.
- 22 November Reys rode four winners at Ballarat.
- January 1969 - Reys won the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley on Crewman.
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