Achievements
He was horse of the year in 1973. He was grey in colour, and pure white in the later stages. Grey Way was successful mainly at distances from 6 furlongs to a mile, i.e., a sprinter-miler, but he did win at longer distances. Grey Way had a record of 51 wins and 27 seconds and 21 thirds from 164 starts. He raced from 2 years to 10 years old, beating nearly every champion that New Zealand had to offer, including Show Gate. He also broke the Australasian record over 7 furlongs, as a seven year old and carrying 60.5 kg. The rider in many of his races was Noel Harris who is still riding in NZ.
He was the New Zealand equivalent to other great grey, Gunsynd. He was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall OF Fame in 2010.
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