The Goondiwindi Grey is the famous Australian song that has gained millions of fans around the world. The beautiful and catchy lyrics were written by Nev Hauritz and the amazing music was given by Brian Wallace in 1973.
The original version of The Goondiwindi Grey was recorded Tex Morton. Also, the song has been stand out as the ‘APRA song of the Year in 1974. Hear the original version tune of The Goondiwindi Grey on YouTube. Click Here
Let us know about real Goondiwindi Grey!! The real Gonndiwindi Greay is well-known as Gunsynd, an Australian Thoroughbred champion race horse born on 4 October 1967 and ended its life on 29 April 1983. Gunsynd has a great record of winning 29 races and the prize money, A$280,455. Also, the Gunsynd was defeated only once in his seven starts over 1600 meters or one mile by Epsom Handicap. The Gunsynd was retired from the racing in 1973.
The honors of The Goondiwindi Grey are listed below:
- Named the VRC Horse of the Year in 1972 and inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame
- In 1973 Tex Morton recorded a song The Goondiwindi Grey (The Gunsynd Song), written by Nev Hauritz and Brian Wallace, as a tribute to Gunsynd.
- 25,000 people farewelled Gunsynd at Doomben Racecourse in 1973 where he participated in an exhibition gallop.
- A statue in his honour was erected in his hometown of Goondiwindi.
- In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Gunsynd was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as a “sports legend”.
Enjoy the beautiful lyrics and words of The Goondiwindi Grey from the original version. Continue reding…
We’ve cheered him from the grand-stand and
We’ve cheered him from the flat,
We’ve cheered a little beauty,
A real aris-to-crat;
He’s never thrown the towel in,
Been a trier all the way,
A horse we’re really proud of —
The “Goondiwindi Grey”.
From Eagle Farm to Randwick and
From there to Flemington,
He chased the Tulloch record,
Winning hearts with ev’ry run;
He made it in October
On the Moonee Valley track,
Went past the post to glory,
With Higgins on his back.
We’ve cheered him from the grand-stand and
We’ve cheered him from the flat,
We’ve cheered a little beauty,
A real aris-to-crat;
He’s never thrown the towel in,
Been a trier all the way,
A horse we’re really proud of —
The “Goondiwindi Grey”.
A Tuesday in November
Didn’t alter how we feel!
We might have torn up tickets
But we got an honest deal.
If there were cups for courage
You could trot him up for one,
For if it could be measured
I’d say he had a ton.
We’ve cheered him from the grand-stand and
We’ve cheered him from the flat,
We’ve cheered a little beauty,
A real aris-to-crat;
He’s never thrown the towel in,
Been a trier all the way,
A horse we’re really proud of —
The “Goondiwindi Grey”.
We’ll miss him, that’s for certain,
Now his saddle’s put aside,
But ’round our track of mem’ries
“Gunsynd” will always stride.
A-swinging ’round the corner
And then laying back his ears —
The champ from Goondiwindi
With the champs of other years.
What does the words of the song mean?
Goondiwindi – The name derives from a local Aboriginal word meaning “the resting place of the birds”.
Eagle Farm, Randwick, Flemington, and Moonee Valley are all race tracks.
The town is in Queensland on the MacIntyre River near the border of New South Wales.
