neapolitan way's race history is very sketchy and vague, but he won 14 races during his career. it is also known that he placed in the top three finishers in 43% of his starts, a total of 36 out 84 in-the-money races. at age two, he finished third in the miami beach handicap at calder race course. at age three, he won the grade three woodlawn stakes (now renamed the james w. murphy stakes) at a mile on the turf at pimlico race course and placed third in the japan racing association stakes at laurel park racecourse. at age four, he placed third in the grade two dixie stakes at pimlico.