G'day ra sun,

Lohnro is a very,very good horse....but champion?......well, I don't know.
What is his Group 1 tally at the moment, 6 or 7? His sire was an absolute racehorse and proved it with 10 Group 1 victories. Until the big, black son of the "Big O" wins that many Group1's I'll reserve my judgment. I still have fond memories of "Occies" victory at Warwick Farm in 1997 when R S Dye set him alight and caught the other riders napping(particularly the rider of Juggler) and held on to gain a truly magnificent victory. That's what thoroughbred racing is all about, so we should use the "champion" tag very sparingly. The last "true" champion was Kingston Town , which could win at all distances on all racing surfaces.
I hope Lohnro keeps winning but he still has to clear a pretty high bar to be labelled a true "champion" and match the deeds of his dad.
This is a good subject and I enjoyed reliving those memories.

Cheers.