It really cracks me up that the media is now crowning Fields Of Omagh Championship status.

A bridesmaid in the big ones before yesterday and yet suddenly "we have a new champ"

Please!

Let's analyse this for a moment with pure statistics and leave emotion out of it.

Prizemoney before yesterday:
Lonhro $4,134,080
Fields $1,227,890
Defier $2,106,750

Lonhro on top with more prizemoney than the other two combined. If they are very good horses, what's Lonhro?

Wins before yesterday:
Lonhro 22 from 29
Fields 9 from 24
Defier 9 from 28

Lonhro clearly on top with more wins than either of them and a much higher strike rate than the two of them put together.

But wait there's more :smile:

Fields : NEVER won at Grp 1 level before yesterday.
Won one Grp 2, one Grp3 and two LR.
Won at Moonee Valley before.
Beaten by Roman Arch, Exceed and Excel, Yell, Magical Miss and Northerly.
Never raced in Sydney.

Defier : Won 2 Grp1 races, 3 Grp2 and one LR.
Second by a length at the Valley behind Northerly.
Beaten by Lonhro 4 times, Northerly, Fiery Venture, Spinning Hill, Gordo, Excellerator and a heap of horses never heard of again.

And then we have Lonhro - no champ they say???
Beaten by Defier twice, but Lonhro beat him 4 times.
Also beaten by Grand Armee and Northerly.
Never won at the Valley.
Winner of 8 Group1 races
Winner of 9 Group2 races
Winner of 1 Group3 race
Winner of 1 Listed Race.

So what's the conclusion?
To crown Fields Of Omagh a champ because of one win on a track that suits is laughable.

Lonhro still has far more accumulated prizemoney than the others even after yesterday.
Has won far more races at group level than the others combined.
Has a far superior win strike rate.
Still has a better record against Defier.
And beaten by Grand Armee and Northerly - no slouch.

The ONLY area that Lonhro falls down at, is he just doesn't like Moonee Valley.

Lonhro is still the champ regardless and the stats prove it.