A Closer Look at Much Loved Lonhro

Tara Madgwick - Sunday June 28

The most popular racehorse of his time, who kept doing battle right until the end of his five year-old season, Lonhro might be in the twilight years of a magnificent career, but good fertility in recent times has ensured he’s still a popular choice for the astute breeder.

A homebred for the Ingham family, Lonhro started his stud career at Woodlands Stud and remains with Darley, his fee for 2020 set at $66,000.

Lonhro is one of the most charismatic thoroughbreds you would ever see!

Lonhro is one of the most charismatic thoroughbreds you would ever see!



Like many good stallions, his popularity has waxed and waned over the years, reflected in his service fee, but the arrival of his champion 2YO Pierro in his fifth crop was to prove a game changer.

Lonhro had been the Australian Champion Sire of 2010/2011 by earnings with a broad spectrum of classy stakes-winners headed by Group I winner Beaded, but he lacked a ‘big horse’ until the arrival of Pierro.

Turning 22 this year, Lonhro now has a number of sons at stud, but in Pierro has a sire son that will ensure his presence is felt for many years to come.

Lonhro shuttled to North America for three seasons and left 11 stakes-winners from his travels to Kentucky, but for the purposes of this story we will look just at his Southern Hemisphere results.

Lonhro (Foaled 1998)

Crop Year (SH)

Mares Covered / Service Fee

Stakes-Winners/ Best Performers

2005

129/ $60,000

11 SW’s / G1 Beaded

2006

138/ $60,000

13 SW’s / G1 Denman

2007

153/ $66,000

8 SW’s / G2 Parables, Obsequious

2008

144/ $66,000

7 SW’s / G1 Mental, Benfica

2009

154/ $55,000

6 SW’s/ G1 Pierro

2010

212/ $33,000

2 SW’s / G1 Bounding

2011

147/ $88,000

4 SW’s / G1 The Conglomerate

2012

153/ $77,000

7 SW’s / G1 Exosphere

2013

120/ $110,000

4 SW’s/ G1 Impending

2014

125/ $88,000

7 SW’s / G1 Kementari

2015

96/$88,000

4 SW’s / G1 Aristia

2016

82/ $88,000

4 SW’s / G1 Lyre

2017

68/ $88,000

G3 placed Beyliks

2018

94/ $66,000

Yearlings (60 live foals)

2019

117/ $55,000

Foals (88 live foals)

2020

115/ $77,000

Yet to be born



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