onhro was perhaps almost as famous for being a son of Octagonal as he was for being a champion racehorse. Octagonal, also an inductee of the Hall Of Fame, was among Australia’s most popular horses of his time. He retired to serve a quality book of mares, yet rather than match his racetrack performances, was to sadly leave relatively few quality progeny. Apart from Lonhro, that is. We could actually make a strong case I believe that the failure of Octagonal at stud was a failure to consider where he was best suited. It is my belief that if the stallion had stood in NZ, he would have succeeded with a similar broodmare band that had made his own sire, Zabeel such an important influence. The thoroughbred stallion throughout history has succeeded only where it meets broodmares and conditions that suit the progeny. Once the racing is over, it is the genetic base that is all
