Editing Lonhro (section)

===Three-year-old season: 2001–2002===
A rematch with Sportsbrat in the WFA Warwick Stakes-Gr2 (1,300 m) followed two weeks later. This time, Lonhro settled closer to the lead and registered his first win as a 3-year-old. For his next start, he went back to his own age group in the Ming Dynasty Quality-Gr3 (1,400&nbsp;m) and held on to win by a short half-head after being sent out a very short-priced favourite.  An easy win in the Heritage Stakes-LR (1,200&nbsp;m) followed before he took out the Stan Fox Stakes-Gr2 (1,400&nbsp;m) against a small but quality field. 
 
Lonhro then headed to Melbourne for the Caulfield Guineas-Gr1 (1,600 m) but despite his four consecutive wins he was not the Hawkes' stable's favoured runner. That honour went to the multiple Group 1 winner Viscount, who had started his spring campaign in Sydney and won the George Main Stakes-Gr1 (1,600&nbsp;m) where he, like Lonhro, defeated Shogun Lodge. In the Caulfield Guineas, the boom colts Ustinov and Viking Ruler also lined up along with New Zealander Pure Theatre, Dash for Cash and Magic Albert. Lonhro settled last before pulling out wide to the centre of the track to start his run on the home turn. Inside the final 50 metres, he swept to the front from Pure Theatre and Ustinov as Viking Ruler ran on near the rails. Lonhro won by 1½ lengths from Ustinov with Pure Theatre third.

After the victory, it was reported that Lonhro had suffered an injury with a minor wrench to a joint and it was felt in his best interests to spell for the autumn, meaning he would miss the [[W. S. Cox Plate]]. Stablemate Viscount who was well beaten in the Caulfield Guineas, went on to Moonee Valley and finished third to [[Northerly]] and [[Sunline]], defeated a length in a rough-house finish that was the subject of a long protest hearing.

On 2 February 2002, Lonhro lined up as the odds-on favourite for the Royal Sovereign Stakes-Gr2 (1,200 m), beginning a run of 25 consecutive races that he started as favourite.  He easily accounted for the small field before going on to win the Hobartville Stakes-Gr2 (1,400&nbsp;m) at his next start. He was installed as pre-post favourite for the [[Doncaster Handicap]] and a nominal favourite for many of the big races of the autumn, but it was announced soon after that Lonhro had contracted a virus and the resultant delay in his preparation saw the 3-year-old spelled until his four-year-old season.