Hi to all our NZ friends

Just want to pose a question about the great Monkey King and was looking for some opinions. I just read the article on him and watched the replay of De Lovely beating the big kids I know he hasn't raced for a while but is he in trouble of loosing his mantle of NZ best horse with all the emerging stars coming through and back to form like De Lovely, Stunin Cullen, Smiling Shard, AR and the like. And when he races against AR in the mile will they smash the clock maybe take back the record

We Aussies love Blacky but where do NZ loyalties lay Monkey King, AR or someone else?