Who is Loomitas from The Man Who Listens to Horses and what is their importance?

Monty meets Lomitas in 1991, and he describes their meeting as one of the defining moments in his life. Lomitas is owned by a German man, and he is the highest ranking two year old in Germany. Monty describes Lomitas as a "good looking chestnut colt." Lomitas is later poisoned in a blackmailing scheme, and though he lives, he is no longer able to race.