g'day Angel,

By my own personal definitions, I can't label Octagonal as a champion, he really only dominated for one season (see above). Might and Power definitely would have been if not for an injury but he only dominated for one year.

Saintly was top liner but I don't think he can be defined a champion. Octagonal had his measure as a 3YO and it was only his final 3 runs Cox, M'Cup and CF Orr where he really started to show his brilliance. I would need to have seen him go on from that to be labelled a champion but unfortunately injury struck. Had it not been for injury he may to have become a champion.

Let's Elope dominated from Oct 91 to Oct 92, her 7 run winning sequence over the Spring and early Autumn was awesome but she was still really only at the top for one year. I might add that this was only because she had such a short racing career (19 starts).

In a harsh way despite her record I don't think she can be called a champion. A champion has to be the best for more than one year in my opinion. Its the longevity of superior performances that sets champions apart from very good horses.

As you can see I personally need a fair bit to label a horse a champion.