Giant's Causeway (horse)
| Giant's Causeway | |
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| Sire | Storm Cat |
| Grandsire | Storm Bird |
| Dam | Mariah's Storm |
| Damsire | Rahy |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1997 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Orpendale & Michael Tabor |
| Owner | Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Record | 13: 9–4–0 |
| Earnings | $3,078,989 |
| Major wins | |
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Futurity Stakes (1999) Prix de la Salamandre (1999) Gladness Stakes (2000) St. James's Palace Stakes (2000) Eclipse Stakes (2000) Sussex Stakes(2000) Juddmonte International Stakes (2000) Irish Champion Stakes (2000) |
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| Awards | |
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Cartier Horse of the Year (2000) Leading sire in North America (2009, 2010, 2012) |
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| Honours | |
| Giant's Causeway Stakes at Keeneland | |
| Last updated on April 17, 2010 | |
Giant's Causeway (born February 14, 1997) is a Kentucky-bred thoroughbred racehorse who competed primarily in Europe.
Giant's Causeway is a chestnut horse bred in Kentucky by Orpendale & Michael Tabor.
As a two-year-old in 1999, Giant's Causeway was unbeaten in three races: a maiden race at Naas, the Futurity Stakes at the Curragh and the Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp.
In the spring of 2000, Giant's Causeway won the Gladness Stakes at the Curragh and then finished second in both the 2000 Guineas and the Irish 2000 Guineas.
He then won five straight Group One races: the St. James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park, the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, the Juddmonte International Stakes at York and the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.
His winning sequence was broken in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on 23 September, when he was beaten half a length by Observatory. On his final racecourse appearance, Giant's Causeway was sent to the United States to contest the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs in which he raced on dirt for the first time. Starting at odds of 7.6/1 he was beaten a neck into second place by the American colt Tiznow, with the other beaten horses including Captain Steve, Lemon Drop Kid, Fusaichi Pegasus and Cat Thief.
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