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Giant's Causeway

America

Giant's Causeway

Chesnut 1997 16.1 hh
Storm Cat - Mariah's Storm
Distance won over: 6f. to 10.4f.

The best son of Storm Cat and the best young sire in the world. Champion freshman sire in Europe in 2004, Champion 2-y-o sire in U.S.A. in 2005. Giant’s Causeway has already sired champion 2-y-o’s, Classic winning 3-y-o’s, record breaking older horses, and exceptional colts and fillies on both dirt and turf. He is the sire of 14 Gr.1 winners and 5 Gr.2 winners and is a leading sire in USA. His yearlings in 2008 sold for $1,250,000, $1,200,000, $1,150,000, $1,000,000 etc.


Fee for 2009: $125,000

Perth Stakes-Winner for Giant’s Causeway

(22nd November 2008, Australia)
Improving three year-old Liquidation (3g Giant's Causeway x Artel, by Danehill) posted his first Black Type success when taking out the Listed WATC Placid Ark Stakes at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. View article

Perth Stakes-Winner for Giant’s Causeway

Giant's Causeway Filly Breaks Maiden by 8

(11th November 2008, America)
On Demand (Giant's Causeway -- The Administrator, by Afleet) rolled to an 8-length victory in a maiden special weight contest at Meadowlands on Monday. View article

Villiers Plans for Causeyacan

(8th November 2008, Australia)
Lightly raced Causeyacan (5g Giant’s Causeway x C'Yaontheotherside, by Hermitage) could be aiming towards a start in the Group Two AJC Villiers Stakes in December after resuming from a spell with a terrific win at Randwick on Saturday. View article

Model Scores Deserved Stakes Victory

(3rd November 2008, America)
Talented mare Model (4m Giant’s Causeway x Snowfire, by Machiavellian) broke through for her first stakes success when racing clear to win the It’s In The Air Stakes at Hollywood on Sunday. View article

Giant’s Causeway Colt Tops Fasig-Tipton Fall Sale

(22nd October 2008, America)
A colt by leading sire Giant’s Causeway topped the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale when knocked down for $310,000. View article

Causeway juvenile wins G1 Dewhurst

(18th October 2008, America)
More often than not the G1 Dewhurst Stakes proves the most important juvenile colts’ contest in Britain and this year’s winner Intense Focus (2c Giant’s Causeway-Daneleta, by Danehill) looked every bit as gutsy as past victors. View article

Dominating Maiden Win For Cross Every Bridge

(13th October 2008, America)
Cross Every Bridge (Giant's Causeway -- Misty Mission, by Miswaki) obliterated the field by 8 3/4 lengths in his debut at Woodbine Sunday. View article

Cowboy Cal Back in Top Form

(13th October 2008, America)
Quality colt Cowboy Cal (3c Giant’s Causeway x Texas Tammy, by Seeking the Gold) was awarded victory in the Group Three Bryan Station Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday following a successful protest. View article

New Group Three Winner for Giant

(12th October 2008, America)
Late bloomer Sunshine for Life (4m Giant’s Causeway x Millions Stories, by Exclusive Native) was making her first appearance in a Black Type event in the Group Three Athenia Stakes at Belmont on Saturday and emerged a winner. View article

Group One Quinella for Giant

(6th October 2008, America)
Giant’s Causeway is enjoying a vintage year on the track with quality mares Carriage Trail and Model filling the quinella in the Group One Spinster Stakes at Keeneland on Sunday. View article

Group One Quinella for Giant

Red Giant Relation Opens Winning Account

(29th September 2008, America)
Superbly bred filly Internallyflawless (2f Giant;s Causeway x Tapatina, by Seeking the Gold) opened her winning account at the second time of asking when successful at Oak Tree Santa Anita on Sunday. View article

World Record for Red Giant

(28th September 2008, America)
Outstanding sire Giant’s Causeway enjoyed a memorable weekend with a new Group One winner in Red Giant and a fine second stringer in Group Two winner Fairbanks. View article

World Record for Red Giant

Kiwi Stakes-Winner for Giant

(28th September 2008, Australia)
Leading US sire Giant’s Causeway featured in New Zealand on Saturday with a new stakes-winner when Awesome Planet (3f Giant’s Causeway x Dance on the Moon, by Fasliyev) scored a commanding victory in the Listed Soliloquy Stakes. View article

Easy Win for Giant Oak

(19th September 2008, America)
Promising juvenile Giant Oak (2c Giant’s Causeway x Crafty Oak, by Crafty Prospector) made two wins from as many starts when racing clear to win by five lengths at Arlington . View article

Pair of Maiden Winners for Giant's Causeway

(15th September 2008, America)
Giant's Causeway produced two maiden special weight winners on Sunday when Hold Me Back and Venetian Causeway prevailed at Arlington Park and Belmont Park, respectively. View article

50th Stakes-Winner for Giant

(14th September 2008, America)
Regally bred filly Dreamtheimpossible (2f Giant’s Causeway x Spain, by Thunder Gulch) improved on a debut second at Naas to post her first stakes success when taking out the Listed Flame of Tara Stakes at The Curragh on Saturday. View article

More Million Dollar Babies for Giant

(10th September 2008, America)
Yearlings by Giant’s Causeway were in the spotlight at the Keeneland September Yearling sale on Tuesday with three outstanding youngsters selling for upwards of $1million led by a glorious filly from super producer Alidiva. View article

More Million Dollar Babies for Giant

Giant’s Causeway Colt Stars at Keeneland Day One

(9th September 2008, America)
Outstanding sire Giant’s Causeway provided the top priced colt during the opening session of the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale when his youngster from dual Group One winner Voodoo Dancer made $1million. View article

Another New Stakes-Winner for Giant

(31st August 2008, America)
Giant’s Causeway has been churning out new stakes-winners this year at a dizzying rate with Julia Tuttle (3f Giant’s Causeway x Candy Cane, by Ride the Rails) joining the list following her first stakes success at Monmouth on Saturday. View article

Another New Stakes-Winner for Giant

Causeway Queen Back in Form

(30th August 2008, Australia)
Quality mare Causeway Queen (4m Giant's Causeway x Soul Singer, by Danehill) bounced back from an out of character failure when resuming from a spell to post a powerful win at Caulfield on Saturday in the open event over 1400 metres. View article

Times Gone By a Debut Winner at Del Mar

(25th August 2008, America)
Times Gone By (Giant's Causeway -- Happy Tune, by A.P. Indy) won his debut at Del Mar by 3/4 of a length on Saturday. View article

Seven Length Stakes Win for Almonsoon

(24th August 2008, America)
The Todd Pletcher trained Almonsoon (5m Giant’s Causeway x Garimpeiro, by Mr Prospector) posted her first Black Type success with a dominant win in the Omnibus Stakes at Monmouth on Saturday. View article

Giant Oak Wins at First Asking

(18th August 2008, America)
Giant Oak (Giant's Causeway -- Crafty Oak, by Crafty Prospector) won his debut by two lengths in a maiden special weight at Arlington Park on Sunday. View article

Group Three Gardenia for Swift Temper

(17th August 2008, America)
On fire in recent weeks with a flood of stakes-winners, Giant’s Causeway added a new name to his list of superior offspring when Swift Temper captured the Group Three Gardenia Handicap. View article

Group Three Gardenia for Swift Temper

Stakes Quinella for Giant

(10th August 2008, America)
Giant’s Causeway’s winning Black Type roll continued at Saratoga on Saturday when Fairbanks and Angliana filled the quinella in the Duke of Magenta Stakes. View article

Stakes Double for Giant

(4th August 2008, America)
Outstanding sire Giant’s Causeway featured with a stakes double in the US on Sunday with a Group Two victory for Red Giant and a win in the Jersey Derby for Mr Maccool. View article

Stakes Double for Giant

Stakes Success for Joffe’s Run

(3rd August 2008, America)
Giant’s Causeway posted his second stakes-winner of the week when Joffe’s Run (3f Giant’s Causeway x Laguna Seca, by Seattle Slew) saluted in the Regal Gal Stakes at Calder on Saturday. View article

Carriage Trail Takes De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga

(30th July 2008, America)
Carriage Trail (Giant's Causeway -- Manoa, by Seeking the Gold) made a late charge to win the De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga by a nose on Wednesday. View article

Group One Triumph for Frost Giant

(29th June 2008, America)
Outstanding sire Giant’s Causeway was expected to get a Group One winner this weekend with hot favourite for the Hollywood Gold Cup Heatseeker, but with the scratching of that horse it was left to Frost Giant to provide some Group One glory. View article

Group One Triumph for Frost Giant

New Stakes-Winner for Giant

(22nd June 2008, America)
Giant’s Causeway posted a new stakes-winner when Apple Martini (3f Giant’s Causeway x Crafty Oak, by Crafty Prospector) saluted in the Purple Violet Stakes at Arlington on the weekend. View article

New Stakes-Winner for Giant

Heatseeker Favourite for Hollywood Gold Cup

(1st June 2008, America)
Quality galloper Heatseeker stamped himself as the horse to beat in the upcoming Group One Hollywood Gold Cup when he scored a record breaking win in the Group Two Californian Stakes at Hollywood on the weekend. View article

Heatseeker Favourite for Hollywood Gold Cup

Giant Gizmo Cracks Half a Million

(27th May 2008, America)
Giant’s Causeway was in the frame at Lone Star Park on Monday when Giant Gizmo (4h Giant’s Causeway x Golden Antigua, by Hansel) scored a decisive two length win in the Group Three Lone Star Park Handicap. View article

French Stakes-Winner for Giant’s Causeway

(26th May 2008, America)
Leading North American sire Giant’s Causeway featured in France at the weekend when Pointilliste (5h Giant’s Causeway x Peinture Bleue, by Alydar) won the Prix Rene Bedel at Lyon-Parilly over 2400 metres. View article

Rowley Mile Success for Rabbuka

(10th May 2008, Australia)
Lightly raced four year-old Rabbuka (4g Giant's Causeway x Explosive, by Fappiano) added to his impressive tally when scoring a powerful win over stablemate Party Crasher in the $100,000 Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury on Saturday. View article

Rowley Mile Success for Rabbuka

New Stakes-Winner for Giant’s Causeway

(3rd May 2008, America)
The Group Three Alysheba Stakes at Churchill Downs on Friday was won in good style by improving entire Giant Gizmo (4h Giant’s Causeway x Golden Antigua, by Hansel), who posted his first Black Type success. View article

New Stakes-Winner for Giant’s Causeway

Giant's Causeway Filly Breaks Maiden Handily

(25th April 2008, America)
Pathtothecrown (Giant's Causeway -- Robins Reign, by Boston Harbor) broke her maiden at second asking at Keeneland on Thursday. View article

Carriage Trail Takes the G3 Doubledogdare

(20th April 2008, America)
Carriage Trail (Giant's Causeway -- Manoa, by Seeking the Gold) came off of a mere nine-day layoff to win the Grade 3 Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland Friday. View article

Giant Gem Sparkles As Maiden Winner at Santa Anita

(14th April 2008, America)
Giant Gem (Giant's Causeway -- Tiffany's Gem, by Effervescing) took another step forward in his 3-year-old campaign for owners Blatz LP and Helen Smith, breaking his maiden at Santa Anita on Saturday. View article

General Consensus Breaks Maiden at Santa Anita

(7th April 2008, America)
General Consensus (Giant's Causeway -- Shootforthestars, by Seattle Slew) continued improving in 2008 by capturing a 1-mile maiden special weight contest on the turf at Santa Anita Sunday. View article

New Group One Winner for Giant

(6th April 2008, Australia)
Leading South African trainer Charles Laird, soon to relocate to Australia, tasted Group One success in his homeland on the weekend when Our Giant claimed victory in the H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes. View article

New Group One Winner for Giant

Niagara Causeway Takes the G3 Tokyo City Handicap by a Nose

(31st March 2008, America)
Niagara Causeway (Giant's Causeway -- Theoretically, by Theatrical) scored the first graded stakes win of his career by taking the G3 Tokyo City Handicap at Santa Anita on Saturday. View article

Juste Momente Scores Shock Group One Victory

(30th March 2008, Australia)
Talented grey mare Juste Moment (4m Giant's Causeway x Skates, by Danehill) scored a major upset at Morphettville on Saturday when she swooped from the clouds to take the Group One SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes. View article

Juste Momente Scores Shock Group One Victory

Giant's Causeway Colt Among Top at OBS March

(19th March 2008, America)
Hip 213, a Giant's Causeway colt out of Bisbee's Prospect, was among the top sellers in day one of the OBS March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Ocala. View article

Fusaichi Pegasus, Giant's Causeway 1-2 in 2008 Earnings

(12th March 2008, America)
According to the most recent statistics released by the Thoroughbred Times, Fusaichi Pegasus and Giant's Causeway are currently ranked 1 and 2 in 2008 worldwide earnings among North American sires. View article

Heatseeker Wins Big 'Cap

(3rd March 2008, America)
Giant's Causeway Moves to the Top of the World's Sire List with Heatseeker's Win in the Grade I $1,000,000 Santa Anita Handicap View article

Causeway Queen Takes Tassie Oaks

(24th February 2008, Australia)
The Tony Vasil trained filly Causeway Queen (3f Giant's Causeway x Soul Singer, by Danehill) posted her sixth consecutive win in Launceston in Tasmania on Sunday when she scored a stylish victory in the Listed Tasmanian Oaks. View article

Stakes Success for Causeway Queen

(11th February 2008, Australia)
Tony Vasil’s in-form filly Causeway Queen (3f Giant's Causeway x Soul Singer, by Danehill) marched to her fifth successive win when claiming a Black Type success in the Listed TRC Strutt Stakes in Tasmania on Monday. View article

Blue-Blood Giant Filly Makes Winning Debut

(2nd February 2008, Australia)
John O’Shea trained filly Polaway (2f Giant's Casueway - Polar Success, by Success Express) , the first foal of Golden Slipper winner Polar Success, stepped out at the races for the first time at Rosehill on Saturday and returned a winner. View article

Angliana Captures Aqueduct Handicap

(21st January 2008, America)
Angliana (Giant's Causeway -- Pratella, by Jade Hunter) came from off the pace to take the 1 1/6-mile Angliana Handicap at Aqueduct on Saturday. View article

Giant Moon Stays Perfect With Count Fleet Stakes Win

(7th January 2008, America)
Giant Moon (Giant's Causeway -- Moonlightandbeauty, by Capote) kept his record flawless on Saturday by capturing the Count Fleet Stakes at Aqueduct. View article

Cowboy Cal Captures G3 Tropical Park Derby

(2nd January 2008, America)
Cowboy Cal (Giant's Causeway -- Texas Tammy, by Seeking the Gold) kept his record perfect on grass with a two-length victory in the G3 Tropical Park Derby at Calder on Tuesday. View article

South African Winners for Joburg and Giant

(30th December 2007, Australia)
Australian bred horses won two races in South Africa over the weekend with success for both Commisssionerstreet (2c Johannesburg - Cast Your Fate, by Bletchingly) and Pallio (3f Giant's Causeway - Tuscan Sky, by Gulch). View article

South African Winners for Joburg and Giant

Giant Moon Stays Undefeated with Damon Runyan Stakes Win

(10th December 2007, America)
Giant Moon (Giant's Causeway -- Moonlightandbeauty, by Capote) ran his record to a perfect 3-for-3 with a win in the Damon Runyan Stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday. View article

Heatseeker Gets First Graded Stakes Win at Hollywood

(10th December 2007, America)
Heatseeker (Giant's Causeway -- Rusty Back, by Defensive Play) captured his first graded stakes win on Saturday by winning the G3 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park. View article

Charm the Giant Sweeps to Intercontinental Victory

(29th November 2007, America)
Charm the Giant (Giant's Causeway -- Olympic Charmer, by Olympio) came roaring back from a 6-month layoff to win the Intercontinental Handicap at Hollywood Park. View article

Giant's Causeway Takes First and Third in Laurel Futurity

(26th November 2007, America)
Giant's Causeway produced a dominating showing in the Laurel Futurity on Sunday, when Cowboy Cal romped to a 6 1/4 length victory, followed by Titan of Industry's third-place finish. View article

Deserved Stakes Win for Juste Momente

(6th November 2007, Australia)
Royally bred mare Juste Momente (4m Giant's Causeway - Skates , by Danehill) broke through for a deserved Black Type win at Flemington on Cup Day. View article

Deserved Stakes Win for Juste Momente

Naissance Royale Handily Wins G2 Las Palmas Handicap

(5th November 2007, America)
Naissance Royale (Giant's Causeway -- Net Worth, by Forty Niner) made a sharp move in the lane to easily win the G2 Las Palmas Handicap at Santa Anita on Sunday. View article

Naissance Royale Handily Wins G2 Las Palmas Handicap

Imagine Wins California Cup Distance Handicap

(5th November 2007, America)
Imagine (Giant's Causeway -- Smooth Player, by Bertrando) picked up the second stakes win of her career Saturday with a victory in the California Cup Distance Handicap at Oak Tree. View article

Group Two Success in South Africa for Giant's Causeway

(4th November 2007, Australia)
Giant’s Causeway featured at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday with a winning double for Australian bred horses led by Our Giant (4g Giant's Causeway - Macrosa, by McGinty), winner of the Group Two Charity Mile November Handicap. View article

Group Two Success in South Africa for Giant's Causeway

Giant's Causeway, Hennessy Score Stakes Wins at Belmont Saturday

(22nd October 2007, America)
Giant's Causeway and Hennessy each recorded a stakes win at Belmont Park on Saturday, with victories in the Sleepy Hollow Stakes and the Office Miss Stakes. View article

Tricky Causeway Takes Awad Stakes

(19th October 2007, America)
Tricky Causeway (Giant's Causeway -- Commodities, by Private Account) led wire to wire to take the Awad Stakes by a neck at Belmont Park on Thursday. View article

Giant's Causeway Produces Two More $1M+ Fillies at Keeneland

(12th September 2007, America)
Giant's Causeway fillies continued to sell extremely well on day 2 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, as two of them brought more than $1 million each on Tuesday. View article

Giant's Causeway Filly Sells for $1.5M at Keeneland

(11th September 2007, America)
Hip 141, a filly by Giant's Causeway out of Onaga, was the second-highest filly sold during day 1 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. View article

Imagine Picks Up Stakes Win at Del Mar

(27th August 2007, America)
Imagine (Giant's Causeway -- Smooth Player, by Bertrando) won the CTT and Thoroughbred Owners of California Handicap on Friday to tally her fourth career victory in seven starts. View article

Deserved Group One for Blue-Blooded Mare

(29th July 2007, America)
Five year-old mares with pedigrees such as My Typhoon are rarely kept in training, particularly when they already have Black Type, but the decision to keep her going proved the right one at the weekend when she nailed her first Group One victory. View article

Giant's Causeway Scores Double in G2 Virginia Derby and G3 Modesty

(22nd July 2007, America)
Giant's Causeway posted an impressive double victory Saturday as Red Giant and Bridge Game captured the G2 Virginia Derby and G3 Modesty Handicap. View article

Grand Cause Thrashes Rivals

(7th July 2007, Australia)
Exciting three year-old Grand Cause (3g Giant's Causeway - Lakab, by Manila) relished a firmer surface at Rosehill on Saturday when he blitzed his older rivals in the 1400 metre welter to win by five lengths. View article

Grand Cause Thrashes Rivals

Mike Fox Takes the Queen's Plate at Woodbine

(25th June 2007, America)
Mike Fox (Giant's Causeway -- Alexis, by Alzao) stalked the pace to the far turn and responded well in the final furlong to win the $1,000,000 Queen's Plate Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday. View article

Red Giant Captures Restoration Stakes

(18th June 2007, America)
Red Giant (Giant's Causeway -- Beyond the Sun, by Kingmambo) took home the Restoration Stakes at Monmouth by a nose Sunday. View article

Group Two Success for Blue-Blood My Typhoon

(11th June 2007, America)
Royally bred mare My Typhoon (5m Giant’s Causeway – Urban Sea, by Miswaki) led throughout to win the Group Two Just a Game Stakes at Belmont on the weekend. View article

Drilling for Oil Strikes in the G3 Louisville Handicap

(29th May 2007, America)
Drilling for Oil (Giant's Causeway -- Won't She Tell, by Banner Sport) hald sway in the stretch to win the G3 Louisville Handicap at Churchill Downs on Saturday. View article

Gold Coast Bracelet Fits Santagostino

(5th May 2007, Australia)
New Zealand raider Santagostino (3f Giant’s Causeway – Devil’s Lair, by Sir Tristram) created a good impression with a powerful win in the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet over 1800 metres on Saturday. View article

Charm the Giant Captures G3 Wilshire Handicap

(26th April 2007, America)
Charm the Giant (Giant's Causeway -- Olympic Charmer, by Olympio) made it two stakes wins in a row as she came from off the pace to win the G3 Wilshire Handicap by a length and a half on Wednesday. View article

Smart Win for Grand Cause

(22nd April 2007, Australia)
Promising three year-old Grand Cause (3g Giant’s Causeway - Lakab, by Manila) resumed from a spell to win the Class Three event over 1200 metres at the metropolitan meeting at Hawkesbury on Saturday. View article

Smart Win for Grand Cause

My Typhoon Scores in G2 Jenny Wiley Stakes

(16th April 2007, America)
Five-year-old mare My Typhoon (Giant's Causeway -- Urban Sea, by Miswaki) stalked the pace in the early going and caught the leader in the late stages to win the G2 Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday. View article

Giant's Causeway Scores G3 Win, Two G3 Places in One Day

(2nd April 2007, America)
Giant's Causeway saw his progeny hand in three impressive efforts on Saturday, March 31 as a trio of four-year-olds scored a win and two second-place finishes in two G3 races across the U.S. View article

Charm The Giant scores in Hillsborough H.

(26th March 2007, America)
CHARM THE GIANT (Giant's Causeway -- Olympic Charmer, by Olympio) made a game effort in the late going to win the Hillsborough Handicap on Saturday. View article

GIANT'S CAUSEWAY TALLIES TWO G3 WINS AT GULFSTREAM

(5th February 2007, America)
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY scored two impressive G3 victories on Saturday's card at Gulfstream Park, with wins by GIANT WRECKER and NAISSANCE ROYALE. View article

ASHFORD STALLIONS PRODUCE 1-2 FINISH IN G3 AQUEDUCT HANDICAP

(25th January 2007, )
Ashford stallions HENESSY and GIANT'S CAUSEWAY produced an impressive 1-2 finish in Saturday's G3 Aqueduct Handicap View article

ANOTHER GOOD WEEKEND FOR THE ASHFORD SIRES

(11th December 2006, America)
The Ashford sires once again enjoyed success over the past weekend with winners for Thunder Gulch, Giant's Causeway and Fusaichi Pegasus. View article

ANOTHER SMART WINNER FOR GIANT’S CAUSEWAY

(8th December 2006, America)
Imagine sent off the 2-5 favourite stalked the pacesetters before moving to the fore with a four-wide rally into the stretch. She took over a furlong from home and kicked clear to a two length victory at Hollywood Park. View article