Giant's Causeway

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 7 Gr.1 winners and 5 Gr.2 winners from his first 2 crops. His yearlings in 2007 sold for $1,550,000, $1,500,000, $1,200,000 etc.

Fee for 2008: US$ 125,000

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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