Giants Causeway- 2000 Juddmonte International Stakes

[Nautilus1972]

Only his daughters inherit his iron heart funnily enough.

[GBeret83]

Rank's among the best of the best in European racing, IMO. 2000 and 2001 saw a lot of really brilliant turf horses in Ireland and Great Britain. Giant's Causeway, Sinndar, Sakhee, and Galileo. All fantastic colts of the era.

[BigPetrov]

@GBeret83 Yes, and his pedigree shows the importance of US breeding in worldwide racing on any surface - his sire, Storm Cat, is possibly the greatest sires of all time, and his dam, Mariah's Storm, was a graded stakes winner in America. Of course, also having THE Iron Horse Secretariat (Triple Crown champion and multiple G1 winner on dirt and grass) in his pedigree can only mean greatness for The Giant.

[ASupremeOwl]

@BigPetrov Storm Cat is up there but, I'd have Northern Dancer, Mr Prospector, Kingmambo, Galileo, Danehill, Montjeu above Storm Cat as a overall sire. Giants Causeway was a brilliant horse though...

[ASupremeOwl]

@BigPetrov Lets not forget the mighty Sadlers Wells either....

[GBeret83]

A great racing champion, and a great sire!! Giant's Causeway is really one of Europe's all time great's. IMO.

[gmimer]

you just have to admire 2 great horses giving everything - that's why I love the sport

[xb15151515]

To me, Giant's Causeway is the definition of a racehorse. Never worse than 2nd in 13 starts, 11 of them group ones, from 6-10.5 furlongs on dirt and turf. What a horse.

[vidsee]

Yeah, I love that iron horse. Kalanisi made the mistake of getting close to him and took him on.

[canadianbacon007]

2:10

[tommy444777]

THE IRON HORSE

[paradoxicus]

Enorme reproductor y corredor.

[vvssitic]

its amazing he couldnt get by tiznow

[azertyuiop32]

aiden o brien once said that they were just at the tip of the iceberg with the giant. he always just did what was reuqired of him and kept a bit up his sleeve. i think thats why the horse was so tough and maintained a high level of form over a long season

[tattynsmokey]

i just love giants causeway how he battles back it just amazing

[tattynsmokey]

great race greathorse

[Briano696969]

He won 7 Grade 1 races. I have to put more of them up. The 2nd horse here was brilliant too winning the Breeders Cup Turf

[GBeret83]

@Briano696969, Giant's Causeway raced in 11 Stakes races in his career. 9 of them were G1 races. 2 of them were G3 races. He won both G3's. He won 6 of 9 G1's, and was 2nd in 3 of his G1's. His 6 G1 win's were: Prix De La Salamandre, St James's Palace, Coral-Eclipse, Juddmonte International, Sussex Stakes, Q.E.II Cup. He ran 2nd in both the English and Irish 2000 Guineas, and the B.C. Classic. He won 1 maiden, and 2 G3's. The Futurity Stakes and the Gladness Stakes. He had 6 G1 wins. Not 7.

[Luishe24]

@GBeret83

he also won the irish champion stakes. so yes, he had 7

[TripleCrownSeeker]

Giant's Causeway is best know for his stallion career, but this race shows he was a great runner too. Man, that was a good race!