Giant's Causeway (horse)

Giant's Causeway
SireStorm Cat
GrandsireStorm Bird
DamMariah's Storm
DamsireRahy
SexStallion
Foaled1997
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederOrpendale and Michael Tabor
OwnerSue Magnier and Michael Tabor
TrainerAidan O'Brien
Record13: 9–4–0
Earnings$3,078,989
Major wins
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)
Awards
Cartier Horse of the Year (2000)
Leading sire in North America (2009, 2010, 2012)
Leading broodmare sire in North America (2018)
Timeform rating: 132
Honours
Giant's Causeway Stakes at Keeneland (2006– )
Last updated on 23 February 2024

Giant's Causeway (14 February 1997 – 16 April 2018) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won five Group One races in Great Britain and Ireland as a three-year-old in 2000: the St James's Palace Stakes, Eclipse Stakes, Sussex Stakes, Juddmonte International Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes. He was named the 2000 Cartier Horse of the Year. The horse was sent to stud and proved to be an outstanding sire.

Nicknamed the "Iron Horse" on account of his toughness and constitution, Giant's Causeway was hailed by his trainer Aidan O'Brien as a "true champion".[1]

  1. ^ Mark Storey, '"A true champion" – O'Brien tribute after death of Giant's Causeway'. Racing Post, 18 April 2018, retrieved 19 July 2022