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Giant's Causeway Adds Japan Gr3

Monday, 6th February 2012

In Japan, former shuttler Giant's Causeway (Storm Cat-Mariah's Storm, by Rahy) added a group success when US-bred 7YO gelding A Shin G Line (Giant's Causeway-Lady Danz, by Danzig) prevailed in a 3-way photo-finish to the ¥76.82 million (A$968,000) Gr3 Kokura Daishoten (1800m) for 4YOs & up at Kokura. A Shin G Line (ridden by Haruhiko Kawasu for trainer Masanori Sakaguchi) scored by a neck from 7YO entire Smart Gear (Marvelous Sunday-Squarehead Line, by Pas De Seul) with a further neck to 5YO entire Cosmo Phantom (Stephen Got Even-Southern House, by Paris House). A Shin G Line took his record to 6 wins & 9 placings (including 2011's Gr3 Asahi Challenge Cup over 2000m at Hanshin) from 40 starts.

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