| R5 IRE - LEOPARDSTOWN | 09 September 2000 |
| ESAT DIGIFONE IRISH CHAMPION STAKES G1 3U OPEN ($778,680), 2012m 2:03.09 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 7. GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) 3yo Colt | AIDAN O'BRIEN MICK KINANE | 56.0 $1.73 | |||||||
| STORM CAT (USA) - MARIAH'S STORM (USA) | ||||||||||
| MRS JOHN MAGNIER & MR M TABOR | 2nd | 4. GREEK DANCE (IRE) 5yo Horse | SIR MICHAEL STOUTE JOHN MURTAGH | 59.0 $9.00 | ||||||
| SADLER'S WELLS (USA) - HELLENIC (GB) | ||||||||||
| Lord Weinstock | 3rd | 5. BEST OF THE BESTS (IRE) 3yo Colt | SAEED BIN SUROOR LANFRANCO DETTORI | 56.0 $4.00 | ||||||
| MACHIAVELLIAN (AUS) - SUEBOOG (IRE) | ||||||||||
| Godolphin | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6. INDIAN DANEHILL (IRE) 4yo Horse | ANDRE FABRE OLIVIER PESLIER | 59.0 $8.50 | |||||||
| 5th | 3. SUMITAS (GER) 4yo Horse | PETER SCHIERGEN T HELLIER | 59.0 $17.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 2. APOLLO VICTORIA (FR) 3yo Gelding | AIDAN O'BRIEN P J SCALLAN | 56.0 $201.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 1. MANHATTAN (GB) 3yo Colt | AIDAN O'BRIEN SEAMIE HEFFERNAN | 56.0 $201.00 | |||||||
The Irish Champion Stakes of 2,000 involved a pulsating head-bobbing finish, typical of the Iron Horse, Giant's Causeway. He eyeballed Best Of The Bests and there was only going to be one winner.
