Classic winner Ghanaati retired

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's dual Group 1 victress GHANAATI (Giant's

Causeway) has been retired to the paddocks, according to Racing Post.

The Barry Hills-trained sophomore, who made two Kempton Polytrack starts as a

juvenile, made her turf debut in the May 3 One Thousand Guineas (Eng-G1) at

Newmarket and scorched the Rowley Mile track with a scintillating performance.

Better was to come in the June 19 Coronation S. (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot where

she broke the track record and dismissed the Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1)

winner Again (Danehill Dancer), and the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-G1)

heroine Elusive Wave (Elusive City).

The vanquished in that stellar contest also included subsequent top-level

winners Rainbow View (Dynaformer) and Lahaleeb (Ire) (Redback).

Ghanaati also hit the board in her two final starts, finishing third in the

July 29 Sussex S. (Eng-G1) at Goodwood and second in the October 3 Sun Chariot

S. (Eng-G1) back at Newmarket. The bay homebred, who is slated to join her

owner's broodmare band at Beech House Stud in Newmarket, retires with a career

record of 6-3-1-2 and earnings of $722,855.

"Ghanaati was an exceptional filly," regular jockey Richard Hills told the

trade daily. "I've been very fortunate in that I've been associated with some

very high class milers, but she's the best I've ridden over that trip. She was

awesome at (Royal) Ascot."