Ghanaati (Giant's Causeway), who memorably won both the 1,000 Guineas and Coronation Stakes in 2009, has died at the age of 20.The Shadwell homebred was trained by Barry Hills to win three of her six starts, having also won a Kempton maiden by six lengths when making her second appearance on a racecourse at two. She then returned the following year to cause a 20-1 upset in the 1,000 Guineas, before proving that her Newmarket win was no fluke when producing an even more striking display to follow up in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. One of the leading fillies of her generation, she went on to finish third in the G1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and second in the G1 Sun Chariot Stakes back at Newmarket.A granddaughter of Shadwell's hugely influential Height Of Fashion, Ghanaati herself produced seven winners from as many runners after retiring to the paddocks, including the three-time Group 2 winner Mutasaabeq (Invincible Spirit), G3 Mahab Al Shimaal hero Wafy (Dubawi) and Royal Hunt Cup scorer Afaak (Oasis Dream).Paying tribute to the daughter of Giant's Causeway, Shadwell's racing manager Angus Gold said, “Ghanaati was a fabulous race mare who gave us two special days in the spring and summer of 2009, winning the 1,000 Guineas in impressive fashion on her first start and then going on to Royal Ascot where she showed she had improved by blitzing the Coronation Stakes on the day that Barry Hills was released from hospital after a lengthy spell of illness.“As a granddaughter of Height Of Fashion she was particularly close to Sheikh Hamdan's heart, and his family were very sad to hear of her death, and we will always remember her as a top class miler and an outstanding Guineas winner.”The post Shadwell’s Classic Heroine Ghanaati Dies at 20 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.