Miss Andretti was the 2007 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and is the only Thoroughbred in racing history to simultaneously hold a total of five track records in Australia and England. In 2023, Miss Andretti was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

Breeding She is a bay or brown mare that was foaled on 12 August 2001 in Western Australia. Miss Andretti was by Ihtiram (IRE) (he had 58 starts for 9 wins, 10 seconds, 5 thirds and $257,379) from Peggie’s Bid by the imported Sydney Cup winner Marooned (GB). Peggie’s Bid has produced seven named foals, but her only other stakes-winner was Danny Beau, by Zedrich who has had 14 starts for 9 wins, 1 second and $436,075.ASB: Danny Beau Retrieved 2010-94 In 2010 Peggie's Bid foaled an unnamed bay or brown half sister to Miss Andretti by the Australian sire, Oratorio.

Racing career David Mueller selected Miss Andretti from a group of seven weanlings at Ray Cochrane's property. Miss Andretti was originally trained in Western Australia (WA) by David Mueller who had her win nine races in WA, including the G2 WATC Winterbottom Stakes, WATC Prince of Wales Stakes and the WATC Ruabon Stakes, while under his care. Mueller, sold a 75 per cent share in Miss Andretti to Melbourne businessman, Sean Buckley and partner Gabriella Guenzi before she was transferred to trainer Lee Freedman. Her former trainer still continued attending her races, including the trip to England, and collected a percentage of prize money.The Age Retrieved 2010-94 In Melbourne she won in top company in 10 of her first 13 starts for trainer Lee Freedman.

Amongst her major wins are the following G1 races: 2006 Manikato Stakes and Age Classic 2007 VRC Lightning Stakes, VRC Newmarket Handicap and MVRC Australia Stakes

Miss Andretti’s other group wins were the 2006 G2 MRC Schillaci Stakes over 1,000 metres, G3 MVRC Ian McEwen Trophy and 2007 G2 Schweppes Stakes over 1,200 m.ASB: Miss Andretti (AUS) wins Retrieved 2010-9-5

On 30 May 2007 Miss Andretti travelled to the United Kingdom winning, and smashing the course record in the 2007 King's Stand Stakes during the Royal Ascot meeting. The winner of the previous year, an Australian horse, Takeover Target finished fourth. After this record win American and European syndicates made offers of up to $10 million for Miss Andretti, but they were rejected.The Age Retrieved 2010-9-5

On 26 Nov 2007 Miss Andretti was taken to Hong Kong after spending two weeks in quarantine in Melbourne, before departure. She started in the G1 Hong Kong International Sprint, which is run in a clockwise direction (the reverse of Melbourne racing), but could only finish tenth. After three weeks in Hong Kong Miss Andretti returned to Australia served another three weeks' quarantine in Melbourne. Freedman believed that future racing plans for Miss Andretti in the first half of 2008 were all but ruined by the quarantine protocols she served as part of racing in Hong Kong.The Age: "Freedman eyes Adelaide for Miss Andretti" Retrieved 2010-9-5

Miss Andretti was retired from racing on 30 August 2008 after finishing last in a listed race at Caulfield Racecourse.

Race record + 2004-05 season as a three-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2ndWon29 Dec 20043yo Hcp Restricted MaidenPinjarraNA1200 m55K. Forrester2nd - Hello Doctor2nd26 Jan 20053yo Hcp Restricted FilliesBelmontNA1200 m52.5K. Forrester1st - Lust For DustWon12 Feb 20053yo Hcp RestrictedBelmontNA1200 m52K. Forrester2nd - Key's AceWon27 Feb 20053yo Hcp Restricted Fillies & MaresPinjarraNA1400 m53.5K. Forrester2nd - BlondelleWon25 Apr 20053yo Hcp Restricted FilliesBelmontNA1000 m59K. Forrester2nd - Final EffectWon14 May 20053yo Hcp RestrictedBelmontNA1200 m52.5K. Forrester2nd - Zed PowerWon28 May 20053yo Hcp Restricted Fillies & MaresBelmontNA1200 m55.5K. Forrester2nd - Eroded2nd04 Jun 20053yo Hcp Restricted Fillies & MaresBelmontNA1400 m56K. Forrester1st - Lust For Dust

+ 2005-06 season as a four-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2ndWon22 Oct 2005Bankwest StakesBelmontLR1200 m53K. Forrester2nd - RescuerWon01 Nov 2005Winterbottom StakesAscotG21200 m55K. Forrester2nd - Avenida Madero3rd12 Nov 2005Crawford StakesAscotLR1100 m56K. Forrester1st - ElectricWon26 Nov 2005Prince Of Wales StakesAscotG31200 m55K. Forrester2nd - Star Laser4th10 Dec 2005Colonel Reeves StakesAscotG31200 m56P. Hall1st - Ellicorsam6th25 Feb 2006Oakleigh PlateCaulfieldG11100 m51.5K. Forrester1st - Snitzel11th11 Mar 2006Newmarket HandicapFlemingtonG11200 m51K. Forrester1st - Takeover TargetWon20 May 2006Straight SixFlemingtonLR1200 m56C. Newitt2nd - Stratton Place

+ 2006-07 season as a five-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2ndWon26 Aug 2006Ian McEwen TrophyMoonee ValleyG31000 m55C. Newitt2nd - SassbeeWon16 Sep 2006Manikato StakesMoonee ValleyG11200 m55C. Newitt2nd - Dance Hero2nd23 Sep 2006Sir Rupert Clarke StakesCaulfieldG11400 m53.5C. Newitt1st - RewaayaWon14 Oct 2006Schillaci StakesCaulfieldG21000 m55D. Oliver2nd - Green Birdie3rd04 Nov 2006Salinger StakesFlemingtonG11200 m55C. Newitt1st - Dance HeroWon03 Feb 2007Lightning StakesMoonee ValleyG11000 m56C. Newitt2nd - MagnusWon17 Feb 2007Australia StakesMoonee ValleyG11200 m56C. Newitt2nd - Any SuggestionWon10 Mar 2007Newmarket HandicapCaulfieldG11200 m56C. Newitt2nd - Gold EditionWon19 Jun 2007King's Stand StakesAscot (UK)G21000 m57.5C. Newitt2nd - Dandy Man15th23 Jun 2007Golden Jubilee StakesAscot (UK)G11200 m57.5C. Newitt1st - Soldier's Tale

+ 2007-08 season as a six-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2ndWon27 Oct 2007Schweppes StakesMoonee ValleyG21200 m56C. Newitt2nd - Gold EditionWon10 Nov 2007The Age ClassicFlemingtonG11200 m56C. Newitt2nd - Gold Edition10th09 Dec 2007Hong Kong SprintSha Tin (HK)G11200 m55.5C. Newitt1st - Sacred Kingdom4th29 Mar 2008Robert Sangster StakesMorphettvilleG11200 m56C. Newitt1st - Juste Momente

+ 2008-09 season as a seven-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2nd14th30 Aug 2008The HeathCaulfieldLR1100 m56.5D. Dunn1st - Bel Mer

Stud record At stud Miss Andretti initially missed (failed to conceive) to matings with Redoute's Choice and Fastnet Rock. On 1 September 2009 she foaled a chestnut colt by Exceed And ExcelASB: Miss Andretti Retrieved 2011-2-21 at Toolooganvale Stud in the Hunter Region. This colt by Exceed And Excel, was sold at the Gold Coast auction for $460,000 to her trainer Lee Freedman. Owner Sean Buckley took back part-ownership of the foal with hall of fame trainer Lee Freedman. The foal named Mr Villineuve, did not reach the race track.

In 2010 she was in foal to Fastnet Rock.ASB: Miss Andretti (AUS) breeding Retrieved 2010-9-5 The West Australian Retrieved 2010-9-5

Her best performed progeny has been Mr Hamilton, a stallion by Nicconi born in 2014, who won 3 races and stake money of $61,000 in its career.

Honours Miss Andretti was awarded the title of Australia’s champion racehorse in 2007 as well as the Williams Inglis & Son Champion Sprinter and the Sky Channel Most Popular Racehorse.Racing & Sports Retrieved 2010-9-5 She was inducted into the West Australian Racing Industry Hall Of Fame in 2012.

A book on Miss Andretti's career was published in 2011. Princess: The Miss Andretti Story was written by former West Australian Trotting Association commentator John Hunt and published by Random House Books.

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