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A week after being crowned Australia's Champion Racehorse of the Year, Miss Andretti is facing her next international mission in Hong Kong tomorrow.
The first sprinter to earn the top honour since Placid Ark 20 years ago, Miss Andretti has already bagged 19 wins and a staggering A$2,836,991 in prizemoney.
And that figure will swell by another A$1 million if successful in the group one Hong Kong International Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin.
Considered the fastest mare in the world after winning the King Stand Stakes in England in June, Miss Andretti was paid the ultimate compliment by her trainer Lee Freedman when he compared her to Makybe Diva after her last start victory in The Age Classic at Flemington.
Hall Of Fame inductee and dual Australian champion racehorse Makybe Diva won two of her three Melbourne Cups with Freedman.
"I've only ever had two horses that I could take to the races confident they would get the job done and virtually win every time when they were fit - and that is Makybe Diva and Miss Andretti," Freedman said.
"Miss Andretti is right up there with the best sprinters I've seen and her record says she is as good as any of them." "Her last win over Gold Edition at Flemington was like a heavyweight championship. This is my new Makybe Diva."
- AAP
