Samantha Miss was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racemare that won three Group One

Group One

Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...

 races for earnings of A$1,750,760 and was later sold as broodmare for a record $3.85 million.

She is a bay mare by the leading sire Redoute's Choice

Redoute's Choice

Redoute's Choice was a multiple Group One-winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and is now a champion sire. He is by the phenomenal international sire Danehill out of the lightly raced mare Shantha's Choice...

 out of Milliyet (NZ) (Zabeel

Zabeel

Zabeel was a New Zealand-bred Australian racehorse who has retired to stud and become a champion sire. He is a bay son of Sir Tristram from the Nureyev mare Lady Giselle...

-Foreign Copy). Samantha Miss was bred in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 by Mr G.D. Witters. She was purchased for $1.5 million at the 2007 yearling sales and earned $1,763,260 in 12 starts.

Racing career

Samantha Miss had five starts as a two-year-old for two wins, including the Champagne Stakes

Champagne Stakes

Champagne Stakes may refer to:*Champagne Stakes , a horse race held at Randwick Racecourse in Australia*Champagne Stakes , a horse race held at Doncaster Racecourse in Great Britain...

. As a three-year-old, she had seven starts for five wins. In Sydney, she became the first filly since Angst, in 1993, to win all four legs of the Princess Series - the Silver Shadow Stakes

Silver Shadow Stakes

The Silver Shadow Stakes is an AJC Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Sydney in August...

, the Furious Stakes

Furious Stakes

The Furious Stakes is a Tattersalls NSW Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, at set weights, over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in September...

, the Tea Rose Stakes

Tea Rose Stakes

The Tea Rose Stakes is a Sydney Turf Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race, for three year old fillies, at set weights, over a distance of 1500 metres. It is held annually at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney in September...

, and the Flight Stakes

Flight Stakes

The Flight Stakes is an AJC Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies, at set weights, run over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in October...

. In Melbourne, she took on the older horses when third in the Cox Plate

Cox Plate

The W.S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne every October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to honour W.S. Cox, the club's founder. For three-year-olds and over, the race is considered to be the Weight for Age championship of Australasia...

 and won the VRC Oaks

VRC Oaks

The Crown Oaks , is the third day of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival at Flemington Racecourse. Oaks Day is held on the Thursday directly following Melbourne Cup Day...

 by three lengths when she came back to her own age. In the new year, she finished a close second in the Light Fingers Stakes

Light Fingers Stakes

The Light Fingers Stakes is a Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race, for three-year-old fillies, over a distance of 1200 metres.It is held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney every February....

 on a heavy track. A week later, Samantha Miss tore a tendon in training and, after weeks of consideration, was sent to the Australian Easter Broodmare Sale on 16 April 2009, where she was purchased by John Singleton

John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur)

John Desmond Singleton AM is an Australian entrepreneur. He built his success and wealth in the advertising business in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s...

. It was announced that she would be retired to stud and served by More Than Ready.

Career results

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Distance	Class	Weight (kg)	Time	Jockey	Odds	Winner/2nd
1st	12/03/08	Wattle Grove Handicap	Kensington	1150m	Handicap	54.5 kg	1-07.95	Hugh Bowman	$1.75F	2nd - Packing Supreme
3rd	29/03/08	Sweet Embrace Stakes	Randwick	1200m	Group 3	55.5 kg	1-11.03	Hugh Bowman	$3.00F	1st - Stripper
4th	12/04/08	Magic Night Stakes	Rosehill	1200m	Group 2	55.5 kg	1-11.91	Hugh Bowman	$4.40	1st - Portillo
2nd	26/04/08	AJC Sires Produce Stakes AJC Sires Produce Stakes The AJC Sires Produce Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horserace for two year olds at set weights run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in April. The race was first run over one mile in 1867 and won by Glencoe...	Randwick	1400m	Group 1	54.5 kg	1-25.99	Hugh Bowman	$12.00	1st - Sebring
1st	03/05/08	Champagne Stakes Champagne Stakes Champagne Stakes may refer to:*Champagne Stakes , a horse race held at Randwick Racecourse in Australia*Champagne Stakes , a horse race held at Doncaster Racecourse in Great Britain...	Randwick	1600m	Group 1	54.4 kg	1-38.28	Hugh Bowman	$6.00	2nd - Sebring
1st	23/08/08	Silver Shadow Stakes	Wawrick Farm	1200m	Group 3	58 kg	1-12.44	Hugh Bowman	$6.00	2nd - Glowlamp
1st	09/09/08	Furious Stakes	Randwick	1400m	Group 2	56 kg	1-26.21	Hugh Bow man	$2.20F	2nd - Love and Kisses
1st	20/09/08	Tea Rose Stakes	Rosehill	1500m	Group 2	56 kg	1-30.61	Hugh Bowman	$1.95F	2nd - Kimillsy
1st	04/10/08	Flight Stakes	Randwick	1600m	Group 1	56 kg	1-38.49	Hugh Bowman	$1.55F	2nd - Portillo
3rd	25/10/08	Cox Plate Cox Plate The W.S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne every October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to honour W.S. Cox, the club's founder. For three-year-olds and over, the race is considered to be the Weight for Age championship of Australasia...	Moonee Valley	2040m	Group 1	47.5 kg	2-06.92	Glen Boss	$4.60F	1st - Maldivian
1st	08/11/08	VRC Oaks VRC Oaks The Crown Oaks , is the third day of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival at Flemington Racecourse. Oaks Day is held on the Thursday directly following Melbourne Cup Day...	Flemington	2500m	Group 1	55.5 kg	2-37.57	Hugh Bowman	$1.85F	2nd - Miss Scarlatti
2nd	14/02/09	Light Fingers Stakes	Randwick	1200m	Group 2	56 kg	1-11.39	Hugh Bowman	$2.70F	1st - Rock Me Baby