2001: two-year-old season

On her track debut, Farda Amiga contested a one-mile maiden race on turf at Del Mar on September 3. Ridden by Goncalino Almeida, she was not among the leaders in the early stages but moved up on the outside on the turn, took the lead a furlong and drew clear to win by two and a half lengths from the favored Puff the Magic.^[7] On her only other appearance of the season she was moved up in class and started a 24.6/1 outsider for the Grade III Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack on 23 November. She pulled against Almeida's attempts to restrain her in early stages before settling, but lost ground on the backstretch. The filly made some progress in the latter stages to finish fifth, three lengths behind the wire-to-wire winner Forty On Line.^[8]

2002: three-year-old season

On her first appearance as a three-year-old, in the Blue Norther Stakes at Santa Anita Park on January 9, Farda Amiga was never better than fourth before finishing last of the seven finishers behind Megahertz. Chris McCarron took over the ride from Almeida, when Farda Amiga was dropped in class for an allowance race over the same track a month later. The filly was blocked as McCarron struggled to obtain a clear run before making rapid ground along the rail, taking the lead in the final stride and winning by a head from Ile de France.^[9] She was then switched to the dirt for the first time in the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks on March 9 and started a 35.2/1 outsider. After being outpaced and running last of the nine fillies early on she made steady progress on the outside to finish third behind You, Habibti and Ile de France, two lengths behind the winner.^[10]

On May 3, in front of a 101,923 at Churchill Downs Farda Amiga, with McCarron again in the saddle, started a 20/1 outsider in a ten-runner field for the 128th running of the Kentucky Oaks. The Ashland Stakes winner Take Charge Lady started favorite ahead of You, the Godolphin Racing filly Imperial Gesture and Habibti. She was not among the early leaders but made progress along the backstretch to join the leaders approaching the final turn. She began to drift to the inside in the stretch, slightly hampering Habibti before McCarron switched his whip to his left hand and sent the filly in pursuit of the leader Take Charge Lady. Farda Amiga caught the favorite inside the final furlong and drew ahead to win by one and a quarter lengths with Habibti third ahead of You, and a gap of twelve lengths back to the other fillies. An objection to the winner by Habibti's rider Victor Espinoza was not upheld by the racecourse stewards. The filly's success attracted interest in Brazil, where the race was broadcast live. Lobo called the winner "an amazing filly", adding "How big is this in Brazil?", whilst McCarron, commenting on the jubilant scenes after the race commented, "I've been involved with a lot of ebullient celebrations, but these people came a long way to be here. They were showing their enthusiasm."^[11]

On the morning after the Oaks, Farda Amiga was found to be running a temperature and had an abnormally high white blood cell count. She remained in Kentucky for two weeks before returning to California for further recuperation. After a break of over three months, Farda Amiga returned at Saratoga Race Course on August 17 in the Alabama Stakes, in which she was ridden for the first time by Pat Day. On the day before the race, she gave her owners some concern as she did not eat well and appeared uncomfortable in the hot weather. On a wet, muddy track, Farda Amiga was the 3.35/1 third choice in the betting behind You and the CCA Oaks winner Jilbab. The change of jockey made no difference in the tactics employed, as the filly started slowly before moving up on the outside approaching the stretch. She took the lead in the final strides and won by three-quarters of a length and two and three quarter lengths from the Delaware Oaks winner Allamerican Bertie and You. After the race, the winner was surrounded by celebrating connections who sang and chanted "Fly Farda Amiga". Lobo, struggling to make himself heard over the noise said "I think she proved today that she is the best 3-year-old filly in America. Almost 105 days without a race and to have a sickness after the Kentucky Oaks and she did very well. She's an amazing filly."^[12] McCarron said "She wasn't liking the stuff (mud) in her face, which is why I kept her out in the middle of the racetrack. I felt like when I put her to the task she was going to give me a punch. If that was going to be good enough to get the job done, we didn't know. But, she stepped up to the plate and got the job done for us".^[13]

Following another lengthy break, Farda Amiga was matched against older fillies and mares in the Breeders' Cup Distaff, run that year at Arlington Park on October 28. Ridden again by Day, she proved no match for the four-year-old Azeri (who won by five lengths), but proved the best of the three-year-olds, finishing second ahead of Imperial Gesture with Take Charge Lady in sixth. In November the filly was retired from racing. Lobo commented "Her owners made the decision. She has one physical problem, and they do not want to put a horse that is only 90 percent on the track... She is an amazing filly, and I think she deserves the title. She gave me a lot of thrills. She has such a big heart and made me well known. We will miss her a lot."^[6]