ired ▁veter an ▁Mat hew ▁Daw son ▁at ▁his ▁Mel ton ▁House ▁stable ▁in ▁New market , ▁Su ff olk . ▁ ▁M imi ' s ▁s ire ▁was ▁the ▁und efe ated ▁Irish ▁champion ▁Bar cal d ine , ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁God olph in ▁Arab ian ▁s ire ▁line , ▁who ▁also ▁s ired ▁the ▁E ps om ▁Derby ▁winner ▁Sir ▁V isto ▁and ▁the ▁influ ential ▁s ire ▁Marco . ▁Her ▁dam , ▁an ▁un named ▁mare ▁s ired ▁by ▁Lord ▁Lyon , ▁also ▁produced ▁Pri est ess , ▁the ▁dam ▁of ▁N un ▁Nic er . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁▁ 1 8 9 0 : ▁two - year - old ▁season ▁M imi ▁began ▁her ▁racing ▁career ▁with ▁four ▁consecutive ▁wins . ▁She ▁took ▁the ▁Lav ant ▁St akes ▁at ▁Good wood ▁Race course , ▁the ▁Z et land ▁St akes ▁( not ▁the ▁current ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ) ▁at ▁New market ▁Race course ▁and ▁the ▁Two - Year - Old ▁St akes ▁at ▁the ▁latter ▁track . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October , ▁over ▁six ▁f url ongs ▁at ▁New market , ▁M imi ▁won ▁the ▁Clear well ▁St akes ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 / 8 , be ating ▁the ▁col t ▁W ool th or pe ▁( her ▁only ▁oppon ent ) ▁by ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁a ▁length . ▁On ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁over ▁the ▁same ▁course ▁and ▁distance ▁M imi ▁started ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 7 / 1 ▁the