▁Middle ▁Park ▁Pl ate , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁two - year - old ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁sust ained ▁her ▁first ▁defeat ▁as ▁she ▁came ▁home ▁fifth ▁behind ▁the ▁French - bre d ▁col t ▁G ouverneur . ▁At ▁the ▁next ▁New market ▁meeting ▁three ▁weeks ▁later ▁she ▁ran ▁disappoint ingly ▁when ▁coming ▁home ▁last ▁of ▁five ▁behind ▁Lord ▁Rose ber y ' s ▁fil ly ▁Cor st orph ine ▁( also ▁trained ▁by ▁Daw son ) ▁in ▁the ▁seven ▁f url ong ▁D ew h urst ▁Pl ate , ▁with ▁press ▁reports ▁suggesting ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁stay ▁the ▁longer ▁distance . ▁She ▁ended ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁ear nings ▁of ▁£ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁Fen wick ▁put ▁his ▁fil ly ▁up ▁for ▁au ction ▁at ▁New market ▁in ▁aut umn , ▁but ▁she ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁her ▁reserve ▁price ▁of ▁ 5 , 5 0 0 ▁gu ine as . ▁▁ 1 8 9 1 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May , ▁r idden ▁by ▁Fred ▁Rick aby , ▁M imi ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁fill ies ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁ 7 8 th ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁over ▁the ▁Row ley ▁M ile ▁course . ▁She ▁started ▁the ▁ 7 / 1 ▁third ▁choice ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁behind ▁Si ph onia ▁( who ▁had ▁finished ▁ahead ▁of ▁her ▁when ▁runner - up ▁in ▁both ▁the