▁and ▁bro od m are . ▁As ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁she ▁showed ▁very ▁prom ising ▁form ▁to ▁win ▁her ▁first ▁four ▁starts ▁but ▁was ▁well ▁be aten ▁when ▁stepped ▁up ▁in ▁class ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Middle ▁Park ▁Pl ate ▁and ▁the ▁D ew h urst ▁Pl ate . ▁She ▁established ▁herself ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁fil ly ▁of ▁her ▁generation ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁with ▁three ▁wins ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁days , ▁taking ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as ▁over ▁one ▁mile , ▁the ▁New market ▁St akes ▁over ▁ten ▁f url ongs ▁and ▁the ▁O aks ▁St akes ▁over ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles . ▁She ▁was ▁subsequently ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁St akes ▁at ▁Le ic ester ▁and ▁was ▁no ▁match ▁for ▁Common ▁in ▁the ▁St ▁Leg er . ▁She ▁was ▁retired ▁from ▁racing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁have ▁some ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁dam ▁of ▁w inners . ▁ ▁Background ▁M imi ▁was ▁a ▁brown ▁mare ▁b red ▁by ▁Tat ton ▁Sy kes ▁at ▁his ▁S led m ere ▁Stud , ▁near ▁Dr iff ield ▁in ▁York shire . ▁As ▁a ▁year ling ▁she ▁was ▁cons igned ▁to ▁the ▁sales ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁and ▁was ▁bought ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁gu ine as ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁No el ▁Fen wick . ▁The ▁fil ly ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁semi - ret