[1] She is considered one of the greatest British racemares of all time, and won over fifty races in more than seventy starts.

[3] According to local folklore, the horse was named after a girl who helped with the foal's birth.

[7] In 1841, Alice Hawthorn made her racing debut at York Racecourse for the October Meeting, with a fourth place finish in the All-aged Stakes.

[9][10] In 1843, she won eighteen races out of twenty six starts, including the Doncaster Cup and the Innkeeper's Plate.

[3] "Alice Hawthorn" is the name of a Yorkshire folk ballad,[16][17] as well as an inn and pub in Nun Monkton.