Owned and bred by August Belmont Jr., he was sired by Hastings and out of the mare Bella Donna, a daughter of Hermit.
In his third start he placed second to Salvidere in the six furlong Adirondack Handicap at Saratoga Race Course.
During that same summer meet he placed third to Penarris in the six furlong Grand Union Hotel Stakes also at Saratoga.
[6] Later in his three-year-old season Don Enrique won the six furlong Ravenswood Handicap at Jamaica Race Course.
In his four-year-old season Don Enrique won the six furlong Patchogue Stakes at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York.