From modest parentage, Mate was bred and raced by Albert C. Bostwick, Jr., whose grandfather was a founding partner of Standard Oil.
[3] That year's Kentucky Derby was then run on May 16 and won by Twenty Grand with Mate finishing third behind runner-up, Sweep All.
Having been accustomed to race on flat, oval dirt tracks for most of his career he now had to adapt to European turf courses.
He first ran in the Newbury Spring Cup in mid April without showing well, then finished third in the City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom Downs.
[9] Retired to stud duty, from a limited number of offspring, Mate most notably sired Elkridge, a U.S.