My Dear was a bay mare bred in England by her owner Alfred W. Cox who raced his horses under the name of "Mr Fairie".

[5] The 1918 edition of the 1000 Guineas on 1 May attracted eight runners but the only serious contenders appeared to be My Dear and the Middle Park Stakes winner Benevente, who was slightly preferred in the betting.

My Dear tracked her rival before going to the front at half way but was then overtaken by Lord Derby's Ferry a 50/1 outsider and finished second, beaten two lengths.

When her jockey began to use his whip, Stony Ford veered sharply across the track, bumping the favourite who lost three lengths as a result.

Stony Ford finished a length in front but Donoghue immediately lodged an objection and there was little surprise when the racecourse stewards disqualified the winner and awarded the race to My Dear.

At the same track on 15 October she started 11/10 favourite for the Champion Stakes over ten furlongs and won "easily" from the Derby runner-up Dansellon, with Diadem in third place.