[1] Nike's first race came in the Woodcot Stakes at Epsom Downs on 14 May 1796, when she beat Peeping Tom and two others.
[3] She was entered to run in the Bolton Stakes at Newmarket in mid-May 1797, but was withdrawn before the race.
[4] She returned to Epsom Downs on 2 June, when she faced four rivals for the Oaks Stakes.
[4] In July 1798 she beat Doubtful and Cecilia to win a two-mile Sweepstakes of 10 guineas each at Stamford.
At the end of the month she faced Dimple, Mother Shipton and Rose in the Queen's Plate at Chelmsford, which was run in three two-mile heats.