Princess Dorrie was a brown mare bred in England by Jack Barnato Joel who also owned her during her racing career.

[5][6] Princess Dorrie began her second season by finishing third to the colt My Prince in the Tudor Plate at Sandown Park in April.

Georges Stern, who rode the favourite, appeared to ride a poor tactical race: he was criticised for going to the front too early, panicking when challenged by Princess Dorrie, and then easing his filly down to lose second place on the line.

[8] Princess Dorrie was stepped up in distance for the 136th Oaks Stakes over one and a half miles at Epsom Racecourse on 29 of May and with Huxley again in the saddle, started 11/4 favourite ahead of Glorvina and Torchlight in a twenty-one runner field.

[13] In October Princess Dorrie was matched against older horses in the Cesarewitch Handicap over two and a quarter miles at Newmarket.