Racing as a two-year-old in 1962, she defeated colts while winning the Prix de la Salamandre and the Grand Critérium, two of France's most important races for her age group. Her win in the Grand Criterium was sensational. She broke the track record for 1 mile at Longchamp in 1:36 and defeated the likes of Relko who went on the next year to win the Epsom Derby along with a whole slew of other stakes races. She was rated 133 as a two-year-old by Timeform and headed the French Free Handicap for two-year-olds. Her win in the Grand Criterium was brilliant and she was hailed as the flying filly because of her brilliant performances.