She was sired by Darshaan who won the Prix du Jockey Club for the Aga Khan in 1984 before becoming a successful breeding stallion.

[4] During her racing career the filly was trained at Freemason Lodge in Newmarket, Suffolk by Michael Stoute and ran in the colours of Ballymacoll's part-owner Arnold Weinstock.

Starting favourite in a seven-runner field she took the lead approaching the last quarter mile and won by two lengths from the outsider Ballet Classique.

Hellenic was towards the rear of the field in the early stages as Cruising Height set the pace from Kartajana and began to come under pressure at half way.

Kartajana took the lead approaching the last quarter mile but Hellenic, switched to the outside by Carson, began to make progress before overtaking her stable companion inside the final furlong and winning by one and a half lengths.

[8] On 15 September at Doncaster, Hellenic was the only filly in an eight-runner field for the St Leger and started the 2/1 favourite ahead of the colts River God (Queen's Vase) and Snurge.

She finished eighth of the twenty-one runners, seven lengths behind the winner Saumarez, and achieved the best placing of the three-year-old fillies, ahead of In the Groove and Salsabil.