Siberian Express's dam Indian Call made no impact as a racehorse but became a successful broodmare producing the Bowling Green Handicap winner Erwin Boy.
[3] As a yearling, the colt was offered for sale at Keeneland in July 1982 and was bought for $230,000 (equivalent to $730,000 in 2023) by the Buckram Oak Farm[4] on behalf of the Lebanese businessman and horse breeder Mahmoud Fustok.
In the closing stages, however, he tired badly and was caught and beaten half a length by the François Boutin-trained Seattle Song, a colt who went on to win the Washington, D.C.International.
On his final appearance of the season, Siberian Express was sent to England to contest a strong renewal of the Dewhurst Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse.
He always looked likely to prevail and held off the challenges of Green Paradise (also trained by Fabre) and Mendez to win by three quarters of a length and a short neck.
[2] Siberian Express did not reappear until August, when he was matched against older horses for the first time in the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville Racecourse.
The change brought no improvement as, on his final appearance of the season, he finished last of the ten runners behind Procida in the Prix de la Forêt in October.
After finishing third on his seasonal debut he ran fifth, three lengths behind the filly Vilikaia in the Prix de la Porte Maillot over 1400 metres at Longchamp in June.
[6] In the International Classification for 1983, Siberian Express was rated the fifth-best two-year-old in Europe behind El Gran Senor, Rainbow Quest, Lear Fan and the Prix de Condé winner Long Mick.