Hickman noted, "She's got a very balanced pedigree and she's got a very good cardiovascular system and a great turn of foot.
[citation needed] In her Australian debut, Silent Achiever ran a fast-finishing third behind Laser Hawk in the Rosehill Guineas.
[citation needed] Silent Achiever resumed in the spring of 2012 with a fourth placing at Te Rapa before crossing the Tasman for a two-race Melbourne campaign.
The latter was her first Group 1 win on Australian soil, and it came in a race billed as "a duel for the title of best horse in the country".
[8] Her Spring campaign got off to a disappointing start with unplaced runs in her first three races, but she returned to form when finishing a close third in the Cox Plate behind Adelaide and Fawkner.