Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Akiyda did not run competitively until November 1981 when she was entered in the Prix Ténébreuse, a maiden race over 2000 metres at Saint-Cloud Racecourse. She won by five lengths from Miss Mat and twelve others. In their annual "Racehorses of 1981" the independent Timeform organisation described her as "a very promising filly" who was "sure to win good middle-distances races at 3yrs".