Halley

[Nicole Marie]

Halley has retired with a record of 35: 12-5-8 and earnings of $1,343,000. Congratulations to It's Giving Slay for her win in the Synthetic Speed! Autumn can confirm with everyone that of the horses I predicted to be the top six, five of them were in the top six (and were the top five - though I didn't predict an order of finish as it was such a tough field!)



*Morgan Freeman voice* She is not in fact interested in pursuing steeplechasing.

[Autumn Blackmill]

It is true, she called the top runners lol!

Super glad she is a Hen, and looking forward to her little comet foals flying around everywhere!

[Nicole Marie]

Halley is a mama. I let the randomizer select everything except that I wanted the foal to also be a dark bay. Takes after Halley in soundness (very sound) and heart (brave).

[Autumn Blackmill]

Can't wait to see what she does! Neither can her "stalker" lol

[Nicole Marie]

Can't wait to see what she does! Neither can her "stalker" lol

Her sister from just the mister?

[Nicole Marie]

Halley's first foal, Sally Ride, is a stakes late bloomer, very sound, brave, and breeding shed comment! She was the only foal I was truly nervous about galloping.

Halley was also originally a stakes late bloomer, so Sally Ride is identical to her in stats in almost every way: Halley was a longer career mare, so the yearling has her one-upped in that sense!

[Autumn Blackmill]

Love it!

[Nicole Marie]

Now to stress all over again about what to do with her this year - at least I have time!

Halley's hypos:

Lloyd's Keeping It A C+
A Cat Called Lloyd A- C+
Beautyinthesorrow A- B
Dancing Silently A- B
Elite Power A- B
Emaraaty Ana A- B-
Foggernaut A- C+
Giga Kick A- B-
Hapag Wolf A- B
Jackie's Warrior A- B
Keeper of Memories A- C+
King Juan's Castle A- B-
Maritime Mission A- C+
Marowak A- B
Mattawan A- C+
Molar Sealant A- B-
Mr Hot Hooves A- C+
Nations Pride A- B
Native Trail A- B+
Nature Strip A- B-
No Nay Never A- B
Pearly White Grin A- B-
Princely Appearance A- C+
Shaquille A- B
Sir Bumpsalot A- B
Ten Sovereigns A- C
Time and Tide A- B
Tunnel of No Light A- C+
Battaash B+ B
Beautyinthemagic B+ C+
Beggars Anthem B+ C+
Bivouac B+ B+
Caravaggio B+ B
Caritatem B+ C+
Carrot Stealer B+ C+
Churchill B+ B+
Contrail B+ B+
Courageous Ben B+ C
Darkspawn B+ C+
Dense Fog B+ C
Ete Indian B+ C+
Fates Warning B+ C+
Fortrail B+ B
Furious Applause B+ C+
Ghost Freak B+ C
Handsome Traitor B+ C
Hartfelt Sin B+ C+
Hooray Today B+ C+
Illegalist B+ C+
Imperial Hint B+ B-
Into Mischief B+ B
Julius Caesar B+ C+
Lancaster Stab B+ C+
Maggot B+ C+
Mixed Dentition B+ C+
Noivern B+ B
Our Hearts Aligned B+ C+
Palace Pier B+ B
Pinatubo B+ B+
Royalrumble B+ C+
Runhappy B+ B
Seattle Zone B+ C+
Shancelot B+ B
Sonic Toothbrush B+ C+
Wootton Bassett B+ B-

Laughed a bit at seeing some B+ steeplechase ratings! Maybe one of her foals will give it a go over fences at some point

[Nicole Marie]

Halley is nominated for two Simmy Awards - All Weather Champion Older Female and All Weather Champion Sprinter! I look at some of the names she's alongside and even though she had such a good year and set a record time, I still feel some level of imposter syndrome seeing a horse I bred and raced even being on those ballots

Good girl, big mare. <3

[Nicole Marie]

Thank you to everyone who voted my girl All Weather Champion Older Female and All Weather Champion Sprinter in Year 66 <3

[Nicole Marie]

Halley's first foal, Sally Ride, now has an absolutely stunning headshot.



Even if she winds up being a 'sad stakes,' which I'm hoping not, and hoping she may bloom to a freak like her mother, she does have the breeding shed comment, so she may earn the headshot in the broodmare barn if she doesn't on the track!