[1] Reed was an equine surgeon who most notably performed surgery on Ruffian following her breakdown during her match race with Foolish Pleasure.
In addition to practicing veterinary medicine, Reed also bred racehorses at his Mare Haven Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.
[5][6] Goodbye Halo's connections opted to skip the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and send her to the Hollywood Starlet Stakes, which she won by 3+1⁄2 lengths.
[7] On February 20, she also won the Las Virgenes Stakes, in which she defeated future Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors by a neck.
In the Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes on June 10, Goodbye Halo stalked the early pace-setters from the outside and took the lead in the stretch, winning by 1+1⁄4 lengths over 36–1 longshot Make Change.
[1] In October, Goodbye Halo ran third in the Las Palmas Handicap before being shipped back to Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Goodbye Halo stumbled at the start and was unable to catch Bayakoa, who was loose on the lead and won the race by 11+1⁄2 lengths.
[11] Goodbye Halo closed out her career finishing sixth in the Breeders' Cup Distaff, held at Gulfstream Park.