Halfway to Heaven is a grey mare with a small white star bred by Trevor Stewart at the Ballyhimkin Stud in County Tipperary.

[6] As a yearling, Halfway to Heaven was sent by the Ballyhimkin Stud to the Goff's sales in September 2006 where she was bought for €450,000 by the bloodstock agent Dermot "Demi" O'Byrne on behalf of John Magnier's Coolmore organisation.

Ridden as in both her previous races by Seamie Heffernan, the filly took the lead in the final quarter mile but was overtaken in the closing stages and finished second, beaten a head by the Dermot Weld-trained Carribean Sunset.

On 11 May, Halfway to Heaven was sent to France and moved up in class to contest the Group One Poule d'Essai des Pouliches over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse.

"[12] At Leopardstown a month later, Halfway to Heaven started 4/1 second favourite for the Matron Stakes in which she finished third, beaten a neck and half a length by Lush Lashes and the British-trained filly Nahoodh.

On 4 October Halfway to Heaven started at odds of 8/1 for the Group One Sun Chariot Stakes over one mile at Newmarket Racecourse.

Heffernan sent the filly into the lead from the start and she ran on "gamely" in the closing stages to win by half a length from the French-trained favourite Darjina.

[14] On her final appearance, Halfway to Heaven was sent to the United States to contest the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita Park.