9 8 8 . ▁The ▁ 1 2 3 - p ound ▁high weight ▁and ▁odd s - on ▁favorite , ▁she ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁and ▁easily ▁won ▁by ▁five ▁lengths ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 2 3 ▁ ▁for ▁seven ▁f url ongs . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁she ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Las ▁Vir gen es ▁St akes , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁defeated ▁future ▁Kentucky ▁Derby ▁winner ▁Win ning ▁Colors ▁by ▁a ▁neck . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁she ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Santa ▁An ita ▁O aks ▁to ▁Win ning ▁Colors . ▁ ▁Good bye ▁H alo ▁was ▁then ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Church ill ▁Down s ▁for ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁O aks . ▁She ▁and ▁stable mate ▁Jean ne ▁Jones , ▁couple d ▁for ▁bet ting ▁purposes , ▁were ▁sent ▁off ▁as ▁ 0 . 9 – 1 ▁favor ites . ▁Good bye ▁H alo ▁ultimately ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁over ▁Jean ne ▁Jones , ▁with ▁W illa ▁on ▁the ▁Move ▁third . ▁She ▁then ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁racing ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁the ▁Gra de ▁ 1 ▁Mother ▁Go ose ▁St akes ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁Good bye ▁H alo ▁st alk ed ▁the ▁early ▁pace - set ters ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁stretch , ▁winning ▁by ▁ ▁lengths ▁over ▁ 3 6 – 1 ▁long shot ▁Make ▁Change . ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Co aching ▁Club