Not really a direct commercial reference in this one, but this one is about King Halo in general. By now, King Halo fans probably know more about her and her story than I do, but I'll provide a short summary anyway for those who don't.
King Halo was born with a pretty strong pedigree. Her parents were a strong line of winners, and she NEEDED to win in order to prove her place and her lineage. Most horses don't even make it far enough to race in G1 races, but King Halo has already exceed more than 10 G1 losses. Yet she refuses to be an uncrowned King, and not once bowed her head. Her green mask with with blue ears and three white dots became the embodiment of persistence.
Not really a direct commercial reference in this one, but this one is about King Halo in general. By now, King Halo fans probably know more about her and her story than I do, but I'll provide a short summary anyway for those who don't.
King Halo was born with a pretty strong pedigree. Her parents were a strong line of winners, and she NEEDED to win in order to prove her place and her lineage. Most horses don't even make it far enough to race in G1 races, but King Halo has already exceed more than 10 G1 losses. Yet she refuses to be an uncrowned King, and not once bowed her head. Her green mask with with blue ears and three white dots became the embodiment of persistence.
There is a reason why King Halo was "place" amongst the strongest generation 5 (Sky, Special Week, Grass and El) is that despite she couldn't win G1 races (most likely from the other 4) she refuses to stop and wants to surpass them at any cost.
There is a reason why King Halo was "place" amongst the strongest generation 5 (Sky, Special Week, Grass and El) is that despite she couldn't win G1 races (most likely from the other 4) she refuses to stop and wants to surpass them at any cost.
Yes, King Halo was projected to be one of the top 3 horses (with Special Week and Seiun Sky) before her 3 years old debut because of her legendary pedigree. Her father was one of the all time greatest horses in Europe, and her mother was a 7 time G1 winner. For King Halo, it was more about proving her linage than beating the other horses. She even went as far as to race in a Dirt race during her final year, in an attempt to win a single G1.
When they say that they're the strongest generation, what they mean is that they were the strongest coming from '95, not that they were the strongest while active in their career. King Halo was absolutely a top favorite during the 98 classics races and absolutely deserved her spot among the others. She wouldn't build her "Never Give Up" story until later on her career. During that generations active years, (with the exception of maybe El-chan) they weren't not heads and shoulders above the competition. In 98, the strongest horse was Taiki Shuttle, who would later enter the Hall of Fame, and during 2000, TM Opera O won every single G1 that year. '99 was El Condor Pasa's year, (although there was major controversy)
