In Reality

In Reality
Sire Intentionally
Grandsire Intent
Dam My Dear Girl
Damsire Rough'n Tumble
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1964
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Frances A. Genter
Owner Frances A. Genter
Trainer Melvin Calvert
Record 27: 14-9-2
Earnings US$795,824
Major wins

Pimlico Futurity (1966)
Fountain of Youth Stakes (1967)
Florida Derby (1967)
Jersey Derby (1967)
Rumson handicap (1967)
Hibiscus Stakes (1967)
Choice Stakes (1967)
Carter Handicap (1968)
John B. Campbell Handicap (1968)
Metropolitan Handicap (1968)

American Classic Race placing:
Preakness Stakes 2nd (1967)
Honours
In Reality Stakes at Calder Race Course
Last updated on 5/11/2012

In Reality (1964–1989) was an American bred racehorse. Bred in Florida, he was a son of Intentionally and out of the mare My Dear Girl, the 1959 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. His damsire was Santa Anita Derby winner Rough'n Tumble, who sired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Fager.[1] In Reality will be best remembered for his win in the Florida Derby and his runner-up performance in the $200,000 92nd running of The Preakness Stakes to Eclipse Award Champion and millionaire Damascus.

Race career

In Reality started his stakes career with a second-place finish in the Cowdin Stakes to the young Dr. Fager and then ran second in the Sapling Stakes. He finished his two-year-old season with a run in the Pimlico Futurity, beating out that year's champion two-year-old, Successor, for the win.

In his three-year-old season, he started the year with a win in the Hibiscus Stakes. In Reality then finished second in the Florida Breeders' Stakes and the Flamingo Stakes before he won the Fountain of Youth and the Florida Derby. He then moved on to the Preakness, where he finished second to Damascus. This effort was followed by wins in the Jersey Derby, Rumson Handicap and Choice Stakes.

In Reality next met up again with Damascus in the American Derby and came in second once more. Against Dr. Fager in the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Classic, he finished second again. In Reality made one more attempt at another stakes in the Jerome Handicap and again was second; after that he laid off for the rest of the season.

In his four-year-old season, he finished third in both the Royal Palm and the Seminole Handicap. After taking a month off, he won the John B. Campbell Handicap, Carter Handicap, and Metropolitan Handicap. In Reality retired soon after his win in the Metropolitan to stand at stud for Frances A. Genter in Florida.[2]

Stud career

In Reality was bred and raced by Frances A. Genter and became an outstanding sire of three Champions and a good sire of sires. In Reality remaines one of the only male lines of Man O' War.

In Reality is the sire of:

In Reality is also the damsire of:

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