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In Reality (March 1, 1964 – May 8, 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. In Reality is best remembered for his win in the Florida Derby and his runner-up performance in 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, In Reality 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.

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's male line remains one of the only male lines directly descended from Man O' War.

In Reality is the sire of:

In Reality is also the damsire of:

Sire line tree

In Reality

Valid Appeal

  • Proud Appeal

  • Mighty Appealing

  • Southern Appeal

Kipper Kelly

Valid Expectations

  • The Daddy

  • K J's Appeal

Successful Appeal

  • Closing Argument

  • J P's Gusto

Believe It

  • Believe The Queen

  • Garthorn

  • Al Mamoon

    Classic Trial

Relaunch

Skywalker

Bertrando

  • Stormy Jack

  • Officer

  • Bilo

  • Unfurl the Flag

  • Karelian

  • Liberian Freighter

  • Sierra Sunset

  • Coach Bob

  • Tamerando

  • Al Skywalker

  • Sky Terrace

Waquoit

  • Wicapi

  • Crosspatch

  • Buck Trout

  • Docent

Cees Tizzy

Tiznow

Honour and Glory

Put It Back

  • Black Bar Spin

  • In Summation

  • Put Back the Shu

  • Smokey Stover

  • Nitido

  • Pirate Saint

  • Skypilot

  • Sol de Angra

  • Bal a Bali

  • Desjado Put

  • English Major

  • Noholdingback Bear

  • Fitzgerald

  • Flight Time

  • Garbo Talks

  • Glory Boy

  • Pimpers Paradise

  • Blues and Royals

  • Codigo de Honor

  • Cuestion de Honor

  • Honour Devil

  • Indio Glorioso

  • Mach Glory

  • With Anticipation

Known Fact

Warning

Averti

Piccolo

  • Helter Skelter

  • Picaday

  • Picardi Run

  • Winker Watson

  • Flying Blue

  • Temple of Boom

  • Tiddliwinks

  • Poyle Vinnie

  • Annus Mirabillis

  • Bishop of Cashel

Charnwood Forest

  • Firebreak

  • Decorated Hero

Diktat

Markofdistinction

  • Hokkai Rousseau

So Factual

  • Ialysos

  • Bold Fact

  • Court Trial

  • Star Choice

  • Sunshine Today

Smile

  • Smiling Time

  • Proper Reality

Pedigree

In Reality is inbred 3S × 3D to the stallion War Relic, meaning that he appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree and third generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

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