In Reality's damsire was Santa Anita Derby winner Rough'n Tumble, who sired US Racing Hall of Fame inductee Dr Fager.
10 Facts About In Reality
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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.
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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.
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In Reality 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.
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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.
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In Reality then moved on to the Preakness, where he finished second to Damascus.
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In Reality next met up again with Damascus in the American Derby and came in second once more.
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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.
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In Reality retired soon after his win in the Metropolitan to stand at stud for Frances A Genter in Florida.
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In Reality was bred and raced by Frances A Genter and became an outstanding sire of three Champions and a good sire of sires.