Met Mile Vault: Proper Reality and In Excess

Welcome to Night Two of the Met Mile Vault! Tonight's two horses are 1989 winner Proper Reality and 1991 winner In Excess.

Proper Reality (In Reality x Proper Princess (Nodouble))
A winner of the AR and IL Derbies, the Bob Hothus trainee won the Met Mile the year following these two victories. In the race he defeated Seeking the Gold who would go on to sire great horses such as Flanders , Heavenly Prize and Dubai Millnium, as well as, Belmont winner Jazil.



Proper Reality started his career at Claiborne Farm before moving to Arkansas. He passed away this February after a bout of colic at Old Friends.

In Excess (IRE) (Siberian Express x Kantado (IRE) (Saulingo (GB))

While he was Irish in blood, In Excess spent most of his career in the US. In the 1991 edition, the Bruce Jackson trainee upset Housebuster with Rubiano (who would become the broodmare sire of War Front) finishing in second.



In Excess stands in California where he has sired Indian Charlie and Above Perfection (dam of Hot Dixie Chick).

So that's it for tonight, will have the finale tomorrow!