Genuine Risk

Genuine Risk at Newstead Farm in 2004 © Emily Hufford

Genuine Risk's greatest victory came in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, where she defeated a full field of colts and became the second filly, and the first in sixty-five years to win the roses. Now twenty-seven, the still beautiful chestnut mare with a white face is living out her life as a pensioned broodmare at Newstead Farm in Virginia. A series of difficult births, still born foals, and miscarriages has left Genuine Risk with only two live foals in all of her years as a broodmare: Genuine Reward (Rahy) and Count Our Blessing (Chief Honcho).

Genuine Risk is by Exclusive Native and out of the Gallant Man mare Virtuous. She retired with a record of 15: 10 - 3 - 2 and earnings of $646,587. As well as the Derby, she won the Ruffian Handicap (gr. I), the Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II), and the Tempted Stakes (gr. III). She finished second in the 1980 Preakness and Belmont Stakes.