glennwood farm
Double act
John and Tanya Gunther, the father and daughter team at Glennwood Farm, bred both a Triple Crown and a Royal Ascot winner in 2018
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Melissa Bauer-Herzog finds the secrets to their bloodstock success
t’s likely when John Gunther was attending races at the old Exhibition Park in his native Canada he never dreamed of becoming a thoroughbred breeder – let alone hitting the heights he has. But the purchase of a horse for a girlfriend has led to a lifelong obsession. The obsession paid off in 2018 when he became the first breeder to produce a US Triple Crown winner and Royal Ascot winner in the same year when Justify and Without Parole achieved the feat in 2018. “When I worked on the waterfront in Vancouver [British Columbia], I used to attend the races at Exhibition Park – now
Tanya Gunther: enjoys the analysis required to make decisions for the farm’s mares
“Justify was a dominant personality, always making his presence known and approaching life with an abundance of energy. “With Justify, we always had to take care not to let our arms become part of his breakfast or dinner!”
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