Glennwood is a boutique thoroughbred breeding operation situated in Versailles, Kentucky. Owned by John D. Gunther, Glennwood is primarily a family business with a select group of outside clients. We strive to breed and raise top-class racehorses, with a focus on quality over quantity so that we can continue to manage each horse like an individual. Although most of our horses are sold commercially as young horses, we also race a small group of homebred, typically yearlings not reaching their reserves at public auction. This involvement as owner/breeder is integral to our operation. Each horse is raised with an eye toward the ultimate goal: racetrack success. Among the racehorses, we are particularly proud to have raised at Glennwood is Triple Crown winner JUSTIFY and G1 stakes winners FIRST SAMURAI, MO TOWN, STAY THIRSTY, TAMARKUZ and VINO ROSSO.
The farm is spread across approximately 350 acres and is situated in close proximity to a number of America’s leading stallion farms, including close neighbour Ashford Stud who now stands Glennwood-breds JUSTIFY and MO TOWN.
Summary of Achievements
Glennwood grads that have made their mark on the racecourse are listed below. Please visit Stakes Horses Honor Roll for more details of our raised or designed at Glenwood stakes performers. Please also visit Awards to read about the farm’s recognition and the horses we have bred. To read more about our journeys with JUSTIFY and WITHOUT PAROLE, please click on their names.
Selected articles written about Glennwood can be found under Press Articles.
In summary below, the ⭐️ denotes TDN Rising Star. Classic race successes are highlighted in red, Breeders’ Cup successes are highlighted in purple. Triple Crown, Royal Ascot & Championships are highlighted in gold.
ALMA D’ORO ~ MGSP, SW
AMERICAN CHANCE ~ MGSW, Sire ATOMIC BLONDE ~ SW, SP BENDING STRINGS ~ MG2SW, MG1SP BEST OF ME ~ SW Bookrunner ~ G1SP, G3SP, 2000 Guineas runner CEDERBERG ~ MSW CLINT MAROON ~ SW COMPETITIONOFIDEAS ~ G1SW, MGSP Dancing Belle ~ G2SP Enchantress ~ ⭐️ FILA PRIMERA ~ GSP, SW FIRST SAMURAI ~ MG1SW, Sire, 3rd G1 B.C. JUVENILE GOODTIMEHADBYALL ~ SW |
Havana Moon ~ SP
House of Magic ~ SP JUSTIFY ~ MG1SW, Sire ⭐️ JAGUAR PAW ~ SW, GSP, Sire KEIZAI WARRIOR ~ GSW, 2000 Guineas runner KIMBERLITE PIPE ~ MGSW, Kentucky Derby runner, Sire LAFONTAINE ~ SW LAST GUNFIGHTER ~ MGSW, GSP, Sire Let’s Get Loud ~ SP Liatris ~ SP MATERIALITY ~ G1SW, Kentucky Derby runner, Belmont S. runner ⭐️ MOLTO VITA ~ GSW, MG1SP Motown Lady ~ G1/2SP MOVIESTA ~ MGSW, MGSP |
MO TOWN ~ G1SW, MGSW, Sire ⭐️
MY MISS SOPHIA ~ G2SW, MG1SP ⭐️ MY PERFECT TEN ~ SW Panthera Onca ~ SP POLICY OF TRUTH ~ GSW SHARP SAMURAI ~ MG2/3SW, G1SP SHE’S GOT YOU ~ SW, GSP Siberian Iris ~ G3SP So Alive ~ ⭐️G3SP STAY THIRSTY ~ MG1SW, 2nd BELMONT S., Kentucky Derby runner, Sire Stradivari ~ ⭐️ Preakness runner, Belmont runner Taima the Hawk ~ SP TAMARKUZ ~ G1SW, MGSW, Sire, G1 B.C. DIRT MILE WINNER |
TAKE THE RIBBON ~ G3SW, G1/2SP
Take These Chains ~ SP. ⭐️ THE LIEUTENANT ~ G3SW, MG2SP, Sire TIGER MOTH ~ MG3SW, G2/3SP TWO TRAIL SIOUX ~ G2SW, G1/2SP VENETIAN MASK ~ SW, MSP VINO ROSSO ~ MG1SW, G2SW, MGSP, Sire, Kentucky Derby runner, Belmont S. runner, G1 B.C. CLASSIC WINNER Vivo Per Lei ~ MGSP WALL STREET DANCER ~ MG2/3SW WILDWOOD FLOWER ~ SW, G2/3SP WITHOUT PAROLE (GB) ~ G1SW, MG1SP, SW, G1 ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES WINNER, 3rd G1 B.C. MILE |