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Jeff Heuchert
Seaforth's Brian Glanville has
owned many horses before, but his
horse Runway has been one of his
best, while competing as a three-
year-old colt in 2005.
In 16 races, Runway, now four
years old, finished third in total
earnings in his division at the
Ontario Sires Stakes, earning
$41,131.
In his six Stakes races, Runway
had six first place finishes, four sec-
onds, and two thirds.
In addition to the Stakes races,
Runway competed in condition
races, bringing his total season
earnings to $62,740.
"We made E decent amount this
year, Glanville says modestly.
He is quick to praise his driver,
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long-time friend
John Muir, of
geaforth, for much
of the success this
season.
"He (Muir) has a
lotof experience.
He's driven horses
for years, for me,
and his own. John
did a great job dri-
ving him."
Coincidently,
both men go by the
same nickname:.
Buck.
"He was always
called Buck, ,and I
was always called
Buck. It's a nick-
name town,'"
Glanville jokes.
"We get along
great," he adds.
Glanville says
owning a horse is
nothing more than
a hobby, one that
"Just gets into your Agriplex Jan. 9.
blood."
He first became interested in own-
ing a horse about 25 years ago,
when a friend of his started owning
them.
"It evolved from there and I just
started to want my own horse," he
says.
About -five years later, as a part
owner, Glanville purchased his first
horse.
Since, he's had more than he can
remember.
The past three seasons, Glanville
has partly owned his horses with
Douglas Peacock of Exeter.
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Brian Glanville, of Seaforth,
shows off his
Jeff Heuchert photo
horse Runway outside of his stall beside the Seaforth
Glanville travels all over southern
Ontario, entering his horse into
races.
Some tracks are close, like the
Clinton Raceway while others
require more travel like Georgian
Downs, just outside Barrie.
Most of .his horses are purchased
when they're yearlings, and can
begin competing in the Sires Stakes
at age two.
Glanville says once they can no
longer compete at that level they're
placed in condition races, and then
eventually in claiming races, where
anyone can purchase the horse.
"You don't
like to get rid of
them," he says.
Glanville pur-
chased Runway
in Toronto three
years ago, when
he was only one.
He looked at
many yearlings,
looking for one
that had the fea-
tures' he likes,
and says
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Runway had them all.
"I just liked him when I saw him.
I liked his attitude."
Glanville explains that the atti-
tude he saw was spirit, a necessity
for any competitor.
Although he wouldn't say how
much he spent for Runway,
Glanville says yearlings can go for
anywhere between $7,000-$80,000,
depending on how much someone is
willing to pay, which makes a
buyer's decision all the more stress-
ful.
Buying a yearling is a crapshoot.
It's a hit and miss kind of thing."
Glanville says the key is finding a
yearling that has desire.
He believes some are born with
the talent and some are more com-
petitive than others, just like
humans.
Even though Runway did qualify
for competition at age two, Glanville
decided to not race him, and gave
him one more year to grow and
develop.
And clearly, that decision paid off.
Although he considers this just a
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