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Trainer profile: Tim Glyshaw 4-6-09

By Byron King

Tim Glyshaw was once a schoolteacher and a coach of young middle-school athletes. Now his pupils have four legs, instead of two.

Glyshaw, a 40-year-old native of Evansville, Ind., gave up his career in teaching and coaching in the 1990s to follow his passion, horse racing, and since 2004 he has been a Thoroughbred horse trainer. Despite operating a small stable filled mostly with horses of modest talent, he has won at a percentage that most trainers would envy.

Since the start of 2008, Glyshaw has won with 21 percent of his starters, while proving a rewarding trainer to back at the mutuel windows.

A $2 wager on each of his 106 starters last year would have yielded a return of investment of $2.01. This year his ROI is an eye-popping $3.71.

Handling 14 horses at Churchill Downs Trackside in Louisville, Ky., Glyshaw said his focus is on giving each horse individual attention.

"I try to help them in little ways that make a difference," he said.

It shows in horses that join his barn. According to DRF's Formulator, Glyshaw has a record of 3 wins, 2 seconds, and 2 thirds from 15 first-after-claim starters over the past five years ($2.61 ROI). And his second-after-claim runners have been similarly productive. From 12 starts, they have 2 wins, 2 seconds, and 2 thirds ($5.48 ROI).

Glyshaw, a former assistant to trainers Bob Holthus and Cole Norman, said he feels he does well with claims because he doesn't cut corners in their training.

"I claim a lot off of small trainers that probably don't train 'em every day," he said. "But I came up with Holthus, and his belief was to train, train, train."

He further gained knowledge from Norman with regard to claiming and how to handle a lower-level horse.

Although 2008 was the best year of Glyshaw's career, with 22 winners from 106 starts and stable earnings of more than $468,000, 2009 could turn out to be an even better year.

He comes off a successful Fair Grounds meet in which he compiled a record of 6 wins, 9 seconds, and 3 thirds from 37 starters. Furthermore, he has two quality starter allowance runners in his barn: Ready's Rocket and Grand Traverse.

Ready's Rocket, who won a starter allowance at Keeneland on April 5, is eligible for starter $5,000 races for the remainder of the year. Grand Traverse, a multiple-stakes-placed gelding, is eligible for starter $10,000 races throughout 2009.

He is hopeful that a strong spring meet at Churchill could enable both to make it to the Claiming Crown over the summer.

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CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTEBOOK

JUNE 18, 2009

by Frank Cotolo

Noteworthy training stats this past week show that Forrest Kaelin and Tim Glyshaw are being productive. The former now has six wins from 19 starts, and the latter has five wins from 16 starts. That leaves them in a virtual percentage tie and worth watching if they pick up any new work from owners claiming horses.

 RECENT RESULTS

On June 14th READY'S ROCKET and WIN GRAMMY BOY both won at Churchill and then on July 2 they were both set to run on the day again.  Both won again with Calvin Borel aboard.  READY'S ROCKET drew away  for R.J. Thoroughbred Stables and WIN GRAMMY BOY got the job done for owners Cross Coutry Partnership.

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Back to back victories for Loosen Up Partner's UNREACHABLE STAR.  From last to first he closed to get the win on June 24th at Indiana Downs with leading rider Orlando Mojica up.  Mojica is now a perfect 4 for 4 on Star.   

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 Two wins from two Churchill starts on June 14th.  In the first, READY'S ROCKET scooted home an easy winner in 1:09.84 in a starter allowance race with Calvin Borel up.  Calvin was also up on WIN GRAMMY BOY who stormed home down the outside after hitting some traffic in the 6th race.

 On June 11th, JENIFEE owned by Keith Plaisance won at Churchill Downs with jockey Calin Borel in the irons.

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 After his winter vacation, UNREACHABLE STAR got back into action on May 30th and cruised home to win the William Henry Harrison Stakes Race at Indiana Downs under leading rider Orlando Mojica in 1:10.40. 

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GRAND TRAVERSE cruised home under wraps on April 30th for Mimicry Partnership in a starter allowance race with Jamie Theriot aboard.  He scored an Beyer speed figure of 101 with the final time for 6 furlongs being 1:09.42. 

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Derby week and the Churchill Downs Spring Meet got off to a good start with Cross Counrty Partnership's WIN GRAMMY BOY winning on April 28th with Calvin Borel in the irons. 

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 On April 13th, CHANGING STORM broke on top in a Maiden Special Weight race at Mountaineer Racetrack and never looked back drawing off to win by 6 lengths with Tho Nguyen up for Foal Run Farm. 

READY'S ROCKET just keeps on winning.  It doesn't mater the track, surface or jockey.  He runs his heart out no matter the situation.  On April 5th, at Keeneland, he stalked the pace setter under Julien Leparoux to come home in front for R J Thoroughbreds.

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After two second place finishes in the Col. Power Stake and the Gaudin Memorial, GRAND TRAVERSE got back to his winning ways at Delta Downs on March 6th in an allowance race under jockey Donald Simington for Mimicry Partnership.

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It's back to back wins for CORRINE and jockey Curt Bourque.  She won her second race in a row for Hebel Equine on February 8th at Fair Grounds.

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Fresh off the claim, PAPA rolled from the back of the pack to take a race on February 5th at Fair Grounds with bug boy Dustin Dugas up in the pink silks of owner Keith Plaisance. 

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On January 26th, ALLWORKANDNOPLAY quiting playing and got down to work.  With Jesus Castanon up, ALLWORKANDNOPLAY fought off a full field to gain his second lifetime victory for owner Keith Plaisance.

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Back to back wins for owner Keith Plaisance and DEEP CANYON.  Making only his third ever grass start DEEP CANYON was a winner on January 22nd with Carlos Gonzalez up in an allowance race at Fair Grounds.

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Making the switch to two turns, CORRINE found her way back to the winner's cirlce on January 4th for owners Hebel Equine.  Curt Bourque was aboard for Glyshaw's first win in 2009.

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