{
  "id": 19765630,
  "title": "Michael Owen on his love for racing, growing a successful stable and targeting glory in Bahrain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/michael-owen-on-his-love-for-racing-growing-a-successful-stable-and",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T05:47:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/11/13/michael-owen-on-his-love-for-racing-growing-a-successful-stable-and-targeting-glory-in-bahrain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Owen, a former England footballer and Ballon d'Or winner, has found a new passion in racing. At 46, the 46-year-old owns a top-class racing stable in Cheshire, England, where he has 140 horses in training. Owen, who scored 40 goals for England, feels fortunate to have two passions in life and is eager to grow his stable, Manor House Stables. Ahead of the International Trophy race in Bahrain, two of his horses, Glacius and Seagull’s Eleven, are entered in the event, which carries a purse of $1.5 million. Owen has a knack for getting big names in sport and beyond interested in his racing enterprise, with Liverpool players like Lewis Koumas, Brighton players, a world snooker champion, and a world darts champion training with his stable. Trainer Hugo Palmer notes that Seagull’s Eleven, a horse owned by current and former players at Brighton football club, is the most successful of the three horses his syndicate has had winners with. Palmer believes Glacius, another horse entered in the race, has the potential to win but needs to reach a higher level of form.",
  "summary": "Michael Owen’s eyes are glinting in the early morning sun at the Bahrain Equestrian and Horseracing Club as he reflects on his good fortune in life. After becoming one of the great England forwards of all time and the winner of the Ballon d’Or at only 21 during a glittering career, Owen has gone on to write a very successful second chapter as the owner of a top-class racing stables in Cheshire in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}