Furry Glen was a "big, strong, lengthy"[2] bay horse with no white markings bred in Ireland by James Geraghty.
He was from the first crop of foals sired Wolver Hollow who won the 1969 Eclipse Stakes and went on to become a successful breeding stallion with his other progeny including Wollow.
[4] Furry Glen was moved up in the distance for the Gallinule Stakes over ten furlongs at the Curragh later in May but was beaten a short head by Sir Penfro.
On his final start, the colt was dropped back in the distance for the Whitehall Stakes over nine furlongs at Phoenix Park and won by a short head from the filly Leave It To Me, to whom he was conceding thirteen pounds.
[4] There was no International Classification of European two-year-olds in 1973: the official handicappers of Britain, Ireland and France compiled separate rankings for horses which competed in those countries.
In the Irish Free Handicap, Furry Glen was assigned a weight of 133 pounds, placing him fourth behind Apalachee, Cellini and Saritamer.