Team Valor Stable LLC is an American

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stable based in

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. It was founded by Barry Irwin and Jeff Siegel who create partnerships (syndicates) with racing enthusiasts to race

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horses at major racing venues, primarily in

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. In early July 2007, Barry Irwin acquired the equity position held by Jeff Siegel and changed the name of the operation to Team Valor International. In keeping with the new name, Team Valor became more internationally focused as Irwin proposed to seek out more excellent stock abroad, having proven earlier that it could be just as lucrative and exciting as finding runners in North America. In 2011, Team Valor's colt Animal Kingdom, who was also bred by Barry Irwin, won the

Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year ...

. At the age of five, Team Valor's Animal Kingdom won the world's richest race, The Dubai World Cup, with a total purse of $10 Million. In the ten years in which North American-based Racing Partnership statistics have been kept, Team Valor International has been the Leading Partnership by number of stakes races won in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2018.Comparing Racing Syndicates 2009-2018.
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International champions

Under the guidance of stable manager Barry Irwin, the racing stable has campaigned 16 International Champions and Highweights: * Ipi Tombe (

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

) -- Horse of the Year in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

* Sweet Stream (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

) -- Top-weighted Staying Mare at age 5 in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

* Animal Kingdom (USA) -- Champion Colt at age 3 in USA, Champion Older Horse in Dubai * Free At Last (USA) -- Champion Colt at age 2 in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

* Added Edge (USA) -- Champion Colt at 2 in Canada * Axana (Germany) -- Champion Miler at 3 in Germany * Becrux (Italy) -- Champion Colt at 2 in Italy * Carnadore (

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

) -- Champion Colt at 2 in South Africa * Russian Sage (S. Africa) -- Champion Colt at 3 in South Africa * Captain's Lover (S. Africa) -- Champion Filly at 3 in South Africa * (S. Africa) -- Champion Filly at 3 in South Africa * Technician (France) -- Champion Stayer at 3 in France * Torgau (

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

) -- Cartier Racing Award in England, top-weighted 2yo filly in Ireland *

Star of Cozzene Star of Cozzene (foaled 1988 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who won on both dirt and turf. A descendant of Nearco through both his sire and his dam, he won the 1991 Kelso Handicap at New York's Belmont Park then with ...

(USA) -- Top-weighted 3yo colt on turf in USA * Political Ambition (USA) -- Top-weighted 3yo colt on turf in USA *

Prized Prized (May 20, 1986 – July 20, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Background Prized was bred in Florida by Meadowbrook Farm who raced him in partnership with Clover Racing Stable. He was by the very successful sire Kris S., a s ...

(USA) -- Top-weighted 3yo colt on turf in USA * Va Bank (Ire) -- Top-weighted Older Horse in Poland, top-weighted Older Horse in Germany * Love 'N' Happiness (Brz) -- Champion Filly at 2 in Brazil Regional champions to race for Team Valor include: *

(USA) -- Horse of the Year and Champion 3yo Colt in Florida * Cashier's Dream (USA) -- Horse of the Year in Michigan * Thomas Jo (USA) -- Horse of the Year and Champion 3yo in Texas * King of the Roxy (USA) -- Horse of the Year and Outstanding 3yo Colt in Ohio * Golden Ballet (USA) -- Champion Filly at 3 in California * Le Grande Danseur (USA) -- Champion Colt at 2 in New York * Royal Pleasure (South Africa) -- Champion Filly at 2 in Kwa-Zulu-Natal region SAF * Sally Bowles (South Africa) -- Champion Filly at 2 in Kwa-Zulu-Natal region SAF * Stratos (South Africa) -- Champion Older Mare in Highveld region SAF * Ebony Flyer (South Africa) -- Champion Filly at 3 in Eastern Cape region SAF * Brave Mary (South Africa) -- Horse of the Year in Kwa-Zulu-Natal region, Champion Filly at 2 in Kwa-Zulu-Natal region (South Africa) * Anna Pavlova (South Africa) -- Champion Filly at 3 in Kwa-Zulu-Natal region, Champion Filly Sprinter in Kwa-Zulu-Natal region (South Africa) Team Valor has campaigned 30 individual Grade 1 winners around the globe: * Animal Kingdom (USA and Dubai) * Becrux (Italy) * Capla Temptress (Canada) * Captain Bodgit (USA) * Captain's Lover (South Africa) * Carnadore (South Africa) * Cashier's Dream (USA) * Ebony Flyer (South Africa) * Euro Charline (USA) * Gitano Hernando (USA) * Golden Ballet (USA) * Gypsy's Warning (USA) * Ipi Tombe (Zimbabwe and South Africa) * (South Africa and Hong Kong) * Little Miss Magic (South Africa) * Love 'N' Happiness (Brazil) * Martial Law (Great Britain) * Oleksandra (USA) * On Her Toes (South Africa) * Political Ambition (USA) *

(USA) * Russian Sage (South Africa) * Star of Cozzene (USA) * Stratos (South Africa) * Summer Soiree (USA) * Sweet Stream (France) * Technician (France) * The Deputy (USA) * Unbridled Belle (USA) * Visionaire (USA)

Graded races

International Grade 1 victories earned by Team Valor runners include: * Allan Robertson Stakes (South Africa) *

Arlington Million The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward on the turf. It was originally raced at the now-closed Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois over a distance of ...

(USA) * Beldame Stakes (USA) * The

Breeders Cup The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, ...

Turf (USA) * The Cape Fillies Guineas (South Africa) * Daily News 2000 Stakes (South Africa) * Del Mar Oaks (USA) *

Dubai Duty Free Stakes The Dubai Turf, known as Dubai Duty Free 1996 to 2014. is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (1 mile 1 furlong) on the turf at Meydan Racecourse in Du ...

(United Arab Emirates) *

Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup (Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse (Arabic: ميدان) which in Arabic suggests a place wh ...

(United Arab Emirates) * Audemars Piquet

Queen Elizabeth II Cup The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race at Sha Tin Racecourse in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1975 by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, it is run annually in April at a distance of 2,000 metres (ten ...

(Hong Kong) * Empress Club Stakes (South Africa) (twice) *

Florida Derby The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Since 2005, it has been run five weeks before the Kentucky Derby, which is held on the first Sat ...

(USA) * Golden Medallion (South Africa) * Goodwood Handicap (USA) *

Hollywood Derby The Hollywood Derby is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November/early December. Now held at Del Mar racetrack in San Diego, California, until 2014 it was held at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. ...

(USA) *

Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap The Charles Whittingham Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age three years old and older over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in late May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event cur ...

(USA) * Gran Premio Immensity (Brazil) * Jaipur Handicap (USA) *

(USA) * King's Bishop Stakes (USA) *

Las Virgenes Stakes The Las Virgenes Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over the distance of one mile on the dirt scheduled annually in late January or early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The eve ...

(USA) * Majorca Stakes (South Africa) * Man o'War Stakes (USA) * Matriarch Stakes (USA) *

Molson Export Million The Woodbine Mile is a Grade I stakes race on turf for Thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up held annually in mid September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. Currently sponsored by Ricoh, the Woodbine Mile offers a purse of Can$1, ...

(Canada) * Natalma Stakes (Canada) * Prix Royal-Oak (France) * SA Fillies Classic (South Africa) (twice) * SA Fillies Sprint (South Africa) * San Luis Rey Stakes (USA) *

Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is currently run at a distance of miles on the dirt and carries a purse of $400,000. It is on ...

(USA) *

Santa Anita Handicap The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up and was once considered the most important race for o ...

(USA) *

Santa Anita Oaks Santa Anita Oaks is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to three-year-old fillies willing to race 8.5 furlongs ( miles) on the dirt. The race is a Grade II even ...

(USA) *

Spinaway Stakes The Spinaway Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to two-year-old fillies, it is a Grade I event contested at a distance of seven furlongs (1,408 metres) on dirt. ...

(USA) *

Prix Vermeille The Prix Vermeille is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), a ...

(France) *

Woodbine Mile The Woodbine Mile is a Grade I stakes race on turf for Thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up held annually in mid September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. Currently sponsored by Ricoh, the Woodbine Mile offers a purse of Can$1, ...

(Canada) * Woolavington Stakes (South Africa)

Racing Around the Globe

Barry Irwin's stable, Team Valor International, is a global venture. The stable has campaigned winners in the following locales: * America * Canada * England * Ireland * France * Germany * Italy * Austria * Switzerland * Dubai * Saudi Arabia * South Africa * Hong Kong * Japan * Brazil * Uruguay * South Korea

References

{{reflist American racehorse owners and breeders Owners of Kentucky Derby winners