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Team Valor Stable LLC is an American
Thoroughbred horse racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
stable based in
Lake Worth, Florida Lake Worth Beach, previously named Lake Worth, is a city in east-central Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, located about north of Miami. The city's name is derived from the body of water along its eastern border known as the Lake Worth ...
. It was founded by Barry Irwin and Jeff Siegel who create partnerships (syndicates) with racing enthusiasts to race
Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...
horses at major racing venues, primarily in North America. 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-yea ...
. 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 Ipi Tombe (foaled 10 October 1998 in the Marondera District of Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe) is a champion Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was bred by Peter J. Moor, chairman of the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Breeders Associat ...
(
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 ...
* 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 ...
) -- 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 ...
* 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 tota ...
* 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 count ...
) -- 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 (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: *
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) -- 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 Ipi Tombe (foaled 10 October 1998 in the Marondera District of Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe) is a champion Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was bred by Peter J. Moor, chairman of the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Breeders Associat ...
(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) *
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) * 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 (USA) * Beldame Stakes (USA) * The Breeders Cup Turf (USA) * The Cape Fillies Guineas (South Africa) * Daily News 2000 Stakes (South Africa) * Del Mar Oaks (USA) * Dubai Duty Free Stakes (United Arab Emirates) * Dubai World Cup (United Arab Emirates) * Audemars Piquet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Hong Kong) * Empress Club Stakes (South Africa) (twice) * Florida Derby (USA) * Golden Medallion (South Africa) * Goodwood Handicap (USA) * Hollywood Derby (USA) * Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap (USA) * Gran Premio Immensity (Brazil) * Jaipur Handicap (USA) *
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-yea ...
(USA) * King's Bishop Stakes (USA) * Las Virgenes Stakes (USA) * Majorca Stakes (South Africa) * Man o'War Stakes (USA) * Matriarch Stakes (USA) * Molson Export Million (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 (USA) * Santa Anita Handicap (USA) * Santa Anita Oaks (USA) * Spinaway Stakes (USA) * Prix Vermeille (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 ...
(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