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Valor Ladies Acquires Unbeaten French Juvenile Filly Nisharora,
Patient Miss Megan Jones Waits 10 Months Between Purchases,
Duel Winner Follows Stakes Winning, Grade 1 Filly Tuttipaesi

May 22, 2013

Megan Jones struck gold with her first Valor Ladies LLC runner Tuttipaesi, yet the Team Valor customer relations director waited 10 months before dipping a toe in the water for the second purchase. The wait ended over the weekend. More


John Velazquez To Be Reunited With Animal Kingdom at Ascot,
Winning Kentucky Derby Rider Will Breeze Champion in England
Experience Over Course and With Horse Seals Deal For Rider

April 26, 2013

John Velazquez will ride his Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom when the recent Dubai World Cup hero makes his career finale at the mid-June Royal Ascot meeting in England. More


Animal Kingdom Preparing For Headline Position at Royal Ascot,
Track Bills Him As 'Arguably the Highest-Profile Horse in World,'
Choices Are Queen Anne at Mile or Prince of Wales's at 10F

April 24, 2013

A royal stage and a starring role await Animal Kingdom for his potential racing farewell, as the Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup hero has been nominated for the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes on June 18 and Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes on June 19 at Royal Ascot. More


Team Valor Reveals Judges For Stan Bergstein Writing Award,
Bill Plaschke, Billy Reed, Jeff Siegel, Ray Kerrison Make Up Panel,
Submissions Encouraged For Award With $25,000 Winning Prize

April 16, 2013

Team Valor International is pleased to announce Bill Plaschke, Billy Reed, Jeff Siegel and Ray Kerrison as the judges for the second annual Stan Bergstein Writing Award. More


Triple Threat Enters French Derby Picture with Group 3 Score,
Monsun Colt Misses Break, Easily Wins La Force at Lomgchamp,
Homebred Colt Wins Record-Tying Sixth La Force for Mon. Fabre

April 7, 2013

Triple Threat put himself squarely in the picture for the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club-French Derby, this afternoon with an impressive triumph in the Group 3 Prix La Force at Longchamp. One of a pair of Group winners on the card today sired by deceased Monsun, he races in Team Valor International CEO Barry Irwin’s personal silks. He was bred by Irwin in partnership with MGM CEO Gary Barber of Los Angeles, California. More


Rick Mettee Hired As Team Valor's Private Trainer, Effective May 1,
Graham Motion To Continue To Train Animal Kingdom,
Mettee Trained For Irwin Partnerships In Past, Guided Godolphin String

April 5, 2013

Team Valor International has hired Rick Mettee to train all of its North American-based racehorses, effective May 1. Graham Motion will continue to train Animal Kingdom. More


Could More Racing Challenges Await Animal Kingdom?,
Bloodstock Writer Looks At 'Exhilarating Ride' That Could Be Ahead,
Improving Form As He Ages 'Is Almost A Given' With His Pedigree

April 2, 2013

Frank Mitchell reports for the Paulick Report that he “who is tired of watching Animal Kingdom race is tired of sport.” More


Animal Kingdom Proves Dominant On World's Richest Stage,
Team Valor Home-Bred Crushes $10M Dubai World Cup,
After Long Road, Big Horse Matches Kentucky Derby Triumph,
Now 4th On All-Time Earnings List For U.S. Horses

March 30, 2013

In dominating the world’s richest race, Animal Kingdom cleared up any doubt of his sensational talent and punctuated one of the most unique profiles in American racing history. More


Crop Report Blossoms As Belmont S. Prospect In Rushaway,
Team Valor Unleashes Another Classic Colt At Turfway Park,
Sponsorship Pays Off As Big Colt Gains Stakes Win In 2nd U.S. Start

March 23, 2013

Crop Report was the latest Team Valor colt to rise to the occasion on the Turfway Polytrack, rallying from 10 lengths back early for an impressive win in Saturday’s $75,000 Rushaway Stakes, which happened to be sponsored by the stable for the first time. More


Team Valor To Present Stan Berstein Writing Award In Tucson,
Part of University of Arizona's Global Symposium On Racing & Gaming,
Bergstein Was Longtime Supporter of Race Track Industry Program

March 12, 2013

Team Valor International will present the second annual Stan Bergstein Writing Award at the 2013 Global Symposium on Racing & Gaming this December in Tucson under an agreement with the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program. More


Team Valor Families Share Racing Through Generations,
Katherine Dillon, 88, Peg Furey, 96, Helped Instill Sons' Passion,
Dave Dillon and Tom Furey Are Partners In Animal Kingdom

March 7, 2013

Beyond the horses, Team Valor International is blessed with strong human pedigrees that have linked a love for racing through multiple generations. Two of Animal Kingdom’s partners, Dave Dillon and Tom Furey, are prime examples. More


Michael Phelps, Bob Bowman Part of Team Valor Partnership,
Swimming Legends Have Kentucky Derby Prospect in Cerro,
Colt Scored By 2 Lengths At Gulfstream Park Today

January 26, 2013

After re-writing the Olympic record books for swimming, Michael Phelps and his long-time coach may have the Kentucky Derby in their sights with a 3-year-old colt named Cerro who won a race at Gulfstream Park on Saturday for Team Valor International. More


Team Valor Steps Up To Sponsor Turfway's Rushaway,
Support Allows Kentucky Track to Continue Triple Crown Prep,
Stable Swept Last Two Editions of Spiral Stakes on Same Card

January 24, 2013

Team Valor International, riding back-to-back wins in the Spiral Stakes on the road to the Kentucky Derby, has joined forces with Turfway Park to restore the Rushaway Stakes to the Spiral undercard on March 23. More


Partner James Leonard Scores Valuable Win in 2012 Contest,
North Carolina Resident Gains 5-Percent Interest in 2013 Prospect,
Team Valor Also Offers Quarterly Contests For Active Partners

January 11, 2013

James Leonard, a loyal supporter of Team Valor’s racing interests in South Africa, scored a valuable victory in the stable’s annual contest for active partners. More


Tuttipaesi Strikes As First American Runner For Valor Ladies,
Filly Glides To Clear Win In Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream,
Italian Import Is Spot-On In First Start With Graham Motion,
Female Partnership Has 26 Members, Benefits Komen For The Cure

January 1, 2013

Tuttipaesi carried the Valor Ladies colors straight into the Gulfstream Park winner’s circle in a big splash for the filly and for the new female-focused partnership, appropriately enough on New Year’s Day. More



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