Team Valor International

[1] 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.

[2] In 2011, Team Valor's colt Animal Kingdom, who was also bred by Barry Irwin, won the Kentucky Derby.

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.

[4] Under the guidance of stable manager Barry Irwin, the racing stable has campaigned 22 International Champions and Highweights, including: Regional champions to race for Team Valor include: Team Valor has campaigned 32 individual Grade 1 winners around the globe: International Grade 1 victories earned by Team Valor runners include: Barry Irwin's stable, Team Valor International, is a global venture.