Team Valor Purchases Brazilian Champ

Team Valor has purchased the undefeated Brazilian champion Juno (Brz) (Setembro Chove {Brz}), who most recently captured Brazil’s G1 Barao de Piracicaba Sept. 7.

In addition to that, the chestnut also has wins in an Apr. 4 maiden, the G3 Presidente Guilherme Ellis May 3, the G2 Presidente Jose Antonio Pamplona de Andrade May 30 and the G1 Immensity June 27 to her credit. That string of victories earned her champion juvenile filly honors in Brazil.

Juno will be shipped to Florida next month and begin her initial training with Bill Recio at the Classic Mile.

“No trainer has been selected for the filly yet,” Team Valor’s Barry Irwin said. “We want to see how she is doing next year before making that decision. Most likely she will be trained either in California or along the Eastern Seaboard by somebody who has done well with Southern Hemisphere horses.”

Team Valor plans to breed the sophomore to their GI Kentucky Derby hero Animal Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) upon the completion of her racing career.

“Most of the mares we have bought for Animal Kingdom so far have produced successful runners when bred to stallions from the same Blushing Groom sire line as Animal Kingdom,” Irwin said. “I was intrigued by the possibility of getting a few foals that are inbred to Blushing Groom to give Animal Kingdom a wider spectrum of racing prospects to represent him.”