- Barry Irwin
Barry Howard Irwin (born April 21, 1943 in
Long Beach, California ) is the founder and managing member of the thoroughbred horse racing stableTeam Valor , currently headquartered inVersailles, Kentucky . The stable is the internationally recognized leader among thoroughbred racing partnerships. [http://www.teamvalor.com]Barry Irwin is long-time fan of
Track and Field and participated inhurdles andhigh jump in high school and college.Life history
Interested in
racehorses from a very early age, Irwin became a staff writer for "The Blood-Horse" magazine in 1969. Over the next decade, he also worked as the editor of "The Thoroughbred of California", and was a syndicated columnist for "The Daily Racing Form".During his time as a writer, Irwin interviewed hundreds of racing's most notable personalities, and was a constant visitor to the racetrack's frontside and barn area. In the process he honed his eye and craft to a point where he is now recognized by horsemen throughout the world as being able to identify talent and develop it to the fullest extent.
In 1988 Irwin founded Clover Racing Stable, which became
Team Valor when a partner in Clover Racing opted out. In 1997 Barry Irwin bought out long-time partner and friend Jeff Siegel and became the sole proprietor of the stable. At that time, because of the changing focus toward foreign racing and foreign thoroughbred acquisitions, Irwin changed the name of the stable to Team Valor International. (To read more about the stable's successes, visit the website: http://www.teamvalor.com [http://www.teamvalor.com] .)In the past few years, Barry Irwin (or B-eye as some racing insiders refer to him), has become extremely proficient in selecting unraced horses at yearling sales. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, Irwin purchased yearling horses at public auction which later went on to win a Grade 1 race.
Irwin is a founding director with the equine-related charity “Race for Education,” http://www.racingscholarships.com [http://www.racingscholarships.com] which raises money to provide college scholarships to the offspring of backstretch and farm workers. One percent of the purse money earned by Team Valor horses (with a matching 1% from Barry Irwin) goes to the Race for Education to provide these much-needed scholarships. In 2006, Irwin became the organization’s inaugural recipient of the “Valedictorian Award.”
In 2002, Irwin had his story about his favorite racehorse
Swaps published by Eclipse Press as part of its biographical series of legendary racehorses.Barry Irwin lives in Versailles, Kentucky with his wife, Kathleen and daughter Chloe.
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