U. S. S. Valor

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U. S. S. Valor wins the Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park.

Owner

Team Valor International LLC

Trainer

Claude R. McGaughey III

Jockey

Franco, Manuel

Breeder

Team Valor International

Earnings

$352,050

Color

Bay

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Overview

U. S. S. Valor entered into the Champagne Stakes (G1) as the horse to beat and won the Derby prep. He had finished third behind Gaudreau in his Saratoga debut earlier. In his second start, he won a seven-furlong maiden special weight condition by 13 1/4 lengths and earned a 105 Brisnet Speed rating. In the Champagne he turned the tables on Gaudreau, paying $2.74 to win in a field of six and earning 10 Road to the Derby points. Trainer Shug McGaughey tasked jockey Manny Franco to ride. The bay colt is a homebred for Barry Irwin's Team Valor International, by 2019 Preakness Stakes winner War of Will out of the dam Spangled Banner. The Champagne has produced 23 Kentucky Derby winners, though none since Super Saver in 2010. With a pedigree built for a mile and beyond and a top-class figure already on his record, he looks like one of the leaders of his crop.

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