After more than three decades as one of American polo's most storied home bases, Valiente Farm in Wellington is officially up for grabs. The immaculate complex, built and run by San Antonio native Robert "Bob" Jornayvaz, has long served as a year-round training ground and trophy factory for high-goal teams that flood South Florida every winter. Putting it on the market signals a major reset for an operation that helped shape the modern U.S. polo scene.
Icon Global has brought the roughly 150-acre estate to market, pitching it as a flexible competition and events property in a press release via PR Newswire. "Valiente Farm is hallowed ground," Icon Global founder Bernard Uechtritz wrote in the release. On its special-assets page, Icon Global lists Valiente at "150± acres" and invites inquiries from qualified buyers.
The property is built to work hard and show off at the same time. The complex includes an 87,000-square-foot barn that reportedly holds about 130 stalls, roughly 14,000 square feet of staff and groom quarters with multiple bedrooms, three polo fields plus a stick-and-ball field, and a viewing pavilion, according to MySanAntonio. MySA reports the site can host about 560 people and that the family bought what was then an orange grove back in 1993, making Valiente both a working polo engine and a winter-circuit event venue.
A trophy-laden legacy
Valiente's résumé is front and center in the sales pitch, and it is not subtle. The offering materials highlight two U.S. Open titles, five USPA Gold Cups and multiple C.V. Whitney Cup wins, as detailed in a press release via PR Newswire. The release notes Valiente claimed its sixth C.V. Whitney Cup in 2024, a fresh jewel in an already crowded trophy case. That competitive pedigree is a key selling point for anyone looking for a fully operational, competition-ready estate.
Why the family is selling
The decision to list the farm follows a serious riding accident in April 2024 that effectively ended Robert "Bob" Jornayvaz's competitive career, according to family statements and local reporting. Intrepid Potash's disclosures show Jornayvaz took extended medical leave and formally resigned from his executive roles effective Sept. 30, 2024, as outlined in the company's SEC filing. Local interviews reported by MySanAntonio say the family now plans to focus on other polo operations, including programs in Colorado.
Where Valiente sits in the market
Icon Global has kept the asking price close to the vest in public materials, but the marketing leans on recent big-ticket equestrian deals to set the stage. Local coverage notes that the 161-acre National Polo Center sold for about $150 million in 2022, a comparison used to underscore Valiente's rarity and potential value, as reported by WPBF. With that backdrop, brokers are expecting serious interest from team owners, high-net-worth buyers and anyone else hunting for an event-capable estate with instant competitive credibility.
For now, Icon Global is fielding calls and positioning Valiente as a turnkey, trophy-ready home base for high-goal polo and major equestrian events. Interested buyers can find contact information and marketing materials on the Valiente listing at Icon Global.
