Valando and his wife Elizabeth Jones Valando owned several racehorses, including the 1990
U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old colt
Fly So Free who won the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile. The Valandos were living in
Greenwich, Connecticut at the time of his death in 1995. Elizabeth continued their involvement in thoroughbred racing and was the owner of
Nobiz Like Shobiz, who was rated as a top contender for the 2007
U.S. Triple Crown series of races. ==References==