W.S. Farish’s homebred a number of grade 1 winner Code of Honor will stand the 2022 season at Lane’s End Farm, the Versailles, Ky., operation announced Oct. 24.
Earning almost $3 million in a career that included graded stakes performances each year from 2 to 5, the son of Noble Mission is a six-time graded stakes winner. He looks to add to his already impressive résumé this weekend in the Oct. 30 Hagyard Fayette Stakes (G2) at Keeneland.
Code of Honor obtained his racing profession off to an ideal begin wiring the sector in a maiden particular weight at Saratoga Race Course in his 2-year-old debut. This victory gave his Corridor of Fame coach Shug McGaughey the boldness to focus on the Champagne Stakes, through which Code of Honor completed second and posted a 90 Beyer Velocity Determine after stumbling badly in the beginning. By no means competing out of stakes firm after his debut, and solely as soon as in non-graded firm, Code of Honor has made 16 graded stakes begins to this point, hitting the board in 12.
Early in his 3-year-old profession, he gained the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and completed third within the Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1), making him a number one contender for the Kentucky Derby Introduced by Woodford Reserve (G1). Within the Kentucky Derby, he crossed the wire third, solely three-quarters of a size and one spot behind the declared winner Country House , and was moved up to second upon the disqualification of first-place finisher Maximum Security for interference. From there, Code of Honor won three graded stakes in a row to finish out his sophomore season. A victory in the Dwyer Stakes (G3) set the stage for his three-length win in the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), for which he posted a 105 Beyer. He annexed the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) in his follow-up race posting a career-high 106 Beyer against older horses for the first time. In that race, he finished second a nose behind Vino Rosso , but was placed first by stewards after bumping with that rival down the stretch.
“Code of Honor impressed me from day one”, said McGaughey. “He is the type of horse every trainer dreams of; he is sound, balanced, and an efficient mover and takes to his training very well. What I saw him do as a 2-year-old when breaking his maiden at Saratoga gave me the confidence to go straight to a grade 1. Watching him overcome his bad break in the Champagne to run second was impressive and showed the heart and determination that’s been a trademark of Code of Honor throughout his career.”
Code of Honor wins the 2019 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
As a 4-year-old and 5-year-old, Code of Honor gained the Westchester Stakes (G3) and the Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3), posting a 105 Beyer whereas additionally hitting the board within the Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Kelso Handicap (G2), and Clark Stakes Introduced by Norton Healthcare (G1), posting 102, 106, and 101 Beyers respectively.
“Code of Honor is a particular horse on many alternative ranges for us, and we’re excited that he’s returning residence to the farm the place he was born,” stated Invoice Farish of Lane’s Finish. “He’s what we prefer to see in a potential stallion being a constant performer on the highest degree. He was a precocious 2-year-old that developed right into a traditional horse successful on the elite degree. He has the confirmed race document, desired bodily attributes, and deep pedigree to make him the entire stallion package deal.”
Code of Honor is by European champion Noble Mission, a full brother to Frankel , and out of the W.S. Farish homebred Reunited (by Dixie Union), a winner of the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G3) at Keeneland who has produced eight winners from eight starters, including Best Pal Stakes (G2) runner-up Big League .
