Honor code , winner of WS Farish’s Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1), passed away on December 23 after experiencing an incurable abdominal pain. The son of noble mission is 6.
Coached by Shug McGaughey, Code of Honor won its debut at Racecourse Saratoga in 2018 before finishing second in Champagne Stakes (G1). He won the Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) the following March before finishing third in the Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1) and second in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1).
Code of Honor’s 3/4 win in the Dwyer Stakes (G3) five weeks later opened a three-game winning streak that lifted him to the top of his generation and the major rivals. older age. His next start was a three-round win over Travers, and he won the Gold Cup against the olders the following month. The foal of Lane’s End Reunited’s 3rd grade winning mare ran a total of 20 times, setting a 7-5-2 record with $2,981,320 earnings during 4 years of dirt road work. .
“Code of Honor is a special horse for both our family and the farm,” said Bill Farish of Lane’s End. “Winning Travers with a crossbreed will be one of the most remarkable in the ranch’s history. We are saddened to lose Code of Honor, who has just begun a promising career in school.”
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