Code of Honor (horse)

Code of Honor (foaled May 23rd, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Jockey Club Gold Cup.[1]

Code of Honor
SireNoble Mission
GrandsireGalileo
DamReunited
DamsireDixie Union
SexStallion
Foaled2016
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederWilliam S. Farish III
OwnerWilliam S. Farish III
TrainerClaude R. McGaughey III
Record13:6-2-3
Earnings$2,473,320
Major wins
Fountain of Youth Stakes (2019)
Dwyer Stakes (2019)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (2019)
Travers Stakes (2019)
Westchester Stakes (2020)

Career

Code of Honor's first race was on August 18th, 2018 at Saratoga, where he came in first. His next race was the October 6th, 2018 Champagne Stakes where he came in 2nd. He stumbled in the beginning of the race but mounted a comeback.[2]

On March 2nd, 2019, he picked up his first graded win at the Grade-2 Fountain of Youth Stakes, defeating Hidden Scroll in the last half of the race.[3] His jockey John Velazquez called it, "an impressive win".[4]

He came in 3rd place at the March 30th, 2019 Florida Derby and came in 2nd place at the 2019 Kentucky Derby on May 4th, 2019.[5]

Trainer Claude McGaughey had planned for him to take a break if he did not win the Kentucky Derby and he returned on July 6th, 2019, by winning the 2019 Grade-3 Dwyer Stakes.[6] This was the start of a three race in streak.

His next victory came the month after, when on August 24th, 2019, he won the 2019 Travers Stakes.[7] He won an impressive duel in the final stretch defeating Mucho Gusto and Tacitus at 4:1 odds.

On September 28th, 2019, he won the 2019 Jockey Club Gold Cup after the original winner, Vino Rosso, was disqualified.[8]

He came in 7th at the November 2nd, 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic at 4:1 odds.

He started off his 2020 season with a win at the June 6th, 2020, Grade-3 Westchester Stakes, defeating Endorsed near the end. [9]

On July 4th, 2020, he came in 3rd at the Grade-1 Metropolitan Handicap, while being at 5:2 odds.[1]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Code of Honor (USA), 2016[10]
Sire
Noble Mission (GB)
b. 2009		 Galileo (IRE)
b. 1998		 Sadler's Wells Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Urban Sea Miswaki
Allegretta
Kind (IRE)
b. 2001		 Danehill Danzig
Razyana
Rainbow Lake Rainbow Quest
Rockfest
Dam
Reunited (USA)
b. 2002		 Dixie Union (USA)
b. 1997		 Dixieland Band Northern Dancer
Mississippi Mud
She's Tops Capote
She's a Talent
Tivli (USA)
b. 1988		 Mt. Livermore Blushing Groom
Flama Ardiente
Bold Boston Bold Forbes
Faneuil Hall

References
  1. "Code of Honor". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. "2018 Champagne and Hill Prince Stakes Results". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Code of Honor Wins Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Code of Honor rallies to win Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. "2019 Kentucky Derby results: Country House emerges as winner after Maximum Security's disqualification". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. "Weekend Wrap: Code of Honor shines in Dwyer at Stars & Stripes Racing Festival". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. "Code of Honor wins Travers Stakes". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. "Code of Honor placed first in Jockey Club Gold Cup on DQ of Vino Rosso". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  9. "Code of Honor Back in Style in the Westchester". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  10. "Code of Honor". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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