Dual Grade 1 Winner Code of Honor Dies at 6

Code of Honor , W.S. Farish's homebred winner of the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1), was euthanized Dec. 23 after suffering an irreparable bout of colic. The son of Noble Mission  was 6. 

Trained by Shug McGaughey, Code of Honor won on debut at Saratoga Race Course in 2018 before finishing second in the 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 1/4 length win in the Dwyer Stakes (G3) five weeks later kicked off a three-race win streak that saw him rise to the highest level against his own generation and older rivals. His next start was a three-length victory in the Travers, and he added the Gold Cup over elders the following month. The colt out of Lane's End's grade 3 winning mare Reunited ran a total of 20 times, seeing a record of 7-5-2 with $2,981,320 in earnings during his four years on the dirt.

"Code of Honor was such a special horse to both our family and the farm," said Lane's End's Bill Farish. "Winning the Travers with a homebred will stand as one of the greatest highlights in the farm's history. We are saddened by the loss of Code of Honor, who was just embarking on a promising career at stud."