Code of Honor, W.S. Farish's homebred winner of the 2019 Travers (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), was euthanized on Friday after suffering an irreparable bout of colic.
The son of Noble Mission out of Reunited, by Dixie Union, was six.
Trained by Shug McGaughey, Code of Honor won on debut at Saratoga in 2018 before finishing second in the Champagne (G1). He won the Fountain of Youth (G2) the following March before finishing third in the Florida Derby (G1) and second in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
Code of Honor's 3 1⁄4 length win in the Dwyer (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 (G1), and he added the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) over elders the following month.
After retiring with a 7-5-2 record from 20 career starts and $2,981,320 in purse earnings, Code of Honor stood his first season in 2022 at Lane's End in Versailles, Kentucky.
“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.”
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