Code of Honor (horse)

Code of Honor won his debut on 18 August 2018 at Saratoga Racecourse, and then came second in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes on October 6. He stumbled at the beginning of the race but mounted a comeback.{{cite web|title=

2018 Champagne and Hill Prince Stakes Results|url=http://www.horse-races.net/library/cham18-results.htm|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}}

On 5 January 2019, Code of Honor came in fifth in the Mucho Macho Man Stakes, then rebounded to win the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes on March 2, where he defeated future Grade 1 winning sprinter Vekoma.{{cite web|title=

Code of Honor Wins Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes|url=https://www.xpressbet.com/component/content/article/10-xb360/xb-today/4185-code-of-honor-wins-xpressbet-fountain-of-youth-stakes|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}} His jockey John Velazquez called it an impressive win.{{cite web|title=

Code of Honor rallies to win Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/horses/kentucky-derby/2019/03/02/code-honor-rallies-win-fountain-youth-gulfstream/3026242002/|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}}

He then came in third in the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 30 and second in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 4. He crossed the finish line third but was placed second after the disqualification of the winner, Maximum Security.{{cite web|title=

2019 Kentucky Derby results: Country House emerges as winner after Maximum Security's disqualification|url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/2019-kentucky-derby-results-country-house-emerges-as-winner-after-maximum-securitys-disqualification/|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}}

His trainer Claude McGaughey had planned for Code of Honor to take a break if he did not win the Kentucky Derby, and he returned after the time off to win three graded stakes. First was the Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes on July 6.{{cite web|title=

Weekend Wrap: Code of Honor shines in Dwyer at Stars & Stripes Racing Festival|url=https://www.usracing.com/news/weekend-wrap-code-honor-shines-dwyer-stars-stripes-racing-festival|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}}

Code of Honor then won the two biggest races of his career, the first being the Grade 1 Travers Stakes on August 24.{{cite web|title=

Code of Honor wins Travers Stakes|url=https://sports.nbcsports.com/2019/08/25/code-of-honor-wins-travers-stakes/|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}} He won a stretch duel over three-time Grade 2 winner Tacitus and future Grade 1 winner Mucho Gusto at 4:1 odds.

On September 28, he won the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup over older horses after original winner Vino Rosso was disqualified.{{cite web|title=

Code of Honor placed first in Jockey Club Gold Cup on DQ of Vino Rosso |url=http://www.brisnet.com/content/2019/09/code-honor-placed-first-jockey-club-gold-cup-dq-vino-rosso/|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}} After his two Grade 1 wins, Code of Honor became one of the leading three-year-olds.

His last race of his three-year-old season was the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic on November 2. Code of Honor came seventh at 4:1 odds behind the winner, Vino Rosso.

Code of Honor won his first start as a four-year-old in the Grade 2 Westchester Stakes on June 6.{{cite web|title=

Code of Honor Back in Style in the Westchester |url=https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/code-of-honor-back-in-style-in-the-westchester/|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}}

He then placed in four graded stakes races, starting with the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap on July 4 where he started with odds of 5:2 and finished third behind the winner Vekoma. He followed up with a fourth place finish in the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes behind the four time Grade 1 winner Improbable.

He finished his four-year-old season with second place finishes in both the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap on September 3 and Grade 1 Clark Stakes on October 27.

Code of Honor started his five-year-old season with a fifth place finish in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup on 2 January 2021, which was won by three time Grade 1 winner Knicks Go who had previously won the Breeders' Cup Mile.

Code of Honor had a break and is possible to make a comeback on August 4 in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup or August 21 in the Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes.

Death-- Code of Honor was euthanized in December 2022 after an inoperable bout of colic. (Bloodhorse)

{{Pedigree

|name = Code of Honor (USA), 2016{{cite web|title=Code of Honor|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/code+of+honor5|accessdate=9 January 2020|language=en}}

|f= Noble Mission (GB)
b. 2009

|m= Reunited (USA)
b. 2002

|ff= Galileo (IRE)
b. 1998

|fm= Kind (IRE)
b. 2001

|mf= Dixie Union (USA)
b. 1997

|mm= Tivli (USA)
b. 1988

|fff= Sadler's Wells

|ffm= Urban Sea

|fmf= Danehill

|fmm= Rainbow Lake

|mff = Dixieland Band

|mfm = She's Tops

|mmf= Mt. Livermore

|mmm= Bold Boston

|ffff= Northern Dancer

|fffm= Fairy Bridge

|ffmf= Miswaki

|ffmm= Allegretta

|fmff= Danzig

|fmfm= Razyana

|fmmf= Rainbow Quest

|fmmm= Rockfest

|mfff = Northern Dancer

|mffm = Mississippi Mud

|mfmf = Capote

|mfmm = She's a Talent

|mmff = Blushing Groom

|mmfm = Flama Ardiente

|mmmf = Bold Forbes

|mmmm = Faneuil Hall

}}

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