Code of Honor will stand at Lane's End in 2022

Lane’s End farm announced Sunday that the W.S. Farish-owned and -bred Code of Honor will stand the 2022 season at its Versailles, Ky., farm.

Earning almost $3 million in a career that included graded stakes performances each year from age 2 to 5, the colt is a multiple Grade 1 and six-time graded stakes winner. He looks to add to his already impressive resume this weekend in the Fayette Stakes (G2) at Keeneland.

Code of Honor got his racing career off to a perfect start wiring the field in a maiden special weight at Saratoga in his 2-year-old debut. This victory gave his Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey the confidence to target the Champagne Stakes (G1), where Code of Honor finished second, posting a 90 Beyer, after stumbling badly at the start.

Never competing out of graded-stakes company after his debut, Code of Honor has made 16 graded stakes starts to date, hitting the board in 12 and winning 6. Early in his 3-year-old career, he won the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and finished third in the Florida Derby (G1), making him a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby where he earned second place beaten less than a length. From there, Code of Honor won three graded stakes in a row to finish out his 3-year-old career. The Dwyer Stakes (G3) set the stage for his three-length win in the Travers Stakes (G1), posting a 105 Beyer. He annexed the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) in his follow-up race, posting a career-high 106 Beyer against older horses for the first time.

“Code of Honor impressed me from day one”, said trainer Shug McGaughey. “He is the type of horse every trainer dreams of; he is sound, balanced, and an efficient mover and takes to his training very well. What I saw him do as a 2-year-old when breaking his maiden at Saratoga gave me the confidence to go straight to a Grade 1. Watching him overcome his bad break in the Champagne to run second was impressive and showed the heart and determination that’s been a trademark of Code of Honor throughout his career.”

As a 4-year-old and 5-year-old, Code of Honor won the Westchester Stakes (G3) and the Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3), posting a 105 Beyer while also hitting the board in the Met Mile (G1), the Kelso Handicap (G2), and Clark Stakes (G1), posting 102, 106 and 101 Beyers, respectively.

“Code of Honor is a special horse on many different levels for us, and we’re excited that he is returning home to the farm where he was born,” said Bill Farish of Lane’s End. “He is what we like to see in a prospective stallion being a consistent performer at the highest level. He was a precocious 2-year-old that developed into a classic horse winning at the elite level. He has the proven race record, desired physical attributes and deep pedigree to make him the complete stallion package.”

Code of Honor is by European champion Noble Mission and out of the W.S. Farish homebred Reunited by Dixie Union, a winner of the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G3) at Keeneland who has produced eight winners from eight horses, including Best Pal (G2)-placed Big League.