Noble Tuneโs dual Gr1 winning half-brother Honor Code, from the last crop of the great AP Indy, has had his first foal born at Cobra Farm which Laneโs End announced early this morning. Honor Codeโs service fee for 2016 and 2017 has been set at $40 000. Noble Tuneโs first yearlings go under the hammer this year.
โThatโs a very very hard pedigree to get into,โ said Baccari, who said the partnership could race the colt or resell him. โI happened to see the colt on the farm ahead of time so I had the ability to see what I was going to get into. Heโs just a very special horse. Very hard to find that kind of pedigree with that kind of sire power.โ
Laneโs End, who are standing Noble Tuneโs dual Gr1 winning half brother Honor Code at stud for his first season, have purchased Lot 538 from Denali Stud at the September Keeneland Yearling Sale. The colt is by Speightstown out of a three part-sister to Noble Tune named Night And Day โ she recently produced Gr2 With Anticipation winner, Made You Look (by More Than Ready), her first foal to race from two produced.
Noble Tuneโs half-brother Honor Code, a son from the final crop of A.P Indy, won the Eclipse Award for Champion Dirt Older Male over the weekend.
Rathmor Studโs Noble Tune has both his maternal and paternal half-brothers, Honor Code and Liamโs Map respectively and both standing their first seasons at Lanes End โ both nominated for the prestigious Eclipse Awards category of Older Dirt Male.
Laneโs End have announced that Noble Tuneโs half-brother and dual Gr1 winner Honor Code will be standing for $40 000 in the 2016 breeding season. This is on a par with Lemon Drop Kid and City Zip, both standing at Laneโs End.
Rathmor Studโs Noble Tune and his half-brother Honor Code had their weanling half-brother by War Front, Lot423 sell for $2,6million to MV Magnier of Coolmore Stud at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock sale.
Beginning with Liamโs Map, who shares the same sire Unbridledโs Song as Noble Tune โ winning the Gr1 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile, filly Wavell Avenue by Harlington (Unbridled โ Serenaโs Song) was victorious in the Gr1 Fillies And Mares Sprint, whilst Noble Tuneโs half-brother Honor Code wasnโt disgraced to finish third behind the great American Pharoah in the Gr1 Breeders Cup Classic.