Honor A. P. (foaled March 13, 2017) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2020 Santa Anita Derby.
Honor A. P. is a dark bay colt with a broad white blaze, bred in Kentucky by George Krikorian.
The female line traces back to the broodmare Myrtlewood, whose family includes leading sires Mr. Prospector and Seattle Slew.
In his second race on October 13, he scored a win at Santa Anita in a maiden special weight over one mile on the dirt track.
[2] Honor A. P. started his 2020 season on March 7 at Santa Anita in the San Felipe Stakes, one of the traditional prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
However, Santa Anita was shut down shortly after the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the Kentucky Derby wound up being rescheduled to September.
He again rated behind the early pace in a tightly bunched pack, then started his move on the final turn while swinging four wide.
He gradually started to improve position on the turn but was still in ninth place with seven lengths to make up with a quarter-mile remaining.