| Hero's Honor | |
| Sire: | Northern Dancer |
| Grandsire: | Nearctic |
| Dam: | Glowing Tribute |
| Damsire: | Graustark |
| Foaled: | April 28th, 1980 |
| Country: | United States |
| Breeder: | Paul Mellon |
| Owner: | Rokeby Stable |
| Trainer: | MacKenzie Miller |
| Record: | 18:8-2-3 |
| Earnings: | $499,025 |
| Wins: | Fort Marcy Handicap (1984) Red Smith Handicap (1984) United Nations Handicap (1984) Bowling Green Handicap (1984) |
Hero's Honor (foaled April 28, 1980) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1984 United Nations Handicap.[1]
Hero's Honor's first race was on April 30, 1983, at the Aqueduct, where he came in fifth. He picked up his first win in a Maiden Special Weight race at Belmont Park on May 21, 1983.
He went on a three-race win streak in September 1983, grabbing a trio of allowance races at Belmont Park.
On September 29, 1983, in his fourth race that month, he came in 3rd in the Grade-2 Rutger's Handicap.[2]
He scored his biggest win up to that point by winning the May 7th, 1984, Grade-3 Fort Marcy Handicap.
He went on another three-race win streak starting on June 2, 1984. He captured the Grade-2 Red Smith Handicap at Belmont Park. Fifteen days later, he won again at Belmont, this time grabbing a victory at the Grade-1 1984 Bowling Green Handicap.[3] He finished his win streak with a Grade 1 win in the July 14, 1984, United Nations Handicap, which was his third graded win in less than 6 weeks. This was his last victory.
Hero's Honor finished the 1984 season with a 2nd and a 3rd place in September 1984 at Belmont Park, then retired after an October 13, 1984, 7th-place finish at the Ballantine's Scotch Classic Handicap.
Pedigree descendants include:
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
| 1988 | Hero's Love | c | San Gorgonio Handicap |
| 1995 | Khumba Mela | c | Noble Damsel Handicap |
| 1995 | Generic | c | Prix Kergorlay |
| 1996 | Super Quercus | c | Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes |