Hero’s Honour, who won April’s grade 1 SA Derby over 2,450m in the style of a top-class horse and has been rested since, will be aimed at the grade 1 2018 Summer Cup.The son of trainer Gary Alexander’s Await The Dawn surprised most pundits when he won the last leg of the Triple Crown under Mark Khan."He was a big baby when he won the Derby. He won it on pure ability," said assistant trainer Dean Alexander.Hero’s Honour was given a break during winter and Alexander said: "He’s filled up nicely, he looks good and he’s back in work. We’ll start with the Joburg Spring Challenge over 1,400m to give him a pipe opener and we’ll consider the Charity Mile as his next outing."The target is the Summer Cup — we will see how he progresses this season. We’re looking forward to his campaign."Hero’s Honour holds nominations in two categories for Tuesday night’s Equus Awards Banquet, to be held at Emperors Palace. He faces stiff competition in the category for Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in which D...
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