Here they are:
Something ‘beautiful’ with all the ‘ugly’ going on in this country & the world today. It’s the true story of a boy, Cody Dormer, born with a rare & severe genetic condition, who was supposed to die, but with loving parents, who did not give up on him, he is now 17 yo. On a Make A Wish trip a couple of years ago, he met a young colt & a special bond was formed at that meeting, so special in fact that the farm named the horse Cody’s Wish.
Cody’s Wish grew up to be a successful race horse & the bond with Cody remained. Their story spread & became something very special in the world of horse racing. Cody’s Wish ran in last year’s Breeders’ Cup & won The Dirt Mile race. The Breeders’ Cup is a premier event in the fall, with only the best horses of the year competing against each other. It’s a Big Deal to win a Breeders’ Cup race.
This is a story written about Cody & Cody’s Wish after the 2022 win at Keeneland last year:
Breeders’ Cup miracle: the tearjerking story of the racehorse and the boy who wished upon a star
https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/5659/breeders-cup-miracle-heartwarming-story-codys-wish-and-boy-who-wished-upon-star/
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Cody’s Wish ran again at the Breeders’ Cup yesterday. It would be his last race before being retired to stud. Cody & his family were there to see him run. The announcers & handicappers all said if betting with their hearts, they would bet for Cody’s Wish, but as good as he was, he was running against a strong field that included National Treasure, the Preakness Winner. “Realistically”, they were giving other horses the nod to win.
The race replay at the link:
https://breederscup.com/races/2023-dirt-mile?tab=gallery
To add to the drama, there was an ‘inquiry’ after the race, but the result stood. If you do nothing else with this post, watch the race replay.
The farm where Cody’s Wish will be retired is 20 minutes from Cody’s house & he has been told he is welcome to visit any time.
Here they are:
Amidst the ugliness around us that IS a Beautiful Story!
Wow
I’m a Secretariat fanatic who can’t watch any race because of the fear for those delicate legs ... but Cody’s Wish almost wormed his way into my one-horse heart. (I almost let Barbaro in, and that didn’t go well.)
The Breeder’s Cup has been a nightmare of tragedies, but I am so very, very glad he had this fantastic last hurrah and is off to the royal life at stud duty.
I LOVE this story!
