The racing history is full of racing horses, who are named by people who have left remarkable achievements, a reality in a sport in which less than half of the thoroughbred has ever won a race.
But there are exceptions when it almost seems Cody's wish Now the figurehead for such services is.
In the feel-good history of the Breeder 'Cup, the 4-year-old Curlin Colt-named after Cody Dorman, a teenager who has a sporadic genetic disorder Cyberknife From one head in the 910,000 US dollar Gigantic Ass fans Breededers' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
Dorman, who put on the track next to his family in his wheelchair, was hugged after the race by his father Kelly, who spoke in his son's ear. Cody's mother Leslie and Sister Kylie quickly joined the celebration of the moment, with hardly any arid eye to be found.
“This is the world opera and everything about everything that goes beyond that,” said Kelly.
Cody Dorman and his connections in the circle of the winner in Keeland
Cody met the Bay Colt 2018 for the first time when he was only a foal on Godolphin's Gainsborough Farm about the Keeland Make-A-Wish program, and a bond was determined between the Godolphin team and the Dorman family.
They were not the only ones that were touched by the exclamation mark of the 4-year chapter in the history of the Colt. A considerable part of the Keeneland amount applauded to complete the presentation according to the rooms.
“It's as great as you could get,” said Godolphin USA Director of Bloodstock Michael Banahan. “The family is absolutely wonderful. You enjoyed this trip so much. So that it could come together, it was incredible to win the undergo.
Kelly Dorman speaks to his son Cody after Cody's wish wins the@BreederscupSlide mile. Cody's wish is named after the teenage man. pic.twitter.com/w8dda0j3SD
– Byron King (@bh_bking) November 5, 2022
Even those who were moved by racing tension more than a story of human interest probably enjoyed the Dirt Mile, whereby the winner and runner -up fought the length of the stretch and cody's wish to somehow prevail with a last rally. The Bill Mott trainee improved to 6 against 6 in the mileage spacing and time in 1: 35.33 on a brisk route. He returned $ 6.32 to win his supporters who made him favorite in the field of nine.
Alvarado, the jockey junior Alvarado won pipeline Set the pace with breaks from: 22.20 and: 45.71. When the field met the six-furgong marker with a stalking cyberknife, which was with a 1: 10.34 split with his head, Cody's wish was in third place.
“But I knew he would do it at that time,” said Alvarado. “I could feel the aggression he had, the will to win over the race.”
Leslie Dorman and Cody Dorman in the circle of the winner in Keeland
The Colt's victory on Saturday was his first two rounds after two earlier defeats in longer races.
The horse gave Godolphin her second breeding cup victory of 2022, a balance that grown to four o'clock on Saturday at the end of the day. Mischief Offered Godolphin his first win of the Breeder 'Cup this year in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1t) on November 4, and and Contemporary games And Rebel romance Additional victories later on Saturday with the respective victories in the Fanduel Breeders' Cup Mile, presented by PDJF (G1T) and Longines Breeder's Cup Turf (G1T). The British coach Charlie Appleby trains the three lawn winners.
Godolphin is led by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and rulers of Dubai.
Cody's wish (outside) round
The drama did not end for bedors when the horses adopted the goal, with a claim to foul and investigation against the second -placed person for interference, but the stewards did not change in the order of the goal after a brief review.
In the more significant of two parts of the race examined by Steward Gunite What prompted the jockey tyler Gaffalione to determine it while the horse was exhausting. Gunite ended 2 1/4 lengths behind third place Ponderous Andy And the stewards would have cost potentially that Gunite cost a placement to degrade cyberknife.
“Demanding beat,” said Cyberknife's Jockey, Florent Geroux. “He tried. I was really proud of him.”
Cody's Wish, a winner of seven out of eleven starts and a profit of more than $ 1.3 million, seems to be tailor-made as a 5-year-old because he was developed after a sluggish start to his racing career at the age of 3 and 4. But as a winner of two class 1 with a top trunk tree, it is also valuable as a stallion, regardless of whether his stud career comes on the street in 2023 or later.
The connections of Codys's wish in the circle of the winner in Keeland
Excellent from class 1 Carpet mare Dance card Cody's wish is a half brother of class 2 Proprieted and placed on the missions Botephus Both of Gold medal . The dance card also has one yearling In mischief Colt and A Feeling of street Stut foals born in 2022.
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“I think we'll just wait and see how he comes out of the race and judge what we want to do with him,” said Banahan.
“He rose to the Stakes Company and the first class level, and he would be a horse that would be an engaging horse for me as a coach that would take the MET Mile next year” Elite power took the Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1).
The Met Mile, which is officially known as Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1), is a gymnastics mile competition that is widely viewed as stallion meat. It was won this year by the Brilliant Airline .
