CODY’S WISH NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR 26 Jan 2024 12:46
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA),
Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters
(NTWAB) announced on Thursday night that Cody’s Wish, who won four races
last year including the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), was
named the 2023 Horse of the Year at the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards
ceremony, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey
Club, at The Breakers Palm Beach.
As a
5-year-old, Cody’s Wish, a son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin out
of Dance Card by Tapit, won four of five starts, including three Grade 1
races. Cody’s Wish made his 2023 debut winning the 7-furlong Churchill
Downs Stakes (G1) in May, followed by the Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan
Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park in June. He suffered his only defeat of
the year when he was third in the 1 1/8-mile Whitney (G1) at Saratoga in
August. He bounced back in October at Aqueduct to win the Vosburgh
Stakes (G2), before capturing the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
