Cody’s Wish
First foals in 2025
The 2023 Horse of the Year. More G1 wins at a mile on dirt than any other colt ever. Sensational two-time winner of the G1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, plus the G1 Met Mile, G1 Churchill Downs Stakes, and G1 Forego.
Curlin’s only five-time G1-winning son. And he’s his sire’s fastest sprinter: his 112 Beyer in the G1 Forego makes him Curlin’s fastest horse at less than a mile. Eight career triple-digit Beyers. His 112 in the G1 Met Mile was the highest of 2023.
Out of a G1 winner by Tapit and from the La Troienne family, like roster mates Essential Quality and Maxfield.
First weanlings in 2025 bring $550k, $500k, $440k, $425k, $425k.
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| Three | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | $255,060 |
| Four | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | $1,077,070 |
| Five | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | $1,773,900 |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | $3,106,030 |
At 3
- 1st
- Allowance race, 8f, Churchill Downs, beating Ram, Runway Magic, Irish Unity, Bourbon War.
- 1st
- Allowance race, 8f, Churchill Downs, by 5¼l, beating Anneau d’Or, Perfect Silent Cat.
- 1st
- Maiden Special Weight, 8f, Churchill Downs, by 2l, beating Tartufo.
At 4
- 1st
- Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), 8f, Keeneland, beating Cyberknife, Slow Down Andy, Gunite, Law Professor, Three Technique, Simplification, Senor Buscador, Pipeline.
- 1st
- Forego S (G1), 7f, Saratoga, beating Jackie’s Warrior, Pipeline, Baby Yoda, Drafted, Kneedeepinsnow. 112 Beyer.
- 1st
- Westchester S (G3), 8f, Belmont Park, by 5l, beating Sound Money, Zoomer, Greatest Honour, Informative.
- 1st
- Hanshin Cup, 8f, Churchill Downs, beating Three Technique, Awesome Gerry, Weyburn, Plainsman, Mish.
- 2nd
- Challenger S (G3), 8½f, Tampa Bay Downs, by a neck, to Scalding, beating Dynamic One, Wolfie’s Dynaghost, Greatest Honour.
At 5 Horse of the Year, Eclipse Champion older dirt male
- 1st
- Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), 8f, Santa Anita, beating National Treasure, Skippylongstocking, Charge It, Zozos, Stage Raider, Shirl's Bee.
- 1st
- Churchill Downs S (G1), 7f, Churchill Downs, by 4¾l, beating Hoist The Gold, Tejano Twist, Here Mi Song, Get Her Number, Endorsed.
- 1st
- Metropolitan H (G1), 8f, Belmont Park, by 3¼l, beating Zandon, White Abarrio, Charge It, Dr. Schivel, Slow Down Andy, Repo Rocks, Hoist the Gold, Doppelganger. 112 Beyer.
- 1st
- Vosburgh S (G2), 7f, Belmont Park, beating Accretive, Great Navigator, High Oak, Cowan.
- 3rd
- Whitney S (G1), 9f, Saratoga, to White Abarrio, Zandon, beating Charge It, Giant Game, Last Samurai.
Watch him go
Pedigree
| CODY'S WISH | CURLIN | SMART STRIKE | MR. PROSPECTOR | RAISE A NATIVE |
| GOLD DIGGER | ||||
| CLASSY 'N SMART | SMARTEN | |||
| NO CLASS | ||||
| SHERRIFF'S DEPUTY | DEPUTY MINISTER | VICE REGENT | ||
| MINT COPY | ||||
| BARBARIKA | BATES MOTEL | |||
| WAR EXCHANGE | ||||
| DANCE CARD | TAPIT | PULPIT | A.P. INDY | |
| PREACH | ||||
| TAP YOUR HEELS | UNBRIDLED | |||
| RUBY SLIPPERS | ||||
| TEMPTING NOTE | EDITOR'S NOTE | FORTY NINER | ||
| BEWARE OF THE CAT | ||||
| TEMPT | DEVIL'S BAG | |||
| THINGHATAB |
By CURLIN (2004) Dubai World Cup (G1), Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), Preakness S (G1), Stephen Foster H (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), etc. Sire of 1,254 foals aged three and up, including CODY’S WISH, HIGHLAND FALLS, BRIGHT FUTURE, CLAIRIERE, CONNECT, CURALINA, ELITE POWER, EXAGGERATOR, GLOBAL CAMPAIGN, GOOD MAGIC, GRACE ADLER, IDIOMATIC, IDOL, KEEN ICE, KNOWN AGENDA, MALATHAAT, NEST, OBLIGATORY, OFF THE TRACKS, PALACE MALICE, PARIS LIGHTS, RAGING SEA, STELLAR WIND, VINO ROSSO, etc.
1st dam: DANCE CARD by Tapit. 4 wins (8½f-9f ) at 3, Gazelle S (G1), Belle Cherie S, 3rd Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), Gallant Bloom H (G2). Dam of 8 foals, 4 to race, 3 winners:
CODY’S WISH (c Curlin) G1 winner, see Race record.
ENDORSED (c Medaglia d'Oro) 7 wins (6f-8½f ), 2 to 7, Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), Fred W Hooper S (G3), 2nd Mr Prospector S (G3), Westchester S (G3), Alydar S, Curlin S, Louisville Thoroughbred Society S, 3rd Gulfstream Park Mile S (G2).
Bocephus (c Medaglia d'Oro) Placed at 2 and 3, 3rd Turf Paradise Derby.
Dance Music (f Ghostzapper) Unraced. Dam of:
EAST AVENUE (c Medaglia d'Oro) Breeders' Futurity (G1), Matt Winn S (G3), 2nd Blue Grass S (G1).
2nd dam: Tempting Note by Editor’s Note. 2 wins (8½f ) at 2, 2nd Busanda S, Nijana S. Dam of 4 winners:
DANCE CARD (f Tapit) Group winner, see above.
Tempted to Tapit (g Tapit) 2 wins at 3 and 4, 2nd Risen Star S (G2), 3rd Sunland Derby (G3).
RUN TAPPY (g Tapit) 8 wins at 3 to 8.
HARTFORD (c Tapit) 2 wins at 3 and 4.
C Note (f Scat Daddy) Placed at 3. Dam of:
C My Meister (c Bodemeister) 3rd Journeyman Stud Juvenile S, Kitten's Joy S.
3rd dam: Tempt by Devil's Bag. Dam of 7 winners:
Tempting Note (f Editor's Note) Black Type placed, see above.
STATE OF SHOCK (g Prospect Bay) 6 wins at 4 to 6.
OFFER (g Conquistador Cielo) 4 wins at 6 to 8.
TEMPTATION BOUND (g Boundary) 4 wins at 3 to 6.
Salt de Tere (f Salt Lake) Unraced. Dam of:
M Lee (g A. P. Jet) 3rd Honest Pleasure S.
4th dam: THINGHATAB by Al Hattab. 8 wins at 2 to 4, Poinsettia S (G3), Post-Deb S (G3). Dam of 4 winners:
HABAR (f Track Barron) Fair Star S, Morris County S, 2nd Selima S (G2). Dam of:
LITTLE HERO (f Valley Crossing) Wonders Delight H, 3rd Roamin Rachel S.
Barcar (f Carnivalay) Unraced. Dam of: PRINCE JOSEPH (c Harry The Hat) Iroquois H, Lil E Tee S, Peppy Addy S, 2nd Danzig S, 3rd Larry R. Riviello President's Cup. Sire.
Stud record
Cody’s Wish’s first crop are foals of 2025.
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