Re: Congratulations Cody’s Wish!!

teganslaw · ‎03-11-2010

The trainer was going to run Forte when the horse had a bruised ankle? That is animal cruelty.

Something is very wrong with the Kentucky Derby with horses dying. It's really a spectacle for money and to show off stupid looking hats.

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SurferWife · ‎12-12-2010

@ReggieRagu

Thank you for clarifying! We turned it on and watched the race. We didn't know there are more races than just "the one". We did cry nonetheless. Yes, it is a heartwarming story.

Time is just a drop in the bucket compared to eternity. It isn’t how long you live that matters; it is how well you are prepared to die. ~~Colonel Robert B. Thieme, Jr.

SurferWife · ‎12-12-2010

@Kachina624

Someone else said the same thing. I didn't realize there were a number of races before the big one! All I know now is I'm in the mood for a mint julep, but we have no bourbon, no mint, but we do have ice. So, I'm 1/3 of the way there.

Time is just a drop in the bucket compared to eternity. It isn’t how long you live that matters; it is how well you are prepared to die. ~~Colonel Robert B. Thieme, Jr.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@SurferWife Put on a big hat and go have a nice glass of ice.

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SurferWife · ‎12-12-2010

@Kachina624

I did just make a pitcher of sweet tea! That will go great over ice. Come to think of it, a sprig of fresh mint would go well, too. I guess I'll have to rely on my sun hat, sweet tea and the beach.

Time is just a drop in the bucket compared to eternity. It isn’t how long you live that matters; it is how well you are prepared to die. ~~Colonel Robert B. Thieme, Jr.

jackiejenny · ‎10-23-2011

@SurferWife There are 14 races on Derby Day.

Cody's Wish won the Churchill Downs Stakes.

GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

Hooray I guess, but this is what I'm crying about

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/sport/horse-deaths-kentucky-derby-spt/index.html

layla2450 · ‎10-02-2021

@simplyfriends wrote:
@SurferWife That was such a good racethat Cody's Wish won. Can't believe he came up from last place. That was only the Breeders Cup though.

Cody's Wish won the Churchill Downs Stakes, NOT the Breeders Cup.

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on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

It is an incredible story of a horse and the love of a boy.

As incredible as it is to watch a magnificent horse win like that I don't watch them live anymore. Not since Barbaro.

I did watch it on youtube just now and the story of Cody Dorman.

When the horse was just 6 months old, he met Cody and laid his head on the boys lap. He recognized him 2 years later and always acknowleges him when he is there at the race. He has won everytime Cody is there to watch.

It is heartbreaking and absolutely wrong that any animal should lose it's life for a sport esp to entertain humans.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

Josmad · ‎12-10-2018

@simplyfriends wrote:
@SurferWife That was such a good racethat Cody's Wish won. Can't believe he came up from last place. That was only the Breeders Cup though.

The Breeders Cup is its own race and it is run in at Santa Anita in California.