Godolphin's Kentucky homebred Cody's Wish worked five-eighths solo in 1:02.81 Sunday over the Oklahoma dirt training track in preparation for the $1-illion Whitney (G1) going 1 1/8 miles on August 5 at Saratoga Race Course.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, the 5-year-old Curlin bay was piloted through his breeze by assistant trainer Neil Poznansky, who guided the reigning Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner through splits of :26 2/5 and :38 2/5 before galloping out in 1:15 1/5, 1:27 1/5, and 1:41 3/5.
“He just let him off the bridle and he picked it right up,” said Mott
Cody's Wish, a nine-time winner from 13 starts, heads into the Whitney on a six-race win streak led by Grade 1 scores in the Forego in August at Saratoga, the Dirt Mile in November at Keeneland, the Churchill Downs in May and the Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan Handicap on June 10 at Belmont. He will look to secure his first win beyond one mile, while making his first start at nine furlongs since a third-place finish in a maiden tilt in July 2021 at Saratoga.
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