The most inspiring story at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships involves Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile contender Cody’s Wish and his namesake, Cody Dorman.
Tag: The Life
Calm and Cool Jockey Kylee Jordan, 20, Set for Breeders’ Cup Debut on Future Stars Friday
Kylee Jordan expects to be nervous when she enters the paddock for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Keeneland Race Course. The butterflies are sure to be flying.
David Ingordo and the Art of Uncovering Racehorse Gems Like Zenyatta and Flightline
Bloodstock agent David Ingordo’s extraordinary success stems from his imagination, the ability to see beyond what is in a young Thoroughbred and project what might be. “It’s like looking at LeBron James when he was in high school, maybe even junior high,” said Ingordo.
From Flightline to Heartline
The mist fell in soft sheets from a black hole of a sky, and the atmosphere was more befitting the Scottish Highlands than the San Gabriel foothills. It was 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, the morning of Flightline’s penultimate workout at Santa Anita Park. I had arrived extra-early, to insure a good vantage point at the rail bordering the ¼-mile chute, the area where the horses enter the racetrack from the barns.