Cody's Wish

Author:  Paul Halloran

The heart-stirring true story of a champion racehorse, a courageous boy, and the wish that united them

Cody Dorman had already beaten the odds when, at age thirteen, he was introduced to a five-month-old Thoroughbred foal in 2018 through Make-A-Wish. Born with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, Cody had undergone more than forty operations, including two open-heart surgeries before he was three. One doctor told his parents he wouldn’t live past his second birthday.

There was an instant connection between teenage Cody and the foal, one so impactful that the owners named the young racehorse Cody’s Wish. When Cody was severely depressed a few years later during the pandemic, another visit to see “his” horse snapped him out of it. Cody later traveled to racetracks around the country to watch Cody’s Wish run. Each time they met—in the paddock, on the backstretch, in the winner’s circle—the bond between the 1,100-pound racehorse and 70-pound boy was obvious. They would stare at each other, then the horse would walk toward Cody and put his head in his lap.

Softcover: ‎ 208 pages
Size: ‎ 6 x 9 inches