Cody's Wish and Proxy will retire to stud after Breeders' Cup

Grade 1 winners Cody’s Wish and Proxy will retire after the Breeders' Cup to stand at Darley's Jonabell Farm in 2024.

Darley sales manager Darren Fox said, “It’s been another fantastic year for our racing program, highlighted by the likes of Grade 1 winners Cody’s Wish and Proxy. Being able to retire six homebred stallions to our ranks over the past three years speaks volumes to the hard work and dedication of our team from top to bottom.”

Cody’s Wish, a son of Curlin out of the Grade 1-winning Tapit mare Dance Card, will make his final start in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile as the reigning champion in that event. A winner in 10 of 15 career starts, Cody's Wish has never finished out of the first three during his career. He heads into the Breeders’ Cup boasting additional Grade 1 victories in the Met Mile, the Churchill Downs and the Forego. He matched his career-high Beyer Speed Figure from Daily Racing Form of 112 in this year’s Met Mile, the same figure he achieved in last year’s Forego, which is also the joint best of any of horse in 2023. In addition, his 112 Beyer last year was bettered only by Flightline and future Darley stud mate Speaker’s Corner.

Proxy also will make his next appearance on Nov. 4 in the Breeders' Cup Classic. By Tapit, he has won or placed in a total of 10 graded stakes, including a victory in the Clark (G1), and was within a nose and a neck of two additional top-level wins in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). He is out of multiple Grade 1 winner Panty Raid, who also produced Grade 2 winner Micheline, a daughter of Bernardini.

Fees for Cody’s Wish and Proxy will be announced after the Breeders’ Cup.