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On Saturday morning at the Kentucky Horse Park, a crowd gathered to witness the unveiling of a particularly special monument. “The Bond: Two Hearts-One Spirit” is a monument that celebrates the extraordinary connection between Cody Dorman and the remarkable racehorse Cody’s Wish. It was seven years ago today, Oct. 11, that Cody Dorman met Cody’s Wish - then a yearling - at Gainsborough Farm through a Make-A-Wish Foundation visit. Sculpted by Jocelyn Russell, the life-size bronze captures Cody’s Wish lowering his head into Cody Dorman’s lap. It was thoughtfully designed so that visitors in wheelchairs can roll up to the sculpture and place their hands on the horse’s nose, gazing up into the horse’s eyes just as Cody did with Cody’s Wish so many times. The Dorman family, along with the Godolphin team and many familiar faces from the farm to the track and beyond were on-hand to witness the unveiling, including Carson Jost and his family. Carson was born with the rare genetic disorder k...

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