Cody Dorman, Who Watched Namesake Horse Win Breeders’ Cup Race, Dies on Trip Home

Cody Dorman, center below right, sits alongside his father Kelly Dorman, left holding trophy, mother Leslie Dorman, second from left, behind, and sister Kylie, left, after jockey Junior Alvarado rode Cody's Wish to win the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile horse race at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2023. Cody's Wish is named after Cody Dorman. Ashley Landis/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17.

Cody died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita last week, according to a statement from his parents posted Monday on Godolphin Racing’s social media account.