Sarah Kelly

Sunday Insights: Mandella Unveils Bulleting $875k Pharoah Filly at Del Mar

Sponsored by Alex Nichols Agency 9th-DMR, 57K, Msw, 2yo, 5fT, post time: 4:30 p.m. ET When a pricey yearling works a couple of bullets as a 2-year-old for meticulous preparer and Hall of Famer Richard Mandella, that debut bears watching. Sarah Kelly's VELVET (American Pharoah) brought $875,000 last year at Keeneland September--fifth-highest of her sire's yearlings in 2019--and began working in earnest in August, getting three bullets since, including four panels in :47 (1/87) Aug. 30 at Del Mar and five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 (1/21) Oct. 7 at Santa...

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Prominent Owner, Successful Businessman Jon Kelly Dies

Jon S. Kelly, a successful California businessman who maintained Thoroughbred racing operations all over the world, passed away Saturday morning at his home in Tres Palomas in Rancho Santa Fe. He celebrated his 84th birthday July 24 and passed away following a lengthy battle with cancer. Kelly had been in hospice care and several family members, including his wife, Sarah, were at his side at the time of his death. Born in Berkeley and schooled in the east and at the University of California--Berkeley, Kelly entered the broadcasting business, founding...

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