The 2019 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award will be given to Heather Cellinesi as part of the Maryland MIllion festivities later this month.
The 2017 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award, presented by Maryland Million, goes to Mary Shunk, director of The Retreat at Beckleysville.
Longtime Maryland state vet Dr. David Zipf will receive Maryland Million’s Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award for his efforts for more than half a century.
Gelo Hall, the legendary Maryland racetracker who attended the Seabiscuit-War Admiral match race and later worked in racing for over 60 years, has died.
Presented by Maryland Million, the Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award celebrates important characteristics that are valuable but often unrewarded.
Longtime Maryland racetrack fixture Gelo Hall, who has served in numerous roles in the Thoroughbred industry, has won the 2014 Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award.
Trainer Holly Robinson has won the Joe Kelly Unsung Hero Award for 2013.