Maryland Will Miss... Linda Kelly of Nor-
risville died on Febru- ary 21 at the age of 66. Kelly rode most of her life and owned a variety of horses during her lifetime. She loved trail riding and foxhunting. Kelly also volunteered her time for the Maryland Special Olympics program as a groom, shipper, ring crew, and even show judge.
trainer Grover
“Bud”
Delp and moved in with the Delp family. According to the Bal- timore Sun, Delp sent Franklin to the Mid- dleburg Training Cen- ter for seasoning, where the rider developed a rapport with the young Spectacular Bid. Spectacular Bid won
Linda Kelly
Retired jockey Ronnie Franklin, 58, died due to lung cancer on March 8. Franklin, a Dundalk native, is best known for riding Spec- tacular Bid to win both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1979. He was just 19 years old and had only been on the track since 1976. He caught the attention of Maryland
seven of nine races in his two-year-old sea- son, claiming the na-
tion’s 2-year-old championship. T e following year, he won the Derby as the 3-5 favorite and then won the Preakness by 5 ½ lengths. In the Belmont Stakes, he faded in the stretch to fi nish third after stepping on a pin in his stall before the race. Franklin blamed himself for the defeat, telling the Sun in 2004, “I rushed Bid out of the gate that day. I didn’t give him
a chance.” Although he lost the ride on Spectacular Bid
after the Belmont, Franklin went on to win over 1,400 races and more than $14 million in prize money during his 15-year career. He continued to gallop horses in California until he was diagnosed with cancer and moved back to Baltimore.
Chadrenne Boutelle Blouin, 37, of Middle- town died on January 16 after a long struggle with Lyme Disease and co-infections. Blouin was a member of Frederick Pony Club and participated on their games team competing in the Prince Phillip Cup, among other cham- pionships.
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