Paul Kelley

Kelley Has High Hopes For Balenciaga

After seeing Balenciaga stymied by a lung infection last year at age two, trainer Paul Kelley is hoping to get a good look at the unraced male trotter this spring. Balenciaga, a $270,000 yearling purc...

Paul Kelley's Fantasy Stable

Who would harness racing's sharpest minds select in the 2020 Trot Magazine Fantasy Stable? Trot Insider will feature 'expert picks' in advance of the deadline for this year's contest.

Winter Campaign For Returning Obrigado

December 07, 2019

“Mentally, that horse has never changed. That’s what’s remarkable about him. You see people sometimes; your attitudes go up and down throughout a racing season. You see that with horses; horses have l...

Paul Kelley's Fantasy Stable

Who would harness racing's sharpest minds select in the 2019 Trot Magazine Fantasy Stable? Trot Insider will feature 'expert picks' in advance of the deadline for this year's contest, brought to you i...

Obrigado Retired

November 22, 2018

Trot Insider has learned that 2016 U.S. Older Trotter of the Year Obrigado has been retired.

Repentance, Zeron Shine At Batavia

August 22, 2018

The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) three-year-old trotting fillies visited Batavia Downs on Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 22) to compete for a combined $119,300 in purses that was distributed between two hea...

Obrigado Wins Yonkers Open

August 19, 2018

Favoured Obrigado (Mark MacDonald, $4.20) pounced from the pocket Sunday afternoon (Aug. 19), winning Yonkers Raceway’s featured $44,000 off-going Open Handicap Trot.

Update On Obrigado

January 11, 2018

Trainer/co-owner Paul Kelley has provided an update on open trotting star Obrigado, who is looking to bounce back to top form in 2018.

Where Is Obrigado?

November 25, 2017

Maine-bred trotting star Obrigado has been absent from the races since finishing ninth in the $303,050 John Cashman Jr. Memorial on August 5 at the Meadowlands, but is plotted to return for his eight-...

Kelley To Be Honoured By NY Breeders

November 14, 2017

The Harness Horse Breeders of New York State has announced that Saratoga-based trainer Paul Kelley will be the recipient of its 2017 Bruce Hamilton Memorial Medal.

Kelley On Such An Angel, Obrigado

When he first became acquainted with the then yearling colt, Paul Kelley definitely wanted to bring him home. Yet he swiftly banished such reveries from his mind, for he knew Such An Angel was a horse...

Obrigado Wins 2017 Qualifying Debut

The 2016 Dan Patch Award-winning older trotter Obrigado returned to work on Friday (May 19), winning his first qualifier of the year at Vernon Downs.

Statement From HHBNYS On Contract

The following statement was issued by the Harness Horse Breeders of New York State (HHBNYS) regarding the administration and promotion of the NY Sire Stakes program.