Trot Insider has learned that Mary Sewell, the booking administrator for Brittany Farms Stallion Management, passed on Tuesday morning (April 16) at the age of 78.

Sewell served as the booking administrator for Brittany Farms Stallion Management for 21 years until taking a leave of absence in March 2017 because of health issues. She spent over 40 years of her life in the Standardbred business. She was the office manager for three farms and did pedigree research and writing for Pedi-Type. Her husband Bob, who passed in October 2018, was the stallion manager at Almahurst Farm and the farm manager at Fair Chance and Killydonnell Farms in Ohio.

Sewell helped administer the stallion careers of Artsplace, Artiscape, Valley Victory, Life Sign, Real Desire, Glidemaster, American Ideal and many more. She is survived by sons Dean (Peggy) and David, two granddaughters and four great-grandchildren, all of Nicholasville, Ky.

Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the family and friends of Mary Sewell.