Ogden Mills"Dinny"Phipps(September 18, 1940 – April 6, 2016) was an Americanfinancier,Thoroughbredracehorseindustry executive, andhorse breeder.Widely known by the nickname "Dinny," he was chairman of the family'sBessemer Trustuntil retiring in 1994, and served as its vice chairman.[1]
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| Born | September 18, 1940 New York, New York,U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2016(aged 75) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Financier, Racehorse owner/breeder & industry executive |
| Political party | Republican |
| Board member of | The Jockey Club,NYRA,Breeders' Cup Limited,NTRA |
| Children | Ogden Phipps II, Daisy, Lilly, Samantha |
| Parent(s) | Ogden Phipps& Lillian Stokes Bostwick |
| Relatives | Siblings: Cynthia, Robert Lansing, Henry Ogden |
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Early life
editOgden Mills Phipps was the son of major Thoroughbred breederOgden PhippsandLillian Bostwick Phipps.His grandmotherGladys Mills Phippsowned the renownedWheatley Stableand his great-grandfatherOgden Millswas involved with Thoroughbreds starting at the end of the 19th century. Ogden Mills owned racing stables in the United States and was a partner withLord Derbyin a racing stable inFrance.[2]
Career
editHorse racing industry executive
editA member of theboard of directorsand a past chairman ofThe Jockey Cluband of theNew York Racing Association,Phipps was a member of theJockey Club of Canada.[3]He also served on the board ofBreeders' Cup Limitedand theNational Thoroughbred Racing Associationand, with his cousin Stuart S. Janney III, co-ownedOrb,the 2013Kentucky Derbywinner.
Thoroughbred racing
editLike their father and grandmother before them, Dinny Phipps and his sister Cynthia had a long working relationship with the Hancock family'sClaibornebreeding farm nearParis, Kentucky.In 1995, Dinny Phipps's great fillyInside Informationwon theMolly Pitcher Handicap,following his sister Cynthia who won it in 1992 withVersailles Treaty,and his father Ogden who had also won it in 1988 withPersonal Ensign.
Dinny Phipps and his father were two of the subjects in the 2003 bookLegacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breedersby race historianEdward L. Bowenthat chronicled the history of Thoroughbred racing's most influentialbreeders.In 1978 Dinny Phipps received theEclipse Award of Merit,[4]the horse racing industry's highest honor, plus he was voted the New York Turf Writers Award as "The Man Who Did the Most for Racing." In 2002, Phipps received the Industry Service Award from theThoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Among the many successful horses raced by Dinny Phipps were:
- Rhythm(b. 1987) - 1989American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt,won 1989Breeders' Cup Juvenile;
- Dispute(b. 1990) - a winner of fourGrade 1races including theKentucky Oaks;
- Inside Information(b. 1991) - 1995American Champion Older Female Horse,won 1995Breeders' Cup Distaff,2008U.S. Racing Hall of Fameinductee;
- Storm Flag Flying(b. 2000) - voted the 2002American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly,won 2002Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies;
- Pleasant Home(b. 2001) - won 2005Breeders' Cup Distaff;
- Smuggler(b. 2002) - voted the 2005American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.
- Orb(b. 2010) - won 2013Kentucky Derby.[5]
In partnership withWilliam S. Farish III,Dinny Phipps bredStorm Song,the 1996Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillieswinner andAmerican Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.InEngland,Dinny Phipps' horse, Posse, won the 1980G1Sussex Stakesand G2St. James's Palace Stakesand went on to sire Group 1 winners.
In 2017, he was inducted into theNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fameas a Pillar of the Turf.[6]
Personal life
editPhipps had six children and 24 grandchildren, including five-year-old namesake Ogden Phipps.[7]His wife, Ande, is the mother of four of the Phipps children.[8]
References
edit- ^Businessweek profile
- ^http:// ivpressonline /sports/horse-owner-breeder-ogden-mills-dinny-phipps-dies/article_9390350b-9ac5-580e-b8d5-7e329d1d2e76.html[dead link]
- ^"Jockey Club of Canada".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-29.Retrieved2013-05-05.
- ^Thoroughbred Racing Associations online
- ^"Phipps, Janney Families Bask in First Derby Win",New York Times,May 4, 2013.
- ^"Phipps, Gaines, Winn Named 2017 Pillars of the Turf".BloodHorse.Retrieved24 May2017.
- ^Drape, Joe (24 August 2013)."Postcard From Saratoga: For Generations, a Family Vacation, Horses and All".The New York Times.Retrieved25 August2013.
- ^"Phipps Stable-America's Best Racing. The Jockey Club".TJCMedia Ventures.Retrieved25 August2013.