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Gladys Mills Phipps (June 19, 1883 - October 19, 1970) was an American socialite, sportsperson, and a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who began the Phipps family dynasty in American horse racing.
Gladys Mills Phipps. Gladys Mills Phipps made her first purchases of yearlings at the Saratoga sale in 1925, and several months later, on Feb. 4, 1926, Sturdy Stella won a quarter-mile dash at the old Miami track for her Wheatley Stable.
Apr 5, 2020 · Amongst all the bold-faced names associated with Long Islands Gold Coast, “Phipps” stands out. Social, sporty and philanthropic, as an aggregate, few families could approach the scale of the half-dozen or more estates they owned and the legacy they created.
May 16, 2013 · In 1936, Gladys Mills Phipps sold an underperforming 3-year-old who became a Depression-era hero. His name? Seabiscuit.
- Joe Drape
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Apr 9, 2016 · In 1936, Gladys Mills Phipps sold an underperforming 3-year-old who became a Depression-era hero by the name of Seabiscuit. In 1969, the family won a coin toss with Penny Chenery but chose to...
- Joe Drape
Oct 8, 2023 · Gladys Livingston Phipps (Mills) was a United States socialite, sportsperson, and a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who began the Phipps family dynasty in American horse racing.
Ogden Phipps followed his mother, Gladys Mills Phipps, in establishing a thoroughbred racing stable, but it was a scenario far different from many generational baton handoffs. This was not a case of a young man observing a parent’s success for many years and then simply following the blueprint.
