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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 · After he wed heiress Gladys Mills in 1907 at her parents’ palatial mansion in Staatsburg, NY, the couple made slight alterations to the mansion while expanding the grounds to over 200 acres over time, adding exquisite formal gardens, a tennis house, and stables as well.
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...
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May 3, 2016 · His grandmother, Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps, started the Wheatley Stable that bred Seabiscuit, Bold Ruler and so many others. His mother was Lillian Bostwick, a prominent Long Island...
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.
Oct 29, 2015 · Gladys Mills Phipps owned the the sire and mare that bred Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit's sire was an extremely fast but notoriously tempermental horse named Hard Tack. He beat several top horses in high-stakes races and demolished speed records, but his career as a race horse ended after one unfortunate race when he refused to leave the ...
