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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. She was known as the "first lady of the turf".
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. Full bio.
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.
Ogden Phipps was born in New York City on November 26, 1908, the son of Henry Carnegie Phipps and Gladys Livingston Mills. He was named for his mother's brother, Ogden L. Mills. His grandfather Henry Phipps was a major philanthropist who had amassed a fortune as the second-largest shareholder in the Carnegie Steel Company.
Apr 9, 2016 · An obituary on Saturday about the horse owner and breeder Ogden Mills Phipps omitted part of the name of his paternal grandmother. She was Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps, not Gladys...
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...
Apr 21, 2002 · 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.
