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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.
Gladys Mills married Henry Carnegie Phipps in 1907. Her husband was the son of the wealthy Pennsylvanian Henry Phipps, the second largest shareholder in Carnegie Steel Company, after Andrew Carnegie.
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...
Mar 31, 2015 · Ruth Livingston Mills held countless functions at Staatsburgh during her lifetime, but one of the grandest affairs to happen at Staatsburgh was the wedding between the Millses' daughter Gladys and Henry Carnegie Phipps on December 7, 1907.
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...
