The son of major Thoroughbred owner/breeder Ogden Phipps, his grandmother Gladys Mills Phipps owned the renowned Wheatley Stable, and great-grandfather Ogden Mills, involved with Thoroughbreds beginning near the end of the 19th century, owned racing stables in the United States and was a partner with Lord Derby in a racing stable in France.
Yale University.
Widely known by the nickname "Dinny," he was chairman of the family"s Bessemer Trust until retiring in 1994, and now serves as its vice chairman. Dinny Phipps and his father were two of the subjects in the 2003 book Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders by race historian Edward L. Bowen that chronicled the history of "s most influential breeders. Among the many successful horses raced by Dinny Phipps were:
Smuggler (b 2002) - voted the 2005 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.
His wife"s name is Ande, the mother of four of the Phipps children.
He also serves on the board of Breeders" Cup Limited and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and, with his cousin Stuart S. Janney III, co-owns Orb, the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner. In 1995, Dinny Phipps"s great filly Inside Information won the Molly Pitcher Handicap, following his sister Cynthia who won it in 1992 with Versailles Treaty, and his father Ogden who had also won it in 1988 with Personal Ensign. In 1978 Dinny Phipps received the Eclipse Award of Merit, the horse racing industry"s highest honor, plus he was voted the New York Turf Writers Award as "The Manitoba Who Did the Most for Racing." In 2002, Phipps received the Industry Service Award from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Rhythm (b 1987) - 1989 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, won 1989 Breeders" Cup Juvenile; Dispute (b 1990) - a winner of four Grade 1 races including the Kentucky Oaks; Inside Information (b 1991) - 1995 American Champion Older Female Horse, won 1995 Breeders" Cup Distaff, 2008 United States. Racing Hall of Fame inductee; Storm Flag Flying (b 2000) - voted the 2002 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, won 2002 Breeders" Cup Juvenile Fillies; Pleasant Home (b 2001) - won 2005 Breeders" Cup Distaff; Orb (b 2010) - won 2013 Kentucky Derby. In partnership with William S. Farish III, Dinny Phipps bred Storm Song, the 1996 Breeders" Cup Juvenile Fillies winner and American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. In England, Dinny Phipps" horse, Posse, won the 1980 G1 Sussex Stakes and G2 Saint James"s Palace Stakes and went on to sire Group 1 winners.
A member of the Board of Directors and a past chairman of The Jockey Club and of the New York Racing Association, Phipps is a member of the Jockey Club of Canada.
