Background
Michael Phipps was the son of John Shaffer Phipps and Margarita Celia Grace.
Michael Phipps was the son of John Shaffer Phipps and Margarita Celia Grace.
Yale University.
He participated in the 1936 and 1939 International Polo Cup. In March 17, 1994 he was posthumously elected to the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. Education and business career Michael studied at Saint Bernard"s School and Saint Paul"s School before going on to Yale University.
Thoroughbred racing Some of the successful Thoroughbreds owned and raced by Michael were Raja Baba and Gentleman James.
Michael served on the Board of Directors of Hialeah Park Race Track.
He was a member of the Yale University intercollegiate championship team in both 1930 and 1932. A member of the Meadowbrook Polo Club on Long Island, New York, in 1938 he was elevated to a Ten Goal ranking, the highest level achievable in polo. Several members of the Phipps family were involved in horse racing.