April 7, 2016 
Ogden M. “Dinny” Phipps, former Jockey Club Chairman and prominent horseman, died Wednesday night April 6, 2016, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. He was 75-years old. A fourth generation horseman, Phipps took over the operations of the family stables when his father Ogden Phipps passed away in 2002.
The Philanthropist
Phipps was the great grandson of Henry Phipps, the partner of the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. So it’s fair to say expectations to make an impact on society were set pretty high early on. After all, Carnegie has built 2,509 public libraries just because he could.
Public do-gooding was part of Phipps’ heritage. Boy, did he pull through on that part of the deal. His tenure as Chairman of The Jockey Club from 1983 until this past August is the longest in the club’s 120+ year history. Before that he served as Chairman and CEO of the New York Racing Association (1976-1983)
“He’s not much for fanfare, particularly any that focuses on him, but he richly deserves accolades for the time and effort he’s devoted to the Thoroughbred industry in general and The Jockey Club in particular over a long period of time.”
Stuart S. Janney III, current chairman and cousin of Dinny Phipps.
During his tenure at The Jockey Club, he put an extraordinary amount of dedication into the charitable wings of the organization: The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation.
The Horseman
