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20-729: The inaugural running of the Ballerina Stakes was 20 August 1979 and was won by the Ogden Phipps -owned three-year-old filly Blitey, who was ridden by the US Hall of Fame jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. on a muddy track in a time of 1:23 1 ⁄ 5 . The race is named for Howell E. Jackson's filly, Ballerina, who won the 1954 inaugural running of the Maskette Stakes, run today as the Grade I Go For Wand Handicap . In 1981

40-657: A Hall of Fame Pillar of the Turf . In 1969, Phipps Plaza opened as the first multi-level mall in Atlanta , aiming to become the South's leading luxury shopping destination. The mall originally opened with two levels. Purchased by Ogden Phipps in 1966 for less than $ 600,000, the development was sold in 1992 to Simon Property Group for $ 488 million. On June 14, 1930, Phipps married Ruth Pruyn (1907–1994) of Glen Cove, New York . Before divorcing in 1935, they had two children: After

60-489: A greenhouse collection of orchid varieties from around the world. An honorary governor of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital , Phipps continued the family's philanthropic work. The Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont Park is named in his honor. In the film Secretariat , released in 2010, Ogden Phipps was portrayed by actor James Cromwell . Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm

80-499: A coin, Penny Chenery, on behalf of her father Christopher Chenery , got the red chestnut colt Secretariat , the 1973 Triple Crown Winner. Ogden Phipps bred nine champions of his own, winning Eclipse Awards for both leading owner and leading breeder in 1988. His most famous horses include Buckpasser , Personal Ensign , and Easy Goer , all of whom are in the United States Racing Hall of Fame . He never won

100-578: A group of horses from the estate of Colonel Edward R. Bradley that formed the basis for what would become his major horse racing operation. Like his family's Wheatley Stable, Phipps too would use Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky , for breeding and developing of his horses. In 1959 he became a founding member of the New York Racing Association and a member of its board of trustees. Approaching his 80th birthday, he resigned in 1988 and

120-546: Is a thoroughbred horse breeding operation near Paris, Kentucky . It was established in 1910 by Arthur B. Hancock , owner of Ellerslie Stud in Albemarle County , Virginia , and has been operated by members of his family ever since. Arthur B. Hancock III (b. 1943) owns Stone Farm, a breeding operation nearby. Arthur B. Hancock imported breeding stock from Europe that made Claiborne Farm an international leader in breeding, sales, and racing. He bred Vigil ,

140-583: The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder in 1979 and again in 1984. It has been visited twice by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom , who owned racehorses herself. The farm was home to all the major horses owned by the Phipps family , including Orb , the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner. Secretariat was syndicated by Seth Hancock for breeding purposes and stood at stud at Claiborne Farm from

160-736: The Kentucky Derby but came close twice, finishing second with Dapper Dan in 1965 and second again with Easy Goer in 1989, who went on to win the Belmont Stakes . He won two British Classic Races , taking the St. Leger Stakes with Boucher in 1972 and the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse with Quick As Lightning . He won four Breeders' Cup races. First with the undefeated Personal Ensign in 1988, then Dancing Spree in 1989, Inside Information and My Flag in 1995. Four Hall of Fame trainers conditioned Phipps' horses, beginning with

180-558: The US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse and Lady's Secret , the 1985 winner as a three-year-old, who in the following year would win the Breeders' Cup Distaff . The only dual winner of the event, Shine Again failed by a nose to win a third time as a six-year-old when she was beaten by the 13-1 outsider Harmony Lodge in 2003. The event continues to be a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series with

200-411: The 1923 Preakness Stakes winner. Among his famous sires was Sir Gallahad , purchased from France, who was the leading sire in 1930, 1933, 1934, and 1940 and who sired 1930 U.S. Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox . Claiborne Farm was part of a 1936 consortium that imported Blenheim from England and in 1944 purchased Princequillo , who became the leading U.S. sire for 1957 and 1958. Claiborne Farm won

220-509: The conclusion of his racing career at the end of 1973 until his death in 1989. Racing historian Edward L. Bowen considers Claiborne Farm one of the most influential American breeding operations, due to the many breeders who benefited from its horses and the length of time that influence has lasted. In 1973 the Keeneland Association honored Claiborne Farm with its Mark of Distinction for their contribution to Keeneland and

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240-548: The divorce, Ruth Phipps remarried in 1936 to Marshall Field III . Ogden Phipps remarried on November 4, 1937, to divorcee Lillian Stokes Bostwick McKim (1906–1987), the sister of Hall of Fame steeplechase jockey George Herbert Bostwick . Lillian would become a major figure in American steeplechase racing who owned two U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horses and won the American Grand National eight times. She

260-408: The event was classified as Grade III , upgraded to Grade II in 1984 and to Grade I in 1988. The sudden rise in stature of the event was due to the quality of runners who won this event and continued to win important Grade I races. In particular the winner of the second running in 1980 was the 1979 US Champion Three-Year-Old Filly Davona Dale , the 1983 winner Ambassador of Luck who went onto become

280-533: The prominent brokerage firm, Smith Barney & Co. then used his training to head up Bessemer Securities Corporation , a private holding company that managed the fortune left to Phipps family members by their grandfather. His mother and uncle loved Thoroughbred horses and formed Wheatley Stable in 1926 as a partnership that successfully raced and bred Thoroughbreds. Influenced by his mother, Ogden Phipps first registered his own black with cherry cap racing silks in 1932. After World War II, Ogden Phipps bought

300-529: The renowned Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons , who also trained for his mother's Wheatley Stable. After Fitzsimmons' retirement, Bill Winfrey came out of retirement to train for him in 1963 then Eddie Neloy took over in 1966, followed by John Russell in 1973, Angel Penna, Sr. in 1977 and Shug McGaughey in 1985. In 2003, Ogden Phipps was voted the Eclipse Award of Merit and in 2019 the American Thoroughbred horse racing industry's highest honor as

320-401: The winner of the Ballerina Stakes automatically qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint . Speed record: Margins: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: Notes: § Ran as an entry List of American and Canadian Graded races Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 – April 21, 2002)

340-599: Was a major philanthropist who had amassed a fortune as the second-largest shareholder in the Carnegie Steel Company . Educated at Harvard University , Ogden Phipps became a champion court tennis player, capturing the U.S. championship seven times and the British championship once. During World War II , Ogden Phipps served with the United States Navy . After the war, he became a partner in

360-762: Was also the mother of three daughters from her first marriage to Robert McKim, and together, Ogden and Lillian had two more children: Ogden Phipps was 93 when he died on April 21, 2002, at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida . Friend and fellow Thoroughbred owner Marylou Whitney called Phipps's death "the end of an era in racing". Ogden and Lillian Phipps acquired 18th century French and English furniture and were early clients of Denning & Fourcade , who decorated fifteen homes for them, and they made many acquisitions through them. Ogden Phipps had an art collection that included works by Claude Monet and John Singer Sargent . He also maintained

380-631: Was an American stockbroker , court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist . In 2001, he was inducted into the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame. 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

400-406: Was named a director emeritus. He also served as a chairman of The Jockey Club for twenty years and at the time of his death was the club's longest-reigning member. Ogden Phipps owned and bred Reviewer, who sired Ruffian for his sister, Barbara Phipps Janney. He inherited the stallion Bold Ruler from his mother's estate, who was mated with the mare Somethingroyal in 1969. Through the toss of

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