dpAndrea (Ande) Phipps, the wife of Ogden Mills Phipps, the late, longtime chairman of The Jockey Club, died Tuesday in New York City after a short illness surrounded by her children, the family announced.
A release sent on behalf of the family reads as follows: She was the matriarch of the Phipps Stable and the co-owner and breeder of 2026 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Golden Tempo.
Among the graded stakes winners that ran exclusively for the Phipps Stable in the past 20 years were Smuggler, Good Reward, Pine Island, Peristently, Point of Entry, Boisterous, Imagining and Mr. Speaker. The Phipps Stable campaigned countless other stakes and graded stakes winners in various partnerships through the years.
Ande Phipps was a native of Oneonta, NY and she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania before pursuing a career as a registered nurse.
She is survived by six children: Kayce Reagan Hughes (Jim), Kelley Reagan Farish (Bill), Lilly Phipps Cardwell (John), Daisy Phipps Pulito (David), Samantha Phipps Alvarez (Matt), Ogden Phipps II (Ashley) as well as 24 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Ogden Mills (Dinny) Phipps passed away April 6, 2016.
A private celebration of Ande Phipps’ life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be sent to one or both of the following charities: Let’s Win Pancreatic Cancer, 422 E. 72nd Street #9F, New York, NY 10021 or The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation, 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
