Lillian Bostwick Phipps
| Lillian Phipps | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lillian Stokes Bostwick July 9, 1906 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1987 Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, racehorse owner/breeder |
| Spouse(s) |
Robert McKim (m. 1928; div. 1937) Ogden Phipps (m. 1937; her death 1987) |
| Children | Mary Maude McKim Lillian Lee McKim Florence Fitch McKim Ogden Mills Phipps Cynthia Phipps |
| Parent(s) | Mary Stokes Albert Carlton Bostwick |
| Relatives |
Dorothy Stokes Bostwick (sister) Jabez A. Bostwick (grandfather) |
Lillian Stokes Bostwick Phipps (July 9, 1906 – November 27, 1987) was an American socialite and owner of Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorses.
Lillian Stokes Bostwick was born in New York City, the daughter of Mary Stokes and Albert Carlton Bostwick (1876-1911), her wealthy grandfather, Jabez A. Bostwick (1830–1892), was one of John D. Rockefeller's founding partners in the Standard Oil Company.
Lillian Bostwick was raised in a Fifth Avenue mansion in New York City and as a young woman was listed in the 1930 New York Social Blue Book. Her father was a horseman and polo player whose influence on her and brothers George Herbert Bostwick, Dunbar and Albert Jr. led to them becoming involved with the sport of horse racing. In 1942, her only sister, Dorothy (1899-2001), became the first American woman to hold a helicopter pilot's license.
In the 1930s, Lillian Bostwick and brothers Pete and Dunbar built and operated Bostwick Field in Old Westbury, New York where they hosted international polo matches.
While her husband successfully invested in Thoroughbred horses for flat racing, Lillian Bostwick Phipps purchased and raced a number of steeplechase racers. She owned Neji and Oedipus, two very prominent horses that were voted American Steepchase Champions five times in all, and who were both inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Mrs. Phipps won the American Grand National eight times with Oedipus (1951), Neji (1955, 1957, 1958), Mako (1965), Top Bid (1973), Straight and True (1976), and Le Ronceray (1987).
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