Those old Phipps bloodlines continued winning at the highest levels in 2022, finding the winners’ circle in 11 Grade 1 races and a total of 40 graded stakes races in the U.S. and Canada. This was accomplished by 24 different horses from 11 different Phipps families. With 109 Grade 1 races ran in these countries in 2022, that’s more than 10 percent of them being won by horses from Phipps female families. (Click here an up-to-date list for 2023.)
Below is a summary of the graded stakes winners by Phipps family followed by a comprehensive list of the winners, the graded stakes races they won, and the Phipps mares in their tail-female lines.
The most successful Phipps female family of the year was that of La Troienne mare Baby League. The family had an ultra-impressive 5 Grade 1 wins and a total of 17 graded stakes wins. These successful horses include Chocolate Gelato, Forte, Golden Pal, Lady Speightspeare, and Shirl’s Speight, all of which have won at least one Grade l race at some point in their careers, as well as Becca Taylor, Glass Ceiling, and Ready for the Lady.
Descendants of Phipps foundation mare Lady Pitt won 6 graded stakes races, represented by Grade 1 winners Flightline and Queen Goddess and new graded stakes winner Cellist.
Two Phipps families had 3 graded stakes wins in 2022. Phipps foundation mare Businesslike was respresented by Grade 1 winner Matareya winning 3 graded stakes victories. Big Hurry‘s descendant There Goes Harvard became a Grade 1 winner and Frosted Over and Princess Grace became multiple graded stakes winners.
Four Phipps foundation mares were represented by two graded stakes wins on the year, including Dorine‘s descendant Dynamic One (bred by Phipps Stable) and Major Dude, both of whom scored their first career graded stakes wins. Phipps foundation mare Erin had descendants Sparkle Blue and Turnerloose earn their first graded victories. Grey Flight‘s descendant Bella Sofia, a Grade 1 winner, added a pair of new graded stakes wins to her resume. Swizzlestick, a Phipps foundation mare foaled in the 1920s, was represented by Midnight Memories who also scored two graded stakes wins.
Finally, three additional Phipps families were represented with one graded stakes win each, with Helvetia’s descendant Howbeit earning his first graded stakes win, Cabbage Key‘s grandson Tiz the Bomb earning his second graded stakes win, and Dark Maiden’s descendent Fun to Dream earning her first graded stakes win, a Grade 1.
It’s also worth noting that this success was not limited to North America. When considering wins outside of the U.S. and Canada, an impressive 9 Group 1 races were won in top-tier Part I countries (as identified by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities), including England, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and New Zealand. The most notable of these winners is Alcohol Free (IRE), from the above-mentioned red-hot Phipps family of Baby League. She earned her fourth career Group 1 victory before being sold for US$6.7 million at the Tattersalls December sale.
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