Thoroughbred owner/breeder Earle Mack has donated $100,000 to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation in honor of his boyhood friend, Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps.

Phipps, 75, who died on April 6, was a fourth generation Thoroughbred owner and breeder and served as chairman of The Jockey Club, the New York Racing Association, the Breeders’ Cup board, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association board throughout his life. He was remembered by Mack as “the pinnacle of leadership, who fought every step as an advocate for the health of the horse and integrity of racing.”

Mack described his pledge as a “leadership gift that I hope will move others to step up and follow” with donations of their own. “There are so many great charities that support racing,” said Mack, “but Grayson is what Dinny wanted to support.”

The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation’s role is identifying and funding the best scientific research to promote and protect the health and soundness of horses. Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has provided $23.3 million since 1983 to fund 335 veterinary research projects at 42 universities