Lucy Young Hamilton, whose family bred and raced the top-class racehorse and sire Storm Cat, has been selected to receive the Dinny Phipps Award by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, the organization announced on Wednesday.
Young Hamilton created the Storm Cat Career Development Award in 2006 in order to encourage young researchers to take up equine science. Since the establishment of the award, Young Hamilton has provided $425,000 to researchers in direct salary supplements. According to the Grayson-Jockey Club, 86 percent of the award winners are active in equine research.
“For generations, the Young family has been committed to the integrity of Thoroughbred racing and have shown continued leadership, which Mrs. Hamilton carries on with strength and courage,” said Earl Mack, the racehorse owner and breeder who created the Dinny Phipps Award in 2017. “The Youngs and their continued support of Grayson and horse health epitomize why I created the Dinny Phipps Award, and I’m pleased that the family’s virtues and sportsmanship remain strong with Mrs. Hamilton.”
Young Hamilton has served on the Grayson-Jockey Club board since 1997 and been a member of The Jockey Club since 1999. She has served on the boards of a number of racing organizations, including the Breeders’ Cup, the New York Racing Association, the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Foundation, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, and the National Museum of Racing.
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