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Donald Clippinger ’66

Donald Clippinger ’66, an award–winning writer with wide experience in the racing industry, was named communications consultant for the National Steeplechase Association (NSA). He had retired as editorial director of Thoroughbred Times Company. Clippinger, whom NSA President Guy Torsilieri praised for his “thorough knowledge of steeplechase racing and its participants,” had been the racing writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and editor of The Thoroughbred Record. In 1996, he won the Eclipse Award for an article that appeared in the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred. With Curtis L. Barrett, Ph.D., he is the co-author of Winners! The Story of Alcohol and Drug-Abuse Programs in the Horse Racing Industry. Clippinger is a founding director and treasurer of the Winners Federation, a nonprofit dedicated to combating addictions in the horse racing environment.
Donald Clippinger ’66, an award–winning writer with wide experience in the racing industry, was named communications consultant for the National Steeplechase Association (NSA). He had retired as editorial director of Thoroughbred Times Company. Clippinger, whom NSA President Guy Torsilieri praised for his “thorough knowledge of steeplechase racing and its participants,” had been the racing writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer and editor of The Thoroughbred Record. In 1996, he won the Eclipse Award for an article that appeared in the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred. With Curtis L. Barrett, Ph.D., he is the co-author of Winners! The Story of Alcohol and Drug-Abuse Programs in the Horse Racing Industry. Clippinger is a founding director and treasurer of the Winners Federation, a nonprofit dedicated to combating addictions in the horse racing environment.