"First Lady of the Oaks" in 2015 for her dedication to such causes as women's health, equine well being and philanthropic endeavors that benefit the racing community. Death Marylou Whitney died July 19, 2019. Her formal funeral arrangements were kept confidential. A few days after her death, Whitney was buried at Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her burial date was kept restricted to close friends and family. On the day of her burial, all the entrances to the cemetery were closed off to all visitors by the Saratoga Springs Police. References External links August 24, 1998, New York Magazine article on Marylou Whitney. HORSE RACING; The Odd Couple Of the Backstretch 2010 Marylou Whitney Rose SPAC to celebrate Marylou Whitney's support of the venue with an engraved star Secretariat Center Gets Financial Boost From Ryanair, Whitney At the Track, the Betting's On the Queen of Saratoga Saratoga Race Course, Spa City find tireless patron in Marylou Whitney The Whitney Line - By Antony Beck 10 things you don’t know about Marylou Whitney 1925 births 2019 deaths American racehorse owners and breeders American socialites Owners of Belmont Stakes winners Breeders of Belmont Stakes winners Eclipse Award winners United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees People from Kansas City, Missouri People from Long Island People from Saratoga Springs, New York Philanthropists from New York (state) Marylou Whitney Marylou 20th-century American philanthropists