 He serves as a director of TCMC, Inc., the Emirates World Series of Racing, and the Thoroughbred Racing Association.He received a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars for his military service in World War II.His awards include the 1986 American Jockey Club's Gold Medal, the 1988 Special Sovereign Award from the Jockey Club of Canada, and Lord Derby Award from the Horserace Writers and Reporters Association of Great Britain, the Joe Palmer Award for Meritorious Service to Racing from the National Turf Writers Association, the 2003 Eclipse Award of Merit, inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall 2019. and selection to the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.