Anthony Oppenheimer

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Anthony Oppenheimer
Born
Anthony Ernest Oppenheimer

June 1937 (age 85)
United Kingdom
OccupationDiamond dealer, racehorse owner
Spouse(s)Penny Barker
Antoinette Oppenheimer
Children3
Parent Sir Philip Oppenheimer
Relatives Otto Oppenheimer (grandfather)

Anthony Ernest Oppenheimer (born June 1937) is a British diamond dealer and racehorse owner.

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Early life

He was born in June 1937, [1] the son of Sir Philip Oppenheimer, and his wife Pamela Fenn Stirling. [2] [3]

Career

Oppenheimer was president of De Beers Group. [4]

Racehorse owner

Oppenheimer owns Golden Horn, who won the 2015 Epsom Derby [5] and Cracksman who won the 2017 Champion Stakes.

Major wins as an owner

Great Britain

France

Ireland

Personal life

Oppenheimer married Penny Barker in 1965, but they divorced in 1983, following her affair with Captain Fred Barker, a Singer sewing machine heir. [6]

They had three daughters, Sophie, [7] Emily and Arabella. [8]

He later married Antoinette Oppenheimer. [9] [10]

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References

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