Anthony Oppenheimer

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Anthony Oppenheimer
Born
Anthony Ernest Oppenheimer

June 1937 (age 87)
United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Diamond dealer, racehorse owner
Spouses
  • 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 is a prominent owner and breeder of racehorses and owns Hascome & Valiant Stud in Newmarket. [5] [6] Famous horses under his ownership include Golden Horn, who won the 2015 Epsom Derby [7] and Cracksman who won the 2017 Champion Stakes. A previous chair of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Oppenheimer was awarded the Devonshire and Dominion bronzes in 2020 to recognise outstanding contribution and commitment to the British racing and breeding industry. [8]

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. [9]

They had three daughters, Sophie, [10] Emily and Arabella. [11]

He later married Antoinette Oppenheimer. [12] [13]

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