Anthony Oppenheimer

British diamond dealer and racehorse owner (born 1937)

  • Penny Barker
  • Antoinette Oppenheimer
Children3ParentSir Philip OppenheimerRelativesOtto Oppenheimer (grandfather)

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

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

  • British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes - Star Catcher (2019)
  • Champion Stakes - (2) - Cracksman (2017, 2018)
  • Coronation Cup - (1) - Cracksman (2018)
  • Coronation Stakes - (2) - Rebecca Sharp (1997), Balisada (1999)
  • Eclipse Stakes - Golden Horn (2015)
  • Epsom Derby - Golden Horn (2015)

France

  • Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Golden Horn (2015)
  • Prix d'Ispahan - Sasuru (1997)
  • Prix Ganay - Cracksman (2018)
  • Prix Vermeille - Star Catcher (2019)

Ireland

  • Irish Champion Stakes - Golden Horn (2015)
  • Irish Oaks - Star Catcher (2019)

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]

References

  1. ^ "Anthony Ernest OPPENHEIMER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ^ Richard Griffiths. "OBITUARIES: Sir Philip Oppenheimer | People | News". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ Stevenson, Richard W. (20 October 1995). "Philip Oppenheimer, Chairman Of Diamond Cartel, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ Anthony Oppenheimer. "Anthony Oppenheimer: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ Greg Wood (5 July 2015). "Golden Horn retirement too tempting to resist for Anthony Oppenheimer | Greg Wood | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Sophie Oppenheimer and Stephen Lussier's Wedding - Sir Andrew Lloyd Wbber & Marquess of Linlithgow - Bystander photos". Tatler. 12 March 1996. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. ^ Jardine, Cassandra. "'We're not useless upper-class girls'". Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Valiant quest | Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder Magazine". Ownerbreeder.co.uk. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Cartier Racing Awards 2012". Tatler. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2016.


  • v
  • t
  • e