Anthony Ernest Oppenheimer (born June 1937) is a British diamond dealer and racehorse owner.
Early life
He was born in June 1937, the son of
Sir Philip Oppenheimer, and his wife Pamela Fenn Stirling.
Career
Oppenheimer was president of
De Beers Group
De Beers Group is an international corporation that specializes in diamond
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.
Racehorse owner
Oppenheimer owns
Golden Horn
The Golden Horn ( tr, Altın Boynuz or ''Haliç''; grc, Χρυσόκερας, ''Chrysókeras''; la, Sinus Ceratinus) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with t ...
, who won the
2015 Epsom Derby and
Cracksman who won the 2017
Champion Stakes.
Major wins as an owner
Great Britain
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British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes
The British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 3 f ...
- ''Star Catcher (2019)''
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Champion Stakes - (2) - ''Cracksman (2017, 2018)''
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Coronation Cup
The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards (2 ...
- (1) - ''Cracksman (2018)''
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Coronation Stakes
The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlong and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is schedul ...
- (2) - ''Rebecca Sharp (1997), Balisada (1999)''
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Eclipse Stakes - ''Golden Horn (2015)''
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Epsom Derby - ''Golden Horn (2015)''
France
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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...
- ''Golden Horn (2015)''
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Prix d'Ispahan
The Prix d'Ispahan is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,850 metres (about 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs), and ...
- ''Sasuru (1997)''
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Prix Ganay
The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Long ...
- ''Cracksman (2018)''
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Prix Vermeille
The Prix Vermeille is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), a ...
- ''Star Catcher (2019)''
Ireland
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Irish Champion Stakes
The Irish Champion Stakes ( Irish: Curadh-Dhuais na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,01 ...
- ''Golden Horn (2015)''
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Irish Oaks
The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it i ...
- ''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.
They had three daughters, Sophie, Emily and Arabella.
He later married Antoinette Oppenheimer.
References
1937 births
British businesspeople
British racehorse owners and breeders
Living people
Anthony
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Owners of Epsom Derby winners
Owners of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners
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