Early Years
Born in Lincolnshire, England, but raised in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy, where as a baby his first taste of Italian fame, was to have his picture in the EXTRA magazine as one of the beautiful babies of the week. He is the son of the British historian and author, Bruce Barrymore Halpenny and the equestrian writer, Marion Rose Halpenny.
His childhood was spent between England and Italy with a period in Malta at De La Salle College. Despite passing his 11-plus exam, and instead of going to a Grammar school, he went instead to his father's old school De Aston, which originally in his father's day was a Grammar school, but had since changed to a comprehensive.
He became involved in horse racing at an early age and is a keen horseman, his racing silks registered at the Jockey Club are black breast, scarlet sleeves and orange cap.
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