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Gates Spends Tens of Millions on Equestrian Estates for His Daughter Jennifer
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A self-described frugal billionaire in some respects, Bill Gates has spent lavishly to support his eldest daughter Jennifer's competitive show-jumping career. Beginning in 2013 he assembled a roughly $38 million equestrian compound by buying up much of a single street in Wellington, Florida — the heart of the U.S. show-jumping circuit — and in 2018 reportedly gave Jennifer a 124-acre, roughly $16 million horse estate in North Salem, New York. The spending stood in some contrast to Melinda French Gates's description of raising their children with a 'middle class' ethos; Jennifer, now a physician, is married to Olympic equestrian Nayel Nassar.
Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/bill-gates-owns-multiple-horse-properties
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