16 Facts About Susan Renouf

Susan Renouf's title was acquired through her third marriage to New Zealand businessman Sir Frank Renouf.

Susan Renouf continued her education at Star of the Sea College in Brighton, RMIT International Marketing Institute in Boston, USA, University of Melbourne and Monash University, Melbourne.

At the age of 20, Susan Renouf met and married Andrew Peacock, who at the time was the president of the Young Liberals.

Susan Renouf's children visited from time to time at Sangster's Isle of Man property, but international races saw continual travel for the pair as Sangster bought, sold and trained his horses throughout the world.

In 1985 following the news of Sangster's affairs, their marriage ended and later that year, Susan Renouf met and married Frank Susan Renouf, a New Zealand financier.

Peacock and Susan Renouf's marriage was largely centred around press attention, particularly with Peacock's newfound position within the Victorian party.

In no time at all, Susan Renouf's name was widely known not just for her affiliation with her husband, but for her fashion and style, featuring on numerous magazine spreads in high-end clothing.

At times Susan Renouf expressed her interest in parliament and politics, even at one stage having considered running for Victoria's Upper House however, she later revealed she had yielded to her husband's wishes that his career took precedence.

Susan Renouf later commented that winning the Cup with Sangster was a momentous day and occasion, one that would be hard to outmatch.

Those within her inner circle have stated that Susan Renouf would have been a great politician had she actively worked within the field.

Jeanne Pratt, billionaire philanthropist and friend to Susan Renouf, often expressed that Susan Renouf's intelligence was overlooked and overshadowed by her life as a socialite.

At the time Susan Renouf delved into the financial world taking on the role as director of Susan Renouf Corporation.

The most well-known case was her housekeeper of 14 years who stole over $50,000 worth of jewellery, which Susan Renouf recognised being worn by the wife of a Sydney meat wholesaler at a social luncheon.

Susan Renouf was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013, with only an estimated five months left to live.

Susan Renouf was survived by her three daughters, Caroline, Anne, and Jane.

Susan Renouf will be remembered by her many charitable acts, notably her donation of $37,400 to Melbourne's St Vincent Institute towards the purchase of a protein identification machine.