Steeped in racing tradition, the Alexander racing dynasty dates back to Gary's father Duncan.
Duncan Alexander was a leading light-weight jockey in South Africa and won the majority of major races in the country from the Summer Handicap to the J&B Met.
After retiring from the saddle, Duncan took out a training
license and this was the step that Gary had awaited. He joined his father whilst still at school and in 1982 was granted his training license by the Jockey Club of Southern Africa.
Gary took over the reins from his father and has established a world-class facility at Turffontein Racecourse. He has trained over 1000 winners to date and this number is growing weekly. For this feat he received a special achievement award from the Racing Association in 2006.
Gary and his team have to date saddled over 100 group and listed race winners. See
Feature Race Winners .
Gary was voted trainer of the 2000 racing season by the Racing Association and won no less than 13 graded races that season. Gary has also finished third on the National Trainers Log three times. Gary and his competent team held the South African record for the most stakes earned in one day, this being achieved on April 27, 2000 when his runners captured a hat-trick of group races, namely the South African Derby, the Champion Stakes and the Gold Bowl. Add to this the achievement of training six winners on one day at the same race course (Turffontein) on two separate occasion and one can see that this is a competent team and a top trainer.
movie downloads 2010 Adding to the strength of the team at Turffontein are the head grooms who play a major role in ensuring that the day-to-day tasks of the business and needs of the horses are met. They are:
Boy Mbele Samuel Kubheka
Stable Manager Feedroom Manager
Agrippa Mthumkulu Andries Mavuso Albert Ngwenya
Grounds Manager Foreman Stable Manager
Steeped in racing tradition, the Alexander racing dynasty dates back to Gary's father Duncan.
Duncan Alexander was a leading light-weight jockey in South Africa and won the majority of major races in the country from the Summer Handicap to the J&B Met.
After retiring from the saddle, Duncan took out a training
license and this was the step that Gary had awaited. He joined his father whilst still at school and in 1982 was granted his training license by the Jockey Club of Southern Africa.
Gary took over the reins from his father and has established a world-class facility at Turffontein Racecourse. He has trained over 1000 winners to date and this number is growing weekly. For this feat he received a special achievement award from the Racing Association in 2006.
Gary and his team have to date saddled over 100 group and listed race winners. See
Feature Race Winners .
Gary was voted trainer of the 2000 racing season by the Racing Association and won no less than 13 graded races that season. Gary has also finished third on the National Trainers Log three times. Gary and his competent team held the South African record for the most stakes earned in one day, this being achieved on April 27, 2000 when his runners captured a hat-trick of group races, namely the South African Derby, the Champion Stakes and the Gold Bowl. Add to this the achievement of training six winners on one day at the same race course (Turffontein) on two separate occasion and one can see that this is a competent team and a top trainer.
movie downloads 2010 Adding to the strength of the team at Turffontein are the head grooms who play a major role in ensuring that the day-to-day tasks of the business and needs of the horses are met. They are:
Boy Mbele Samuel Kubheka
Stable Manager Feedroom Manager
Agrippa Mthumkulu Andries Mavuso Albert Ngwenya
Grounds Manager Foreman Stable Manager