December’s announcement by Thoroughbred Racing South Australia that brothers Gary and Dean Alexander would relocate their training operation Down Under in mid-2021 caught the sport by surprise.

The brothers have been a permanent — and successful — part of the racing industry since Gary was granted his licence in 1982. Since then the Alexanders’ Turffontein stable has sent out more than 1,500 winners with a number of big-race victories over the 30-year period...

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