Alex Scott (racehorse trainer)

Alex Scott
OccupationTrainer
Born8 February 1960
Great Britain
Died30 September 1994 (aged 34)
Major racing wins
Breeders' Cup Sprint
Significant horses
Sheikh Albadou, Lammtarra.

Alexander Archibald Scott (8 February 1960 – 30 September 1994) was a British thoroughbred racehorse trainer. In six seasons as a licence-holder Scott trained 164 winners. His most notable horses were the future Epsom Derby winner Lammtarra and the 1991 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Sheikh Albadou.[1] In 1994 Scott was shot and killed by a groom at Glebe Farm Stud near Newmarket; he was 34.[2]

  1. ^ Jebb, Louis. "Obituary: Alex Scott", The Independent, 3 October 1994. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ "'Resentful groom shot trainer after resigning'", The Independent, 20 July 1995. Retrieved 2 November 2012.