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9th July 2025
Moray-born Alec, 53, is a highly experienced cross-country course-designer and horse trials organiser who was involved at Scone Palace’s predecessor, Blair Castle International Horse Trials, for many years, and who ran the 2015 European Eventing Championships at Blair Castle. He served as the Eventing Manager at the London 2012 Olympic Games where he oversaw the cross-country planning and test events at Greenwich Park as well as at Tokyo 2020.
“I am humbled, honoured and delighted to have been asked to design the cross-country track for the Olympic Games LA28,” said Alec.
“It will be a great challenge, and one which I am looking forward to immensely."
“I am fortunate enough to have been involved with the organisation and planning of several Olympic Games, and each Olympics is unique and special. The Olympics is the biggest showcase that our sport - that any sport - has, and to be chosen as course designer is very exciting.”
Alec is in the final stages of preparing the new cross-country courses for Scone Palace’s inaugural event in August. The track starts in the centre of Perth Racecourse and runs round the varied terrain and undulations of the park below Scone Palace and along the banks of the River Tay, and will provide a thrilling challenge for the horses and riders in Scone Palace International Horse Trials’s international and national eventing classes. These run at international CCI4*-L, CCI4*-S, CCI3*-L, CCI2*-L and CCI1* level, and at BE100 and BE90 level - including the Scottish Grassroots Championships - at national level.
As well as top-class eventing action, Scone Palace International Horse Trials will feature British Showjumping classes - including the Scone Palace Grand Prix - showing classes, Pony Club Games, arena eventing and riding clubs competitions.
The equestrian events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will take place at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California.
Scone Palace Horse Trials will run 21st to 24th August, 2025.
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