Bart Cummings

James Bartholemew 'Bart' Cummings AM (born 14 November 1927) is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers, and is known as the Melbourne Cup King, having won the 'race that stops a nation' a record eleven times. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Bart_cummings. ... The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Queen Elizabeth II on February 14, 1975 for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service. The Order includes three classes in general and military divisions, in descending order of... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Trainer may refer to: An aircraft used for training pilots A padded sports shoe (trainer is used commonly in British English where sneaker would be used in American English). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ...

Early life

Cummings was born in South Australia in 1927, son of successful trainer J Cummings. He started his career working for his father as a strapper, despite being allergic to hay. Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search A strapper is a junior position looking after race-horses. ... An allergy or Type I hypersensitivity is an immune malfunction whereby a persons body is hypersensitised to react immunologically to typically nonimmunogenic substances. ... Rolled bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa Hay from Romania Hay is dried grass (and pasture flowers) used to feed domestic animals at places or times where there is not enough (fresh) grass or when fresh grass by itself is too rich in some qualities for easy...

Training career

Cummings received his trainer license in 1953, and set up stables at Glenelg in South Australia. His first significant win came in 1958, when he won the South Australian Derby, the same year he bought his first yearling. Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Glenelg (34°58′ S 138°30′ E) is a suburb of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cummings won his first Trainer's Premiership in the 1965-1966 season. Not only did he achieve his first Melbourne Cup victory, but he also won the Adelaide, Caulfield, Sandown, Sydney, Brisbane and Queen's cups. Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Adelaide Cup is a horse race held in South Australia. ... The Caulfield Cup, one of Australias richest Thoroughbred horse races and the richest of its type in the world (2400 metre or metric mile-and-a-half handicap) is held annually by the Melbourne Racing Club. ... The Sydney Cup is an Australian horse race, held for thoroughbred horses and run over 3200 meters. ...

In 1968, Cummings opened stables at Flemington in Melbourne, home of the Flemington Racecourse, called 'Saintly Place'. Later that year, he won the Trainer's Premiership in both Victoria and South Australia, a feat which he would replicate in the 1969 and 1970 seasons. Jump to: navigation, search 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... This article is about the building; for another meaning, see stability. ... Flemington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3. ... Jump to: navigation, search Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1969, the favourite for the Melbourne Cup was Cummings' horse Big Philou, which had already won the Caulfield Cup. However, the horse was drugged with a large dose of laxative the night before the race and was unable to compete. Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Caulfield Cup, one of Australias richest Thoroughbred horse races and the richest of its type in the world (2400 metre or metric mile-and-a-half handicap) is held annually by the Melbourne Racing Club. ... A laxative is a preparation used for encouraging defecation, or the elimination of feces. ...

In 1975, Cummings moved his operations to a new facility near Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, called 'Leilani Lodge'. Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse in the east of Sydney, New South Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ...

In the late 1980s, Cummings spent millions of dollars purchasing racehorses, much of the money spent on behalf of a tax minimization syndicate. Unfortunately, like many other trainers Cummings was hit hard by Paul Keating's recession of the early 1990s. With help from Reg Inglis' organization, however, he was able to avoid certain bankruptcy and continue training. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Au. ... Jump to: navigation, search A tax is a compulsory charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (e. ... Jump to: navigation, search Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944), Australian politician and 24th Prime Minister of Australia, came to prominence first as the reforming Treasurer in the Hawke government, then as the Prime Minister who pulled off an upset victory in the unwinnable election of 1993. ... A recession is usually defined in macroeconomics as a fall of a countrys real Gross Domestic Product in two or more successive quarters of a year. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Jump to: navigation, search Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, administration - see text) in the UK. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to...

On 11 December 1991, Cummings was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Cummings was also an inaugural inductee into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. Jump to: navigation, search December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

So far, Cummings has achieved 244 Group 1 victories, and 664 metropolitan Stakes victories. He has won the Golden Slipper Stakes four times, and the Newmarket Handicap six times. When the word metropolitan (from the Greek metera = mother and polis = town) is used as an adjective, as in metropolitan bishop, metropolitan France, or metropolitan area it can mean: of or characteristic of a metropolis; see also metropolitan area, Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Railway of or belonging to the home territories... Jump to: navigation, search The STC Golden Slipper is a horse race for two year old thoroughbred horses held in Sydney, Australia at Rosehill Racecourse. ... Jump to: navigation, search The VRC Newmarket Handicap is a Group 1 thoroughbred horse race held at Flemington Racecourse Melbourne Australia. ...

Melbourne Cup winners

Cummings has trained ten winners of the Melbourne Cup, for a total of twelve wins:

• Light Fingers (1965)
• Red Handed (1967)
• Think Big (1974 & 1975)
• Gold and Black (1977)
• Hyperno (1979)
• Kingston Rule (1990)
• Let's Elope (1991)
• Saintly (1996)
• Rogan Josh (1999)

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In 1965, 1966, 1974 and 1975, Cummings trained both the first and second place winners in the Melbourne Cup.

See also

• Australian horse-racing

Thoroughbred horse racing in Australia is a part of Australian culture, particularly the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and its highlight the Melbourne Cup. ...

External links

• Australian Racing Museum and Hall of Fame – [1]

References

• Bartcummings.com.au – Career Overview
• Horse Directory Australia – Trainer Profile: Bart Cummings
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation –The Track