Monday, November 10, 2008

NEWS: Bart Cummings (Birthday 14th November), Famous Australian racehorse trainer, Biography of Bart Cummings on Career, Achievements, Melbourne Cup

Bart Cummings
Bart Cummings was born 14th November in 1927 at Adelaide, Bart Cummings had won the melbourne cup at the age of 23 years In 1950 when he won this cup for first time he honoured this cup to his fatherJim Cummings. Bart Cummings was the winner of 11 Melbourne Cupand 5quinellas with that Bart Cummings has earnedthe title of “ Cups King ”.

Bart is leading the current Group 1 trainers list with 249 Group 1 winners.

11 Melbourne Cups

1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999

Rogan Josh - 1999 (with Zazabelle 3rd)

31Derby’s

(10 SAJC, 8 WATC, 5 VRC, 4 AJC,3 QTC, 1 TRC)

1958 - 2007

`Dayana` - winner of four Derby's in 1972

23 Oaks

(8 VRC, 7 AJC, 6 SAJC, 1 QTC, 1 WATC)

1964 - 2001

`Magical Miss` - VRC Oaks winner 2001

6 Caulfield Cups

1966, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1991

`Ming Dynasty` - dual winner 1977 & 1980

3 Cox Plates

Taj Rossi - 1973

Saintly -1996

Dane Ripper - 1997

4 Golden Slippers

1966, 1973, 1976, 1979

`Tontonan` - 5 times Group 1 winner, including 1973 Golden Slipper

5 Doncaster Handicaps

1974, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1998

`Catalan Opening` - 1998

13 Australian Cups

1968, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2008

`Let's Elope` - 1992

10Mackinnon Stakes

1959, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2007

`Bounty Hawk` - 1984

8 Newmarket Handicaps

1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1990, 1991

5 Caulfield Guineas

1966, 1974, 1996, 2005, 2006

5 Thousand Guineas

1963, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2001

16 Sires Produce Stakes

(AJC x 2, QTC x 1, SAJC x 8, VRC x 5)

1966-1993

7 Lightning Stakes

1967, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1991

5 Flight Stakes

1974, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1996

4 Champion Stakes

1974, 1981, 1987, 1989

4 Stradbroke Handicaps

1988, 1989, 1993, 1997

16 St Legers

(SAJC x 8, AJC x 1, VRC x 7)

1965-2005

1972/73 - Dayana

(VRC, SAJC, WATC, WATC Australian Derby’s, WATC Perth Cup)

1973/74 - Taj Rossi

(MVRC Cox Plate, VRC Derby, VRC George Adams)

1974/75 - Leilani

(AJC Oaks, VATC Toorak Hcp, Caulfield Cup, CF Orr, VRC Mackinnon, Australian Cup)

1975/76 - Lord Dudley

(VATC Blue Diamond, VRC Sires Produce, Australian Cup, MVRC Manikato
Stakes, William Reid stakes)

1977/78 - Maybe Mahal

(VRC Craven Stakes, George Adams Hcp, Lightening Stakes, Newmarket
Hcp, BTC Doomben 10,000, AJC Doncaster)

1980/81 - Hyperno

(VRC Melbourne Cup, Australian Cup, VATC Caulfield Stakes, STC Rawson Stakes

1987/88 - Beau Zam

(AJC Spring Champion, STC Rawson Stakes-twice, STC Tancred Stakes, AJC Derby)

1991/92 - Let’s Elope

(VATC Caulfield Cup, CF Orr Stakes VRC Mackinnon Stakes, Melbourne Cup,
Australian Cup)

1996/97 - Saintly

(VRC Australian Cup, Melbourne Cup, MVRC Cox Plate, VATC CF Orr Stakes)


Bart Cummings Melbourne Cup runners :

1958

1959

Asian Court

Trellios 5th



1961Sometime 6th

1965LIGHT FINGERS 1stZiema 2ndThe Dip 18th
1966GALILEE 1stLight Fingers 2nd
1967RED HANDED 1stFulmen 9thZiema 12th
1968Lowland 4thArctic Coast 6thSwift General 23rd
1969Swift General 5thGeneral Command 13thThe Sharper 20th
1970Tavel 4thVoleur 6thMoomba Fox 19th
1971Pilgarlic 10thTavel 10th
1973Dayana 12th

1974THINK BIG 1stLeilani 2nd
1975THINK BIG 1stHoliday Waggon 2ndLeica Lover 20th
1976Gold And Black 2nd

1977GOLD& BLACK 1stMing Dynasty 8thVacuum 20th
1978Panamint 10thVive Velours 11thBelmura Lad 13th, Stormy Rex 20th
1979HYPERNO 1stSafe Harbour 21st
1980La Zap 6thHyperno 7thMing Dynasty 17th
1981Hyperno 6thBelmura Lad 7thNo Peer 8th
1982My Sir Avon 4th

1983Mr Jazz 3rdNo Peer 4th
1984Bounty Hawk 15th

1986Empire Rose 5th

1987Rosedale 3rd

1988Round The World 5th

1990KINGSTON RULE 1stLa Tristia 9th
1991LET'S ELOPE 1stShiva's Revenge 2ndWeekend Delight 22nd
1992London Bridge 9th

1993Great Vintage 4thFrontier Boy 5th,Tennesse Jack 6th, Our Tristalight 24th
1994Gossips 14th

1996SAINTLY 1stMy Kiwi Gold 21st
1997Alfa 19thGrandmaster 11th
1998Perpetual Check 9th

1999ROGAN JOSH 1stZazabelle 3rdRebbor 23rd
2002Miss Meliss 10th

2003Frightening 11th

2004Strasbourg 10th

2005Kamsky 16thStrasbourg 18th
2007Sirmione 12th


Summary of Bart Cummings:78 Runners, 12 Winners,9 Placegetters

15% strike rate win

12% strike rate place

27% strike rate win/place

5quinellas

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