TRAINER PROFILES
BART CUMMINGS
Bart Cummings started his remarkable career as racehorse trainer in 1953
when he received his trainer licence. In 1958 he bought his first yearling and won his
first feature race, the South Australian Derby.
In the 1965-1966 season Bart Cummings received his first Trainer’s Premiership after
winning seven Cups, setting a training record in the Australian racing history. He
quinellaed the Melbourne and Adelaide Cups and won the Caulfield, Sandown, Sydney,
Brisbane and Queen’s Cups.
Bart Cummings set another training record when he became the premier trainer in South
Australia and Victoria in the 1968, 1969 and 1970 seasons.
Bart Cummings originally operated from Glenelg, South Australia, in 1968 he opened a
permanent stable complex in Victoria at Flemington and in 1975 he opened Leilani Lodge on
Randwick Racecourse, NSW which is currently the centre of his training facilities. Here
most horses are trained to develop their maximum potential.
Some Achievements:
- 245 Group 1 winners
- 663 metropolitan Stakes winners
- 29 Derby winners
- 23 Oaks winners
- 11 Melbourne Cup winners (earned the name Cups King)
- 6 Newmarket Handicap winners
- 4 Golden Slipper Stakes winners
| Season | Group 1 wins | Stakes wins | Season | Group 1 wins | Stakes wins |
| 1980-1981 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 1979-1980 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 2001-2002 | 2 | 5 | 1978-1979 | 4 | 18 |
| 2000-2001 | 2 | 1977-1978 | 16 | 32 | |
| 1999-2000 | 3 | 13 | 1976-1977 | 13 | 27 |
| 1998-1999 | 1 | 9 | 1975-1976 | 8 | 31 |
| 1997-1998 | 3 | 9 | 1974-1975 | 20 | 45 |
| 1996-1997 | 9 | 21 | 1973-1974 | 15 | 33 |
| 1995-1996 | 1 | 10 | 1972-1973 | 11 | 20 |
| 1994-1995 | 2 | 9 | 1971-1972 | 2 | 10 |
| 1993-1994 | 2 | 15 | 1970-1971 | 5 | 16 |
| 1992-1993 | 4 | 12 | 1969-1970 | 5 | 15 |
| 1991-1992 | 10 | 24 | 1968-1969 | 5 | 15 |
| 1990-1991 | 9 | 15 | 1967-1968 | 4 | 16 |
| 1989-1990 | 6 | 20 | 1966-1967 | 10 | 24 |
| 1988-1989 | 7 | 23 | 1965-1966 | 5 | 17 |
| 1987-1988 | 11 | 28 | 1964-1965 | 3 | 12 |
| 1986-1987 | 7 | 16 | 1963-1964 | 1 | 5 |
| 1985-1986 | 3 | 6 | 1962-1963 | 1 | 3 |
| 1984-1985 | 4 | 9 | 1961-1962 | 1 | |
| 1983-1984 | 9 | 18 | 1960-1961 | 4 | |
| 1982-1983 | 3 | 16 | 1959-1960 | 2 | 4 |
| 1981-1982 | 6 | 22 | 1958-1959 | 1 | 2 |
Some winning horses trained:
| - Storm Queen | - Light Fingers | - Ziema | - Anna Rose | - The Dip |
| - Red Handed | - My Lady Fair | - Fulmen | - Galilee | - Peculator |
| - Big Philou | - Paradigm | - Joking | - Lowland | - Arctic Coast |
| - Sanderae | - Valeur | - Tavel | - Gay Poss | - Arello |
| - Manikato | - Century | - Crown | - Laelia | - Silver Spade |
| - Taj Rossi | - Wise Virgin | - Tontonan | - Gladman | - Dayana |
| - Vain Prince | - Asgard | - Leica Lover | - Skyjack | - Starglow |
| - Leilani | - Cap d'Antibes | - Kenmark | - Think Big | - Leica Show |
| - Bottled Sunshine | - Martindale | - Lord Dudley | - Herminia | - Vacuum |
| - Vivarchi | - La Neige | - Apollua | - Vacuum | - Maybe Mahal |
| - Gold And Black | - Bold Zest | - Ngawyni | - Just Deal | - Belmura Lad |
| - Sun Sally | - Stormy Rex | - Ming Dynasty | - Luskin Star | - Invade |
| - Lloyd Boy | - Better Beyond | - Century Miss | - Hyperno | - Lloyd's Gold |
| - Stage Hit | - Elounda Bay | - Cordon Rose | - Best Western | - Sheraco |
| - Foregone Conclusion | - Royal Regatta | - Trissaro | - Cool River | - Bounty Hawk |
| - Taj Eclipse | - Prolific | - Leica Planet | - Noble Peer | - Hula Drum |
| - Hula Chief | - Mr Lomondy | - Taj Quilo | - Campaign King | - Sky Chase |
| - Sharks Fin | - Round The World | - Broad Reach | - Beau Zam | - Omnicorp |
| - Full And By | - Stapleton Lass | - Red Express | - Reganza | - Zamoff |
| - Robian Steel | - Stylish Century | - Tristanagh | - Gold Trump | - Interstellar |
| - Solar Circle | - Submariner | - Shaftesbury Avenue | - Kingston Rule | - Weekend Delight |
| - Shiva's Revenge | - Richfield Lady | - Let's Elope | - India's Dream | - Riva Diva |
| - Unspoken Word | - Our Tristalight | - Never Undercharge | - Tristalove | - Danarani |
| - Ivory's Irish | - Saintly | - Dashing Eagle | - Alfa | - Danendri |
| - Dane Ripper | - Catalan Opening | - Allez Suez | - Rogan Josh | - Magical Miss |
| - Stormy Passage | - Trellios |
