The Bart Cummings is a Group 3 staying event held at Flemington Racecourse on Turnbull Stakes Day offering the winner a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption.
2024 The Bart Cummings Results
- 1st: #2 Just Fine
- 2nd: #6 Point King
- 3rd: #5 Amade
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The Bart Cummings is a Group 3 race held at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse in early October over the Spring Racing Carnival.
The Bart Cummings is run under quality handicap conditions and is open to horses of all ages and sexes.
Contested over 2510m it currently offers $500,000 in prize money. The Bart Cummings provides a valuable opportunity for local stayers to test their mettle over distances greater than 2400m. Because the race is a key lead-up to the Melbourne Cup, it is now named in honour of the twelve-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer, Bart Cummings.
The Bart Cummings winner is exempt from ballot for the Group 1 $8.56 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) held over the two miles back at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November and the double was last completed by Almandin (2016).
More recently in 2019, The Bart Cummings winner Surprise Baby ran an eye-catching fifth in the Melbourne Cup results that spring and was immediately installed as the all-in favourite for the 2020 Melbourne Cup.
The next year, Persan did the same backing up from his The Bart Cummings victory to run a credible fifth to Twilight Payment in the Melbourne Cup 2020.
The Bart Cummings is held on Turnbull Stakes Day that is headlined by the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m), Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m), the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m), and the Group 2 Blazer Stakes (1400m) now run as the Rose Of Kingston Stakes.
A nice next up option for The Bart Cummings graduates is the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) held a fortnight later. The mare Tralee Rose improved on her The Bart Cummings second in 2021 to win the Geelong Cup next race.
Many The Bart Cummings graduates then target the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m). In 2022 The Bart Cummings winner Lunar Flare ran a next-up second in the Moonee Valley Cup, while The Bart Cummings runner-up Francesco Guardi turned the tables in The Valley event.
The Bart Cummings ran on Saturday October 5, 2024 with the upset winner, the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Just Fine ($21), earning a Melbourne Cup golden ticket into the 24-horse field for November 5.
| The Bart Cummings 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 5, 2024 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2510m |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
2024 The Bart Cummings Results
- 1st: #2 Just Fine ($21)
- 2nd: #6 Point King
- 3rd: #5 Amade
The Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November is calling for the back in form Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained import, Just Fine ($21), who posted his first win since last year’s The Metropolitan to narrowly hold on in a stylish front running performance in The Bart Cummings 2024 results at Flemington on Turnbull Stakes Day.
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| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | JUST FINE (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jordan Childs | 3 | 57kg | $21 | |||
| 2 | 6 | POINT KING (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ben Melham | 0.2L | 7 | 55.5kg | $5.50 | ||
| 3 | 5 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Stackhouse | 0.26L | 1 | 55.5kg | $41 | ||
| 4 | 16 | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Michael Dee | 1.76L | 2 | 54kg | $3.70F | ||
| 5 | 15 | MISSION OF LOVE | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Patrick Moloney | 2.16L | 4 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 6 | 12 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Teo Nugent | 2.31L | 10 | 54kg | $61 | ||
| 7 | 10 | POSITIVITY (NZ) | Andrew Forsman | Harry Coffey | 2.37L | 13 | 54.5kg | $14 | ||
| 8 | 8 | HORRIFYING (NZ) | Lindsey Smith | Luke Currie | 3.37L | 5 | 54.5kg (cd 55kg) | $14 | ||
| 9 | 14 | SAINT GEORGE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 4.37L | 12 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $6.50 | ||
| 10 | 13 | MANZOICE | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 4.72L | 9 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $6.50 | ||
| 11 | 7 | EL BODEGON (IRE) | Chris Waller | Beau Mertens | 5.12L | 6 | 54.5kg | $20 | ||
| 12 | 9 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Craig Newitt | 6.12L | 11 | 54.5kg | $10 | ||
| 13 | 11 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | John Allen | 6.47L | 8 | 54.5kg (cd 55kg) | $41 | ||
| 19e | QUANTUM CAT (USA) | Chris Waller | 0 | |||||||
| 20e | WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | 0 | |||||||
| 18e | MATUSALEM | Chris Waller | 0 | |||||||
| 17e | DASHING DUCHESS (NZ) | Symon Wilde | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | MAHRAJAAN (USA) | Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray | Damian Lane | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O’Brien | Billy Egan | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 The Bart Cummings Betting Odds
The season’s latest The Bart Cummings 2024 racing odds and Flemington betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the potential Melbourne Cup horses will be provided below the week of the race.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Just Fine saluting narrowly at The Bart Cummings odds of $21.
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2024 The Bart Cummings Form
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2024 The Bart Cummings Tips
Stay tuned for our insider The Bart Cummings 2024 Tips on the Melbourne Cup-bound stayers facing off in the Turnbull Stakes Day event this spring.
- To Win: #6 Point King ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Competitive field of Melbourne Cup hopefuls in the 2024 Bart Cummings on Turnbull Day with Point King looking the value after back-to-back lead-up wins for his new stable – Anthony & Sam Freedman. This in-form former Irish gelding looks to be going from strength-to-strength now with the majors in sight. Last start saw him win here at the same track and trip on a Heavy (8) in the Lexus Archer. Chases the double now fit from a good gate five draw. Carries more weight but has the skilled Ben Melham coming aboard for the ride. Wins in a hat-trick.
2024 The Bart Cummings Field
The Bart Cummings field tends to attract fairly top-quality stayers. Because it is one of the earliest staying events in the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, some genuine Melbourne Cup contenders enter The Bart Cummings field. Other horses who are targeting later major staying events will seek entry into The Bart Cummings field in order to get as much fitness as possible over longer distances.
Good lead-up races into The Bart Cummings field include the Listed JRA Trophy (2500m) in mid-September and Caulfield’s Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m).
Just Fine (10th in 2024) was the last The Bart Cummings winner to come via the Naturalism Stakes.
The 2024 The Bart Cummings field & barriers will be released on the Wednesday leading-up to race day and published in full below.
The Bart Cummings 2024 final field features a capacity field of Melbourne Cup hopefuls chasing the ballot exemption into the world’s richest handicap race including dual acceptor Berkshire Breeze for Ciaron Maher and a former Melbourne Cup champion in Vow And Declare.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5x24041x57 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O’Brien | Billy Egan | 15 | 58kg | 106 | ||
| 2 | 110x85x050 | JUST FINE (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jordan Childs | 3 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 3 | 51x0010x33 | MAHRAJAAN (USA) | Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray | Damian Lane | 7 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 4 | 9791x18x46 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 16 | 56.5kg | 103 | ||
| 5 | 54234015×0 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Stackhouse | 1 | 55.5kg | 101 | ||
| 6 | x28x4x8x11 | POINT KING (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ben Melham | 9 | 55.5kg | 101 | ||
| 7 | 90x0005x80 | EL BODEGON (IRE) | Chris Waller | Beau Mertens | 8 | 54.5kg | 99 | ||
| 8 | 0988x0x115 | HORRIFYING (NZ) | Lindsey Smith | Luke Currie (late alt) | 5 | 54.5kg | 99 | ||
| 9 | 5x23622x44 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Craig Newitt | 14 | 54.5kg | 99 | ||
| 10 | 1781291×21 | POSITIVITY (NZ) | Andrew Forsman | Harry Coffey | 20 | 54.5kg | 103 | ||
| 11 | x7291x6536 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | John Allen | 11 | 54.5kg | 99 | ||
| 12 | 25916×0008 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | 13 | 54kg | 97 | |||
| 13 | 0x88520x23 | MANZOICE | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 12 | 54kg | 97 | ||
| 14 | 5x31123x84 | SAINT GEORGE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 19 | 54kg | 96 | ||
| 15 | 0x92441x34 | MISSION OF LOVE | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Patrick Moloney | 4 | 54kg | 95 | ||
| 16 | 1x7x211123 | BERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Michael Dee | 2 | 54kg | 94 | ||
| 17e | 1×37162117 | DASHING DUCHESS (NZ) | Symon Wilde | 6 | 54kg | 93 | |||
| 18e | 42×0651011 | MATUSALEM | Chris Waller | 10 | 54kg | 83 | |||
| 19e | 11x4225x34 | QUANTUM CAT (USA) | Chris Waller | 17 | 54kg | 76 | |||
| 20e | 11x068x631 | WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | 18 | 54kg | 75 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 The Bart Cummings Nominations
Early nominations for The Bart Cummings race in 2024 close the Monday of race week.
The Bart Cummings History
The Bart Cummings was previously known as the Banjo Paterson. That name has since been reserved for a separate series of racing. The Bart Cummings was named as such because the man himself often used the race as a platform for developing his stayers ahead of feature events such as the Melbourne Cup.
The Bart Cummings gained its current name in 2004, when the VRC made the decision to honour the Australian Racing Hall of Fame inaugural inductee. In response to the accolade, Mr Cummings famously said “I will be doing my very best to try to prepare the winner of it”.
Previously a listed event, the Bart Cummings was granted Group 3 status prior to the 2014 edition. In 2012 and 2009, the race was run over 2520m.
Light Vision won this race two years running in 2008 and 2009. Mourayan took top honours in 2011, while Araldo seized first place in 2013. More recently Almandin (2016) completed The Bart Cummings – Melbourne Cup double for prolific owner Lloyd Williams.
The Bart Cummings results since 2006 are provided below.
Bart Cummings Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Just Fine | 2 minutes 41.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Point King | ||
| 3rd | Amade | ||
| 2023 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Future History | 2 minutes 39.03 seconds |
| 2nd | First Immortal | ||
| 3rd | Serpentine | ||
| 2022 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Lunar Flare | 2 minutes 36.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Francesco Guardi | ||
| 3rd | Interpretation | ||
| 2021 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Grand Promenade | 2 minutes 37.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Tralee Rose | ||
| 3rd | Master Of Wine | ||
| 2020 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Persan | 2 minutes 36.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Sound | ||
| 3rd | Steel Prince | ||
| 2019 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Surprise Baby | 2 minutes 38.66 seconds |
| 2nd | Supernova | ||
| 3rd | Wolfe | ||
| 2018 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Avilius | 2 minutes 35.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Jaameh | ||
| 3rd | Yogi | ||
| 2017 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Amelie’s Star | 2 minutes 37.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Granddukeoftuscany | ||
| 3rd | Kellstorm | ||
| 2016 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Almandin | 2 minutes 37.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Zanteca | ||
| 3rd | Excess Knowledge | ||
| 2015 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Let’s Make Adeal | 2 minutes 35.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Our Ivanhowe | ||
| 3rd | Hawkspur | ||
| 2014 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Who Shot Thebarman | 2 minutes 39.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Marksmanship | ||
| 3rd | Anudjawun | ||
| 2013 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Araldo | 2 minutes 38.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Sea Moon | ||
| 3rd | Gotta Take Care | ||
| 2012 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Tanby | 2 minutes 36.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Maluckyday | ||
| 3rd | Dame Claire | ||
| 2011 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Mourayan | 2 minutes 40.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Niwot | ||
| 3rd | Showcause | ||
| 2010 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Harris Tweed | 2 minutes 40.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Exceptionally | ||
| 3rd | Above Average | ||
| 2009 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Light Vision | 2 minutes 38.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Darcey | ||
| 3rd | Zacroona | ||
| 2008 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Light Vision | 2 minutes 41.34 seconds |
| 2nd | Baughurst | ||
| 3rd | Zavite | ||
| 2007 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Dolphin Jo | 2 minutes 39.06 seconds |
| 2nd | The Fuzz | ||
| 3rd | Light Vision | ||
| 2006 The Bart Cummings |
1st | Irazu | 2 minutes 38.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Aznavour | ||
| 3rd | Bay Story | ||
