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The Lexus Bart Cummings is a Group 3 staying event held at Flemington Racecourse on Turnbull Stakes Day offering the winner a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption.
2019 The Bart Cummings Results
- 1st: #3 Surprise Baby
- 2nd: #11 Supernova
- 3rd: #10 Wolfe
The Bart Cummings News
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 2520m. 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 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).
The Bart Cummings is held on Turnbull Stakes Day that is headlined by the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m), Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m), the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m), the Group 2 Blazer Stakes (1400m).
The Bart Cummings ran on Saturday October 5, 2019 as the Lexus Bart Cummings and was won by the favourite Surprise Baby.
| The Bart Cummings 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 5, 2019 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2520m |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
2019 The Bart Cummings Results
- 1st: #3 Surprise Baby
- 2nd: #11 Supernova
- 3rd: #10 Wolfe
The Bart Cummings 2019 Results went the way of the punters with Adelaide Cup winner Surprise Baby dominating the race with a 1.5 length win to earn a shot at the $8 million Melbourne Cup – won by his sire Shocking in 2009 – on the first Tuesday of November.
Read more on the 2019 The Bart Cummings win by Melbourne Cup-bound Surprise Baby.
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Wgt. | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Jordan Childs | – | 6 | 57kg | $2.50F |
| 2 | 11 | SUPERNOVA (GB) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Dwayne Dunn | 1.5L | 4 | 54kg | $6 |
| 3 | 10 | WOLFE (JPN) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Linda Meech | 2.25L | 1 | 54kg | $8 |
| 4 | 4 | VENTURA STORM (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Jamie Kah | 3.75L | 2 | 56kg | $11 |
| 5 | 8 | AZURO (FR) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dean Yendall | 3.95L | 3 | 54kg | $21 |
| 6 | 2 | DAL HARRAILD (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 4.25L | 5 | 57kg | $16 |
| 7 | 6 | ALFARRIS (FR) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Luke Nolen | 5.5L | 12 | 54kg | $31 |
| 8 | 14 | QUAFFANY | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 6.25L | 11 | 54kg | $61 |
| 9 | 9 | KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) | Liam Howley | Damien Oliver | 6.65L | 8 | 54kg | $9 |
| 10 | 13 | THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ) | Shaune Ritchie | Cory Parish | 6.85L | 9 | 54kg | $91 |
| 11 | 7 | ETYMOLOGY | James Cummings | Craig Williams | 8.1L | 10 | 54kg | $19 |
| 12 | 12 | TE AKAU CALIBURN (IRE) | Jamie Richards | Damian Lane | 8.3L | 13 | 54kg | $21 |
| 13 | 1 | MUNTAHAA (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Martin Harley | 15.3L | 7 | 58kg | $101 |
| – | 5 | HARIPOUR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | – | 0 | – | – |
2019 The Bart Cummings Odds
The season’s latest The Bart Cummings 2019 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.
2019 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), the latter producing the 2017 winner Amelie’s Star (4th).
The 2019 The Bart Cummings field & barriers will be released on the Wednesday leading-up to race day and published in full below.
The 2019 Lexus Bart Cummings Final Field features 14 Melbourne Cup hopefuls including the hot favourite, Adelaide Cup winner Surprise Baby who is a son of the 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Br. | Wgt. | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 341x9x00x8 | MUNTAHAA (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Martin Harley | 7 | 58kg | 106 |
| 2 | x2468223x7 | DAL HARRAILD (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 5 | 57kg | 104 |
| 3 | 11514132×4 | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Jordan Childs | 6 | 57kg | 104 |
| 4 | 50500×8062 | VENTURA STORM (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Jamie Kah | 2 | 56kg | 102 |
| 5 | x818328x49 | HARIPOUR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 8 | 55.5kg | 101 |
| 6 | 0x4614x931 | ALFARRIS (FR) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Luke Nolen | 13 | 54kg | 98 |
| 7 | 111890×839 | ETYMOLOGY | James Cummings | Craig Williams | 11 | 54kg | 98 |
| 8 | x8830611x0 | AZURO (FR) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dean Yendall | 3 | 54kg | 97 |
| 9 | 12x141x334 | KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) | Liam Howley | Damien Oliver | 9 | 54kg | 91 |
| 10 | 11x211x185 | WOLFE (JPN) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Linda Meech | 1 | 54kg | 91 |
| 11 | 112x216x20 | SUPERNOVA (GB) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Dwayne Dunn | 4 | 54kg | 90 |
| 12 | 1630x512x5 | TE AKAU CALIBURN (IRE) | Jamie Richards | Damian Lane | 14 | 54kg | 89 |
| 13 | 921249×126 | THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ) | Shaune Ritchie | Cory Parish | 10 | 54kg | 79 |
| 14 | 3×50251111 | QUAFFANY | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 12 | 54kg | 77 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
