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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.
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 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).
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 7, 2023 and saw the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Future History ($9) hold on to secure the Melbourne Cup golden ticket for last year’s winning stable.
The Bart Cummings 2023 | |
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Date: | Saturday October 7, 2023 |
Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
Distance: | 2510m |
Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $500,000 |
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winning trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace have another livewire hope for the first Tuesday of November with Future History ($9) holding off the late challengers to secure a ballot exemption for the world’s richest handicap after taking out The Bart Cummings 2023.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 15 | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Craig Williams | 3 | 54kg | $9 | |||
2 | 18e | FIRST IMMORTAL | Mark & Levi Kavanagh | Daniel Stackhouse | 0.75L | 16 | 54kg | $3.80F | ||
3 | 4 | SERPENTINE (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ben Melham | 2L | 12 | 58kg | $13 | ||
4 | 16 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 2.1L | 8 | 54kg | $12 | ||
5 | 11 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Zac Spain | 2.3L | 5 | 56kg | $151 | ||
6 | 1 | ASHRUN (FR) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 2.7L | 14 | 59kg | $31 | ||
7 | 10 | ALASKAN GOD | Daniel Morton | Ms Jamie Kah | 2.9L | 1 | 56kg | $15 | ||
8 | 7 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 3.1L | 11 | 57kg | $7 | ||
9 | 14 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Michael Dee | 3.4L | 13 | 55kg | $21 | ||
10 | 6 | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | Liam Howley | Damian Lane | 3.6L | 6 | 57.5kg | $21 | ||
11 | 19e | SHAIYHAR (IRE) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Beau Mertens | 4L | 7 | 54kg | $17 | ||
12 | 3 | SHERAZ (FR) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 5.25L | 4 | 58.5kg | $13 | ||
13 | 8 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Harry Coffey | 5.35L | 15 | 56.5kg | $81 | ||
14 | 2 | GOLDMAN (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jordan Childs | 6.1L | 2 | 59kg | $7 | ||
15 | 5 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Winona Costin | 6.2L | 10 | 57.5kg | $31 | ||
16 | 9 | HOPEFUL (FR) | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 12.2L | 9 | 56.5kg | $201 | ||
20e | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 0 | |||||||
13 | HASTA LA WAR | Sue Murphy | Ms Linda Meech | 0 | ||||||
12 | FANCY MAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Jamie Mott | 0 | ||||||
17e | CARINI (FR) | Danny O’Brien | Michael Dee | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The season’s latest The Bart Cummings 2023 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.
Stay tuned for our insider The Bart Cummings 2023 Tips on the Melbourne Cup-bound stayers facing off in the Turnbull Stakes Day event this spring.
Has trainer Mark Kavanagh uncovered a genuine shot at a second Melbourne Cup trophy to add to his 2009 victory with Shocking? It’s a full field in The Bart Cummings and the deserving favourite for the Kavanagh’s is this in-form and still untapped Churchill four-year-old who is on the up-and-up. He has won seven of his 13 starts to date and is a genuine Flemington specialist with three wins from his four previous runs at Headquarters. This is a test at Group 3 level, but he has been so strong in easier company. Last time out he blitzed a Benchmark 78 over 2000m at Caulfield carrying a hefty 63kg to a 3.5 length victory. Has winning form up to 2500m so the distance now is a non-issue, and he will be absolutely airborne dropping right back to 54kg. Has the outside alley and will start from 16 of 16, but if he slots in and gets the gap at the right time he’ll take the power of beating.
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 2023 The Bart Cummings field & barriers will be released on the Wednesday leading-up to race day and published in full below.
The Bart Cummings 2023 final field features a capacity field of Melbourne Cup hopefuls chasing the ballot exemption into the world’s richest handicap race including the in-form favourite First Immortal for 2009 Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mark Kavanagh.
Click here to read more on the key runners in The Bart Cummings 2023 field and betting markets.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | x5x22410x7 | ASHRUN (FR) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 18 | 59kg | 103 | ||
2 | x31x111x96 | GOLDMAN (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jordan Childs | 2 | 59kg | 103 | ||
3 | 472x295x08 | SHERAZ (FR) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 4 | 58.5kg | 102 | ||
4 | 020x129x24 | SERPENTINE (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ben Melham | 15 | 58kg | 101 | ||
5 | 0x1390x704 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Winona Costin | 13 | 57.5kg | 100 | ||
6 | 32x8802x09 | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | Liam Howley | Damian Lane | 6 | 57.5kg | 100 | ||
7 | 8537Px9911 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 14 | 57kg | 99 | ||
8 | 613x5840x7 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 19 | 56.5kg | 102 | |||
9 | 217x0020x0 | HOPEFUL (FR) | Annabel Neasham | 10 | 56.5kg | 98 | |||
10 | 60847×7253 | ALASKAN GOD | Daniel Morton | Ms Jamie Kah | 1 | 56kg | 97 | ||
11 | 45x83300x9 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Zac Spain | 5 | 56kg | 97 | ||
12 | 02x858x586 | FANCY MAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | 16 | 56kg | 97 | |||
13 | x5x8313x00 | HASTA LA WAR | Sue Murphy | Ms Linda Meech | 12 | 55.5kg | 96 | ||
14 | x6536Px325 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 17 | 55kg | 95 | ||
15 | 61154×7212 | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Craig Williams | 3 | 54kg | 93 | ||
16 | 15×0332361 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Moor | 9 | 54kg | 92 | ||
17e | 31115x2x31 | CARINI (FR) | Danny O’Brien | Michael Dee | 11 | 54kg | 92 | ||
18e | 7111011×21 | FIRST IMMORTAL | Mark & Levi Kavanagh | Daniel Stackhouse | 20 | 54kg | 91 | ||
19e | 4x11x71616 | SHAIYHAR (IRE) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Beau Mertens | 7 | 54kg | 87 | ||
20e | 17x41x9523 | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 8 | 54kg | 85 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Early nominations for The Bart Cummings race in 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be updated below once confirmed.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 12x7931x80 | LUNAR FLARE | M | 8 | Grahame Begg | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 107 | |
2 | x31x111x96 | GOLDMAN (NZ) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 2 | 59kg | 59kg | 103 | |
3 | x5x22410x7 | ASHRUN (FR) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 3 | 59kg | 59kg | 103 | |
4 | 226x50x496 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | H | 6 | Kris Lees | 4 | 58.5kg | 58.5kg | 102 | |
5 | 613x5840x7 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) | M | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 5 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 102 | |
6 | 472x295x08 | SHERAZ (FR) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 6 | 58.5kg | 58.5kg | 102 | |
7 | 020x129x24 | SERPENTINE (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 7 | 58kg | 58kg | 101 | |
8 | 32x8802x09 | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | H | 4 | Liam Howley | 8 | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 100 | |
9 | 0x1390x704 | SIR LUCAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 9 | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 100 | |
10 | 8537Px9911 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 5 | John O’Shea | 10 | 57kg | 57kg | 99 | |
11 | 81124×0098 | HO HO KHAN (NZ) | H | 9 | Mitchell Freedman | 11 | 57kg | 57kg | 99 | |
12 | 217x0020x0 | HOPEFUL (FR) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham | 12 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 98 | |
13 | 60847×7253 | ALASKAN GOD | G | 5 | Daniel Morton | 13 | 56kg | 56kg | 97 | |
14 | 02x858x586 | FANCY MAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham | 14 | 56kg | 56kg | 97 | |
15 | 45x83300x9 | AMADE (IRE) | G | 10 | Phillip Stokes | 15 | 56kg | 56kg | 97 | |
16 | x5x8313x00 | HASTA LA WAR | G | 8 | Sue Murphy | 16 | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 96 | |
17 | x6536Px325 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 17 | 55kg | 55kg | 95 | |
18 | 61154×7212 | FUTURE HISTORY (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 18 | 54kg | 54kg | 93 | |
19 | 15×0332361 | MOSTLY CLOUDY (IRE) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 19 | 54kg | 53.5kg | 92 | |
20 | 31115x2x31 | CARINI (FR) | G | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 20 | 54kg | 53.5kg | 92 | |
21 | 7111011×21 | FIRST IMMORTAL | G | 4 | Mark & Levi Kavanagh | 21 | 54kg | 53kg | 91 | |
22 | 4x11x71616 | SHAIYHAR (IRE) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 22 | 54kg | 51kg | 87 | |
23 | 17x41x9523 | UNITED NATIONS (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 23 | 54kg | 50kg | 85 | |
24 | 31×2313671 | FERAGO | G | 7 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 24 | 54kg | 47.5kg | 80 | |
25 | 7601635361 | FEARENTLESS | M | 5 | Paul Preusker | 25 | 54kg | 42kg | 73 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |