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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.
2021 The Bart Cummings Results
- 1st: #11 Grand Promenade
- 2nd: #13 Tralee Rose
- 3rd: #6 Master Of Wine
The Bart Cummings News
- 2021 Turnbull Stakes Day: Flemington Scratchings & Track Report
- The Bart Cummings Winner Persan Secures Melbourne Cup 2020 Bid
- 2020 Turnbull Stakes Day: Flemington Scratchings & Track Report
- Melbourne Cup Hopes Face Off In The Bart Cummings 2020 Field
- Bart Cummings Winner Surprise Baby Punches Ticket to the 2019 Melbourne Cup
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. 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 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m), the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m), the Group 2 Blazer Stakes (1400m).
The Bart Cummings ran on Saturday October 2, 2021 and was won by Grand Promenade.
| The Bart Cummings 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 2, 2021 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2510m |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $750,000 |
2021 The Bart Cummings Results
- 1st: #11 Grand Promendade
- 2nd: #13 Tralee Rose
- 3rd: #6 Master Of Wine
Click here to read more on the 2021 The Bart Cummings win by Melbourne Cup-bound Grand Promenade.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 6 | 55kg | $5.50 | |||
| 2 | 13 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | Symon Wilde | Dean Holland | 1.25L | 16 | 54kg | $7.50 | ||
| 3 | 6 | MASTER OF WINE (GER) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Fred Kersley | 1.55L | 7 | 56.5kg | $51 | ||
| 4 | 1 | SELINO (GB) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 2.05L | 4 | 58kg | $81 | ||
| 5 | 4 | PONDUS (GB) | Robert Hickmott | Brett Prebble | 2.55L | 1 | 57kg | $5.50 | ||
| 6 | 12 | REALM OF FLOWERS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Thornton | 2.75L | 15 | 54.5kg | $21 | ||
| 7 | 15 | THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Zac Spain | 3.5L | 5 | 54kg | $51 | ||
| 8 | 14 | MOSH MUSIC | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 4.75L | 11 | 54kg | $51 | ||
| 9 | 9 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Moor | 5.5L | 3 | 55.5kg | $41 | ||
| 10 | 2 | DAWN PATROL (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Jye McNeil | 6.25L | 13 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 11 | 3 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Michael Dee | 9L | 12 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 12 | 5 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Ben Allen | 10.25L | 9 | 56.5kg | $13 | ||
| 13 | 17e | LONG ARM (IRE) | Peter Gelagotis | Craig Newitt | 12.25L | 2 | 54kg | $26 | ||
| 14 | 10 | SHERAZ (FR) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 12.75L | 8 | 55.5kg | $4.40F | ||
| 15 | 16 | SWEET THOMAS (GER) | Matthew Smith | Dean Yendall | 13.5L | 14 | 54kg | $101 | ||
| 16 | 8 | PORT GUILLAUME (FR) | Ben & JD Hayes | Daniel Stackhouse | 13.9L | 10 | 56kg | $19 | ||
| 19e | HASTA LA WAR | Sue Murphy | Ms Linda Meech | 0 | ||||||
| 20e | KILLOURNEY (IRE) | Paul Preusker | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) | Chris Waller | Luke Nolen | 0 | ||||||
| 18e | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Will Price (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 The Bart Cummings Odds
The season’s latest The Bart Cummings 2021 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.
2021 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 2021 The Bart Cummings field & barriers will be released on the Wednesday leading-up to race day and published in full below.
A full line-up of Melbourne Cup hopefuls do battle in The Bart Cummings 2021 field this weekend led in betting by dour stayer Grand Promenade and the resuming Chris Waller-trained French import Sheraz.
- Scratched: #7 Dashing Willoughby
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8x86541x08 | SELINO (GB) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 4 | 58kg | 105 | |
| 2 | 313616x2x0 | DAWN PATROL (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Jye McNeil | 15 | 57kg | 103 | |
| 3 | 143x8511x9 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Michael Dee | 14 | 57kg | 103 | |
| 4 | 40x22x722x | PONDUS (GB) | Robert Hickmott | Brett Prebble | 1 | 57kg | 103 | |
| 5 | 1x121x41x8 | AMADE (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Ben Allen | 10 | 56.5kg | 102 | |
| 6 | 08x663x000 | MASTER OF WINE (GER) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Fred Kersley | 8 | 56.5kg | 102 | |
| 7 | 9x11400x90 | DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) | Chris Waller | Luke Nolen | 17 | 56kg | 101 | |
| 8 | 11x1510x06 | PORT GUILLAUME (FR) | Ben & JD Hayes | Daniel Stackhouse | 12 | 56kg | 101 | |
| 9 | x878333x00 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Moor | 3 | 55.5kg | 104 | |
| 10 | 1122x3321x | SHERAZ (FR) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 9 | 55.5kg | 100 | |
| 11 | 4×22121125 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | John Allen | 6 | 55kg | 99 | |
| 12 | 2x62251x00 | REALM OF FLOWERS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Thornton | 19 | 54.5kg | 102 | |
| 13 | 1112114×33 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | Symon Wilde | Dean Holland | 20 | 54kg | 101 | |
| 14 | 651716×807 | MOSH MUSIC | Archie Alexander | Declan Bates | 13 | 54kg | 99 | |
| 15 | 30×3185144 | THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Zac Spain | 5 | 54kg | 97 | |
| 16 | 48×7531260 | SWEET THOMAS (GER) | Matthew Smith | Dean Yendall | 18 | 54kg | 93 | |
| 17e | x4x16123x0 | LONG ARM (IRE) | Peter Gelagotis | Craig Newitt | 2 | 54kg | 90 | |
| 18e | 1122x05x64 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Will Price (a) | 16 | 54kg | 88 | |
| 19e | 12x547x771 | HASTA LA WAR | Sue Murphy | Ms Linda Meech | 7 | 54kg | 82 | |
| 20e | 11x330x724 | KILLOURNEY (IRE) | Paul Preusker | 11 | 54kg | 74 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 The Bart Cummings Nominations
Early nominations for The Bart Cummings race in 2021 close the Monday of race week and will be updated below once confirmed.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x121x41x8 | AMADE (IRE) | G | 8 | Phillip Stokes | 102 |
| 2 | x216570x5x | BUCKHURST (IRE) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 105 |
| 3 | 3x73590x00 | CHAPADA | G | 6 | Michael Moroney | 102 |
| 4 | 1622x32x05 | CHARMS STAR (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 90 |
| 5 | 9x11400x90 | DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 101 |
| 6 | 313616x2x0 | DAWN PATROL (IRE) | G | 5 | Robert Hickmott | 103 |
| 7 | 1x440x1x61 | DEGRAVES (IRE) | G | 5 | Robert Hickmott | 93 |
| 8 | x1111x6x42 | DELPHI (IRE) | H | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 103 |
| 9 | 253x6133x0 | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | G | 7 | Matt Cumani | 100 |
| 10 | 4×22121125 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 99 |
| 11 | 12x547x771 | HASTA LA WAR | G | 6 | Sue Murphy | 82 |
| 12 | 0313514143 | HEIR TO THE THRONE (NZ) | G | 7 | Andrea Leek | 76 |
| 13 | 3x31x932x2 | HOMESMAN (USA) | G | 8 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 110 |
| 14 | 11x330x724 | KILLOURNEY (IRE) | G | 6 | Paul Preusker | 74 |
| 15 | 143x8511x9 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 103 |
| 16 | 25x57170x5 | LE DON DE VIE (GB) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 103 |
| 17 | x4x16123x0 | LONG ARM (IRE) | G | 6 | Peter Gelagotis | 90 |
| 18 | 101x71x574 | LUNCIES (GB) | G | 5 | Kris Lees | 88 |
| 19 | 08x663x000 | MASTER OF WINE (GER) | G | 7 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 102 |
| 20 | x878333x00 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | M | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 104 |
| 21 | 651716×807 | MOSH MUSIC | M | 7 | Archie Alexander | 99 |
| 22 | x333112163 | NO COMPROMISE (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 91 |
| 23 | 215x1244x3 | PERSAN | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 104 |
| 24 | 40x22x722x | PONDUS (GB) | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 103 |
| 25 | 11x1510x06 | PORT GUILLAUME (FR) | G | 5 | Ben & JD Hayes | 101 |
| 26 | 113×101133 | PURRFECT DEAL | M | 5 | Michael Costa | 96 |
| 27 | 2x62251x00 | REALM OF FLOWERS | M | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 102 |
| 28 | 900x00x503 | ROSTROPOVICH (IRE) | G | 7 | Ben & JD Hayes | 97 |
| 29 | 8x86541x08 | SELINO (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 105 |
| 30 | 1122x3321x | SHERAZ (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 100 |
| 31 | 9217232111 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 86 |
| 32 | 48×7531260 | SWEET THOMAS (GER) | G | 10 | Matthew Smith | 93 |
| 33 | 30×3185144 | THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ) | G | 7 | Michael Moroney | 97 |
| 34 | 63×1122211 | TOORADIN | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 92 |
| 35 | 1112114×33 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | M | 5 | Symon Wilde | 101 |
| 36 | 600x0516x0 | WARNING | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 104 |
| 37 | 1122x05x64 | ZEYREK (FR) | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 88 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
