Bart Cummings
James Bartholomew Bart Cummings AM , also known as J.B Cummings, was one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He was known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as he won the race that stops a nation a record twelve times. During his lifetime Cummings was considered an Australian cultural icon and an Australian National Living Treasure.
Cummings was born in 1927, in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of the accomplished Irishborn trainer Jim Cummings, who trained the great stayer Comic Court to a win in the 1950 Melbourne Cup. Bart started his career working for his father as a strapper, despite being allergic to horses and hay. Cummings had an older brother, Pat, and said of his father I had the best of teachers. My dad had a lot of experience behind him and I picked up from him by watching, listening, and keeping my mouth shut.
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