The Bart Cummings

The Bart Cummings

Group Three Betting Guide
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Location: Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria
Prize Money: $750,000
Distance: 2500m

You might not know the race but you will almost certainly know the name.

Formally registered as the Banjo Paterson, The Bart Cummings was renamed to honour the late, great horse trainer who helped shape the sport of kings in Australia.

So what makes a Group 3 race that is worth $300,000 so special? It’s the Melbourne Cup ballot exemption prize for the winner.

First offered in 2015, The Bart Cummings’ ballot exempt status has seen the race profile raise significantly over the years.

In 2016 German-bred star Almandin went on to claim the Bart Cummings before registering a famous win in the Melbourne Cup later that campaign.


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2025 Bart Cummings Final Field

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Previous Bart Cummings Fields

Plenty of great stayers have won The Bart Cummings. Check the previous fields of The Bart Cummings here.

  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Vow And Declare
    Danny O’Brien
    Billy Egan
    15
    58kg
    2 Silks
    Just Fine
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Jordan Childs
    3
    57kg
    3 Silks
    Mahrajaan
    Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray
    Damian Lane
    7
    57kg
    4 Silks
    Post Impressionist
    Anthony & Sam Freedman
    Jye McNeil
    16
    56.5kg
    5 Silks
    Amade
    Phillip Stokes
    Daniel Stackhouse
    1
    55.5kg
    6 Silks
    Point King
    Anthony & Sam Freedman
    Ben Melham
    9
    55.5kg
    7 Silks
    El Bodegon
    Chris Waller
    Beau Mertens
    8
    54.5kg
    8 Silks
    Horrifying
    Lindsey Smith
    Luke Currie
    5
    54.5kg
    9 Silks
    Mostly Cloudy
    Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
    Craig Newitt
    14
    54.5kg
    10 Silks
    Positivity
    Andrew Forsman
    Harry Coffey
    20
    54,5kg
    11 Silks
    Sir Lucan
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    John Allen
    11
    54.5kg
    12 Silks
    Interpretation
    Ciaron Maher
    TBC
    13
    54kg
    13 Silks
    Manzoice
    Chris Waller
    Joao Moreira
    12
    54kg
    14 Silks
    Saint George
    Ciaron Maher
    Declan Bates
    19
    54kg
    15 Silks
    Mission Of Love
    John Symons & Sheila Laxon
    Patrick Moloney
    4
    54kg
    16 Silks
    Berkshire Breeze
    Ciaron Maher
    Michael Dee
    2
    54kg
    17 Silks
    Dashing Duchess (1E)
    Symon Wilde
    N/A
    6
    56kg
    18 Silks
    Matusalem (2E)
    Chris Waller
    N/A
    10
    56kg
    19 Silks
    Quantum Cat (3E)
    Chris Waller
    N/A
    17
    54kg
    20 Silks
    Whisky On The Hill (4E)
    Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson
    N/A
    18
    54kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Ashrun
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Mark Zahra
    18
    59kg
    2 Silks
    Goldman
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Jordan Childs
    2
    59kg
    3 Silks
    Sheraz
    Chris Waller
    Damien Oliver
    4
    58.5kg
    4 Silks
    Serpentine
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Ben Melham
    15
    58kg
    5 Silks
    Sir Lucan
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Winona Costin
    13
    57.5kg
    6 Silks
    Virtuous Circle
    Liam Howley
    Damian Lane
    6
    57.5kg
    7 Silks
    Athabascan
    John O’Shea
    James McDonald
    14
    57kg
    8 Silks
    High Emocean
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Harry Coffey
    19
    56.5kg
    9 Silks
    Hopeful
    Annabel Neasham
    Chad Schofield
    10
    56.5kg
    10 Silks
    Alaskan God
    Daniel Morton
    Jamie Kah
    1
    56kg
    11 Silks
    Amade
    Phillip Stokes
    Zac Spain
    5
    56kg
    12 Silks
    Fancy Man
    Annabel Neasham
    TBC
    16
    56kg
    13 Silks
    Hasta La War
    Sue Murphy
    Linda Meech
    12
    56kg
    14 Silks
    Interpretation
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    John Allen
    17
    55kg
    15 Silks
    Future History
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Craig Williams
    3
    54kg
    16 Silks
    Mostly Cloudy
    Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
    Daniel Moor
    9
    54kg
    17 Silks
    Carini (1E)
    Danny O’Brien
    Michael Dee
    11
    56kg
    18 Silks
    First Immortal (2E)
    Mark & Levi Kavanagh
    Daniel Stackhouse
    20
    54kg
    19 Silks
    Shaiyhar (3E)
    Mark & Levi Kavanagh
    Daniel Stackhouse
    20
    54kg
    20 Silks
    United Nations (4E)
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    TBC
    8
    54kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1
    Sheraz
    Chris Waller
    Damien Oliver
    13
    58kg
    2
    Vow And Declare
    Danny O’Brien
    Damian Lane
    5
    58kg
    3
    Serpentine
    Robert Hickmott
    Ethan Brown
    4
    57.5kg
    4
    Daqiansweet Junior
    Phillip Stokes
    Jamie Kah
    10
    57kg
    5
    Desert Icon
    Chris Waller
    Brett Prebble
    2
    57kg
    6
    San Huberto
    Matt Cumani
    Dean Yendall
    15
    56.5kg
    7
    Midnight Blue
    Danny O’Brien
    Jye McNeil
    9
    55.5kg
    8
    Lunar Flare
    Grahame Begg
    Michael Dee
    3
    54.5kg
    9
    High Emocean
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Harry Coffey
    14
    54kg
    10
    Interpretation
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Craig Williams
    8
    54kg
    11
    Francesco Guardi
    Chris Waller
    Craig Newitt
    6
    54kg
    12
    Aurora’s Symphony
    Symon Wilde
    Daniel Moor
    11
    54kg
    13
    The Good Fight
    Mike Moroney
    Daniel Stackhouse
    1
    54kg
    14
    Team Captain
    Matt Cumani
    Declan Bates
    7
    54kg
    15
    King Of The Castle
    Robert Hickmott
    Ben Melham
    12
    54kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Selino Chris Waller Damian Lane 4 58kg
    2 Dawn Patrol Robert Hickmott Jye McNeil 15 57kg
    3 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Michael Dee 5 57kg
    4 Pondus Robert Hickmott Brett Prebble 1 57kg
    5 Amade Phillip Stokes Ben Allon 10 56.5kg
    6 Master Of Wine Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Fred Kersley 8 56.5kg
    7 Dashing Willoughby Chris Waller Luke Nolen 17 56kg
    8 Port Guillaume Ben & JD Hayes Daniel Stackhouse 12 56kg
    9 Miami Bound Danny O’Brien Daniel Moor 3 55.5kg
    10 Sheraz Chris Waller Damien Oliver 9 55.5kg
    11 Grand Promenade Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 6 55kg
    12 Realm Of Flowers Anthony & Sam Freedman Damien Thornton 19 54.5kg
    13 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Holland 20 54kg
    14 Mosh Music Archie Alexander Declan Bates 13 54kg
    15 The Good Fight Mike Moroney Zac Spain 5 54kg
    16 Sweet Thomas Matthew Smith Dean Yendall 18 54kg
    17 Long Arm (1E) Peter Gelagotis Craig Newitt 2 54kg
    18 Zeyrek (2E) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Will Price 16 54kg
    19 Hasta La War (3E) Sue Murphy Linda Meech 7 54kg
    20 Killourney (4E) Paul Preusker N/A 11 54kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Young Rascal Archie Alexander John Allen 5 60.5kg
    2 Shared Ambition Chris Waller Craig Williams 9 58.5kg
    3 Haky Archie Alexander Declan Bates 6 58kg
    4 Steel Prince Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra 20 58kg
    5 Lord Belvedere Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 2 57.5kg
    6 Sound Mike Moroney Jamie Kah 3 57.5kg
    7 Carif Peter & Paul Snowden N/A 18 57kg
    8 Creedence Matt Cumani Michael Poy 7 56kg
    9 Paths Of Glory Richard & Michael Freedman Craig Newitt 13 55.5kg
    10 In Good Health Peter Moody Luke Nolen 14 55kg
    11 Admire Robson Paul Preusker Brett Prebble 4 55kg
    12 Schabau Robert Hickmott William Pike 10 55kg
    13 Dabiyr Chris Waller Michael Walker 11 55kg
    14 Game Keeper Tony & Calvin McEvoy Luke Currie 17 55kg
    15 Persan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jye McNeil 1 55kg
    16 Polly Grey Chris Waller Damian Lane 15 55kg
    17 South Pacific (1E) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 8 55kg
    18 Kinane Chris Waller Damien Oliver 19 55kg
    19 Good Idea Phillip Stokes Craig Newitt 16 55kg
    20 Super Girl Josh Julius Jordan Childs 21 55kg
    21 Roland Garros Adrian Corboy N/A 12 55kg

2024 The Bart Cummings result


1stJust Fine (+2000)
2ndPoint King (+120)
3rdAmade (+820)

Recent Bart Cummings results

  • Just Fine ($23) took out the Group 3 Bart Cummings and booked his spot in the 2024 Melbourne Cup after leading all the way for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott. As the only leader in the 2500m contest, Jordan Childs allowed his gelding to bowl along and run the race to suit himself, ahead of Point King ($5.50), who settled two lengths away. El Bodegon ($23) and race favourite Berkshire Breeze ($3.70) rounded out the top four and appeared to gain an economical run; however, they ended up being four to five lengths off the leader with 600m to go. Childs pressed the button on the leader and kicked clear by six lengths rounding the final corner, which left most of the backmarkers with their wheels spinning in the wet conditions as they attempted to chase. At the 300m mark, Just Fine still held a four-length margin on his rivals, still going strong; however, the chasing pack were starting to eat into the margin, led by Point King and Berkshire Breeze. Even though the winner was starting to take smaller steps late, the rest of the field were chasing in vein, as Just Fine held on to defeat the fast-finishing Point King and Amade ($34).
  • Ciaron Maher & David Eustace took out their third Bart Cummings in four years with Future History ($10.00) booking his place in the 2023 Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November. Craig Williams couldn’t have ridden the son of Showcasing much better after jumping well and finding the lead without doing too much work, before leading every step of the 2500m journey to win the Group 3 contest at Flemington. When the field rounded the home turn, Williams allowed his mount to quicken, and he dropped off Shaiyhar ($17.00) to put up a couple of lengths on Serpentine ($15.00) and Alaskan God ($15.00) who challenged at the 300m mark. At the 200m mark, the race favourite, First Immortal ($3.60), let down with a blistering turn of foot and appeared as though he was going to run straight past the eventual winner. However, once Future History felt the horse on his outside, he found another gear and pulled away from the favourite in the final strides to claim a tough, all-the-way victory.
  • Lunar Flare has taken out the Group 2 Bart Cummings over 2500m and punched her ticket into the 2022 Melbourne Cup for trainer Grahame Begg. Michael Dee recorded a double on Turnbull Stakes Day after another great ride on Lunar Flare, getting her into the box seat for the journey. Lunar Flare had the run of the race and considering it was a messy run race, she has ran away from the majority of the field outside of the fast finishing Francesco Guardi who finished second.
  • Following a perfect steer from John Allen, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace managed to take out The Bart Cummings for a second year in a row, this time with the in-form Grand Promenade. The British-bred Grand Promenade $5.50 – took his earnings to more than $1 million when he held off game mare Tralee Rose ($8.50) and Master Of Wine ($51) to win by 1.75 lengths. Grand Promenade moved to equal first in the Melbourne Cup order of entry with his win, giving Maher and Eustace four of the top 10 runners in line for a crack at the race that stops the nation.
  • Victory in The Bart Cummings earned the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Persan a ballot exemption into the $8 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup. Having begun his campaign with a maiden at Wangaratta, the fact within nine starts, he was competiting and winning his way into the race that stopped the nation was a remarkable feat by all involved. Persan was a revelation through the winter and has taken the required steps along the course to claim his first stakes race win on Saturday. A $10 chance under Jye McNeil, Persan scored by a length from Sound ($15) with Steel Prince ($7.50) a nose away third.
  • Foreign invaders had monopolised the Melbourne Cup in recent years but a country-trained galloper from Horsham, Surprise Baby prepared by little-known trainer Paul Preusker booked her spot in the great race following her win in The Bart Cummings. The gelding, New Zealand-bred and sired by a former Cup winner in Shocking, came with a sustained run from the 800-metre mark and won by a comfortable length and a half from the Team Hawkes-trained Supernova, with Gai Waterhouse’s Japanese import Wolfe in third place.
  • James Cummings wanted his Godolphin gun Avilius to gain a ballot exemption entry into the Cup and the boy in blue got exactly that. Lining up as a favourite heading into the Bart Cummings and when the gelding loomed large on the outside and let down the race looked to be over. Jaameh stayed on powerfully to make it interesting but the Godolphin gelding saluted and booked his place in the Melbourne Cup.
  • Rated as one of the main hopes in a field that also contained last year’s winner Almandin, Amelie’s Star delivered a great run for backers. Trailing behind early pace setter Granddukeoftuscany, Amelie’s Star was patiently ridden and eventually unleashed at the 200m and the mare did the rest, winning by a comfortable margin on the line. Unfortunately the mare failed to replicate that performance in the Melbourne Cup, where she finished a disappointing 14th.
  • Almandin became the first horse in 2016 to do the Cummings/Cup double. Settling midfield, Almandin looked to be struggling as the race entered the straight after being hampered for room. After looking like an also-ran at the 400m Almandin switched into a higher gear once he found daylight and raced away to gain an entry into the Melbourne Cup.
  • They don’t come much easier than this. In the first-ever ballot exempt Bart Cummings, Let’s Make Adeal bided her time before presenting at the top of the straight. The mare duly kicked away at the 600m and never looked threatened, despite a fast-finishing effort from Our Ivanhoe.
  • Kiwi stayer Who Shot Thebarman was expected to win the 2014 edition of the Bart Cummings and the import didn’t let his backers down. Saddled by Glen Boss, the horse didn’t have it all his own way in the running and had to be taken to the wide outside entering the straight. Who Shot Thebarman didn’t look to be traveling all that well heading into the final 400m but as all good stayers do he plugged away and recorded a comfortable margin in a result that belied just how hard the run was.
  • British import Araldo took out the 2013 edition of the race in his third ever Australian start. In the closest finish in the race’s history, Araldo, Sea Moon and Gotta Take Care broke away from the field to fight it out, with the winner lunging late to win in a photo finish. While the Araldo would go on to finish second in The Metropolitan and a respectable fifth in the 2014 Caulfield Cup, the horse would never again taste success.

Past The Bart Cummings winners list

The Bart Cummings Past Winners
Year Horse Jockey Trainer
2024 Just Fine Jordan Childs Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2023 Future History Craig Williams Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2022 Lunar Flare Michael Dee Grahame Begg
2021 Grand Promenade John Allen Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2020 Persan Jye McNeil Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2019 Surprise Baby Jordan Childs Paul Preusker
2018 Avilius Glyn Schofield James Cummings
2017 Amelie’s Star Damian Lane Darren Weir
2016 Almandin Damien Oliver Robert Hickmott
2015 Let’s Make Adeal Dwayne Dunn Nigel Blackiston
2014 Who Shot Thebarman Glen Boss Chris Waller
2013 Araldo Glen Boss Mike Moroney
2012 Tanby Damien Oliver Robert Hickmott
2011 Mourayan Hugh Bowman Robert Hickmott
2010 Harris Tweed Brad Rawiller Murray & Bjorn Baker
2009 Light Version Nicholas Hall Robert Smerdon
2008 Light Version Ben Melham Robert Smerdon
2007 Dolphin Jo Sebastian Murphy Terry & Karina O’Sullivan
2006 Irazu Steve Richards Daniel Moor
2005 Brave Lancer Greg Childs Neville McBurney
2004 Yakama Danny Nikolic Bevan & Melissa Laming
2003 Vicksburg Brett Prebble Mark Minervini

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